Fred Scarf

Frederick Aaron Scarf (born April 5, 1990) is an American entrepreneur. He is best recognized for founding the No Worries Now Foundation. The No Worries Now prom is an annual event for teenagers with life-threatening illnesses.
Life and education
Birth and legacy
Scarf and his twin sister were born on April 5, 1990 in Tarzana, California. He was named after his grandfather, Frederick L. Scarf, a renowned space scientist who had a worldwide impact. In Fred L. Scarf’s memory, the American Geophysical Union created the Fred L. Scarf Award. Fred is also related to Herbert Scarf, who was an American mathematical economist and Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University.
High School and College
In 2008, Scarf graduated salutatorian from Birmingham High School. The same year, he was accepted and matriculated at UC Berkeley.
In 2009, he transferred to Cornell University. During breaks, Scarf would do stand up in Los Angeles and eventually performed stand up shows on campus. He withdrew from the university in 2011 to finish his charitable work, pursue stand up, and learn more about start up companies.
One year later, in 2012, Scarf reenrolled in UC Berkeley, where he studied Interdisciplinary Studies, specializing in Politics and Technology.
Scarf graduated from Berkeley in 2014.
Career
Charity
In 2005, at only 15 years old, Scarf founded the Shiri Foundation, (renamed in 2009 as No Worries Now), a nonprofit that organizes proms for teens with serious illnesses. Scarf ran the nonprofit with Marta Belcher, No Worries Now's executive director.
While Scarf was a freshman at Berkeley, he won the Diller Award. He received $36,000, which he donated to No Worries Now.
In 2010, Scarf was honored as a CNN Hero. He was chosen from more than 10,000 nominations submitted by viewers in 100 countries.
Entrepreneurship
In 2012 Scarf founded momenTOGO, a free mobile video sharing application. The Daily Clog, a blog of the Daily Cal, selected momenTOGO as App of the Week.
One year later, in 2013, he founded Schedule Swapper, a free mobile schedule sharing application. Scarf currently serves as CEO of Schedule Swapper.
In 2016, Fred developed the app Earigami which let users earimoji to send messages.
Stop Guessing
In 2021, Fred started developing Stop Guessing a skin care application that uses machine learning to identify ingredients best to use. The idea is to use artificial intelligence like smart phone. His modeling jobs forced him to mathematize his skincare routine. Also modeling all around the globe gave him the chance to meet formulators from all around the world. Scarf use his degree on technology to develop the application.
Rated 4.5 stars on app stores, Stop Guessing is available widely on app stores.
Art
Dance
Fred trained at world renowned studios after his graduation. Scarf moved up to San Francisco and started dancing at clubs.
Modeling in Vogue
After graduating, he moved to LA to join Silicon Beach. It was there where he fell into modeling and started training and world renowned dance studios.
Fred has modeled for various magazines such as The Style Researcher Magazine and Twisted Male Mag
While developing apps in Los Angeles, Fred was scouted to model and ended up in Vogue.
Phone Sex Operator
During the Pandemic, Fred worked as a part time phone sex operator.
Music
Aside from being a phone sex operator, Fred has also developed his voice during the pandemic. During his Advocate interview he started learning music and wanted to tell a story through it.
He has five singles out, with popular tracks "You're my Baby" and "Manwhore". His latest single is "Love on the range".

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