I build the corridors markets move through.
Nearly 30 years connecting producers, buyers, and capital across the United States and the African diaspora, and structuring the deals that take them to scale.
Four disciplines. One mandate: move value across borders.
Commerce Across Borders
He identifies products and producers with high potential, structures the relationships that bring them to scale, and opens new channels for market entry between the United States and African markets.
- Product and producer identification
- Sourcing relationships and entry into supply chains
- U.S. and African commercial corridors
Platform Building
As cofounder and former Chairman of the Global African Business Association, he built an integrated platform spanning trade facilitation, small business development, capital formation, and policy advocacy.
- Trade facilitation
- Small business development
- Capital formation and policy advocacy
Deals & Capital
He has played a principal role in structuring and closing transactions in the seven figures, and secured the funding behind the development of Michigan's first African trade hub.
- Transaction structuring and close
- Investment strategy
- Funding for trade infrastructure
Public Governance
As Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Leanna Hicks Public Library in Inkster, Michigan, he led a $1.8 million capital effort that delivered a new public library to an underserved community.
- Board leadership of public institutions
- Capital campaigns delivered
- Community investment
Not promises. Built things.
Global African Business Association
Cofounder and former Chairman. Built commercial corridors between the U.S. and African markets.
GABA Marketplace Center
Principal. Moving products and businesses from local markets into broader supply chains.
Michigan's First African Trade Hub
Secured the funding to support its development.
Leanna Hicks Public Library
Board Chair. Led the $1.8M capital effort for a new facility in Inkster, Michigan.
Producers. Buyers. Markets. Connected. Closed.
He builds teams the way he builds markets.
An educator by training, he develops talent with intent. As an academic advisor and speaker, he mentors emerging leaders on the path from education to professional and economic success.
Bring a serious opportunity.
Trade partnerships, market entry, board service, and speaking.