GEM — Global Entrepreneur Magazine — is a media and opportunities ecosystem for the people building the future of enterprise. Across five editions and every platform we publish on, our work is the same: put remarkable founders in front of the world, and connect them to the opportunities that help them grow.
To build the world's leading media and opportunities ecosystem, where entrepreneurs, creatives and communities connect through storytelling, television, podcasts, live events, education and strategic partnerships. By celebrating innovation, showcasing culture and reinvesting in local community projects, GEM creates opportunities that inspire business growth while delivering measurable social impact around the world.
To become the most trusted home for entrepreneurial storytelling on earth — a global network where a founder in any city can be seen, celebrated and connected to the people, platforms and partnerships that move them forward. A world where opportunity is shared, not gatekept, and where every business has a story worth telling.
GEM began with one conviction: that the right story, told well, can change the course of a business. What started as a single magazine has grown into a global network of editions — London, Lagos, Abuja and Accra — each telling the story of its own city, and a Global edition where all of them come together.
Today, GEM is far more than a magazine. It's a full ecosystem — print and digital editions, a weekly newsletter, the GEM Podcast, GEM TV, live events and the GEM Academy — all built to do one thing: give entrepreneurs the platform, the audience and the connections they deserve.
And we believe success should circle back. A share of what GEM builds is reinvested into local community projects in the cities we publish from — because a magazine about opportunity should create some, too.
Six beliefs that shape every issue, every episode and every partnership.
Every business has a story. We tell it with craft, honesty and respect for the people behind it.
We think globally and report locally — celebrating the culture of every city we publish from.
We open doors rather than guard them, connecting founders to audiences, mentors and partners.
Design, editorial and production we're proud to put our name on — nothing less leaves our desk.
Success that flows back. We put resources into the local projects that lift up our cities.
Trust is earned with every issue. We protect it fiercely and never take it for granted.
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Six ways GEM tells stories and creates opportunity — under one roof.
Five editions — London, Lagos, Abuja, Accra and Global — in print and flip-to-read digital.
A short newsletter every week — the magazine in miniature, one edition at a time.
Candid conversations with builders, founders and business leaders around the world.
Documentary features, founder profiles and event films that bring the stories to life.
Summits and founder nights across our cities, where the network meets in person.
Practical programmes on brand, storytelling and growth, taught by people doing the work.
A founding team and an editorial network spanning four cities and the world.
A builder of communities and platforms, Stephen brings the vision and network that connect GEM's founders across the world.
Brand strategist and storyteller, Precious shapes GEM's editorial voice and the look and feel of every edition.
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Whether you're a founder with a story, a brand looking to partner, or a reader who wants the best of global enterprise — there's a place for you here.