The story of today’s guest epitomizes what this podcast is all about. McKenzie Thomas is the Director of Operations, Ads & Business Products at Meta, where her team is responsible for creating products and solutions that help millions of businesses reach their customers through Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta platforms. Her path to get to this point was anything but straight and, in this episode, McKenzie shares with us what her journey has looked like to date. Tuning in you’ll hear about her childhood, her early communication skills, and her career aspirations and how they led her to where she is today. McKenzie talks about her experience at Howard University and how attending an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) gave her confidence and helped her succeed at a tough internship at Bloomingdales. She also discusses how a decision to defer Harvard Law School for a year to take a promotion went beyond the wishes and understanding of those close to her but ultimately led to much greater success later on in her life. To hear all about the inspiring McKenzie Thomas and how playing her own game by her own rules helped her achieve so much, tune in today! Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: McKenzie Thomas  Marcus Alexander  Howard University Cooley Ashley Menzies Babatunde Ashley Menzies Babatunde on Instagram

The story of today’s guest epitomizes what this podcast is all about. McKenzie Thomas is the Director of Operations, Ads & Business Products at Meta, where her team is responsible for creating products and solutions that help millions of businesses reach their customers through Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta platforms. Her path to get to this point was anything but straight and, in this episode, McKenzie shares with us what her journey has looked like to date. Tuning in you’ll hear about her childhood, her early communication skills, and her career aspirations and how they led her to where she is today. McKenzie talks about her experience at Howard University and how attending an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) gave her confidence and helped her succeed at a tough internship at Bloomingdales. She also discusses how a decision to defer Harvard Law School for a year to take a promotion went beyond the wishes and understanding of those close to her but ultimately led to much greater success later on in her life. To hear all about the inspiring McKenzie Thomas and how playing her own game by her own rules helped her achieve so much, tune in today! Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: McKenzie Thomas  Marcus Alexander  Howard University Cooley Ashley Menzies Babatunde Ashley Menzies Babatunde on Instagram