Meet Emily Soto

Emily Soto is the AI-generated Dominican-American host of Emily Approved, a Boston-based media and promotional brand built around food, local businesses, community recommendations, street interviews, and creative storytelling.

Born in Boston on January 26, 2001, Emily grew up in a Dominican family that shaped her love of food, culture, community, and conversation.

Her parents, José Soto and María Soto, are both Dominican. Emily attended Brighton High School and later graduated from UMass Boston with a degree in Marketing and Communications.

That background helped shape what would eventually become Emily Approved — a platform where Emily connects with people, asks questions, discovers local businesses, and gives the Boston community a place to share the spots they think deserve attention.

Emily speaks English, Spanish, and natural Dominican-American Spanglish. She is outgoing, curious, approachable, and never afraid to start a conversation with someone she has never met.

Who Emily Is

Emily is naturally outgoing and comfortable talking to strangers. She is curious, warm, confident, independent, and observant.

She enjoys hearing people's opinions and discovering places through the people who actually live in Boston. She is not interested in pretending she knows every restaurant or every business in the city.

A big part of Emily Approved is asking the community:

The audience helps shape where Emily goes and what she talks about next.

What She's Building

Emily's goal is to grow Emily Approved into a recognizable Boston media brand built around community, local businesses, food, and storytelling.

She also hopes to build a successful podcast where she can speak with restaurant owners, entrepreneurs, creators, athletes, local personalities, and interesting people from across Boston.

Her long-term goal is simple: create a platform people trust, enjoy, and want to be part of.