Adam Liao
Founder & Content Creator @ 3A Creates | Content Creator @ YouTube
United States
Stanford
Brown
UCLAAwards
- 1
International Competition Semi-Finalist - Solar Panel Innovation
- 2
New York Times Writing Competition Winner
- 3
Contra Costa County Honor Band - Trumpet
Extracurriculars
- 1
Founded and ran a DIY engineering YouTube channel focused on radio-controlled vehicles and 3D-printed products, uploading 100+ videos and accumulating 120,000+ views and 1,100,000+ impressions
- 2
Created and maintained a personal vlog YouTube channel alongside the engineering channel, producing video content covering personal interests and behind-the-scenes filmmaking for a STEM-interested audience
- 3
Inventor - Solar Panel Prototype
Conceptualized and prototyped an original solar panel design for an entrepreneurship challenge, then continued independent development beyond the competition
- 4
Writer - New York Times Writing Competition
Submitted short stories and narrative essays to the New York Times student writing competition, an international annual summer contest, winning three consecutive years (2022, 2023, and 2024)
- 5
Songwriter & Music Producer
Independently learned songwriting and music production with the goal of becoming a streaming artist
- 6
Founded a boutique social media management company serving Amazon vendors, creating and managing TikTok and YouTube promotional content for client products
- 7
Video Crew Head @ Miramonte High School Stagecraft
Led the video crew within the school's stagecraft technical theater program, directing recording operations and producing promotional content for annual school musicals and plays
- 8
Played trumpet for 9-10 years, earning auditioned spots in regional bands including the Blue Devils Wind Symphony
- 9
Founder & President @ Miramonte Film Club
Founded the film club at Miramonte High School, recruited and mentored a small cohort of students in video production and editing, and directed a cinematic short film as a culminating group project
- 10
Part-time Cafeteria Worker @ Miramonte High School
Worked every lunch period in the school cafeteria serving food to students from sophomore through senior year, demonstrating sustained work ethic and commitment alongside a full academic and extracurricular schedule