About – Burrowes Enterprises

Transforming Businesses with Strategic Operational Excellence

Burrowes Enterprises partners with startups, SMEs, and global corporations to create sustainable business foundations that drive growth and success across diverse international markets.

Mission + Vision

Building Bridges, Empowering Futures

Our mission is to empower African diaspora businesses with the resources and strategies to succeed globally. We aim to create sustainable, impactful businesses that contribute to long-term success. Our vision is to establish a strong economic connection between Africa and the diaspora—helping every business thrive within the global economy.

Principles

Our Core Values Drive Everything We Do

Integrity, community, impact, value creation, and profit prioritization are the principles guiding our approach. We strive for excellence in every project, ensuring that we create businesses that are both sustainable and impactful.

Integrity

Be and create a company that won’t be shamed in public by the things we say and do in private.

Community

No business can save us all, but it is our duty to contribute to the betterment of our community.

Impact

Better is not enough if we’re not striving to be the best. It is not enough to be good, we must be great.

Value Creation

Create value in a way where your community views you as an entity that cannot/must not fail.

Prioritize Profit

Profit cannot be the reason we do business, but it must be an end product of our activities.

Meet the Team

Expertise with Purpose

Our team is a diverse group of experts, passionate about creating operational solutions that drive measurable results. Together, we bring global perspectives and local insights to every challenge, helping you build a more resilient business.

Bridging the Gap

Sean J. Burrowes launched Burrowes Enterprises (BE) in 2014 as a result of his passion to build an economic bridge between Black Americans and the African continent. Sean has over a decade of operations management experience across multiple sectors in six different countries. He has consistently leveraged his personal and professional brand to create positive outcomes for major international brands, national launch campaigns, and local startups with a focus on the African tech ecosystem. With active operations in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Africa; BE has built an expansive network of contacts and resources.

Sean J. Burrowes

Reaching Across Boarders

Aderonke O. Adesanya officially joined the Burrowes Enterprise in October 2019 as a result of shared interest in building a sustainable bridge between Africa and the rest of the world. Ronke has experience in over 7 industries from Tax, E-commerce, Distribution, Logistics, Health, Finance, Sales, Marketing and Entertainment. She has become a force to reckon with in the Nigerian Entertainment industry. Her expertise makes her an asset to the BE family. She is passionate about empowering and support local businesses with the aim of building local brands into international brands.

Aderonke O. Adesanya

Simple Solutions for Complex Problems

Mehdi Chehab, as a result of several years experience in West Africa, has held several managerial positions in different sectors, including Construction, Finance and wholesale, managing large projects and several teams. He is a strategic thinker with a global view on operational management. Mehdi’s private consulting activities currently focus on helping companies rewire processes that increase productivity, reduce losses and create value with the implementation of progressive change. This is achieved through his ability to create simple and effective solutions for endemic and complex problems faced business owners in the African continent.

Mehdi Chehab

International Tech-preneur

Yomi Martins is a seasoned consultant with international experience that includes the US and Africa. As a serial entrepreneur and investor, Yomi specializes in business development, marketing and promotions, and daily operations within the nightlife and hospitality industry. After relocating to Lagos, Nigeria in 2016, Yomi ventured back into the IT space developing comprehensive business strategies, product management SOPs, organizational training, and deploying business intelligence/analytical software. Yomi has a passion for tech and the positive impact it has on entrepreneurs, small businesses, and corporations.

Yomi Martins

BE Partners + Previous Clients

Trusted by Leading Organizations

We work together to develop ecosystems that will allow the diaspora to build trusted relationships and leveraging shared economics to create new economic opportunities. Our current strengths focus on building distribution channels, creating operational processes, and engaging in transcontinental trade.