During the COVID-19 pandemic, I developed and launched a natural deodorant product in the US market. I dedicated full-time efforts to bringing Crysteous to life, gaining hands-on experience in every aspect of building a product from scratch. This included defining the mission, vision, and values of the company, creating a strong brand identity and messaging, seeking out new opportunities for growth, building and executing a crowdfunding campaign, negotiating with suppliers, importing goods and delivering a high-quality product.Crysteous is now enrolled in the Founder's Institute in NYC.

When I moved to the US, I started driving for Uber, as it provided me with the flexibility to search for other job opportunities while still generating an income.As an Uber driver in NYC, I gained valuable experience interacting with thousands of passengers and developed a deep understanding of both the driver and passenger perspectives. This experience allowed me to create two marketplace start-ups, Alouchi and Zenfood, and also served as a valuable market research tool for my later ventures.

I joined Infanity, a platform that connects artists to fans using NFTs, during its inception in the Founder's Institute and played a key role in developing the MVP and go-to-market strategy. My responsibilities included researching and negotiating with vendors, collaborating with the tech team to build and deliver a web app and smart contract on Ethereum, working with the marketing team to identify untapped growth strategies, building a community on Discord and Twitter, and strategizing on the use of cryptocurrencies within Infanity. I also utilized project management tools such as Figma, Trello, and Slack to collaborate with a remote team.

I gained a wealth of experience starting a diverse range of businesses, including dropshipping stores, a brick and mortar fast food restaurant, a digital marketplace, a branding agency, and even a cooking oil spray mini factory.Through these ventures, I developed a strong understanding of building and marketing an e-commerce store, conducting market research, recruiting and managing a team, negotiating partnerships, and launching and growing a business.I also learned valuable lessons about the importance of choosing the right partnerships, the value of branding, the role of funding, and the dangers of taking shortcuts.These were the companies I started or helped start:- CoolCarZone: A dropshipping website specializing in accessories for cars- Alouchi: a marketplace that links between farmers and customers- InGadgeto: a more professional dropshipping website- SprayLight: a mini factory that makes cooking oil spray- InvestIn Advisory: An ad agency that helps clients get customers- ZenFood: a platform that helps customers get food and groceries delivered- PittyCheese: a high quality fast food joint- PittyCheese2: opened in a bigger city

You experience high level productivity when you're amongst like minded people.

When I integrated the internship program for the pharmaceutical company Sanofi I was given the opportunity of multitasking, my tutor allowed me to take part in every booth in the accounting department.the internship was essentially about corporate accounting, I had the opportunity to get a closer look on how a multinational company operates its day to day accounting, how it closes its books every month, and how it handles its import/export trading.It was a greatly knowledgable experience for me, and I hope I can put to use this knowledge in the near future.

Responsibilities l was a team leader with a catering company that caters to oil companies on drilling sites, my missions were: - to manage a 21 person team - to maintain a satisfied client and to treat any discomfort on a daily basis - to establish daily and monthly bills - to report to my company on a daily basis Accomplishments l had a good impact on my team, we worked in a difficult environment but we knew how to work together so the task would be a little easier for everybody. l learned how to manage a team and how to get a job done. l also learned how to be courteous with the client while maintaining a certain level of informality

I had to assist the camp boss on the site so that l'd learn from him the skills needed for this job.