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Simon Balemba Effansa

High Impact Innovator, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Product Manager & Career Coach

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Buea, Cameroon
Chief Executive Officer at Akwajobs
Studied Computer & Systems Engineering at University College of Technology Buea
Joined September 8, 2021

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About
Engr. Effansa is a Technology Leader and Serial Entrepreneur with 11+ years experience in learning & development, innovation & venture building, developing startups & entrepreneurial communities, and coaching and developing career identities for unemployed, underemployed and employed professionals.   Has mastery in product concept design and development, product marketing, and product and agile project management across multiple industries.   Passionate about entrepreneurial development and capacity building for innovation hubs, startups and SMEs across the African Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems.
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Akwajobs
Feb 2021 – Present
 Douala, Cameroun
Chief Executive Officer
Acquired Akwajobs on February, 3rd 2021 without a management team.   Responsibilities:   Working on increasing company revenue by $1,000,000 in 5 years through aggressive new market strategies.   Coaching and guiding team members to improve effectiveness and policy enforcement, resulting in improved employee job satisfaction and higher performance levels.   Building productive relationships with industry partners and competitors to support strategic business objectives.   Preparing for forecasted demand levels through effective operational planning.   Simon Balemba Effansa - page 3 Meeting dynamic needs by keeping internal systems scalable and highly responsive.   Impact:   Built a team of 5 and an advisory board who have led the company to accomplish multiple mutual beneficial partnerships and launch the development of two new digital products (Akwajobs Coaching and Akwajobs Talents Marketplaces) that will serve as added revenue streams and gives Akwajobs a unique value proposition over other job boards globally, which has attracted 2 equity investors.
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University College of Technology Buea
Oct 2009 – Jun 2012
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer & Systems Engineering
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