ABOUT THE ENTREPRENEUR,
John Lombela
International speaker, Entrepreneur,
Investor, Business Consultant
About me
The ‘Serial’ Entrepreneur
John is a serial entrepreneur, investor, business coach and mentor. He has developed several businesses in the field of Information & Communication Technology, FinTech, Blockchain & Cryptoassets, as well as syndicated funds in the space of alternative investment. He holds a vast global network and is very well travelled with over 35 countries in four continents. He has spoken in over 10 countries while educating and advocating the notion of Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain technology and the opportunities it brings to disrupt traditional brick and mortar companies, and as an improvement to already established internet-based companies.
Timeline
2020
European Trust Digital LLC
Acquired full custody and banking solutions under the European Trust Digital LLC Umbrella and is focused on raising capital to the size of USD 100 Million Dollars to deploy in various industry sectors as well as foster the development of entrepreneurship across Africa.
2019
Met with The Billionaire man himself
Met with The Billionaire man himself, Tim Draper from Draper Ventures in Los Angeles and spoke at the Crypto Invest Summit at the Los Angeles Convention Centre
2018
Bloconomic 2018 event in Kuala Lumpur.
First International Invitation to Speak at the Bloconomic 2018 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Delivering first international talk on “Blockchain as a TRUST Prototcol for a new economy”.
Blockchain & Cryptoassets
Spoke to various countries in Africa and the world on the notion of Blockchain & Cryptoassets: Nigeria, South Africa, DRC, Kenya, Swaziland, UAE, USA, Singapore, UK, Canada, Zambia.
2017
Met with Grant Cardone in Miami
Met with Grant Cardone in Miami, the Real Estate Investor and one of the greatest Salesperson in the world currently managing USD 1.7 Billion Dollars’ worth of Real Estate
African Entrepreneurship Congress
Invited to Speak to over 250 young entrepreneurs at the African Entrepreneurship Congress (AEC 2017)
2016
Senior Advisor to the Minister of Portfolio
Senior Advisor to the Minister of Portfolio on a USD 92.1 Million Dollars funding From the World Bank for a project to deploy a secondary nationwide optic fibre network.
Father of four
Became officially a father of four in total: 3 boys and one daughter, and is a family Man grooming his kids to become entrepreneurs at a young age teaching them about the importance of money.
2014
Meeting Dr. Myles Munroe
Met with the late and great Dr. Myles Munroe who left some deep wisdom in my Spirt 6 weeks before he was killed in the plane crash while traveling back to The Bahamas
2011
Senior Manager at Standard Bank
Senior Manager at Standard Bank Corporate Investor Banking (DRC)
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