Gilbert Eugene Peters
| Gilbert Eugene Peters | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1988 |
| 🏡 Residence | Zimbabwe |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2006–present |
| Title | Founder and Chairman of Spidex Media |
| Board member of | Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce Harare Chapter, Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, World Economic Forum-Global Shapers and Institute of Directors Zimbabwe A devoted christian |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Sabina Takure |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
| 🌐 Website | http://www.spidexmedia.com |
| Twitter= | |
Gilbert Eugene Peters (born 10 May 1988) is a young Zimbabwean entrepreneur and businessman. He is the founder and the CEO of Spidex Media;, and he has won multiple awards in business and entrepreneurship.[1]
Biography[edit]
Early life and education[edit]
Gilbert Eugene Peters was born in Kadoma, Masholanand West Province, Zimbabwe on the 10th of May, 1988. He is the eldest son in a family of three boys and he grew up in a single-parent household. For his primary education, he went to Mbizi Primary School and then went to St. Peter's Kubatana for his secondary education. He later on moved to Churchill Boys High and finished his senior high school education at Gifford Boys High[2]
Teen entrepreneur[edit]
Gilbert started displaying his business skills when he was still in high school. Just after he finished writing his Ordinary Level exams, Gilbert got his first job as an internet café assistant through his self-acquired knowledge. Apart from this, Gilbert worked during weekends as a home satellite dish installer for his friends and family. Over time, it later on developed into a paying part-time job that he had to recruit two of his friends to help him, where they installed satellite dishes for 2000 households at the age of 19. Eventually, the demand for their kind of services declined and Gilbert had to look for other income-generating means.[3]
Award and recognition[edit]
Gilbert has received multiple awards and recognition from Zimbabwean boards. In 2014, Gilbert was named Young Director of The Year by the Institute of Directors Zimbabwe and also won the Megafest Businessman of the Year Award in 2015.
Gilbert is also a member of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers and I sit on the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce Harare Branch Executive Board.
He was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 2018. [4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Video expert optimistic about local productions". The Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ↑ "Creating Brands In Africa- SpidexMedia - Africans Building Africa". Africans Building Africa. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "Video expert optimistic about local productions". The Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "Under 30 Business - Forbes Africa". www.forbesafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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