Paul Esterhuizen, a South African entrepreneur and philanthropist, currently serves as CEO of School-Days. School-Days is a rewards and incentives program backed by Skybound Capital. It empowers parents to support education in South Africa through a network of partner businesses (School-Days Earn Partners) at no direct cost. Participating parents can…
Cliff Walker is an entrepreneur with a distinguished reputation as one of the world’s elite network marketers. With decades of experience, Walker specializes in guiding individuals from the corporate world to a life of entrepreneurial freedom, having once made the move himself after a highly successful corporate career. Walker is…
Stay dedicated to your ideas and committed to your business. Eventually that hard work and dedication will work for the best. Kingdom Mugadza is the founding partner of Tirisano Partners, an investment and consultancy business based out of Johannesburg South Africa. Most notably, Kingdom Mugadza has led the business…
Know all the corners of the industry you operate in and be willing to learn from others. Silas Theophilus Busang Nyembe started engaging in the family business when he was 12 years of age working as an assistant at his aunt’s supermarket whereby he had to learn all the basics…
Never make an important decision from a place of weakness. Carole Hambleton-Moser strategically built and managed Credit Suisse in Cape Town for almost ten years. Having left the corporate world now, she has merged her enthusiasm for business with her love of philanthropy and now spends time giving back…
I make use of a PowerList. This is basically a list of five key items that I must perform for the day. These items must be something that will lead to growth. If I don’t do all five of the tasks set out for myself then I “lose” the day….
Educate yourself constantly, read books from those you admire, always try to connect with people in a meaningful way and see how you can be of service. Jessy is a solopreneur who accepted a 5 month ‘gig’ in Cape Town, South Africa in 2003 after losing 8 jobs in…
[quote style=”boxed”]”If we want to become the best in something we need to learn from the best. So pick someone who has a proven track record in the areas you are interested in.”[/quote] Adriaan Smit was born to be an engineer. Always very inquisitive and from a young age spent…
[quote style=”boxed”]I always say that being brilliant at only one thing is a career death-sentence. It encourages comfort zones and being complacent. I suggest always learning a new skill.[/quote] Artwell is a creative professional with a solid passion for all things digital. He studied fine arts at the University of…
[quote style=”boxed”]Make mistakes. I’ve made so many mistakes as an entrepreneur; it is actually ridiculous. But it is through these mistakes that I learned and I wouldn’t change that attitude ever.[/quote] Adii Rockstar (born Adriaan Pienaar) is an entrepreneur, the co-founder of the successful online startup WooThemes and a general creator of…