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Gerald Black

Gerald Black

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Africa Tech Ecosystem Builder | Executive Leadership in Go-To-Market, Expansion & Partnerships | Startup | Community | Fintech | Exited Founder (Acquired) | ECOWAS Youth Ambassador

  • Education

    • HarvardX

      2020 - 2020
      Certification Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies Passed

      This business and management course, taught by Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna, takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and solving complex social problems. You will learn about prior attempts to address these problems, identify points of opportunity for smart entrepreneurial efforts, and propose and develop your own creative solutions.The focus of this course is on individual agency—what can you do to address a defined problem? While we will use the lens of… Show more This business and management course, taught by Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna, takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and solving complex social problems. You will learn about prior attempts to address these problems, identify points of opportunity for smart entrepreneurial efforts, and propose and develop your own creative solutions.The focus of this course is on individual agency—what can you do to address a defined problem? While we will use the lens of health to explore entrepreneurial opportunities, you will learn how both problems and solutions are inevitably of a multi-disciplinary nature, and we will draw on a range of sectors and fields of study. Show less

    • London Academy Business School

      2016 - 2016
      P.GD Project Management

    • London Academy Business School

      2015 - 2015
      Certification Business Administration and Management, General

    • Madonna University

      2009 - 2014
      Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Computer Engineering

  • Experience

    • IFixng Company

      Aug 2016 - Dec 2019
      Founder, CEO

      Online platform for hiring handymen/workmen

    • Parkit

      May 2018 - Mar 2022

      On-demand Vehicle Care service like never before.

      • Director

        Sept 2021 - Mar 2022

      • Founder, CEO (acquired by Fixit45)

        May 2018 - Aug 2021

    • Microblack

      Jan 2021 - now

      - Working with the partners to set organizational strategies and goals.- Communicating and collaborating with stakeholders, including executives and employees.- Implementing organizational policies and procedures.- Business development and developing a healthy client pipeline. Consulting lead on business process identification and structure implementation.

      • Managing Partner

        Apr 2022 - now

      • Lead Consultant

        Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

    • Fixit45

      Sept 2021 - Mar 2022
      (Spin-off of Cars45) Vice President; Business Development

      - Create, administer, and implement the business development strategies and tactics for the company.- Identify, evaluate, solicit, and follow-up with targets through multiple sales, communications, and marketing methods. - Initiate and develop relationships with key prospects to identify and meet prospects’ business needs.- Maintain relationships with clients to ensure project success.- Pitch capabilities and communicate unique selling proposition based on prospect needs and LHS solutions.- Create and customize presentations and other sales materials.- Establish and achieve sales goals, metrics, and milestones. Track and report on progress and success.- Capture prospect and market needs and trends and consult with executive leadership and internal teams for solution development. Show less

    • ECOWAS Commission

      Dec 2021 - now
      ECOWAS Youth Council Ambassador

      - Giving young people a voice and empowering them to be better prepared for the world.- Helping organizations be better equipped to support young people and adopt Youth Friendly principles.- Ensuring that government policies across ECOWAS states are geared towards the real needs of young people.

    • Backend Series

      Jan 2022 - now
      Host, Tech Storyteller & Content Creator (Africa)

      Beaming light on African Startups, Founders, Operators and their back stories.

    • Black Ops

      Aug 2022 - now

      - Supporting the Black Ops community, and other activities associated with building the community, growing the community, and supporting activities related to enabling a thriving community of operators. - Developing and executing initiatives to continue driving member engagement within the community- Managing the Black Ops public facing media (e.g. social media, newsletters) to keep them relevant and useful to the operator community and continue building the Black Ops brand.- Conducting activities like research, outreach, marketing and best practices for building, managing and growing online communities.- Support with the development and/or delivery of masterclasses, fireside chats and other initiatives to support the growth and development of operator talent.- Support with launching new Black Ops communities or programs. Show less

      • Partner

        Oct 2023 - now

      • Community Manager

        Aug 2022 - Oct 2023

    • Anchor (YC S22)

      Oct 2022 - Dec 2023
      Head of Go To Market

      - Overseeing the complete sales cycle from pipeline generation, leads qualification, to closing, across different target customer segments.- Building an efficient and scalable sales strategy, great sales operations and subsequently building a world class sales team.- Building and maintaining strong relationships with new and existing customers.- Supporting customer onboarding process for smooth experience. - Collaborating with the marketing team to create effective product messaging helping drive more top of the funnel pipeline.- Demonstrating commercial leadership within the broader ecosystem through thought leadership. Show less

    • Talemia

      Nov 2022 - now
      Mentor & Faculty Member

      Working collaboratively with other members of the faculty specifically in the area of brainstorming and designing Idea, product & growth strategies for portfolio companies.

    • XConnect

      Aug 2023 - now
      Tech Ecosystem Builder & Influencer (Africa)

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Gerald Black
      Startup Ecosystem Builder Of The Year Africa Startup Ecosystem Builders Summit & Awards (ASEB) Dec 2023 This award recognizes an exceptional individual who has contributed significantly to the development and growth of the startup ecosystem in their community or country and beyond.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Emerging Founders Spotlight Series Anchor

      Issued by Talemia on Sept 2022
      TalemiaAssociated with Gerald Black