May, 2025
Brief life update: I moved to Redmond!
In this edition, I take you through my exciting transition into Microsoft, sharing insights from my role in business development and how I’m navigating this new chapter. From my work with the ID@Xbox team to embracing the vibrant tech culture of Redmond, I share the lessons, challenges, and opportunities that come with pivoting into the private sector.
This is (Not) an XBox: Microsoft MBA Summer Internship
In November 2024, Xbox launched a global campaign titled This is an Xbox. Xbox is no longer (just) a box. It is a platform. A streaming service. A digital ecosystem. If it has a screen and an internet connection, it can be an Xbox.
2025 Leadership Award (Broad College of Business): On Belonging, Leadership, and Anchoring
On the 25th of April, 2025, I received the 2025 Leadership Awardโan absolute surprise to me. I came into the MSU MBA program seeking belonging. Along the way, I discovered leadership, community, and deeper self-awareness โ embracing growth, anchoring in love, and leading with authenticity.
Our Connected Future: the Kwathu Konnect Vision
At the beginning of 2025, I took on 32 students: 25 ๐บ๐ธ MSU students, and 7 ๐ฒ๐ผ MUST students; as their guide through their Capstone and WIL projects respectively. When I set my goal of teaching during my MBA, I envisioned myself sharing insights, leading teams, making an impact.
What I did not fully anticipate was how profoundly teaching โ while also being a full-time student โ would transform me.
