Name: Yohannes ‘Jay’ Balcha
Education: Master’s in Housing and Sustainable Development
Company name: Jay Graphics PLC
Title: Digital painter, Graphics designer and General Manager
Founded in: 2012
What it does: Makes affordable digital painting and printing services
HQ: 2nd floor, Hager building
Number of employees: 1
Startup Capital: 15,000 birr
Current capital: Growing
Reasons for starting the business: Passion for creating digital painting
Biggest strength: Being creative
Biggest perks of Ownership: Time flexibility
Plan: Be the go to company for all digital painting needs
Biggest challenge: Digital painting is a new concept and informing people about it
First career: Architect
Most interested in meeting: Barack Obama
Most admired person: My father
Stress reducer: Watching movies and series
Favorite past-time: Watching movies and series
Favorite book: “Do the work” by Steven Pressfield
Favorite destination: New York
Favorite automobile: Tesla Model 3
