Marigold Abiss Adu

Marigold Abiss Adu’s entrepreneurial life started at the age of seven. She noticed an opportunity at her grandparents’ shop and started selling refreshments to the mechanics who purchased from there. In secondary school she collaborated with her peers to creatively sell at school funfairs. While at university, she joined her mother in starting Global Bamboo Products Ltd (GBPL), a bamboo-cultivation and processing business. After her bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Marigold moved into corporate life to gain experience outside of Ghana. Marigold Abiss Adu remains a principal of the business and is active as executive director responsible for business development and operations. She is interested in business development and marketing. Marigold plans to use the Mandela Washington Fellowship experience to transform the company into a market leader in West Africa. She aims to enter the next phase of product development by offering bamboo as an alternative material in agriculture, construction, and textiles.