Kari Byron

About Kari

• Growing up, she was shockingly shy; she was too timid to even walk to the bus with her neighbors.
• But she was also always very curious, and she had a hard time deciding on a college major; she eventually landed on studying film and sculpture.
• When college ended, she was terrified; she didn’t want to take the next steps to figure out what to do with her life
• To cope, she decided to travel, and she spent a year traveling the world for cheap; the experiences she had on that journey helped her find her courage, and stimulated her curiosity.
• When she got back from her travels, she started pursuing practical film effects and prop making; her first job in the field was as an unpaid intern working for Jamie Hyneman.
• When Hyneman started filming Mythbusters, Kari did anything possible to be included on the show; eventually, she got to join the “Build Team,” who facilitated the scientific experiments.
• Looking back, she can’t believe that shy little girl she once was now appears on television and does public speaking events for a living!
• She’s become an advocate for women in strong, powerful roles—especially in STEM—because when she was growing up, the media didn’t show her examples of women in those positions.