Addis Alemayehou: An Exclusive Interview with Loline Mag

Addis Alemayehou, a 50-year-old serial entrepreneur, is passionate about his people, country, and family. In our exclusive interview with Addis, he described himself as follows: "50 is such an important age! It's the age where you begin to contemplate the question of how you would like to be remembered, the legacy you want to leave behind. Besides, My name in itself, Addis Alemayehou, is very common amongst prominent Ethiopians, which is also something to live up to."

Growing up, Addis despised going to school. He recalls, "It was in fifth grade when a teacher named Mr. Luis walked in and wrote letters and numbers in a math class that I broke up with school." His father used to tell him that he was a bright child who just never strived hard enough. On the other hand, Addis's older sister was academically strong and goal-oriented from an early age.