Ronnie Kwesi Coleman

Co-Founder & CEO•Meaningful Gigs
Washington DC, United States of America
Founder

Connect

Expertise

AI-driven technology
Creative marketplace development
Sales and business development
Fundraising
Strategic leadership
Tech entrepreneurship
Talent marketplace operations
Chess (expert level, 2000+ rating)
Primary Sector
Human Resources
1Roles
0Investments
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Biography

Ronnie Kwesi Coleman is a serial entrepreneur and tech innovator on a mission to create 100,000 skilled jobs for Africans by 2028. Born in Ukraine to Ukrainian/Jewish and Ghanaian parents, he moved to Ghana at age 10 and immigrated to the US at age 19. Despite dropping out of college due to family circumstances, Coleman built a successful career in tech sales and founding ventures. He was a founding team member at StayNTouch, a hotel management platform that sold for $42M in 2017. In 2019, he co-founded Meaningful Gigs with his wife Stephanie Nachemja-Bunton, a marketplace connecting skilled African designers with global enterprises like Google, Meta, and Starbucks. He also founded PunttAI in 2023. Coleman is a YPO member and EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 nominee.

Education

U

Degree

University in the United States (dropped out)

Languages

EnglishRussianTwi

Awards

  • 🏆YPO Member (2023)
  • 🏆EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Class of 2022 Nominee