About Us

Franklin is the Founder and President of The ELDERS Consult, President & Group Chairman of Leonards Group of Companies. Franklin is an Entrepreneur, Real Estate Developer, Security Analyst, Leadership, Innovation, Corporate Consultant, Philanthropist, Mentor, and advocate for Youth Employment. Franklin is a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Academy of Students’ Achievement Awards Ghana (NASAAG) from 2022 to 2025 and reappointed from 2025 to 2027. The Board Chairman for Switch Up Experience, a tourism hub in Ghana, and an Advisory Board member of Innovation For Empowerment and Development (IFED) a model United Nation body. The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Leonard’s Homes Company Limited, a leading construction company in Ghana since 2013.

On international business, Franklin is the Board Chairman of Knox Prrmier Limited, a global trading and investment firm specialised in agric-commodity, crude, and precious metals trading and consultancy. He is also the Founder of African Initiative Impact Programme (AIIP), a transformative platform dedicated to fostering sustainable development, innovation, and economic empowerment across Africa, with the mission to drive impactful change through strategic partnerships, capacity-building initiatives, and innovative solutions tailored to address the continent’s most pressing challenges. Franklin is the founder of A Jewel in the Street Foundation, an institution that seeks to groom, train, and educate the less privileged in our society most especially ‘Kayaye [Head porters]’, and put them back into schools. Many of these beneficiaries are now graduates in the fields of Fashion, Media, and Cosmetology professions. Franklin is a member of the International Trade Council for both the United Kingdom and its Ghana Chapters. And a Consultant for Ghana’s Youth Employment Agency Job Center.

Prior to founding the Leonard’s Group, He worked with a company called Specs Savers in the United Kingdom as a supervisor. Franklin also worked as an Unemployed Claim Supervisor for the Department of Works and Pension in the United Kingdom. He worked as a Job seekers’ advisor for the United Kingdom Employment Service Centre (Job Centre Plus). Franklin also worked as a Recruitment Manager, Risk assessor, First aid, and food and hygiene trainer for MediChoice Health Care in the United Kingdom. Franklin is also the CEO of Global Engineering and Planning Services Company Limited, an engineering industry in Ghana. Franklin has over twenty-five years of leadership and management experience and continues to move and lead Leonard’s Group of Companies. He is a Professionally Certified holder in Security Terrorism, a Certified Information Security. Systems Analyst, and a certified Firearm Training Instructor from the Bureau of National Investigation Authority in California, USA.
Franklin Leonard has an MBA in Innovation, Leadership, and Consultancy Management. Master of Business Administration from ILC – Imperial College of London.

Awards and recognitions: Franklin Leonard was honored as the Most Responsible Social Service
Philanthropist for 2023 by the Ghana Philanthropy Awards
Franklin’s areas of expertise include:
• Real Estate Development and Construction
• Commodity Trading and Consultant – Import and Export
• Electrical Engineering
• IT, Computing, and Network Security Systems
• Security Surveillance and Cyber Security Training
• Customer Service Training, Entrepreneurship, and Start-Up Business Training
• Risk Assessment Training
• Policy Training Analyst
• Innovation, Leadership, and Consultancy Management Training
Contact: Email: info@theleonardsconsult.com Social Media: LinkedIn/Instagram/Facebook @Franlin
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Mohamed Khamis Mansaray is a committed Network Engineer, education advocate, and nonprofit leader with a deep passion for empowering communities across West Africa and beyond. Born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone, he attended the prestigious St. Edward’s Secondary School before relocating to the United States in the early 2000.He holds a degree in Network Engineering and has cultivated a successful career at the intersection of telecommunications and digital education.

Mohamed brings over five years of experience with Verizon Communications, where he served as a DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) and PBX (Private Branch Exchange) Engineer. In these roles, he was instrumental in maintaining and optimizing critical communication infrastructure. He later transitioned into the digital learning sector, contributing to the advancement of accessible education through his work at Stride Inc., a leading provider of online learning solutions.

Beyond his technical expertise, Mohamed is deeply committed to social impact—especially in his home country of Sierra Leone. For the past ten years, he has served as the Deputy Director of the Center for the Promotion of Inclusive Education (CPIE), where he advocates for equitable access to quality education for all learners, including those with disabilities. He is also the Executive Director of the Foundation for the Empowerment of West African Communities (FEWAC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting education, economic development, and community empowerment throughout the region.

A devoted family man, Mohamed lives in Virginia with his wife and their four children—three sons and a daughter. His life’s work reflects his unwavering belief in the transformative power of education, technology, and collective action to build a more inclusive and equitable future.