Brightsprings Group Limited, Holborn, London, United Kingdom: Thomas Balogun, Director

Company: BRIGHTSPRINGS GROUP LIMITED
Company Description: Based in Central London, BrightSprings Group is a leading provider of greenly mined precious metals (free from harmful chemicals) and agro-allied products for global export and a market intelligence leader. Its commodities include the below. • Precious Metals – Gold (Au), Diamonds (C), Silver (Ag), Tin (Sn), Cobalt (Co), Copper (Cu) and Aluminum (Al)
Nomination Category: Entrepreneur Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Best Entrepreneur - Metals & Mining
2022 Stevie Winner Nomination Title: Thomas Balogun
  1. Which will you submit for this nomination, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length or a written essay of up to 650 words? Choose one:
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  3. In bullet-list form (up to 150 words), provide a brief summary of up to ten (10) of the chief achievements of the nominated entrepreneur since 1 January 2020:

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    • Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 (Golden Bridge Awards) 
    • Export Provider of the Year 2021-2022 (Prestige Awards)
    • Export Provider of the Year 2021-2022 (Southern Enterprise Awards)
    • Forbes Business Council Member
  4. If you are providing a written essay for this nomination, submit in this space an essay of up to 650 words describing the achievements of the nominated entrepreneur since 1 January 2020:

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    Based in Central London, BrightSprings Group is a leading provider of greenly mined precious metals (free from harmful chemicals) and agro-allied products for global export and a market intelligence leader. Its commodities include the below.

    • Precious Metals – Gold (Au), Diamonds (C), Silver (Ag), Tin (Sn), Cobalt (Co), Copper (Cu) and Aluminum (Al)

    As well as mining and exports of precious metals, the company acts as a broker to evaluate the potentials of products through mediation, smooth business transactions, and risk management. We provide a consultancy service to give insight and advice into specific markets, including entry strategies, marketing plans, and ensuring accreditations and approvals.

    BrightSprings Group has exceptional insight into the ever-changing climate of precious metals export markets. It provides in-depth data, analysis, and information for more than 190 countries, connecting every corner of the globe. Its enviable position has been made possible firstly by the analysis tools it has clearly developed to assess import and export conditions, and secondly, by expertise, it possesses by strategizing and planning for the most lucrative outcomes. The company values being a dependable business partner and resource committed to optimizing the economy for every party involved. 

    BrightSprings supply ethically provenanced precious metals (green-mined) to refineries, traders and institutional investors who make precious metals related end-products to all consumers around the world. Understanding shareholder value comes from private markets and private equity offers investors a smart alternative for asset/wealth management. Automobile companies, watch/phone manufacturers and gold refineries are those very interested in our services.

    BrightSprings outstanding points has been to ensure its sourced Gold has been responsibly produced without any harmful chemicals such as mercury (less pollution to the environment), ensuring our Gold and other precious metals are sourced from certified mines with clean implementation technologies, good mining practices and elimination of mercury in its operations.

    • Encouraging label certification for clean gold for gold coming into the international markets
    • Empowering mining communities in DRC & Guinea
    • Developing effective solid waste disposal plans for local mining communities in DRC & Guinea

    Vision/Mission
    BrightSprings long term strategy is to develop great working relationship and work exclusively on product quality Premium Gold with the most prestigious refiners as end customers in Switzerland and Dubai. The traceability of our gold is 100% always available for our end customers.

    Innovation
    BrightSprings intends to solve real customer problems and challenges by providing and disrupting the gold industry supply chain with a proven blockchain/fintech solution to help eradicate constantly faced vulnerabilities (i.e., the sector’s traceability shortcomings) to consumer/investor perceptions of responsibly sourced gold which has driven global economies. We have undertaken detailed research and validation across the market to identify and understand priority consumer segments, thereby developing a plan to build a solution which combines a mix of innovative product and user design and technology.

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Thomas Balogun
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