25 Bough Street is vision and initiative by Lanre Ajakaiye.  Lanre is a first generation, native of Providence, Rhode Island and son of West African immigrants.  who attended kindergarten in Olneyville at Nickerson House, Elementary school at St. Mary’s in the same area before going to Classical High School where he is now inducted into the Classical Hall of Fame for Track and Football, the University of Rhode Island for undergraduate finalizing his studies at Boston University with his MBA.  

He calls himself a real estate and tech guy who is a social entrepreneur,connecting community impact to revenue and sustainability.  He is the first person in New England to be approved by the SEC to crowdfund real estate getting over 188+ coimmunity members behind him and 50+ testimonials of support.  

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Lanre has also been inducted into the MLK City of Providence Hall of Fame for Community leadership and is a 2021 Who To Watch recipient from Providence Monthly.  He is a recognized innovator and community leader helping to get the state name changed at the city and then state level in 2022. 

A change agent, innovator and postive disruptor,  Lanre has held roles in the C-Suite, local and international and before returning to Rhode Island, was Senior Vice President of Sales and real estate broker for ArdorNY.com real estate in Manhattan (NY, NY) where he led the expansion, growth and development of the real estate company which would later be sold to CitiHabitats/ the Corcoran group.  

Lanre has always blended his career with social impact for youth, family and community. He is passionate about youth and community building and does so providing solutions to gaps with dynamic, community driven and empowering offerings.  He is the person and creative force behind the New England Family Fun Festival, an affordable cost effective event for youth and families, which garnered over 6,232 attendees  (https://vimeo.com/94422554).across 40k sq ft at the Rhode Island Convention Center as well as Power The Future, a career and workforce development event for youth and families. Finally, he has helped his wife to build the sales, marketing, brand and sponsorship strategy for R.I.S.E Women's Leadership conference (RISEWLC.COM)  debuting in 2018  with sold out attendance in all years and now the City's and one of New England's most loved events.

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​Lanre is an alumni of Leadership Rhode Island being voted Class Speaker by his classmates (2017).  In 2018, he was asked to serve on the planning committee. In 2019, he received the honor of being  co-chair of the 2019 Omicron II Leadership Rhode Island class.  In the past, Lanre has held various roles where he has transformed and awakening organizations towards their true potential and doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon! 

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More at:  Lanreajakaiye.com