The Launch: Turning My Story Into a Platform for Others

Wow. This marks my first ever blog post for Space to Succeed. Nice :)

Every platform, every project, every story has a first chapter, and this is mine. This post marks the beginning of something I’ve been thinking about, building toward, and quietly working on for a while now. It started as a messy little Google Site. I’d go back and forth on whether it was worth it, whether anyone would care, or if I had the time to keep something like this going. And even though I had the idea, the hardest part was just starting. I’d make the site, abandon it, come back again, then let it sit untouched.

There’s this running joke in music that when Michael Jackson had a song idea, he’d rush to record it before God gave the idea to Prince. I think about that often, because I realize some ideas come with urgency. I didn’t want this to become another thing I let slip through my fingers. So I hard launched it. Space to Succeed is real now. And I’m proud of that. My goal is to eventually turn this platform into a nonprofit organization so that Space to Succeed can offer scholarships and host outreach events.

I built this platform from everything I’ve learned so far: the wins, the struggles, the hard lessons, and the small moments of clarity that helped me figure out what’s next. I wanted a space where students like me could find resources and advice, but also feel seen. A space where stories matter. A space where ambition and access can exist together. Thanks for being here.

Let’s see where this goes. :)

Photographed by Egsy Izedonmwen (2025)