At 12 years, Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore was already making money.
I know you are already wondering how he was making money at this tender age? Well, young Collymore used to make art and jewelry before selling the same.
His business-mindedness saw him grow into an entrepreneur. He did not stay in the same line after his ambition made him the CEO of one of the largest telecommunications firms in the world. Here four things you probably did not know about him.
1. Has he ever owned an Airtel line
Collymore knows what it means to own an Airtel line. To keep his competitors at bay, Collymore has never thought of owning an Airtel line. He has maintained his loyalty to Safaricom all these years
2. He is not Kenyan
If you thought Bob is Kenyan by birth then you are very wrong. The CEO was born in Guyana and he lived with his grandmother in the United Kingdom.
3. His first job
Bob was not born a CEO. He used to SL artistic items designed from shells. The items made him a good amount of money he used to pay his bills. He got his first job when he was 16 years old when he worked in a department store.
4. How he spends his free time
Collymore loves books. He spends his free time reading different types of books. He also loves flying around the world in planes.