Elan Bibas builds AI tools for Fortune 500 companies. This summer, he also competed on viral reality dating show, “Love Island USA.”
The 25-year-old who lives in Miami says he took time off from his job as a management technology consultant to compete on season seven of the Peacock series — kissing contestants Huda Mustafa, and Cierra Ortega and Olandria Carthen, his first day on the show.
“I’m just the person that loves fun little side quests,” Bibas tells CNBC Make It. “I think they make for great stories down the road.”
Despite appearing on 11 episodes of the six-week show, Bibas says he’s held onto his full-time job with his employer, Slalom, a business and technology consulting firm with over 10,000 employees and 53 locations worldwide.
Bibas has been on unpaid leave from his full-time job since late May. He says he owes the ability to appear on “Love Island” to the relationships he’s built at work and a company policy that allows employees to take time off to pursue personal endeavors.
