George Wachiuri is one person I look up to in my journey of becoming an entrepreneur and a Realtor. He truly is an inspiration to many because of his determination and resilience. He is the founder and CEO of Optiven group which consists of a real estate and insurance company, and a foundation.
Mr. Wachiuri came from a humble background having been raised with a single mother following the demise of the dad at a young age. But that did not deter him from accomplishing his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. He worked hard in school to obtain good grades and never gave up on his goals.
When he was starting Optiven limited, unfortunately he was conned 5 million by another real estate agent. That incident left him with absolutely nothing, his savings were blown away by the wind just like that. What really intrigues me about Wachiuri is his resilience. He never gave up and started saving again to found Optiven Limited.
Optiven Limited is now worth KSH 1.2 billion which is an estimated figure. In 2014/15 it was ranked among top 100 mid-sized companies in Kenya. Last year it won the best company in customer orientation and marketing in the COYA awards which was held in the United States of America.
Optiven Foundation is another subsidiary of the Optiven group. It was launched in 2014 with the aim of transforming the society. Early this year, it launched Soaring Eagles Scholarship program. The main agenda is to sponsor needy children access secondary education. Besides sponsoring children, the foundation also does many other charitable things like visiting Children Home, planting trees etc.
George Wachiuri is passionate about the youth and he intends to empower them. He started Good to Great talks where he mentors young people. The first one was in 3rd of March and people turned out in large numbers. Indeed he is an inspiration .
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