IN SHORT
I am a happy man, father of two girls, and a devoted husband, who supports interested others who seek to grow. As a Coach, Advisor, Public Speaker and a seasoned Executive Business Leader and former professional athlete, international MC and sports coach, I know how to empower both individuals and organizations to unleash their true potential.
career PATH
I have accumulated over 20 years of business management experience (12 in Asia) in the Leisure, Hospitality and F&B sectors. As an entrepreneur and founder of a publishing & marketing agency, I have worked at every level of the corporate ladder, including positions as CEO, Sales Director, Journalist, Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director.
CHARACTER STRENGTHS
My leading character strength are creativity, curiosity, honesty, humour, love and zest on which I score 5/5. Appreciation for beauty and excellence, bravery, fairness, perseverance and perspective scored 4.8/5. Hope, kindness, fairness, forgiveness and gratitude scored 4.4/5. Prudence, team work, leadership, social intelligence and love of learning scored 4.2/5. Humility, spirituality and self-regulation scored 4/5.
SIGNATURE STRENGTHS
Creativity: artististic, original, imaginative, unconventional.
Curiosity: open, inquisitive, interested, highly-engaged.
Honest: authentic, genuine, direct, truthful, candid.
Humour: playful, funny, jovial, down-to-earth.
Love: friendly, caring, devoted, a good listener.
Judgement: critical thinker, open minded, reasonable, clear, thinker, even handed, fair minded, rational, clever.
Zest: energetic, enthusiastic, passionate, active, spontaneous, happy.
A RICH LIFE
My life is rich in experiences, I lived on 5 continents, in 8 countries and I visited 64 countries so far. I was born on August 1, 1972 in Abidjan, the capital of Cote d'Ivoire, in western Africa. I was raised there until 12 years old and had a beautiful childhood with successful parents, business wise. From an early age, I felt different.
A FAIL FIGHTER
"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the common place, the slaves of the ordinary", suits me well. Success and failure are closely linked — so closely, that I owe most of my successes to the failures I've experienced.
