Executive Profile: Joe Leslie Obeng-John, Managing Director at Cornerstone Developments

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Joe Leslie Obeng-John was born in April 1980 in Accra, Ghana, to Ghanaian parents. Joe and his family relocated to the UK a few years after he was born. Joe is married with children and prides himself as being a passionate Christian.

EARLY LIFE

Joe received his primary education in London. He later studied at the University of Westminster and obtained a Bachelor of Honors Degree in Business Law and Commercial Music.

CAREER

After graduating, Joe tried his hands on a few business and music ventures. He set up a live entertainment music company, 233Connect, where he showcased live events in Ghana. He brought globally recognized artist from the United State of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Nigeria and South African artists to Ghana. Joe knew from an early age he was to work for himself. He had entrepreneurship skills and he was going to make it work. Alongside 233Connect, Joe partnered with his father who had since moved back to Ghana and set up Blet Services Limited. Blet Services were the sole distributors of Global Brands Limited products in Ghana. In addition to this, Joe entered the beverages market and started to locally manufacture his own beverages in Ghana.

In 2005 whilst trying his entrepreneurship in his native home Ghana, he decided to diversify his skills and purchased a Hair Salon (Rouge Hair Salon) in London, UK. This became a family run business managed by his now wife.

In 2009 with a rise in the property market, Joe saw an opportunity to capitalize on his investment and sold Rouge Hair Salon. With the proceeds from the sale of the salon, Joe partnered with his brother in law in London to start their property renovation business. This involved acquiring auctioned properties, renovating and selling on. This is where Joe identified his passion with properties. After experiencing the profit margin in this market, there was no turning back for Joe and this became the focus.

In 2013 Joe expanded his property portfolio by starting Cornerstone Developments. His passion was to contribute to the luxury property market in Ghana.

In 2017 Cornerstone Invest was formed to serve as an investment vehicle to raise funds to support Joe’s global business ventures.

The name Cornerstone is Biblical to represent Joe’s strong Faith.

NOTABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

• Altitude Residence (Labone)
• Aura (Cantonments)
• Noble Square (East Legon)
• Nyla Court Town Houses (East Legon)
• Ava Residence (Airport Residential)
• Almond Crescent (Labone)
• Nissi Place (East Legon)

Cornerstone is very optimistic about the future of luxury developments in Ghana, and is really hoping to break construction and real estate boundaries with each new development.

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