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David Gustave, known as Dawood Gustave (February 23, 1967), is a British businessman, lawyer, former youth advocate and one-time political figure.

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Early life and education

Gustave is of mixed Irish and St. Lucian heritage. He was raised in Peckham, London where he suffered verbal and physical abuse from neighbours. [1] At 16,he left school. That same year, unable to cope with a difficult relationship with his father, he also left home. [1]

At age 30, Gustave enrolled in an adult education course where he took ‘A’ level and undergraduate equivalency courses. [1] Among the external readers of a research paper he wrote was an Oxford University professor who encouraged him to apply to Oxford. At age 32, Gustave enrolled as an undergraduate to study history at Wadham College. [2]

Career

After Oxford, Gustave won a number of scholarships from the Middle Temple to pursue a career at the Bar. [2] He started working with young gang members at Kids Company as an Educational Motivator. [3]

Gustave has been described as a ‘Social Visionary’. [2] He was featured in Channel 4's ‘Disarming Britain’ debate alongside Dawn Butler, Dominic Grieve and Peter Hitchens [4] and in the ‘CNN Heroes’ Series alongside Russell Symonds. [5]

Gustave states ‘he is not content with fulfilling his own ambitions, but is determined to help others to set and reach theirs’. [2] Gustave has been described in the media as the ‘British Obama’ [1] [6] [7] Gustave is a member of the Labour Party. [2]

Gustave founded Reluctantly Brave [8] in 2012 [9] to guide leaders and businesses to reach braver goals - to be successful through being their true, radically authentic selves. As CEO of Reluctantly Brave he advises companies from start-ups to multinationals on leadership, strategy and creativity. [10]

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  3. ↑ Casciani, Dominic. "Voices of Muslim Youth", BBC News , London, 4 August 2005.
  4. ↑ Snow, John. "Disarming Britain", Channel 4 , London, July 2008.
  5. ↑ Author, Unknown. "CNN Heroes", CNN , July 2008.
  6. ↑ Naysmith, Stephen "UK Obama to visit Glasgow", Glasgow Herald , 15 April 2010.
  7. ↑ Author, Unknown. "Can this 'British Obama fights London Crime", Chinichi Shibum , Tokyo, 11 November 2008.
  8. ↑ "Reluctantly Brave". Reluctantly Brave. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
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