 I was born in Somalia and raised in Somalia and left part of Kenya border Where I grew up in my age of like, you know, teenage age and I left when I was pretty and I was literally 19 years old. I had to choose between two formal education Which was a basic high school by me or whatever you call it degree or I had to find a shorter way You didn't attend like not really classroom. We don't have never in my life I have no I have a lot of friends in business in life, but not classmates Welcome back to the YouTube channel. It's your favorite village boy Mr. Ghana baby And I'm still here in Somalia and this guy, I mean, this is the 10th time we meet him, right? Yeah, man in three different cities. Yeah, man. What did I meet you? We met in juba. Yeah, almost in jigjiga Mogadishu and then Hargassana. You know how I got to know you. Yeah, I was watching a video from my friend to Rinsky He did a story on you and I asked to Rinsky. You know what? I need to meet this guy myself because I really want to know the realm of Thorough, my son I grew up poor and now I'm running a successful business in South Sudan So I am here just to get to know your story and I hope and believe that your story can be inspired Many young Africans out there, you know, were you born and raised in Somalia? I was born in Somalia and raised in Somalia and left part of Somalia part of Kenya border Where I grew up in my age of like, you know, teenage age and I left when I was pretty young And of course the opportunity was very limited back home. How old were you when you left? I was literally 19 years old Of course opportunities were pretty much limited and I had to leave the comfort zone I didn't see any future coming home. Then the best way was to live and find a better solution And that's how I left and of course when I reached there I stopped, you know, hustling on my own. Where were you when you left? Where did you go? I went to Kenya. I was closest border and I have to find civilization on my own and you know technologies and stuff It was back in the days of the internet when I left Literally 2007-2008 when the internet started and that's literally my you know, my school where I learned everything Not really. I didn't I didn't have a formal education and I didn't when I went there, I had to Choose between two formal education, which was a basic high school primary or whatever you call it degree or I had to find a shorter way Since I didn't have a you know Support and of course the financial capacity. I didn't have the financial freedom and back home. I had to support the family And the internet was out there. I had to find a way of short cut of learning stuff from the internet And you know studying from fresh so technically I didn't had any formal education Everything I know I learned from the internet all the language I speak today They can be the knowledge I have today everything from the scratch on the internet You didn't attend like not really classroom. We don't have class never in my life I have no I have a lot of friends in business in life, but not classmates And that's one thing I'm proud of like Everyone else can say I have a degree or masters, but no I would say For when I add somebody which is of course my mother's language for language English online English online from the streets movies documentary whatever you call it So I hear you from the streets out of it from the streets and of course Somali, which is my mother's language And what happened to you in Kenya you established yourself in Kenya or you left to another place? Kenya was technically the the starting ground for me You know is pretty welcoming country community are very nice welcoming people where opportunities are open, but If you capitalized the any opportunity you see it So that's where I start learning everything building my network and meeting good people in my where I was working in the internet Affair and then eventually I had to go to South Sudan which was virgin as well the newest country in the world Which everything literally was fresh back in the days of 2012 What what were you doing in Kenya? I was working in the same big affair for five years As as computer assistants the manager eventually then Exactly I had my list I had a good access of information So I capitalized the information and the opportunity I had and that's how it helped me and then people who take me to Juba Actually, I made them through the civic affair. They were my clients and eventually become my partners in business So they took me to Juba to see if we can do bigger things Too late to my you know my background of IT Then when I went there I start my company and the IT was not even there since the internet was internet was the most expensive thing I've seen in juba literally we were paying $500 for literally Capacity speed of 2g or something So it wasn't possible for me to open a civic affair or pursue my dream of the IT business Then I had to change the whole thing the narrative and start Entrepreneurship business and start my company which is season global today then I started trading Then three years later three years later the war happened everything went upside down in juba Then I had to change the normal trade to humanitarian business since the currents of the country died Because of inflation and stuff then that's when I started humanitarian business and you know start working with international organization then eventually we Build a system employ people then yeah We play a role of logistic and supply chain management as a support units lag on the ground So we supply them the emergency stuff and everything else. Yeah Bro, I feel like you More inspiration than I think you know and I just want to know like how many people have you employed so far At the moment we have 35 people on the ground But we have also over 50 people who are now at the warehouse, which are like day-to-day basis And that's fair for people are the permanent employees and all over the East African offices We have I mean are you trying to stop anything in Kenya? We do have an office in Kenya one in Uganda and One in Somalia Mogadishu. Also, we have an agent here in Somaliland Amazing like apart from this humanitarian logistics that you're providing Do you have any other thing that you started in Nairobi Kenya or something? Yeah? Yeah? I do I do really said business in Nairobi into realistic. Yeah, I'm really into state. Oh, yeah, the hustle man Yeah, I do travel a lot Technically one of the major things helped me to be where I am today also is troubles and seeing the world and you know Lying a lot from overseas and bringing back the ideas back home I've been to 43 countries and have a little side hustle dream of visiting every country in the world Thanks to corona, but I could be in 100 countries now And of course I'm stuck today because of my covetous and everything else But yeah, the travel world become challenge, but I really learn a lot from traveling and I'm 40 plus countries now, and I really want to try it doesn't matter how long it take me But I'll try to visit every country in the world I would say that you are one of the people that we proud to call made in Africa product You're actually made in Africa product. You know that. Thank you so much man. I appreciate it man Do you say that there are opportunities in Africa? Opportunities are low, but the challenge we have in our people. I'm gonna tell you one You know when I start hustling back in the days 10 years ago Well, I'm you I'm not the most successful guy you met today or literally a man in your life, but literally the challenge we have When it comes to successful people think so you are successful But they want to get you successful or whatever route you went through in overnight. It doesn't happen. It took me 10 years of Hustling and struggling to reach where I am today So when they put time and energy and action everybody will reach that you have a lifetime you have your own lifetime The whole like your entire life to which or Destination or become a successful you don't have a days of two Just to boom and that the challenge we have here like people when they get opportunity They don't capitalize because of most of people they don't different eyes and Don't know how to make decision between the pride and their problem Sometimes you got to have to choose between your pride and your problem when you get put your pride aside Any job you get it doesn't matter what background is or how we look like and how people will talk about the job Just capitalized get it the opportunity won't come back every day to you Well, and that's how I capitalized any opportunity. I've seen it And of course, I didn't even waste any I don't even remember any options that are wasting Do you believe that Africa is the future Africa is the future where literally Europe is only getting colder. The world is bad and everything like literally technology is there So Africa wouldn't everything is back in so people will come back to Africa 10 years from now And of course countries like Kenya another like South Africa In fact Kenya is going I've seen I was reading a report where they say Ken is going to be that they Fascistic growing economy in Africa for 2013 so for example People are coming back after 10 years and the world is changing through digital currency and everything and legally everything will be the same So when they come back, they won't find opportunity They won't be fit in in the community of Africa 10 years from now So if you want to catch up you have to catch it yesterday not even today Wow, that's what I believe man. So he's trying to say Africa Is the past the present and the future exactly Africa is the next big thing whether they like it or not If you had a chance to change one thing in Africa, what would that be? Well, if you had a chance to change is the system The system is pretty much not supporting the youth You know If the system could be supporting the youth we are we have pride Challenge young talented people here in Africa, but the challenge we don't have the system to support them But of course the only person who can change yourself and the content and your country is you The moment you believe into yourself and you think you can do it You can do it You don't have to blame the system which has been you know, it's been there for so every one of us has a Contribution to change the system and you have to study with yourself and believe into yourself What is the major challenge that you face in the continent of Africa as a youth? Well, a lot of people won't believe in you and they'll say you can't do it You're crazy and unless you sound crazy to them, you will never be you know, you'll never do achieve crazy Result so believe into yourself don't listen to people people will always give you reason why you cannot do it They won't give you reason why you should do it So believe into yourself of course the idea you come with yourself and is your idea and you are the only one Who can do the best in it? So believe into yourself don't listen to people people with 99% will give you a negative response of any idea you ask them Of course, whatever I was doing they were like for you crazy man. What are you doing in South Sudan? What are you doing this? What are you doing that? I thought okay. Well, let's see 10 years from now how it goes And we'll have a different conversation So what matters is believe into yourself put a time energy and believe God Well this contents there's a lot of musungus I don't want to be raises as well But a lot of musungus coming back to Africa taking our opportunities our business our jobs in the UN the humanitarian everything You guys need to come back fight for your positions and your continent and your countries come back Get a job see the societies and come back from the Western countries. I've been to over Literally 30 Western countries The only thing you see is racism they face in every day the Tunis are pretty hard Whatever they make is hand to mouth is the system is generated not only to make you successful It's actually to feed him come back to Africa and let's make the content great again Come back to Africa and let's make the continent great again But I will say that come back Africa and let's all come together and make Africa home again Thank you so much for talking to me and make sure you check out the shot on Instagram following And is anything you want to add that I never asked I just want to add one more thing What is it a lot of people don't really try to invest in money and some stuff other material that really doesn't last longer I Could give you one advice to the youth always when you want to get involved business try to invest your network I always say your network is your net worth Try to connect a lot of people. Of course, you know how connection help you Whatever you've been traveling always I invest the network not the money the not the material so you network is your network I have been telling a lot of people Network work for money exactly based on my experience Yeah, so hey build a network and that network will help you build your network Thank you so much for watching and I'm gonna see you next time You the man brother good to see you again