Born in Odessa, Ukraine and raised in Western New York, Yan studied New Media Publishing and Entrepreneurship at Rochester Institute of Technology. As ...more Born in Odessa, Ukraine and raised in Western New York, Yan studied New Media Publishing and Entrepreneurship at Rochester Institute of Technology. As a Creative Strategist and Artist, Yan has been bringing ideas to life with his clients for nearly 12 years: as a business owner with Odessa: House of Design and Fully Forward to Chief Technology Innovation Officer of Haute La Vie and Consultant for various entrepreneurs and businesses. Specializing in branding and identity development, website design, graphic design, video editing and motion graphics, marketing and social media, Yan devises and executes innovative, personalized visual strategies. In his spare time, Yan enjoys talking out creative ideas, reading, art projects, design and experiencing all of Buffalo, NY. hide