Despite the assertion that certain life conditions can render one poor, the Chief Executive Officer of Tobinco Group of Companies, Dr. Samuel Amo Tobbin, insists it is a choice.
“There is no difference between a poor person and a rich person. A rich man chooses to be rich, and a poor man also chooses to be poor. So, being poor is not a result of certain consequences,” he said.
According to the serial entrepreneur, the universe has given everyone an equal opportunity in life. Therefore, Ghanaians must believe in their ability to achieve anything they desire in life, as long as they are determined and zealous enough to put in the necessary effort.
“(God) has given wealth to everybody, so it is not something we have to struggle to get. But one very important thing is that you do not undermine yourself. Do not underrate yourself. Have the belief that what someone has achieved, you can also achieve.”
“The path to having health is determined by the person in question. There is no difference between myself and any of you here. The first thing you must know is that you should not think I am rich because I am better than you. You can do whatever you want to do in life,” he said at the 2022 Wisdom Summit.
Mr. Tobbin has over 20 years of experience in managing a business. He is the Executive Chairman of The Tobinco Group Of Companies, which includes: Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Banking, Insurance, FM station and many more.
He has previously solely grown Tobinco Company Limited in General merchandise. As a business strategist and an entrepreneur, Samuel Amo Tobin has been the engine which is growing his company from strength to strength.
He has undergone extensive training in Finance, Management and Strategic Planning with hands-on experience to run his business efficiently. He was recently nominated for an Honorary Doctorate Degree from a University in Denmark for his experience in Business Management and Strategy.
In 2008 Tobinco Pharmacy was honoured by the Ghana Private & Dental Association for the most TRUSTED brand – ALAXIN August 2011. Mr. Samuel Amo Tobbin was adjudged the marketing man of the year 2010. The popular anti-malaria drug, ‘Lonart,’ produced by Tobinco Pharmaceuticals, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Ghana, was adjudged The Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) product of the Year, 2014.
He has a passion for the vulnerable and the needy in society. Some of his Social Responsibility Projects include: Provision of one thousand five hundred (1,500) Health Insurance Cards for women and children in Accra, The building and furnishing of an ultra–modern office complex for The Ghana Police Service at Kotobabi District in the Greater Accra Region and Instituted a scheme that pays a monthly stipend to about two hundred (200) widows in the Church of Pentecost and many others.
He is a family man married to Mrs Mercy Tobbin with 3 lovely children.