Joshua Musonda

Joshua was born in Botswana and raised in South Africa in a Zambian family. Growing up, he traveled between quite a few countries in the southern part of Africa. He found it fascinating to see how something that can be so normal in one place can be unheard of in another. Joshua developed a love for traveling and embraced the simple truth that “you don’t know what you don’t know" and that the only way to find out is to expose yourself. His parents raised their children to think big and go after bigger. So, at the end of high school, Joshua hopped on a plane and flew 26 hours from Johannesburg to Dubuque, Iowa, to earn a degree in computer science at Clarke University.

"One gets an unparalleled joy and pride from using what they have, despite it not being ideal, to get what they want. It starts with focusing on what you have to offer. My family does not like the cold. But my mother, the innovator, had a brilliant solution that involved Tupperware. Her change of perspective—taking something useless and making it useful—helped me change my view on small and large things in my life."

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