Esther Asante

Esther Ama Asante, commonly known as Esthy, is an award-winning entrepreneur and the Founder, Owner, and CEO of two successful online businesses: Virtual Linguistic Solutions (VLS) and Organic Trade & Investments (OTI). Esther was born in Ghana and raised in France. She has worked with various multinational companies in Ghana and has championed managerial roles in radically different industries – from the real estate to aviation industries.

She was formerly the Relocation Manager at Executive Relocations Africa, a subsidiary of AGS Movers, and the Quality Manager, Personal Assistant, and Commercial Manager at Swissport Ghana Limited from 2015 to 2018. She masterminded the digitalization of the operations management system of OTI, which currently integrates 12,000 farmers and 300 small scale manufacturers across Africa.

This powerhouse entrepreneur has been honored with a number of recognitions. In 2018, she received the Best Female e-Commerce Entrepreneur award. In March 2020, she was the only Ghanaian to be conferred the African Global Trade and Investment in Excellence (AGTIE) Award for Trade & Investment Facilitation Excellence.

She has been featured in many publications including the American Biz.net, BusinessGhana News, the African Business Communities, and recently, the ecomConnect online magazine, thanks to her impressive achievements and her company’s performance in increasing sales during the COVID-19 crisis by 1,900%(!).

Esther is also a member, a coach, and an Independent Consultant for the SheTrades Commonwealth Ghana project. She developed a concept note for the International Trade Center (ITC), which aims at finding solutions to the many challenges faced by women-owned businesses in Ghana. Over 30 WoBs (members of the SheTrades Commonwealth Ghana project) benefited from the program.

Esthy has attended more than 10 online and in person conferences as a panelist. She was an honored speaker at the Global Women’s Summit 2020.