Africa’s Hea(r)t: A Youthful Populus
Permission to Nerd Out — Demographer Style This past weekend, while preparing a Consumer Insights
September, 2025
For twelve years, I have curated this blog (and by extension newsletter) as a personal journal — a window into my journey from Malawi to the United Nations, to Microsoft, and beyond. As I step into a new decade and a new chapter, I feel the need for something different: a space not just to chronicle my life, but where both you and I can make sense of the systems we are all navigating.
Entrepreneurship within Education: Not Either/Or
When I was pursuing my undergraduate studies, it was almost framed as a choice: education or entrepreneurship. specially in developing contexts, it’s often assumed that young people must choose between “staying in school” and “chasing a dream.” But what if that decision never needed to be binary?
The Burgess Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Why I Chose Michigan State
The Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is the reason I chose MSU. At Burgess, students don’t have to wait until after graduation to start building. They are encouraged—and equipped—to test ideas, fail fast, iterate, and grow while still in school.
