I didn't grow up in a household that talked about software or technology careers.
I finished my matric in November 2022, and for a while I sat with the same question everyone sits with —
what now? No roadmap, no mentor, no clear direction. Just a sharp mind
and a genuine need to do something meaningful with it.
In early 2023, almost by accident, I started exploring programming. A YouTube video,
then a tutorial, then another, then three weeks deep into HTML and CSS with no
idea I'd just stumbled onto the thing that would define my next chapter.
It clicked fast. Not because it was easy — it wasn't — but because I was
completely absorbed in the logic of it.
"I didn't want to learn how to pass modules. I wanted to learn how to build systems."
By late 2023, I realized that passion alone wasn't going to be enough. I wanted to build
real, scalable applications — not just pretty pages. That meant understanding
the engineering behind the interfaces. So I made a calculated move: I worked outside of tech
for a full year, specifically to fund formal education and give myself a structured foundation.
January 2025, I enrolled at Rosebank College. I took it seriously.
I topped my cohort consistently. But by November 2025, something became clear —
the curriculum was broad by design, built to serve the average student.
I wasn't interested in average. I wanted depth, not breadth.
I wanted real problems, not exercises. So I walked away — deliberately, not reluctantly.
2026 is about building. LaunchPad Studio — a project I started to engineer free websites
for local businesses — has grown into something real. I now focus entirely on
delivering high-value digital solutions and growing into the engineer I set out to become.
