Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Fat Sheep project in South Africa's barren Karoo landscape is my favorite turnaround story. With a new CEO in 2004, the toy company shifted gears and introduced new lines of some of the most popular LEGO sets in history. Since then, Adidas has developed into a world whole recognized for its premium athletic attire.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2019

The Airbnb Way is my ninth business book since 2004. This summer, for example, I spoke in Singapore, Australia and South Africa. I write business books about brands that entrust me to consult for them and/or tell their story. I also travel internationally, providing keynote speeches on leadership and customer experience.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In the 1970s, shareholders protested against apartheid in South Africa by withdrawing their equity from companies in that country. The term ESG was first popularized by the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation when they published a report called Who Cares Wins in 2004.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 29, 2019

Assessments for measuring and analyzing such strengths have been developed by VIA (Values in Action Classification of Character Strengths; Peterson & Seligman, 2004), Personality Strengths Project (Linley, 2008) and Gallup, Marcus Buckingham, Now Discover your Strengths (Buckingham & Clifton, 2005). NZ Entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

2001-2004 were very humbling but we built a real company. This is only the first chapter in my story. That story for another day. Don’t Believe the Hype – take your lesson from Public Enemy (video worth a 4 minute diversion ).

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

I recognized the challenges that the majority of the unemployed face in South Africa: a lack of finance, lack of frequent access to technology, education and language issues (English is not the first language of many in South Africa). I started my business back in 2004 when I wanted to escape the corporate rat race.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 11, 2010

B efore we literally kick off the first ball in the 2010 South Africa World Cup, below is a collection of interesting links on Israeli startups and more for the week of June 11th: Interesting startups of the week. Hopefully you haven’t heard of them before… Jivy Group - a mini-conglomerate of companies founded in 2004.

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