Bridging the Opportunity Gap

About the Book

It is all about the opportunity as opposed to the challenges. Too often, leaders are overly focused on and thus defined by challenges and problems. Being defined by these challenges inevitably leads to collapse under their weight. In Bridging the Opportunity Gap, Arrey Obenson presents a paradigm shift for leaders, uncovering how to ascend to the next level and transform your organization or business. Told against the backdrop of a series of his own leadership experiences, Obenson offers a set of principles that enable leaders to achieve strategic goals. Using the power of stories spanning nearly two decades of leading change within his community and an international organization, Obenson challenges readers to think differently and focus on opportunities over challenges. By doing this and following the key principles laid out in the book, you will become a leader able to change the world.

About the Author

Born on April 22, 1971, in Cameroon, Arrey Obenson is a lawyer and graduate of the Washington University in Saint Louis where he obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in 2005. He obtained a degree from the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon, in 1992 and was admitted to the Cameroon Bar Association in December 1999.

Obenson currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and partner of Transformunity LLC, a consulting firm that provides services in strategy development, movement building, advocacy, and strategic events. Prior to his current position, Obenson served as Chief Administrative Officer or Secretary General of a global nonprofit organization spanning over 120 countries and engaging hundreds of thousands of young people known as Junior Chamber International (JCI). Obenson has been involved in organizational leadership for fifteen-plus years and played a significant role in developing and implementing strategy that has been transformational for JCI.

Obenson has also served on multiple boards of directors, including the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, the International Chamber of Commerce/ World Chambers Federation, and is founder of I Am Cameroon, a movement that inspires, educates, and engages Cameroonians to accept and assume responsibility for the development of Cameroon.

Obenson is an active citizen who focuses on solving problems by engaging actors from all sectors of society—businesses, governments, and the civil society—to identify their opportunities and develop strategies to achieve growth. Obenson is a motivating and engaging speaker who is frequently invited to speak to audiences of varying sizes across the world. He has spoken and engaged audiences in nearly one hundred countries.