Alina Baimatova

Zeinep Baimatov serves as the founder of Mural Match, an online platform designed to connect young student artists with local businesses for mural painting opportunities. She is also a nail technician who has provided services to students and adults in the Scarsdale, Westchester area of New York for three years. As a current student at Fordham University pursuing a degree in business administration and entrepreneurship, Baimatov has focused on building her business through the university's entrepreneurship program known as the Summer at the Foundry. Her efforts include sending outreach emails, developing her website, managing pricing and agreements for mural projects, and using social media to expand her reach. In addition to her entrepreneurial work, she volunteers with ATD Fourth World in the Lower East Side, supporting art and education initiatives for children in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and has previously worked with Honest Art. Baimatov has received a scholarship to the Summer at the Foundry and advanced as a semi-finalist in a Fordham pitch competition. She draws creative inspiration from her nail work and mural painting experiences in high school and college.