Ghanaian entrepreneur, Rebecca Osam, has added her voice to growing calls for urgent action to reverse the country’s rising talent exodus, urging young professionals to see opportunity at home rather than seek it abroad.
Speaking at the 25th edition of the Ishmael Yamson & Associates Business Roundtable, Ms. Osam stood out not only as a contributor to the discussion but as a living example of the power and potential of returnees.
The event, themed “Managing the Talent Exodus: Leveraging Private-Public Partnerships for Growth,” brought together stakeholders from government, academia, and the private sector to address the deepening challenge of brain drain.
Distinguished speakers included H.E. Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, former President of Mauritius; Mr. David Ofosu-Dorte, Senior Partner at AB & David Africa; Prof. Mary Setrana of the Centre for Migration at the University of Ghana; and Ms. Abena Amoah, MD/CEO of the Ghana Stock Exchange.
Ms. Rebecca Osam, the Managing Director of Reflo Company Ltd, Reflo TV, and The Femme Fatale Studios, shared her personal journey of building a career in the UK’s creative industry—spanning acting, singing, and modelling—before deciding to return home, Ghana in 2014 to contribute to social development.
“I believe in the Ghana project. We cannot sit back and watch our brightest talents leave. I came back because I saw the opportunity to build, to create jobs and to give people a reason to believe in what we have,” she shared in conversations at the event.
In 2014, she founded Reflo Company Limited, beginning with the production of high-quality, affordable pull-up diapers.
Ms. Osam’s journey from performing arts to entrepreneurship has evolved into a mission to empower the next generation of Africans.
Through her companies—Reflo’s TV and The Femme Fatale Studios—she uses media to tell powerful African stories, amplify unheard voices and support women and youth in entrepreneurship and creative industries.
Her presence at the event served as both an endorsement of the roundtable’s theme and a living example of the value that returnees can bring to national development.
She encouraged young Ghanaians to view their home country not as a place to escape from, but as fertile ground for innovation and purpose-driven business.
As policymakers and stakeholders continue to explore strategies to curb the talent exodus, voices like Rebecca Osam’s are a timely reminder that with bold vision and committed action, returning home can be the greatest investment of all.
