The highs, lows, insights, and intrigue I share on entrepreneurship and startups come from my own experience as a Founder in both the Global North & South, and from working with Founders across Africa for almost a decade.

I call things as I seem them, and sometimes it's not pretty!



BIO

A veteran of the Royal Australian Air Force and PropTech Founder in Australia & Singapore, Simon is the Managing Director of the Ghana chapter of the Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator – which he launched in Ghana in 2019. He is a Founding Partner of the freshly launched innovation and strategy agency, The Groundbreaking Org, as well as a Co-Founder of new PropTech startup in Ghana.

Having first been a founding Executive Director of the UK’s Challenges Group & Challenges Worldwide in Ghana, Simon went on to become a Director at MEST, launching their biggest ever project in partnership with the MasterCard Foundation and BFA Global’s Catalyst Fund.

Recently appointed as an Ambassador for the AfricaBerlin Network, and a Venture Partner for Impact Hub Accra’s BetaRaise program, Simon also serves as a judge and mentor on the primetime TV shows “The McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge” as part of his role with The McDan Foundation (filming for Series 2 is currently underway), and GHOne’s “The Circular Economy Competition”.

In addition to being a consultant and advisor to several African growth-stage startups in sectors ranging from agriculture and logistics to insurance and renewable energy – covering needs from pitching and customer acquisition to scaling and investment readiness – Simon is consistently seeking to leverage his connections and networks to enable greater opportunities for the extensive talent in Africa.