23. Fred Deegbe, Ghanaian – ( Heel the World, HTW)
The founder and Chief Shoemaker of Heel the World, (HTW) a shoe manufacturing company in Ghana and son of famous Ghanaian Preacher Dr. Fred Deegbe uses his platform to give employment and teach young people how to start a company. An Ashesi University Alumnus, he is the past curator of Global Shapers in Accra. He was in 2012 awarded by the president of Ghana for outstanding performance in the fashion industry and is married to another Fashion Icon, Duaba Serwaa.
24. Tunde Kehinde (Jumia Nigeria)
Tunde Kehinde is the Co-Founder and Co-Managing Director of ACE. As Co-Founder and former Managing Director of Jumia.com, Nigeria’s Number One Online Retail Store, he helped grow the business from 5 employees to close to 1,000 employees serving customers all over Nigeria. Prior to Jumia, Tunde co-founded Bandeka.com, an online dating platform identified by Forbes as one of the hottest tech start-ups in Africa. Tunde has prior experience as a business development executive with Diageo in London and as an Investment Banking professional with Wachovia Securities in North Carolina and New York City. He holds a degree in Finance from Howard University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
25. Mahama Yussif, Ghanaian – Harmony Trends
He is the inspiration behind Harmony Trends. Top clients from both home and abroad, launched and displayed his clothing line on various fashion platforms across Africa and abroad, such as H.E Ex-President John Mahama; The Rt. Hon Speaker, Prof Michael Oquaye; His Excellency Tom Amolo (Kenya’s Ambassador to Ghana); His Excellency William Ruto (Vice president of Kenya); Hon Massard Kabinda (Defence Minister of Gabon); Mr Ibrahim Mahama – CEO Engineers and planners, Mr Randy Abbey, former spokesman for the Ghana Football Association and host of the Good Morning Ghana on Metro TV; in addition to several present and outgoing Honorable Members of Ghana’s Parliament.
He is known for the innovative designs of Afro – inspired kaftans, suits, corporate branding shirts and ceremonial gowns. Harmony Trends GH actively supports many non-profit causes with cash and in-kind donations. His advice for the young entrepreneur. Never predict the future, take that big leap and start building for yourself a formidable future. In so doing, you create the future.
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