"Bright Simons began his career as an activist at an early age. As a secondary student in Ghana, he organized his friends to protest a change in the school menu with a mass appeal through a popular radio talk show. Upon graduation, he followed his early success by campaigning to drive political change that would open opportunities for people to migrate freely around the world. But, as glamorous as it sounds to be a card-carrying professional activist, governments proved difficult to influence, progress was slow, and Simons soon became interested in more impact, and maybe even a salary. So, reluctantly, he turned to business.

Phony Pharmaceuticals
Unsurprisingly, Simons began to work on opportunities at the intersection of his home country of Ghana and his interest in creating positive social change. When he came across UN estimates that roughly half of the anti-malarial drugs sold in Africa are counterfeits, Simons decided that fake drugs might be an effort worthy of his attention."