If you walk through Microsoft’s West Campus Commons, you’ll see small ramps in the fountains. They weren’t part of the original design. They’re there because one spring, a brood of ducklings got stuck and I stepped in to save them.

I’d been thinking about starting Aizle Impact for a long time, and this summer I decided it was time to make it real. Today on July 16, 2025, I filed my business license and stepped fully into the work I know can create lasting change. It feels like the right moment to share where it began.