Supporting Impact-Oriented Investor-Backed Fintech Revolutionizing lives across Africa's ~$500 billion informal economy through cash digitization, treasury services, and low-cost financial solutions.

Founder of Livet Skonhet (LS):LS specializes in unlocking exceptional returns for private high-yield investments, focusing on alternative trade finance solutions (including Sharia-compliant options), venture debt, remittance bonds, and specialized offshore real estate. Our unique approach leverages strategic and operational expertise to deliver equity-like returns with senior secured downside protection. We focus on realized gains from yield-based strategies, not just market valuations.LS empowers its clients through a comprehensive suite of services including consulting, capability building, and financing connections. We tailor our offerings to facilitate rapid rollouts and ensure real-time risk and default management.

Chairman Ovamba Solutions Inc (OSI)

- Modernizing Asset-based investing using blockchain for Africa and emerging Asia- Selected as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum (2018)- Selected among The Top 10 Most Innovative Companies by FastCompany (2019)- Selected as the best fintech company in Africa by Fintech Africa, twice in a row (2016 & 2017).

Management Consultant focusing on Financial Services, Technology and Telecommunications with focus on credit risk optimisation, new market entry, revenue optimisation, M&A transactions and operational improvements. South Africa/Namibia and Nigeria / West African (Ecowas) markets were areas of key focus.

Investments across the entire VC/PE value chain

Strategy and Operations Consultant at Deloitte Consulting. Developed expertise in Post Merger Integration, Supply chain strategy, tax-optimized supply chains, org re-engineering, Program and Project Management, as well as Process Excellence.

Role:- As interim CFO: - Installed financial controls and decentralized decision making - Led restructuring of footprint to minimise taxes and optimise working capital - Restructured firm into key business units- As Global Manager: - Developed International marketing strategy for client Dongguan Dongyun Magnesium company including advising pitches to Apple, Foxconn, and Samsung - Advised a variety of private and parastatal clients in the manufacturing (Jinxi Machinery industrial group, Yuci hydraulics, Taiyuan Aero-Instruments) and commodities sectors restructure their sales and marketing policies to meet global standards - Negotiated contracts for woodchips, steam coal, and iron ore for PRC state owned enterprises large State Owned power mills and joint ventures. - Brokered deal between Central African investor group and Chinese Automaker (Chery) for the creation of a Central African regional distributorship. - Negotiated significant savings (50%+) for outsourced casting and machining of auto parts for Detroit based tier-3 parts supplier

Founder/CEO of Startup Real Estate Firm focused on utilizing manufactured housing to provide affordable rental properties for university students.Role: - Recruited founding team and assumed overall responsibility for business (New Paradigm Investments LLC) success while a full time student and otherwise employed.- Drove creation of the business plan focused on high-cash flow manufactured properties while provided needed lower cost residential alternatives for students.- Raised $10,000 in investment commitments from private individuals.- Semi finalist for Reinhard Mohn Fellowship (Bertelsmann Foundation) award in Social Entrepreneurship.- Received China internship offer prior to closing on properties – closed business.

Toyota Motor Sales USA - US Distribution arm of Toyota Motor Company. Extended Early MBA internship - extended at request of companyAllowed to participate in online and extended learning system of Business SchoolRole: - Created primary template for use in competitive analysis of certified used vehicle market using the results of the JD Power and Associates survey. - Edited crucial customer knowledge survey to increase effectiveness and clarity. Oversaw market research contractors- Analyzed departmental database to find unexploited opportunities for market-share gain, and provided preliminary strategic outline to address issues in the Asian Market. - Developed Strategy to address specific ethnic markets via the Certified Used Vehicle Program

Role: -Mapped the global psychographic profiles of deodorant/antiperspirant consumers for the Beauty Care Global Business Unit-Created deodorant/antiperspirant consumer profiles based on Gartner emerging market data-Provided recommendations for emerging market launch of old spice branded products (deodorant / antiperspirant / wipes) in Latin America and Southeast Asia