Pizzaman’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Christian Boakye, has disclosed that he began his company using money he used to pay his dorm costs when he was still a student at KNUST.
The young businessman spoke during an appearance on The Day Show on TV3 about his foray into the pizza industry and some of the difficulties he faced.
The smart businessman reportedly said;
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Raising capital was one, and then getting the right people to work with. Sometimes, things don’t go as planned, and you feel like quitting; you get tired of combining the work with academics.
I was still in school, in my final year, when I started with not just hostel fees; but any other money available that I could chance on.
I risked it… I wouldn’t advise it because it wasn’t pleasant… in January 2018, when I started, I had some money on me because I had gone to school fresh.
He also talked about how some people believed that his ambition was the work of the devil, seeking to keep him from earning his first degree.
At one point, one of my lecturers had to pray for me. He was our patron when I was a department president. He knew how academically good I was, and he was quite surprised. He was like, what is wrong with Chris? Is it a spiritual attack?
He was wondering because I’m the front seater in class, but then after class, I’m done – that’s it… to him, he felt I was under attack or I was losing focus. Well, yeah, I was losing focus on my academics, but I was making money, and it was addictive
I feel whatever it is you want to do, if you want to do it, you won’t find excuses. Just manage your time well. There were times that I had to skip class and cook and my mates – my classmates, bought into the idea.
They were like, Chris, you are too good academically. Why don’t you just do your master’s and then probably get a job outside, like how our seniors have been doing? Why are you risking so much?” he emphasized.
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