Trans500 24 11 29 Arielly Miller All About Arie... May 2026

For now, she ends our interview with a simple piece of advice written on her whiteboard: “Don’t ask for permission. Ask for the budget.”

“When I transitioned, HR asked me if I wanted to ‘erase’ my old work,” Miller recalls. “I said, ‘No. I want to own it.’ Project Deadname allows a trans employee to keep their continuous record of achievement without being outed against their will. It’s opt-in, encrypted, and revolutionary.” Trans500 24 11 29 Arielly Miller All About Arie...

“People ask me all the time: ‘Is Arie short for Arielly, or is it a brand?’” Miller laughs, adjusting her signature round glasses in her Austin, Texas office. “The answer is yes.” For now, she ends our interview with a

For now, she ends our interview with a simple piece of advice written on her whiteboard: “Don’t ask for permission. Ask for the budget.”

“When I transitioned, HR asked me if I wanted to ‘erase’ my old work,” Miller recalls. “I said, ‘No. I want to own it.’ Project Deadname allows a trans employee to keep their continuous record of achievement without being outed against their will. It’s opt-in, encrypted, and revolutionary.”

“People ask me all the time: ‘Is Arie short for Arielly, or is it a brand?’” Miller laughs, adjusting her signature round glasses in her Austin, Texas office. “The answer is yes.”