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=== Childhood and studies === |
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He was born in 1989 in [[Meaux]], [[France]].<ref name="bizva" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best Smart Corporation Paris |url=https://www.verif.com/societe/THE-BEST-SMART-CORPORATION-PARIS-520955600 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=verif.com |language=fr,en}} |
He was born in 1989 in [[Meaux]], [[France]].<ref name="bizva" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best Smart Corporation Paris |url=https://www.verif.com/societe/THE-BEST-SMART-CORPORATION-PARIS-520955600 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=verif.com |language=fr,en}} |
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*{{Cite web |date=2020-03-10 |title=The Best Smart Corporation Paris |url=https://www.societe.com/societe/the-best-smart-corporation-paris-520955600.html |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=societe.com |language=fr,en}}</ref> He spent most of his childhood there before moving [[Montreal]]. After, twenty years later to study economics at [[Université de Montréal|University of Montréal]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-15 |title=Anthony Omenya, celui qui apprend aux africains à réussir avec une application mobile – CRIA |url=https://www.citelumieredafrique.com/anthony-omenya-celui-qui-apprends-aux-africains-a-reussir-avec-une-application-mobile/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2023-05-15 |title=Anthony Omenya avec "Moko", l'appli de musique qui révolutionne la musique africaine |url=https://awukustudios.com/anthony-omenya-avec-moko-lappli-de-musique-qui-revolutionne-la-musique-africaine/ |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=Awuku Studio |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref name="salondulivredemontreal.com">{{Cite web |title=Anthony Omenya |url=https://www.salondulivredemontreal.com/auteurs/anthony-omenya |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=salondulivredemontreal.com}}</ref><ref name="lesaffaires">{{Cite web |date=2014-03-19 |title=INsidde, un Facebook du sport, veut séduire les amateurs de hockey |url=https://www.lesaffaires.com/blogues/julien-brault/insidde-un-facebook-du-sport-veut-seduire-les-amateurs-de-hockey/567302 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=lesaffaires.com |language=fr}}</ref> |
*{{Cite web |date=2020-03-10 |title=The Best Smart Corporation Paris |url=https://www.societe.com/societe/the-best-smart-corporation-paris-520955600.html |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=societe.com |language=fr,en}}</ref> He spent most of his childhood there before moving [[Montreal]]. After, twenty years later to study economics at [[Université de Montréal|University of Montréal]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-15 |title=Anthony Omenya, celui qui apprend aux africains à réussir avec une application mobile – CRIA |url=https://www.citelumieredafrique.com/anthony-omenya-celui-qui-apprends-aux-africains-a-reussir-avec-une-application-mobile/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2023-05-15 |title=Anthony Omenya avec "Moko", l'appli de musique qui révolutionne la musique africaine |url=https://awukustudios.com/anthony-omenya-avec-moko-lappli-de-musique-qui-revolutionne-la-musique-africaine/ |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=Awuku Studio |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref name="salondulivredemontreal.com">{{Cite web |title=Anthony Omenya |url=https://www.salondulivredemontreal.com/auteurs/anthony-omenya |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=salondulivredemontreal.com}}</ref><ref name="lesaffaires.com">{{Cite web |date=2014-03-19 |title=INsidde, un Facebook du sport, veut séduire les amateurs de hockey |url=https://www.lesaffaires.com/blogues/julien-brault/insidde-un-facebook-du-sport-veut-seduire-les-amateurs-de-hockey/567302 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=lesaffaires.com |language=fr}}</ref> |
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=== Professional career === |
=== Professional career === |
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Anthony Omenya | |
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Born | 1989 |
Nationality | French, Canadian |
Citizenship | Congolese |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Known for | African activism |
Family | Omenya |
Honours | Nominated in the Top 10 of 100 of Google MTL Startup Challenge TheFounder Project Named in the Entrepreneur of the Year category by Le Gala Dynastie |
Website | www |
Anthony Lomanghe Omenya (born 1989) [1][2] is a French-Canadian entrepreneur, investor and author[3][4][5] originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[6] He is known for being the founder of the Moko platform specializing in the development of mobile applications and digital distribution.[7][8][9] He is also CEO of Omenya Group, Omenya Consulting and Omenya Space.[3]
Biography
Childhood and studies
He was born in 1989 in Meaux, France.[2][10] He spent most of his childhood there before moving Montreal. After, twenty years later to study economics at University of Montréal[11].[12][13][14]
Professional career
After experiencing a number of difficulties in his early business ventures, notably with his company The Best Smart Corporation Paris in sports and music sectors, sectors, he launched his first platform INsidde, a social media platform for sports fans in Quebec, which attracted interest from a takeover by the Canadian leader in Quebec telecommunications.[14][3][15]
In 2014, he co-founded the mobile app Moko with his friend André Mwana,[16] an Afro-Caribbean and urban music platform that means "one" in Lingala and English. The full name of the platform is One Africa, symbolizing the coming together of all African nations into one culture.[17][18] With the support of HEC Montréal[19] and Groupe 3737, Moko climbed into the top 30 of Apple's most downloaded applications in just 24 hours after its launch.[20][21]
The Omenya concept
Omenya Consulting
After five years of success, he finally launched in 2018 his own firm, Omenya Consulting, which is an online academy that aims to help entrepreneurs create successful mobile applications and digital technologies.[22]
Omenya Group
In 2020, he started Omenya Group, a holding company combining his multiple businesses and investments.[13][3]
All this success leads to 2021 to the foundation of Omenya Space, a rental creative space combining several services; a space for the creation of podcasts, videos and photos as well as a conference room, a coworking space, private offices and a photo studio.[23]
Omenya Studios
It offers under the guise of Omenya Studios, numerous conferences and videos on the role of CEO in today's digital world.[24][25]
Books
- Anthony Omenya (2020). Faire la différence. Editions de l'Apothéose. La Doxa Editions. ISBN 237638043X.
Recognition
- 2013: Nominated in the Top 10 of 100 of Google MTL Startup Challenge TheFounder Project [26]
- 2021: Named in the Entrepreneur of the Year category by Le Gala Dynastie [3][27][28][29]
Notes and references
- ^ "Entreprises Omenya INC". b2bhint.com. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- "Entreprises Omenya INC". opencorporates.com. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ a b Ablavi Ametou (2023-02-23). "[Portrait] Anthony Omenya ; L'entrepreneur qui apprend à réussir avec les applications mobiles". bizva.biz (in French).
- ^ a b c d e "anthony omenya, finaliste dans la catégorie, entrepreneur.e de l'année ayant fait rayonner la culture black". galadynastie.com (in French). 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Tenir parce que rien n'est facile". culturehebdo.com (in French). 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Workshop 2: Personal branding & Création de contenu". stayhappening.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Anthony Omenya crée l'application MOKO, pour faire rayonner les musiques afro-caribéennes à l'international". nofi.media (in French). 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2023-05-07.}
- "Afrobytes et Vivatech : la RDC dignement représentée à Paris". adiac-congo.com (in French). 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Official Launch of MOKO, First Mobile App to Stream Afro and Caribbean Music MOKO, bilingual mobile app mainly created for Afro and Caribbean music, is officially launching today in North America" (Press release). MOKO. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2023-05-07 – via Business Insider.
- ^ "Episode 24: Application mobile et consulting avec Anthony Omenya". leloungepodcast.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Exclusivités web, AFRIKENCLIC E8, Anthony Omenya - RDC - Fondateur et directeur de Moko (HD) (in French). France: tv5monde.com. 2019. Event occurs at 5 minutes. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
AFRIKENCLIC
- ^ "The Best Smart Corporation Paris". verif.com (in French and English). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- "The Best Smart Corporation Paris". societe.com (in French and English). 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Anthony Omenya, celui qui apprend aux africains à réussir avec une application mobile – CRIA" (in French). 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ admin (2023-05-15). "Anthony Omenya avec "Moko", l'appli de musique qui révolutionne la musique africaine". Awuku Studio (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ a b "Anthony Omenya". salondulivredemontreal.com. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ a b "INsidde, un Facebook du sport, veut séduire les amateurs de hockey". lesaffaires.com (in French). 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "the 'facebook for sports', montreal's insidde sports launches its v2 web app". betakit.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Nelly Fualdes (2018-05-31). "Start-up de la semaine : Moko propulse la musique afro et caribéenne". jeuneafrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Joseph Czikk (2016-06-08). "Anthony Omenya has big dreams for Afro music video app". montrealintechnology.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Episode 24: Application mobile et consulting avec Anthony Omenya". canadian-podcasts.com (in French). 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Jean-François Venne (2019-11-21). "Episode 24: Application mobile et consulting avec Anthony Omenya". affairesuniversitaires.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ La Rédaction (2019-04-03). "France : des start-up tech de la RDC prendront part à l'Afrobytes du 15 mai à Paris". zoom-eco.net (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Rédaction (2019-04-03). "Les start-ups tech congolaises présenteront à l'événement Afrobytes du 15 mai à Paris". financialafrik.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Comment transformer son business en une application mobile rentable?". omenyaacademy.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Coworking". omenyaspace.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Quebec Business Registration / Registre des entreprises, Studios Omenya Inc". opengovca.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Le 1 % by Anthony Omenya, Bande Annonce - Le 1 % By Anthony Omenya". le1podcast.com (in French and English). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Anthony's Skills". f6s.com. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Radio-Canada (2021-03-07). "Le Gala Dynastie : 5 ans à célébrer l'excellence noire" (in French). CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Reginal (2021-01-28). "Gala Dynastie : De retour en mars 2022 ?". mtlonline.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ C2 Editorial Team. "Gala Dynastie: A showcase for Black entrepreneurship like no other". c2montreal.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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