Name: Fahmi Girma Wassie

Education: BSC in Architecture MSC in Construction Management

Company name: Black Studio Architecture and Interiors

Title: General Manager

Founded in: 2016

What it does: We do architectural designs, interior design and finishing construction

HQ: Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Number of employees: 6

Startup Capital:  200,000 birr

Current capital:  Growing

Reasons for starting the business: Passion for design and  I wanted to make a  contribution to building design.

Biggest strength: Speed and on time delivery

Biggest perks of Ownership: Free time and having the chance to build a great company

Plan: To become one of the leading design and building firms in Africa

Biggest challenge: Office management and finance

First career: Teaching

Most interested in  meeting: Dr Abiy Ahmed

Most admired person: My mother

Stress reducer: Motorcycles, racing cars , off road dirt bike riding and travelling

Favorite past-time: Maintaining a car and motorcycle

Favorite book: The Fountain Head by Ayn  Rand

Favorite destination:  Dubai

Favorite automobile: YAMAHA YZ 426f, SUBARU WRX, NISSAN GTR