Ryan Sauer loves to be the center of attention, its half the reason he loves lecturing so much. Ryan is called “Sourz” by his close friends from the late 90’s and “Ryan” by everyone else that met him post Y2K. The strange thing is Ryan grew up with little to no technology in his life, […]

I’ve never enjoyed taking orders from others. That’s why I couldn’t wait to leave my school years behind me. The mere thought of going straight to University made me feel as if I was simply signing up for a role in ‘Groundhog Day’, so I did the next best thing and left for London! A […]

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Kevin’s presentation was entitled ‘Importance of storytelling and authentic leadership’ and covered the importance of good storytelling in your business and the duties that MD’s and business owners have to become authentic story tellers. Check out the full presentation here: The importance of storytelling and authentic leadership by Kevin Welman from Brent Spilkin   The overriding […]

I have always had a burning ambition to be an entrepreneur even from a young age. I recall selling chewing gum in high school at a “premium” to my peers who were hellbent on impressing the opposite sex – it was a perfect model. I kicked off my advertising career learning how to sell in […]

Nicholas Haralambous is the founder of the online fashion company, NicSocks.com. Nic was the CEO and co-founder of Motribe, the mobile community platform, before the company was successfully acquired by the social network, Mxit in October, 2012. He also founded ForeFront Africa consulting firm before selling that business to Imperial Holdings. He was selected as […]

  I still have my Grade 1 report where it says “Pleiades is a daydreamer and spends too much time staring out of the window”. As a natural introvert I’m a pluviophile who loves books, tea, cats, staircases, rainbows, Alice in Wonderland and Mozart. I’m a Sushi Ho.   In my previous life I was […]

What do you get when cross and Irishman and a Leb? A Lebrachaun. That’s me, but at heart I’m a proud South African.  I am in love with all things Jozi. Having lived in the inner city for a few years fueled my addiction to the hustle and bustle of city life. Although, I recently […]

  Meg and Jen, co-owners of You&Me Design, spend an incredible amount of time together and don’t do anything by the book. And thus decided to write each other’s bios, because who knows you better than your business partner, right? Meg, fondly known as Midgy by her closest friends, is a passionate “little” package. She […]

  Gabriella Brondani, affectionately known as “Gabbi” to her friends, colleagues and clients, never set out for a career in PR, let alone starting up and running her own business in the PR space. She landed in PR purely by accident. Her idea was to finish high school and get into advertising or law. As […]