About Kojo
Editor of the men’s business and lifestyle magazine, DESTINY Man, Kojo Baffoe is an editor, writer, poet and entrepreneur with origins in Ghana and Germany, raised in Lesotho, and based in Johannesburg. He has a B.Commerce (majors in Economics, Marketing & Business Administration) from University of Natal, and has been involved in a number of sectors, including Retail, Management Consulting, Publishing, Events, IT and Media (Television & Print).
Kojo has been involved in the poetry / spoken word movement in Southern Africa for last 10+ years erratically; has published two collections of poetry; and been featured in publications in South Africa, Canada and Brazil.
He has performed extensively, highlights of which include touring the UK with the Hammer & Tongue Poetry Slam Tour, Urban Voices, Arts Alive Speak Your Mind and Poetry Africa SlamJam. He has written for and performed at corporate events and shows and has facilitated workshops and functions.
He speaks on a range of topics including Re-defining Success, Getting Back To Basics, Finding Purpose and Fatherhood. He is poet laureate for Gordon Institute of Business Science, was founding editor of Blaque Magazine, has written for a range of publications including as a columnist (2009 – 2011) for City Press’ lifestyle supplement, 7, is an avid blogger and loves social media.
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I adore your work chief.A true epitomy of a man chasinng a dream.Keep up the good work!
Thank you Tebogo
Halala Ntate Baffoe…
Once again, you have manage to school me and at he same time inspire me to up my game!
May you grow from strength to strength!
or as Blk Sonshine said it:
“we grow from seed to tree, me and people, building!”
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Nii
Excellent site, keep up the good work
Brilliant writing, have u published or thought of publishing anything yet?
Thank you Rego, I’ve published a collection of poetry & a chapbook (2005). Have also had my writing published in a variety of magazines & the like. Working on my next poetry collection.
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Thanks and have a fab day
Once upon a time, I shared a working space with your younger brother Kweku at Imbali Office Furniture in Midrand under the leadership of Gigi Awori…
please mentor me, i don’t want 2 be like you though, but need you to assist me become the best i can be. i’m found in a space within a government department & since i’m too big in thought it can not bear accomodating me. everytime i read of ur good work i’m reminded tht i’m harbouring mine somewhere in the darkness tht can only be illuminated by your enlightenment for me to regain my being. please help…
Hi Kojo, I am very inspired by your work my brother! What I admire most about you is the fact that you also see potential in others and acknowledge it from afar! You do not believe in yourself only but in others too and I think that’s what makes you special! You are a winner indeed! Keep on Keeping on brother and continue to be an inspiration! All the best for 2010! Best Regards, Limpho Mda
Man, this is impressive! Keep going, no rather Keep Walking!
u never cease to inspire me! stay blessed.
Wow(a thousand times..). What can I say, stuff dreams are made of. Hard work does pay off after all..Keep shining..
Thank God for a blessed soul like you. I admire the courage with which you show yourself, firstly as an African, an then as a Ghanaian who keeps in touch with his roots. ‘KEEP ON KEEPING ON’,KOJO, we are proud of you. Cant wait to see you in person.
Thank you Adv. Sarfo. If we don’t know where we come from, how will we know where we are going. I truly believe that.
yes
your site is inspired
stay striving.
more power to you
Trace
your poetry is so original…read one of your publications available online..The work you do is adorable! keep moving…for you are the future
Sho! you are a true inspiration.
I cannot believe I’m only hearing about you now.
Glad to be acquianted!
Thank you Kgomotso. Hope you continue to enjoy the words.
Thank you
Nice one. Keep on walking. It was nice working with you. We should do some more consulting projects together.
wow, am so inspired….keep on inspiring and sharing with us, much appreciated.
hi Kojo
Your poetry is great man, keep it up man
Impressive work Kojo
Fascinated by your ‘origin’. Earth defines it’s better
I’m a fan of your work Mr Baffoe, you’ve inspired me from afar. I did not know that you had Ghanian origins. Just wondering! do you speak Sesotho?
Hi Morake, my roots are Ghana & Germany. I do speak Sesotho. Thank you for the support. Hope you continue to engage.
I can still remember to the day when I was still in high school and I picked up my brother’s Y-mag and I read your article about people putting forth their opinion as gospel and how dangerous that is…you shaped a young mind dear sir.Bless you
I try to work with Human. Or everywhere
You are an inspiration and a gift to the literary world. Keep daring to do the impossible
*slow clap, for a made man*
Thank you Shego. A very kind thing to say
Big ups to your old man for instilling the spirit of innovation in all his off springs,you have exceeded his expectations,keep dreamng,im inspired by these page.
Thank you Pule. A very kind thing to say
I saw and heard you when you came to Botswana..you were trul inspiring..only regeret is not many young people came to the workshop.
Keep up the good work..
Word of caution; I might just over-take you along the way..lol
Since I started following you on Twitter (saw some nice retweets) I always wondered who you were and how you ended up in Jo’burg. Now I know!
Just read your May and June edition of DM Man, Wooooooooooow You are a true inspiration.
I cannot believe I’m only hearing about you now.
Thank you Lesibana. You flatter me