Overcoming adversity to achieve success

Overcoming adversity to achieve success
Hard-earned lessons about succeeding in the face of ruthless competition, financial crises and demanding execution challenges
With guest speaker, author and CEO of Boost Technologies Mike Quinn

Mike Quinn's remarkable story provides insights into how a pioneering African start-up succeeded despite tremendous adversity: ruthless pushback from major competitors, financial crises, and a continuous struggle to execute their growth strategy.

His story, captured in his recent book, shares raw, hard-earned lessons of succeeding through adversity and learning what entrepreneurship in Africa is all about.

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Our speaker

Mike Quinn is a co-founder and CEO of Boost, with a mission to power the growth of Africa's 100 million informal retail entrepreneurs.

Prior to Boost, Mike was a co-founder and CEO of Zoona, one of Africa's earliest fintechs. During his 10-year tenure, Zoona processed $2.5 billion of transactions, generated $26 million in income for 3,000 micro-entrepreneurs across Zambia and Malawi, and raised $35 million in investment. In 2015, Zoona was recognized by the Nike Foundation and Unreasonable Institute as part of the Girl Effect Accelerator for helping girls out of poverty. For his leadership, Mike was awarded the Accion 2017 Edward W. Claugus Award for Leadership and Innovation in Financial Inclusion along with one of the Schwab Foundation's 2018 Social Entrepreneurs of the Year.

Mike holds an MBA with Distinction from Oxford University, where he was a Skoll Scholar for Social Entrepreneurship, along with an MSc in Management Development from the London School of Economics and a BASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia. He grew up in Calgary and has lived in Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, and the UK. He has an amazing wife and two awesome kids, and loves to hike, run, mountain bike, and play guitar.

Contact

Web:         https://www.mikequinn.co
LinkedIn:   https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mikep-quinn

About Boost Technology

There are over 100 million informal small businesses in Africa that contribute to 70% of the continent’s employment. Boost enables them to thrive in the digital economy and become an engine for job creation and growth
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