Empowering Communities

Empowering young professionals — especially those just entering the industry — is something deeply personal to me. But it's not just about youth or age. It’s about access. It’s about giving opportunities to those who often get overlooked or undersupported. That includes fresh grads, the under-resourced, and even the elderly. Community, in our view, is broad — and we believe the responsibility to uplift it should be too.

Let’s start with the internship problem.

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The Internship Lie

In recent years, I’ve seen something genuinely frustrating: education institutions — especially creative and tech colleges — using "guaranteed internships" as a sales pitch. But when the course ends? Very few students actually land anything worthwhile. And the ones who do often find themselves stuck in poorly planned, low-effort internships where they’re essentially cheap labor, doing grunt work and gaining little to no real value.

That’s not just unfair. It’s a broken system.

So at Nexubis, we’re doing things differently.

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A Real Example: How We Do Internships

In January, we brought in our first intern. She came in with a background in software engineering, having recently completed her occupational certificate.

Instead of relegating her to menial tasks, we flipped the model. Our focus from day one was rapid upskilling.

We gave her full access to Flux Academy’s Webflow and Figma courses — and then handed her a brief: design a full website based on any intellectual property she loved. She chose Alien — a creative choice completely outside her core skillset, but one that pushed her to grow in design, UX, and implementation best practices.

Two months in, I threw her in the deep end — because that’s how we do it here.

She was assigned as the lead developer and main point of contact for a new client project, with backup on standby. Naturally, it was intimidating at first. But she stepped up — leading meetings, managing timelines, asking the right questions, and delivering results. The client was thrilled. We were proud.

At the end of her three-month internship, she joined Nexubis full-time. And we’ll keep investing in her growth, because that’s the point — not just to check a box, but to build real, capable professionals.

That’s what internships should be.

Not shadowing. Not busywork. But actual experience, autonomy, mentorship, and acceleration.

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Where We’re Going Next

As we grow, we’re planning to expand this internship initiative — bringing on multiple interns at a time and giving them the same kind of support, structure, and responsibility. The goal is to help develop talent that’s actually ready for the industry, not just equipped with a certificate.

The current system isn’t cutting it. Companies need to do better. And we’re going to lead by example.

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Beyond Internships: Supporting the Wider Community

We’re also working on a range of community-focused initiatives. Some of the ideas on the table:

• Partnering with schools to donate essentials — stationery, backpacks, learning tools — and introduce students to basic digital literacy.
  
• Volunteering at elderly care centers to help residents understand how to use devices — and how to protect themselves from scams.
  
• Hosting workshops that make creative and technical careers visible and accessible to kids who may not even know those paths exist yet.
  
  

The possibilities are endless — and so is the need.

We believe community empowerment isn’t just a feel-good side project. It’s part of how you build a business that matters. If we want to empower dreams, we have to look beyond boardrooms and business plans — and start showing up where real impact is needed.