About
Hi, I'm Dyllen Nellis.
I grew up in Los Angeles, California amongst a family of artists, who inspired me to become one myself. As an only child, I spent my free time making Photoshop collages, designing merchandise, and hustling to sell my creations online. Simultaneously, I fell in love with exerting my high energy in musical theatre productions and dance performances. I attended a visual and performing arts high school in DTLA with a concentration in visual art, while performing in the audition-based musical theatre program. Outside of school, I ran a freelance photography and graphic design business.
During college application season, I underwent a transformative personal growth journey in which I learned more about myself than ever before, and developed strategies to effectively communicate my values. After gaining acceptance to every school I applied to and committing to Stanford University, I began sharing these college application strategies on YouTube, which later bloomed into my current business: Next Gen Admit.
I was never able to narrow my interests to just one,
and my life path has shown that I don't need to!
At Stanford, I designed my own major entitled Human-Centered Design and Engineering – a mixture of design, business, and computer science (with arts and psychology classes sprinkled in here and there!) When I wasn't in class, I was either working on my company or laughing in theatre rehearsal.
Since graduating, I am fortunate to have designed a life of flexibility – balancing my passions as a solopreneur, actress, and artist. My varied interests have delightfully complemented each other through my work. I love to create organizational systems, automate mundane tasks so I can focus on creative work, and discover new ways to solve problems. My art and design background continues to shine through in my work as I create the graphics, user interface, video production, and web design for each of my projects. My performance abilities have served my public speaking, in which I establish my social media presence and host webinars for thousands of students each year.
My experiences have prompted a desire to understand how one's upbringing, development, and mindset affects their ability to succeed. Within all of my pursuits, I strive to promote personal growth, healthy communication, and self-confidence through the use of design, technology, and business.
