ASU FIDM student graduates with a job in LA and an eye abroad (opens in new tab)

As a rhythmic gymnast for most of her life, Nicole Napoli Herkenhoff always assumed her future included competing and then coaching. Then the pandemic hit. “Competitions were canceled, the gym closed, and for the first time, I found myself with a lot of free time,” Herkenoff said. “I decided to use that as an opportunity to try something I had always been curious about but never had the chance to pursue: sewing.”