Renowned Ghanaian fashion icon Richard Brown, popularly known as Osebo the Zaraman, has opened up about his humble beginnings and the sacrifices that shaped his journey to success.
Speaking on The Career Trail programme on Joy Learning TV and JoyNews, Osebo revealed that financial hardship forced him to abandon his education at Awuku Darko Senior High School in Form Four.
As the eldest of six children, he felt compelled to take on work to support his family’s survival and help his younger siblings remain in school.
“With the little I could do, I decided to push trucks. Today, people call it ‘Kayayo.’ My parents didn’t have money, and since I was the eldest, I had to help my younger ones go to school,” he said.
Osebo recalled how the work came with public ridicule, but he refused to let shame or mockery deter him from his goal.
“In this world, when you want to do something, you forget about what people will say. Nobody knew what I was going through. My focus was to get money and take care of them. Shame? No way. I didn’t even think of that,” he added.
He also shared how his difficult circumstances cost him a relationship at the time.
“I had a girlfriend, but she left me for a bank manager because of what I was doing. But that didn’t discourage me. My priority was my family,” he recounted.
