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Gerald Black is a seasoned professional with experience in community management, tech ecosystem building, and entrepreneurship. He holds a Certification in Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies from HarvardX and a P.G.D in Project Management from London Academy Business School. He is proficient in Igbo and German languages. Gerald has worked with various companies, including Black Ops, XConnect, Backend Series, ECOWAS Commission, Microblack, Anchor (YC S22), Talemia, Fixit45, Parkit, and iFixng.com, where he has held roles such as Community Manager, Tech Ecosystem Builder & Influencer, Host, Tech Storyteller & Content Creator, ECOWAS Youth Council Ambassador, Managing Partner, Lead Consultant, Head of Go To Market, Mentor & Faculty Member, Business Development Manager, and Founder & CEO.

Credentials

  • Thomas Sankara Leadership Award
    ECOWAS Commission
    Dec, 2021
    - Apr, 2026
  • Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
    HarvardX
    May, 2020
    - Apr, 2026

Experience

    • Human Resources Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Partner
      • Oct 2023 - Present

    • Community Manager
      • Aug 2022 - Oct 2023

      - 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.

  • XConnect
    • Africa
    • Tech Ecosystem Builder & Influencer (Africa)
      • Aug 2023 - Present
      • Africa

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

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

  • ECOWAS Commission
    • Lagos, Nigeria
    • ECOWAS Youth Council Ambassador
      • Dec 2021 - Present
      • Lagos, Nigeria

      - 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.

    • Nigeria
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Managing Partner
      • Apr 2022 - Present

      - 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.

    • Lead Consultant
      • Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

      Consulting lead on business process identification and structure implementation.

  • Anchor (YC S22)
    • Lagos, Nigeria
    • Head of Go To Market
      • Oct 2022 - Dec 2023
      • Lagos, Nigeria

      - 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.

  • Talemia
    • Lagos, Nigeria
    • Mentor & Faculty Member
      • Nov 2022 - Oct 2023
      • Lagos, Nigeria

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

  • Fixit45
    • Lagos, Nigeria
    • (Spin-off of Cars45) Vice President; Business Development
      • Sep 2021 - Mar 2022
      • Lagos, Nigeria

      - 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.

    • Nigeria
    • Retail
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director
      • Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

    • Founder, CEO (acquired by Fixit45)
      • May 2018 - Aug 2021

      On-demand Vehicle Care service like never before.

  • iFixng.com
    • Lagos, Nigeria
    • Founder, CEO
      • Aug 2016 - Dec 2019
      • Lagos, Nigeria

      Online platform for hiring handymen/workmen

Education

  • 2020 - 2020
    HarvardX
    Certification, Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
  • 2016 - 2016
    London Academy Business School
    P.GD, Project Management
  • 2015 - 2015
    London Academy Business School
    Certification, Business Administration and Management, General
  • 2009 - 2014
    Madonna University
    Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Engineering

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