# Joseph Olamide Fashola - Entrepreneur, Business Development Consultant & Venture Strategist
Source: https://hello.cv/josephfashola
San Francisco

## Links
- LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfashola

## About
Highly accomplished Entrepreneur and Business Development Strategist with deep expertise in agribusiness, venture building, and inclusive finance across emerging markets. Drives scalable solutions for food security and economic growth, demonstrated by launching a $1B+ livestock fund and securing over $65K in donor funding for MSMEs. Leverages a unique blend of strategic partnerships, GTM execution, and impact-driven leadership to accelerate innovation and deliver measurable results.

## Work
### Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Agriculture Studio | Fast Forward Venture Studio
https://fastforward.fund
Led strategic initiatives for a venture studio, focusing on agribusiness financing and startup acceleration within the African livestock market.
- Launched and led Livestock Funds, a financing product targeting a $1B+ livestock market in Africa, unlocking capital access for underserved livestock agribusinesses.
- Designed and deployed asset-backed lending models, achieving a 65% approval rate and reducing collateral-related loan rejections by 45%.
- Advised early-stage agtech startups on business development, investment readiness, and GTM strategy, accelerating time-to-market, product segments, and pricing by 40%.
- Brokered and managed partnerships with GIZ and 3+ agritech/ecosystem actors, scaling inclusive finance tools and boosting rural tech adoption by 35%.
### Head, Business Development & Partnerships | Agrolinking Solutions Ltd (AgTech/Consulting)
https://agrolinking.com
Directed business development and strategic partnerships for an agtech/consulting firm, driving market access and financial inclusion for smallholder farmers.
- Launched AgTrail, Nigeria's first traceability platform, improving access to finance and formal markets for 5,000+ smallholder farmers and agribusinesses, boosting adoption and income by 40%.
- Secured over $65K in donor-backed funding from AfDB, IFAD, and EU for MSMEs by designing investor-aligned business strategies, enhancing fund utilization and reporting compliance by 60%.
- Led value chain diagnostics across ginger, maize, and livestock sectors, identifying systemic inefficiencies and driving strategic pivots for 3+ partners, unlocking $1M market opportunity.
- Introduced circular economy principles into climate-smart farming models, boosting smallholder productivity by 20% and reducing waste by 30% across pilot clusters.
### Business Development Analyst | Farmz2U
https://farmz2u.com
Drove agri-digital platform adoption and revenue growth through user onboarding strategies and market analysis across multiple countries.
- Drove a 30% increase in agri-digital platform adoption by executing user onboarding strategies, improving profitability for 3,000+ smallholder farmers and MSMEs.
- Co-designed sales and operations models using agri-field data, generating over $15K in bi-weekly recurring revenue for 20+ rural agribusiness clients.
- Conducted deep market analysis and stakeholder interviews across two Nigerian states, informing product localization strategy and increasing customer stickiness.
- Aligned cross-functional teams across 3 countries (Nigeria, Kenya, UK) to localize platform features and integrate digital agriculture with financial inclusion strategies.
### Lead, Business Development & Innovation | Agri Innovation Hub
https://agrihub.com.ng
Spearheaded business development and innovation initiatives for an agri-focused hub, delivering capacity-building and financial literacy programs.
- Designed and delivered capacity-building programs, business diagnostics, and growth strategy advisory for 400+ MSMEs and agripreneurs, mobilizing 15,000+ women-led businesses in partnership with MasterCard Foundation and EDC.
- Developed and piloted inclusive financing models tailored to women entrepreneurs, increasing capital access for 200+ female-led agribusinesses by 50%.
- Revamped enterprise support offerings, resulting in a 300% revenue increase and 2x client retention within a single program cycle.

## Education
### Miva University | Business Administration
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- Business Strategy
- Venture Building
- Financial Management
- Digital Transformation
### Pan Atlantic University (Lagos Business School) | Venture in Management
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- Leadership
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurial Thinking
- Business Operations
- Selected for the cohort of emerging African business leaders
### European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability | Food & Sustainability
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- Sustainable Food Systems
- Circular Economy
- Regenerative Agriculture
- Agri-food Business and Innovation
### Olabisi Onabanjo University | Animal Production
3.23 GPA (Second Class Upper) | https://
- Animal Health & Nutrition
- Agricultural Economics
- IAAS

## Languages
- English
- Hausa
- Yoruba
- French
- Spanish

## Skills
### Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy
- Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy
### Business Development
- Business Development
### B2B & B2C Sales
- B2B Sales
- B2C Sales
### Sales Operations
- Sales Operations
### Strategic Partnerships
- Strategic Partnerships
- Revenue Growth
- CRM Management
### Product-Led Growth
- Product-Led Growth
### Market Entry & Expansion
- Market Entry
- Market Expansion
- Pipeline Development
### Customer Success Strategy
- Customer Success Strategy
### Program Management
- Program Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
### Data-Driven Decision Making
- Data-Driven Decision Making
### Salesforce
- Salesforce
### HubSpot
- HubSpot
### Pipedrive
- Pipedrive
### Microsoft 365
- Microsoft 365
### Google Workspace
- Google Workspace
### Power BI
- Power BI
### Airtable
- Airtable
### Trello
- Trello
### Jira
- Jira
### Notion
- Notion

## Interests
### Behavioral Economics
- Behavioral Economics
### Scalable Tech for Good
- Scalable Tech for Good
### Startups
- Startups
### Travel
- Travel
### Speaking
- Speaking
### African Venture Ecosystems
- African Venture Ecosystems

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