#DentaaShow #diasporaTransition #JewelThompson
After many years of celebrating the diaspora and interviewing prominent diasporans, we have decided to set up the Diaspora Transition. The Diaspora Transition Network is a membership-based network for African Diasporans and returnees of various heritage currently residing in Ghana. This network will be a community for information sharing, skills exchange, cultural awareness, and a space for doing and discussing business. The Network will consist of quarterly meetings and social events to build a community of like-minded professionals. To be part of this initiative,
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Jewel Thompson
Assistant Lecturer,
Business Administration
Master of Business Administration,
J. Mack Robinson School of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Master d’ Administration des Enterprises,
Sorbonne Graduate School of Business, Paris, France
Graduate Certificate in Business,
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro- Coppead, Rio de Janerio, Brazil
B.S in Business Administration with a concentration on Marketing,
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia
Ms. Jewel N. Thompson is the incubator manager for the Ashesi Venture Incubator of the NEXT (New Entrepreneurs Xchange for Transformation) Idea to Impact Project collaboration between Ashesi and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) D-Lab. She is also an adjunct lecturer at Ashesi University, teaching the foundation of design and entrepreneurship (FDE) and Social Enterprise courses.
Prior to joining Ashesi she was the Small Business Program Manager/Financial Well-Being Coach for Operation HOPE an organization with a mission to eradicate poverty and empower low-income communities. In her position she not only provided consultations for aspiring small business owners and existing small business owners within these communities but facilitated an entrepreneur training program that successfully incubated, educated and graduated over 100 individuals. In addition to this role, she was the on-site credit and money management counselor with Operation HOPE’s partnership with BB&T Bank.
Her training sessions were pivotal in teaching participants how to scale their businesses and seek funding to which assisted in helping secure over $200,000 in funding. She established a management-consulting firm, titled, Efie Consulting Group. The firm utilizes a purpose driven business development model paired with predictive data analysis to provide first-generation entrepreneurs (one or more immigrant parents) with the data-oriented insight they need to tell visually compelling stories and create businesses that have strong roots locally and the ability to scale globally.
Additionally, Ms. Thompson developed and co-chaired the Young African Leaders Conference, from this she continued to create programming geared towards the empowerment of young African millennials in the city of Atlanta. She is the outgoing Curator and former membership chair for the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Atlanta Hub. Most recently speaking on the value of public and private partnership at the ACM convening at the WEF headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Young Non-Profit Professionals Network of Atlanta and Diploma Plus, Inc. She is a former member of the Atlanta Metro Chamber ATL Leaders.
Community Involvement and Awards
The Guild- Fellowship Mentor, 2017-present
Goodie Nation- Operations Director, 2017-present
World Economic Forum- Global Shapers, Atlanta- Curator, 2017-present
World Economic Forum- Global Shapers, Atlanta- Membership Chair, 2015-2017
Diploma Plus Inc., - Advisory Board Member, Communications Chair, 2015-2016
Project Management Institute, Professional Member, 2014
National Black MBA Association- Member, 2014
National Notary Association- Notary, 2013- 2016
Young Non- Profit Professionals of Atlanta- Board Member 2012-2013
ChopArt- Board Chair, 2012- 2016
Young African Leaders Conference- Founder and Creative Director, 2010- 2016
Awards:
YNPN Non-Profit Professionals 30 Under 30 Award
Zera Allen Scholarship Recipient
Atlanta Power 30 under 30 Honoree and Award Recipient
Apinke Magazine Young African Community Leader Award
Miss Africa Humanitarian Award
Miss Ghana Georgia
Languages: English (native), Twi (Ghanaian) (fluent), Spanish (proficient)
The 2006 Miss Ghana Georgia graced the Diaspora Transition train to share her migration story, how Africans are discriminated upon in America and many more... Enjoy
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10 авг 2021
