Ep 107 | Laylah Bulman | Senior Business Program Manager | @MinecraftEducation | @Microsoft ​ |

As a Senior Business PM, she has had the incredible opportunity to reshape education by leading innovative initiatives in AI, Cyber, and CS Skilling across K–12 and Higher Ed, allowing her to impact over 300 million learners and 10 million educators worldwide by significantly improving their digital safety awareness and technical and durable skills. By forging strategic partnerships with UNESCO, OECD, and national and state government agencies, she expanded the reach to more than 10 million educators across K–12 schools.Before her time at Microsoft, she founded the Florida Scholastic Esports League and led the growth of NASEF (Network of Academic and Scholastic Esports Federations), scaling an innovative workforce development pilot of 38 sites to an international consortium of 11,000. Over two years, she built a thriving community that engaged more than 400,000 students, showing her firsthand how gaming can be a powerful tool for learning and collaboration. This experience furthered her passion for using innovative technologies to ignite learners and build teacher capacities in critical new skills.Her earlier experiences at LEGO Education allowed her to drive an impressive 156% increase in engagement through innovative educational solutions across U.S. school systems. Each step along her career path has reinforced her belief that education should be dynamic and accessible—something she strives to achieve every day.Outside of work, she enjoys volunteering her time to mentor young educators on integrating technology into their classrooms effectively. She believes that sharing knowledge is just as important as acquiring it—after all, we’re all part of this learning journey together!