“Being selected as a Coachtopia Scholar by the Coach Foundation and Team MCN is both deeply humbling and genuinely transformative. As a returning student, this recognition affirms something I’ve believed for a while: that unconventional paths and community-driven ideas hold real value. It lifts a significant burden and strengthens my resolve to keep building solutions that matter. What excites me most is joining a global community of bold, forward-thinking changemakers who treat circularity not as a concept, but as an urgent necessity. I’m eager to learn from mentors, exchange ideas with fellow scholars, and show how systems engineering can help scale local circular fashion and waste-reduction models. I look forward to collaborating, learning, and contributing to a more sustainable, circular world.”