Joining us in the booth this week is, Darren Bond who is a property developer, investor and serial entrepreneur with over a decade experience where he has founded many businesses from real estate development to a hospitality brand in the US to an interior design business.

In this episode we discuss:

- Why Darren moved to Ghana

- Setting up various businesses in Ghana including a nightclub

- Being part of the team that built Number One Oxford Street

- Lessons from investing in property in Ghana

- Relocating to Mexico and setting up a hospitality business

- The importance of discipline in business and life

- How collaboration can help to build generational wealth and much more

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview 

00:51 - Intro

01:26 - Meet Darren Bond

04:58 - Born and raised in North-west London

06:59 - Why I moved to Ghana

10:49 - Opening a nightclub in Ghana 

17:29 - Working with luxury property in Ghana

21:24 - Lessons from building Number One Oxford Street in Ghana

25:29 - Lessons and challenges of Investing in property in Ghana

32:47 - If I were to start again in property in Ghana I would do this

38:01 - Why I decided to leave Ghana for America 

39:55 - Starting a hospitality business in America without being in America! 

47:53 - My vision for my hospitality business

50:27 - Real estate opportunities in Mexico

54:52 - Inspiration and Vision for Darren Bond Design

59:19 - The importance of discipline in business 

01:01:29 - The pursuit of excellence 

01:05:36 - The power of collaboration

01:15:33 - Final words

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