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Jerome is the founder and CEO of Markon Worldwide (Pty) Ltd based in Johannesburg - South Africa and also a credentialed coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Jerome is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years' of experience in business from building start-up companies to growth and expansion of businesses. His proven track record in innovation and creativity, growth and expansion has led him to be invited as a guest lecturer in entrepreneurship at Media and Packaging SETA, a guest speaker to MBA and other students at numerous educational institutions. He also speaks at various entrepreneurial events, sharing his story as a start-up entrepreneur, to building a multi-million-rand business. Jerome was amongst a few South African applicants selected to participate in the B2B international Business Exchange Programme called DANIDA, run by the Danish government. This exposed Jerome to leading edge manufacturing and production technology. Jerome has a also been a participate in the Swiss - South Africa Technology Development Programme in 2018. This exposed him to better understand global platform businesses and the technology used to ensure their success. Also allowed him the opportunity to continue to grow his international business network. Having worked with the United Nations peace keeping missions and international NGO's such as Medicines Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) Jerome has accumulated a wealth of international experience across 38 countries globally. As an African, his specific passion and interest is to play a role in the advancement of the African continent. In this regard he has done extensive work in the following countries, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Uganda, DRC, Mozambique, Angola and Rwanda. One of his most successful business enterprises was running a textile printing company promoting anti-apartheid paraphernalia that gained global branding and recognition. The team and accompanying business partners are as follows: The MARKON Team: Founder & CEO: Jerome N. Keshwar Business Development Manager: Hylton Keshwar Accounts: Outsourced Sales & Marketing: In-house and Out-sourced Human Resources: Candice Nanabhay Website and Graphic Designer; Tamlyn Anthony Social Media Development: Outsourced JV/Partnerships: Plastic Injection Moulding Manfrs: PIMMS Product Design: KM Design Tooling Specialist: DANEO Tooling Legal: MN Attorneys Patent Attorneys: Dr. McLean Sibanda (TBC) International Feight: NESSI freight International Logistics & Distribution Local: POSTNET Logistics & Distribution National: The Courier Guy