Kofi Douhadji
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| Born | Kofi Douhadji Afagnan, Togo |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Author, musician and US Air Force officer |
Kofi Douhadji, also known by the stage name Oneil Biatti, is an American author, musician and former U.S. Air Force officer. He founded the publishing company Flying Wings[1][2] and the activewear brand dooko.[3][4] He is also the author of the book Unbroken Optimist.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Douhadji was born and raised in Afagnan, Togo.[6] His father is a musician.[6] He moved to Aného, Togo to attend high school.[7] After graduating from high school, he moved to the capital, Lomé.[7] While living in Togo, he attended Ismad University, where he earned a two-year engineering degree.[6][7]
He immigrated to the United States in 2016.[6] After moving to the United States, he attended Bellevue University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Analysis and Management and a Master of Science degree in Management.[5]
Career
[edit]When he lived in Togo, Douhadji was active as a professional musician under the name Oneil Biatti.[7] He founded his first company, a civil engineering company, in 2008.[5] He also worked as a surveyor for several engineering consulting firms.[4] In 2014, he released an album titled Sweet Wood.[8]
After immigrating to the United States, Douhadji enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in March 2017.[5][6][7] He was stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base.[6][7][9] He served in the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron.[10][11] He achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant.[9]
Douhadji would go on to found the American sportswear brand dooko.[3][4] He also founded Flying Wings, a publishing company for self-published authors.[1][2] He published his first book, Unbroken Optimist, through Flying Wings in 2021.[5][12]
In 2022, Douhadji served as a speaker for the Washington Policy Center’s Evening in the Desert event, as well as the Washington Policy Center’s Young Professionals Spokane Summer Social.[4][13]
Douhadji was invited to speak at the 2023 intake of the Kōkiri Māori Business Accelerator Programme.[14]
His second book, Tiny Sparks, was released in 2024.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Meet Kofi Douhadji". Bold Journey Magazine. 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ a b "Togo : Kofi Douhadji présente son premier ouvrage " Unbroken Optimist "". Togo Actualite - Premier site d'information du Togo (in French). 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ a b "DOOKO D Trademark of Douhadji Combey, Kofi - Registration Number 5830271 - Serial Number 88159405 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ a b c d "2022 YP Spokane Summer Social". www.washingtonpolicy.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ a b c d e "BU Alum Douhadji Turns Hardship Into Opportunity Through Determination, Education". bellevue.edu. May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fairchild airman was once famous musician in Togo, Africa". krem.com. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ a b c d e f "Togo native made to be an American Airman". Fairchild Air Force Base. 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Oneil Biatti, chanteur de génie". République Togolaise (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ a b "Faces of Fairchild, Staff Sgt. Kofi Douhadji". DVIDS. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Kofi Douhadji, Togo native". www.fairchild.af.mil. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Oneil Biatti : le chanteur togolais dans l'armée américaine". Africa Top Success (in French). 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Unbroken Optimist. Flying Wings LLC. 2021-11-28. ISBN 978-1-7376243-0-1.
- ^ "Evening in the Desert – Scottsdale". www.washingtonpolicy.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Unbroken Optimism: Conversations with Kofi Douhadji". cultureanddesignlab.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.