The Legacy Brewed in Bitter Cocoa: Daniel Boateng Sarpong as co founder of Chamber of Licensed Gold Buyers
The steam from the bitter cocoa tea curled into the air like a question mark, its earthy aroma mingling with the weight of the moment. Across the table, Job Osei Tutu a man whose ideas often crackled like lightning leaned forward, his voice trembling with urgency. “Daniel, this industry… it’s chaos. Exploitation, middlemen, no standards. What if we could change it?”
Daniel Boateng Sarpong sipped his tea, the bitterness grounding him. Silence stretched, but Job knew better than to rush a man who’d built empires in the gaps between words. Daniel’s mind flickered through decades: the grit of small-scale mining pits, the clink of gold weighed in backroom deals, the roar of Ashanti markets where fortunes were made and lost before noon. He’d seen it all. Survived it all.
Then, the small voice—the one that had whispered to him in studio booths while recording his album Towobo Ansa na Waware, the one that had nudged him to pivot from telecom sales to mining during Ghana’s boom. This time, it was clearer: “This isn’t just an idea. It’s a legacy.”
The Call to Purpose
Job’s vision was audacious: a Chamber of Licensed Gold Buyers (CLGB) a unified force as advocate for Ghana’s gold traders, enforce ethics, and empower local miners. To Daniel, it echoed his life’s rhythm: order forged from chaos. He’d done it before , turning Santasi Roundabout into a gold hub. He’d done it mentoring Solani Global, transforming a startup into an award-winning titan. But this? This was bigger.
“You’re asking me to build a system,” Daniel said finally, his voice low. “Not just a business.” Job nodded. The tea cooled between them, but the air hummed.
The Captain at the Helm
Daniel was no stranger to storms. As a boy hawking goods in Kwahu Pepease, he’d learned to read markets like tides. As a territorial salesman for Onetouch Mobile, he’d outmaneuvered rivals with guerrilla tactics. As a miner, he’d navigated red tape and rogue excavators. But the CLGB was different—a chance to anchor an entire industry.
He leaned into his strengths:
– The Strategist: Drafting frameworks to unify buyers, miners, and regulators.
– The Bridge: Leveraging partnerships with giants like AU Resources Ltd to inject credibility.
– The Mentor: Rallying young entrepreneurs, just as he’d done with Gilded Gold and Purity Group.
“This chamber isn’t about us,” he told Job. “It’s about the miner in Manso who’s hustling daily. The trader in Wa, Kumasi, Tarkwa, Asanko, Dunkwao etc who lacks fair pricing. That’s the legacy.”
The Unlikely Alchemist
According to Marriam-webster Alchemist: Someone Who Transforms Things for the Better
Daniel’s journey had always been one of reinvention:
– From musician to miner: His album Ananse DE.G taught him storytelling; mining taught him resilience.
– From salesman to savant: Selling phones honed his hustle; brokering gold deals sharpened his instincts.
– From entrepreneur to elder: Now, he wasn’t just building businesses~he was building systems.
Yet even as the CLGB took root, his mind raced ahead. Late nights were spent scribbling tech blueprint a solution to track gold from pit to port, blockchain-backed, transparent. “The future,” he mused, “ is where ethics meet innovation.”
The Ripple
Today, the CLGB stands as a testament to that fateful tea-stained conversation. Now injecting integrity into Ghana’s gold veins. But for Daniel, it’s just the beginning.
“Legacies aren’t built in boardrooms,” he says, eyes glinting with the fire of a man halfway up a new mountain. “They’re built in the quiet moments—when you choose the bitter truth over sweet complacency.”
As Ghana’s gold glimmers brighter on the global stage, Daniel Boateng Sarpong is already coding his next act: a tech venture poised to revolutionize ethical sourcing. Because for him, every ending is a prologue.
Epilogue: “The world’s problems aren’t puzzles they’re invitations. And I RSVP ‘YES’ in bold.” ~Daniel Boateng Sarpong