After weeks of careful deliberation, I made a decision to step back from the recruiting cycle and focus fully on building my company — Q2 Corporation.
On my most recent SF trip, my boyfriend gifted my flowers. Those flowers became my little mission. I decided I was going to bring them home to Michigan — across airports, flights, and layovers.
In Episode 8 of Black Excellence Unfiltered, I joined hosts Anya and Dr. Tiamo to talk about my unconventional path from Mangochi, Malawi to New York City, the intersections of storytelling and systems thinking, and what it means to “become your greatest self” in a world that often misunderstands Black excellence.
When people talk about “women’s empowerment,” I sometimes pause. The phrase sounds noble, but too often, it assumes that women are powerless — waiting to be lifted, helped, or given permission.