Rated as one of the top 100 influential speakers by “Speakers’ Bureau of Africa” in Ghana,  John Appiah leaves no stone unturned in his zest for human capital development and strives  enthusiastically for the empowerment of youth. His experience spans over His experience spans  over ten years within high profile communication roles inclusive of Communications manager  for the British High Commission, Marketing manager at Invest in Africa, Joy Fm’s ‘Super Morning show’ producer and as a presenter and anchor on TV3 & 3FM

His diverse profile and portfolio is embedded with a Master of Arts degree in Communication  studies; A Bachelor of Arts Political Science as well as Sociology from the University of Ghana,  Legon. 

He is also a Fellow with the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Center  (RLC) West Africa. 

As the Managing Director of Koforidua Clinic, a Medical Facility that provides health services to  the Koforidua community as well as surrounding towns, he lays emphasis on making lives around  him better. 

The CEO and co-founder of A-League Consult, an independent human capital development  training provider and also the founder and president of the Africa Chamber For Youth  Development which is Africa’s premier youth development hub that has the overall goal of being  the one-stop chamber where youth leaders undergo training, capacity building, and skills  enhancement.

Meet #CreatePreneurAfrica, Ghana’s John Appiah ,  human empowerment enthusiast  

Tell us what drives you? What is your true passion in life? 

My true passion is to contribute to making the lives of the people I engage with better. In that  regard, I run three organizations that help me to pursue this purpose. 

Koforidua Clinic which is a medical facility that provides health care for people in Koforidua in the  eastern region of Ghana. I also run the A-League Consult which is a human capital development  organization that seeks to empower business people, corporate workers, entrepreneurs and  musicians/entertainers. 

I set up the African Chamber for Youth Development as a non for profit that serves as a tool to  equip young leaders and students with leadership skills, communication skills, and personal  branding skills.

How did you find your passion and how old were you? 

I have always been a person who loves talking, teaching and leadership. All through my basic  education, I had the opportunities to be elected/selected as class prefect. and eventually, in my  final year in the basic school, I was elected as School prefect. That is where I realized I had a  strong passion for empowering other people to be better. 

What about your passion appeals to you the most? 

The opportunity to lift others up and to be able to empower them to achieve their dreams. 

What drove you to make money from your passions? 

I realized that I could actually build a business around my passion to empower people through  skills development and capacity building. So after about 10years working in various high profile  positions in different organizations in the corporate world, I decided to quit and start my own  business. That is where I set up the A-League Consult 

When was the first time you were paid for your passion? 

It was when I had my first contract to train the employees of a business organization some few  months after I set up the A-League Consult 

What kept you going when you thought about giving up? 

The strong passion to make people better equipped and empowered to see their dreams come to  pass that truly keeps me from giving up. 

What motivates you every day to be even more successful? 

The desire to be well-positioned and influential to be able to give more to society 

What do you have to say to all of the people who doubted you? 

Time indeed will make a big difference. The best way to prove all my naysayers wrong is to  aggressively work very hard and to stay committed to seeing my dreams come to pass. 

What advice do you give to aspiring creatives who look up to you? 

Never Give Up! All things are possible to them that believe and are very committed to seeing  their dreams come to pass