YOUNG BUSINESS PERSON
Tommy Deuschle CEO of Emerging Ideas and C Media
as youth pastor I really have a
chance to,
you know, I guess, to make
such a positive change for
Zimbabwe and the nations
around.”
Tommy is the first born son of
founder and senior pastor of
Celebration Ministries
International Church, Pastor
Tom Deuschle, and he too, has
followed in his father’s
footsteps in ministry, as he is
the youth pastor at the church.
He also comes from a business
background, having his
grandfather, and father, being
businessmen themselves,
making Tommy his father’s son
in the truest sense.
“…I am someone who really believes in God’s plan
for Zimbabwe, and God’s plan for Zimbabwean
people….”
Not only is he one of Groove
magazine’s famous dads, but he is also
a young, innovative businessman, and
our feature for our young business
person profile. A holder a Bachelor of
Commerce degree from Oral Roberts
University, USA, Thomas Deuschle
III, or Tommy, is one of Zimbabwe’s
businessmen, with a company that
sets to promote business ideas by
young, upcoming entrepreneurs.
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He describes himself as, “I am an
American citizen, with a
Zimbabwean drivers licence, a
British accent….umm…..with a half
Canadian wife,” (and laughs
jokingly),”No but in the real sense, I
am a son of my father. And I am
someone who really believes in God’s
plan for Zimbabwe, and God’s plan
for Zimbabwean people. And I
believe in the young generation;
GM.: What motivated you to
get into business rather than
we know that you are from a
very musical family; instead
you focused on the business
side?
Tommy: So actually I am into
music, and I write songs. My
brother and I are releasing an
album actually coming out
sometime this year. This is
actually the first time I’m
talking about it to you, no one
else knows about it. And the
idea of music; my brothers
normally do the music stuff.
Business, I saw a big need for
young entrepreneurs, and
young ideas to have a platform,