GREY JABESI, ENTREPRENEUR, BLOCKCHAIN ENTHUSIAST, CRYPTOCURRENCY EVANGELIST, ANALYST, AND INVESTOR BASED IN AFRICA

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Grey is a seasoned podcast and event panel host, a producer of The Grey Ave Podcast, interviewer of prominent business personalities and influencers. With a background in IT and visual communications, he has worked with big corporates on popular commercial projects but has also been involved with several start-ups
As an entrepreneur, Grey is passionate about job creation and growth, particularly in emerging markets. His chief goal is to play a crucial role in nurturing creativity and innovation in Africa to help harness the full potential and explore the lucrative opportunities the continent has to offer. Some of Grey’s most prominent qualities include a strong sense of self-empowerment, a curiosity for innovation, and the adaptability and open-mindedness to expand horizons across borders. Always taking a global view, Grey is optimistic, forward-thinking, and above all results driven.
Grey is very passionate about peer to peer finance and decentralised systems especially for the African continent as it accelerates trade and give Africans an opportunity to do business with the rest of the world in real time.
20 Jun 2019 12PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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