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How excited should We be about the metaverse?
How excited should We be about the metaverse?
By Michael Oscar Esio
Contributions
Activity
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Sharing some World building views from Yekini:Streets to Stadiums. This is Irele street just very close to Ilaje grammar school where local boys…
Sharing some World building views from Yekini:Streets to Stadiums. This is Irele street just very close to Ilaje grammar school where local boys…
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Experience & Education
Licenses & Certifications
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Product Masterclass: How to Build Digital Products
Product School
IssuedCredential ID cert_j5pf19v6 -
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Red Cross Instructor Training
NIgerian Red cross Society
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Volunteer Experience
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Events and Community Manager
Gamers Association Ghana (GAG)
- Present 1 year 11 months
Economic Empowerment
I seek out partnership and collaboration opportunities for Ghanaian game developers.
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Team lead, Ambitious Africa Nigeria
Ambitious.Africa
- Present 2 years 11 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
Ambitious Africa is a global non-profit organization that connects entrepreneurs, investors, students, and policymakers in Africa and the Nordics.
The mission is to collaboratively solve the SDGs by putting African and Nordic youths in charge, focusing on the three Es, Education, Entertainment, and Entrepreneurship.
As Team lead of Ambitious Africa Nigeria, I am responsible for coordinating other team members and collaborating with stakeholders in the ecosystem to curate and create…Ambitious Africa is a global non-profit organization that connects entrepreneurs, investors, students, and policymakers in Africa and the Nordics.
The mission is to collaboratively solve the SDGs by putting African and Nordic youths in charge, focusing on the three Es, Education, Entertainment, and Entrepreneurship.
As Team lead of Ambitious Africa Nigeria, I am responsible for coordinating other team members and collaborating with stakeholders in the ecosystem to curate and create activities that would tackle the SDGs and create more opportunities for socio-economic development. -
Business Mentor
Founder Institute Ghana
- Present 2 years 10 months
Economic Empowerment
The Founder Institute Ghana (http://fi.co) is part of the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator, with chapters across 220+ cities and Graduates that have built companies exceeding $20B in estimated value.
FI provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, FI has helped over 4,000 Graduates raise over $1b funding, get into seed accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team…The Founder Institute Ghana (http://fi.co) is part of the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator, with chapters across 220+ cities and Graduates that have built companies exceeding $20B in estimated value.
FI provides high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, FI has helped over 4,000 Graduates raise over $1b funding, get into seed accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
Learn more at http://fi.co.
As a business mentor, I support founders through:
- Reviewing their business model
- restrategizing their go-to-market and client acquisition strategy
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Business Mentor
enpact
- 3 months
Economic Empowerment
“The Empowering Entrepreneurship Initiative was created to provide direct financial and business support for entrepreneurs in emerging markets.
The initiative launched with two simultaneous programs in 2020 designed to help businesses cope with the economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total number of 330 businesses in 6 focus countries: Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico are supported with a combination of financial support, dedicated mentoring…“The Empowering Entrepreneurship Initiative was created to provide direct financial and business support for entrepreneurs in emerging markets.
The initiative launched with two simultaneous programs in 2020 designed to help businesses cope with the economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total number of 330 businesses in 6 focus countries: Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico are supported with a combination of financial support, dedicated mentoring, curated learning content, workshops, and network-building, to help them focus on adapting their businesses to the unique struggles and hardships in times of unprecedented crisis.”
As a mentor in the Empowering Entrepreneurship Initiative, I support founders to overcome the COVID-19 challenges through:
- Strategic guidance and decision-making support
- Business model development and adaptation
- Partnership opportunities, global expansion and growth
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Head of Community, Nigeria
Ambitious Africa Nigeria
- 10 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
Ambitious Africa is a global non-profit organization that connects entrepreneurs, investors, students, and policymakers in Africa and the Nordics.
The mission is to collaboratively solve the SDGs by putting African and Nordic youths in charge, focusing on the three Es, Education, Entertainment, and Entrepreneurship.
As Head of community for Ambitious Africa Nigeria, I am responsible for growing the Nigerian community, curating beneficial events for members, Strategizing and…Ambitious Africa is a global non-profit organization that connects entrepreneurs, investors, students, and policymakers in Africa and the Nordics.
The mission is to collaboratively solve the SDGs by putting African and Nordic youths in charge, focusing on the three Es, Education, Entertainment, and Entrepreneurship.
As Head of community for Ambitious Africa Nigeria, I am responsible for growing the Nigerian community, curating beneficial events for members, Strategizing and partnering with socially responsible organizations to ideate and execute programs that bring about socio-economic development, as well as connecting startups from both markets for successful collaboration and business entry. -
Learning Facilitator
The Visiola Foundation
- 3 years 4 months
Education
Visiola foundation is a non-profit empowering girls in STEM. I was responsible for collaborating on the development of curriculums and strategizing various activities during the STEM programs. I also facilitated training on Apps and web development.
Publications
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Handling dissapointments
Brainlanded.com
Projects
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World NTD day storytelling competition
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Created a whiteboard animation to spread awareness of neglected tropical diseases, as part of the Youth combating NTDs campaign
Languages
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English
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yoruba
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German
Elementary proficiency
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Swahili
Elementary proficiency
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