HELLO!

PILLARS

COMMUNITY
COLLABORATION, GLOBAL LITERACY, LANGUAGE

RESEARCH
TREND FORECASTING, ART INTERPRETATION, SOCIAL CHANGE

ADVOCACY
CLIMATE ACTION, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, ARTS EDUCATION

STRATEGY
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, INTRAPRENEURSHIP, TEAM BUILDING

I'm Odessa Hott — a storyteller at heart, driven by a passion for creating meaningful connections between people, ideas, and communities.

"Hott" as in Hot Sauce!

— Toy Museum + Suomenlinna Museum, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland

MY MISSION?

To cultivate creative innovation, intersecting the arts and social justice.

I believe in the power of inclusive storytelling to foster real change. Whether analyzing cultural shifts in fashion or pursuing social change, I approach each opportunity with curiosity, precision, and compassionate leadership.

B.A. Fashion Merchandising
— Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), May '25

Semester Abroad, Fashion Marketing
— Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK, SS24

Career Studies Certificate, Entrepreneurship
Career Studies Certificate, American Sign Language
— J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, 2018-2022

KEY SKILLS

COPYWRITING

Womenswear Freelancer, Fashion Snoops
Fashion Writer & Copy Editor, Ink Magazine, VCU
Contributor, Richmond Magazine

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Director of Finance, Youth Climate Action Team Inc.
Co-Author, Turtle's Climate Adventure
Director, Student Ambassador Program,
Virginia Youth Climate Cooperative

RESEARCH

Research Assistant, Freelance
Costume + Textiles Programs Intern, The Valentine
Interpretive Intern, The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
+ PHOTOSHOP

Founding President, Vintage Threads, VCU
Photoshop & Illustrator Tutor, VCU
Womenswear Intern, Fashion Snoops

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I’VE HONED MY ABILITY TO WEAVE SEEMINGLY DISTANT WORLDS INTO COHESIVE NARRATIVES.

My career journey is fueled by a fascination with how arts and culture inform human behavior. This fascination has led to career pursuits in fashion forecasting and contemporary art museums.

— Paolo Roversi, Palais Galliera, Paris, France

I DON'T JUST TELL STORIES; I ACTIVATE THEM.

Whether transforming research into story, mobilizing teams to bring projects to life, facilitating action-oriented opportunities for young leaders, or advocating for underrepresented voices in the arts and education, I thrive in collaborative environments where ideas ignite through partnership.