David Coleman on Clubhouse

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𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 | Startup Junky | True Storyteller | Customer Empathizer | Impact Obsessed | Mentorship Evangelist | Purpose Unifier | Collaboration Accelerator | Concentrated Being |

I believe
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩’𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩. 𝙄𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮.

𝗛𝗼𝘄
💡Gathering reliable learnings that work in
unreliable markets
🚀 Retooling the African entrepreneurship journey
🙋🏾‍♂️ Centering the narrative around Africa back on
the subject - Africans
🔑 Founder of Council of Local Experts (COLE)

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮
“Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better”

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
• Succinctly tell a compelling story
• Make a difference and be the difference
• Articulate and commercialize value
• Gain deep loyalty instead of wide acceptance
• Develop a logic that resonates with customers

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱
• Helped lead $8M revenue African startup to
$40M+ revenue in 3 years.
• Built over 20 successful African brands
• Experienced across finance, technology, retail,
FMCG and NGO
• Direct access to the candid advice of 50+
seasoned Africa executives

𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲
• COLE Expert Interviews
• Founder Series - by VC4A
• Mentorwise - by VC4A & ITC

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆
• ex Tech CMO
• ex Advertising agency creative director
• ex Government consultant in information architecture

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿
• Ambitious founders of African startups
• Founders of world-class African ventures
• Skilled communicators of sector/field expertise
• Trainers, coaches and mentors
• Entrepreneurship support collaborators

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