The Founder Files
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Rated #1 Podcast for Entrepreneurs in South Africa in 2023 by Feedspot.
The Founder Files is where founders come to explore proven growth strategies and real entrepreneurial challenges.
Hosted by Cameron Coutts, each episode unpacks the complex journeys of scaling businesses, delivered by entrepreneurs who've walked the path. No script, no filter – just a fireside chat between growth-driven founders.
If you’re seeking practical advice and relatable stories to fuel your growth journey, this is your go-to resource. Subscribe now!
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50 Years of Strategy: Why Most Entrepreneurs Fail (And How to Win) - Nic Frangos
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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The Engineer Who Turned Beer into a Water Company – Stephen Walker, Ground 2 Tap
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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The Founder Who Sold Her House for 34 Tons of Salt - Samantha Skyring, Oryx Desert Salt
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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The Butcher Who Wants You to Eat Less Meat - Andrew Nel, Frankie Fenner Meat Merchants
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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From South Africa to the World: How AURA Is Revolutionizing Emergency Response - Ryan Green, AURA
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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How Humanity SA Built a 7-Figure Business with Zero Experience - Shaun Raaff, Humanity SA
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Life After the Exit: Rebuilding, Reflecting, and Investing Smarter - Ariel Navarro, OneCart
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Powering Africa: How Open Access Is Scaling Clean Energy, James Irons - Open Access Energy
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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How RIYP Became South Africa’s Fastest-Growing Exporter - Uzair Essack, Riyp
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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The Family Business Brewing Change in Coffee - Daniel Pretorius & Lulu Larche, 4WKS
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Reinventing Recruitment: How Wamly Built a Global Solution - Francois de Wet, Wamly
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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From 1 Café to 12 Brands: The Story of No Name Hospitality - Ariel Segal, No Name Hospitality Group
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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From Burnout to Breakthrough - The Stories and Insights That Are Rarely Public
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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How Plentify Is Solving Load Shedding With AI - Jon Kornik and Kailas Nair, Plentify
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Why Xero Acquired This South African Startup
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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How This Founder is Redefining Health With AI
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Team First: How Great Founders Build Strong Structures
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Why Saying No Helped Them Scale From Freelancers to Global Clients - Angelo Zanetti, Elemental
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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The Startup Lending Millions Without Raising More Equity - Daniel Goldberg, Bridgement
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Behind the Deal: The Founder’s Guide to Buying and Selling Businesses
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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From Collapse to Comeback: The Altify Story - Sean Sanders, Altify
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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The Truth About Start Up Growth No One Tells You About-Tinashe Ruzane, FlexClub
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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How Jem Built Financial Wellness Into Payroll and Why Banks Should be Worried - Simon Ellis, Jem HR
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Pivoting from Hyper Growth to Stability - Peter and Simon Magner, Iridium
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May 26, 2025 |
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The Brutal Truth About How To Build and Scale a Business - Daniel Novitzkas, Specno
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May 12, 2025 |
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The Secret to Building a World-Class Sales Engine - Phillip Tillman, Konsise
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May 05, 2025 |
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He Cracked Last-Mile Delivery in South Africa’s Toughest Markets - Godiragetse, Delivery Ka Speed
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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How He Built a Business That Actually Helps the Planet - Jasper Eales, Sealand
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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The Truth Behind Building a Business in South Africa’s Townships - Jessica Boonstra, Yebo Fresh
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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The Secret to Creating Unforgettable Customer Experiences in the Digital Age - Yaron Assabi, DSG
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Making Life Cover Fast, Affordable, & Scalable With AI - Greg Smith, Dis-Chem Life
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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How to Scale an Agency That Can Say NO to Clients - Felix Norton, Woww Digital
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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How I Turn Market Crashes & Industry Shifts Into Growth Opportunities - Nick Durrant, Bluegrass
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Why is Entrepreneurship in South Africa So Challenging? - Katlego Maphai, Yoco
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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From Losing 95% of Revenue to Scaling a Successful Fintech - Chris Ball, Finch Technologies
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Pineapple's Genius Strategy to Disrupt The Insurance Industry - Ndabenhle Ngulube, Pineapple
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Disrupting The Telco Oligopoly - Calvin Collett, Melon Mobile
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Scaling a High-Volume, High-Impact Fintech Business - Mark Collie, Airvantage
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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How to Build an Authentic Brand That Scales - Nic Eve & Marcel Hattingh, Donkey Long Tong
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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How to Properly Navigate Leadership Handovers - Nemanja Stabic & Dawie de Klerk, Digiata
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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How Two Entrepreneurs are Bringing Connectivity to Millions - Calvin Le Mottée & Wesley Dorning, Sebenza
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Pioneering Earned Wage Access in South Africa - paymenow
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Biggest Challenges and Successes From South African Entrepreneurs
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Moments That Blew Us Away - The Founder Files Highlights
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Scaling a Non-profit Organisation - Tracey Chambers, Taking Care of Business
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Bootstrapped to R2 Billion and Disrupting Banking Oligopolies - Harry Scherzer, Future Forex
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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The Distributor Behind The World's Biggest Brands - Jan Parmentier, Supernova Brands
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Rapid Scaling South Africa’s Largest D2C Solar Provider - Andrew Middleton, GoSolr
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Scaling Africa's Largest Click and Collect Network - Lars Veul, Pargo
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Top 6 Mindset Shifts From Africa’s Top Founders
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Building One of SA’s Most Successful Fintech’s - Matt Putman, iKhokha
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Growth Through Passion, Serendipity, and Innovation - Paul Raphaely, NOMU
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Empowering Healthcare Providers Across Africa - Emilian Popa, Ilara Health
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Scaling One of South Africa's Biggest E-Commerce Exits - Justin Drennan, Parcelninja
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Building and Scaling Africa's Largest Last Mile Delivery Service - Simon Hartley, Wumdrop
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Unlocking Growth for SMEs - Dov Girnun and Daniel Moritz, Merchant Capital SA
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Scaling Efficiently, Building Systems and Hiring a Management Team - Cheri Afonso, HouseHoppers
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Zulzi’s Secrets to Rapid Growth and Quick Delivery - Donald Valoyi, Zulzi
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Scaling a Property Business from Scratch - Greg Blend & Grant Friedman, Africrest Properties
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Lessons From Years Of Success & Failure - Daniel Guasco, Team Africa Ventures
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Building a Fintech for Financial Inclusion - Thomas Brennan, Franc
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Scaling A Cybersecurity Company Worldwide - Sam Hutchinson, Sendmarc
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Top 5 Growth Lessons From Africa's Top Founders
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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VC Strategies & Startup Growth in Africa - Bongani Sithole, Founders Factory Africa
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Deep Dive Into Venture Capital & What It Takes To Succeed - Clive Butkow, Conducive Capital
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Transforming Enterprise Payment Systems - Nolan Daniel & Shadab Rahil, Payment24
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Unlocking Entrepreneurial Success - Allon Raiz, Raizcorp
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Building A Business With Social Impact - Jonathan Berkowitz and Elan Band, Motion Ads
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Scaling A South African FinTech Company - Thomas Pays, Ozow
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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How To Build A Billion Rand/Year E-commerce Business - Luke Jedeikin & Claude Hanan, Bash
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Y Combinator, B2B Sales & Strategic Partnerships - Melvyn Lubega, GO1
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Simplifying Legal Complexities for Startups - Patrick Rogers, Clara
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Personal Growth Journey of a Twice-Exited Founder - Mike Scott, SMB Mastery
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Fundraising and Scaling a SaaS Business - Christiaan van den Berg, JOBJACK
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May 27, 2024 |
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Investing in Consumer Brands with Purpose - Paul Cook, Silvertree Brands
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May 20, 2024 |
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Scaling from South Africa to USA - Steve Uria, SWEAT1000 & Switch Playground
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May 13, 2024 |
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Disrupting Real Estate with the Experience Economy - Murray Clark, Neighbourgood
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Acquire. Scale. Exit. A Different Growth Strategy - Andrew Swiler, Lanteria HR
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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How Web 3.0 is Disrupting Business & Employment - Ross Drakes, Nice Work
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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From Goals to Gold: Mac Lackey’s Playbook of Scaling, Failing, and Prevailing
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Navigating Founder-Investor Relationships - Lisa Illingworth, FutureproofSA
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Prioritise People and Processes from Day One to Scale Up - Garreth van Vuuren, RAPT Creative Agency
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Finding a New Positioning After 12 Years - Tom Manners, Clockwork
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Proudly South African, Globally Loved: The Veldskoen Journey - Nick Dreyer
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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What is the African startup ecosystem like - Caleb Maru, Tech Safari
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Finding the Right Indicators of Success – Brent Spilkin, Spillly Business Coaching
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Building an Epic Business: From Series A to Series B in 15 months – Dennis Vilovic and Leonard Cremer, TROOP
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Breaking Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs - Howard Mann, EOS Implementer
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Scale Your Brand Beyond Product-Market Fit - Shameer Sachdev, Growth Gorilla
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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How to Sell with Passion (and Frustration) – Rich Mulholland, Missing Link
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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NEW SEASON OF THE FOUNDER FILES IS LIVE
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Content Website: a Passive Income for Entrepreneurs and Investors - Adams Smith & Mark Mars, Make Lemonade.
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Scale Your Business Without Selling Your Soul - Shawn Johal, DALS Lighting Inc.
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Maximizing Business Valuations and Successful Exits: Timing, Buyers, and Opportunity Costs - Andre Bresler, Benchmark International
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May 29, 2023 |
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The Opportunity in the Carbon Market and Building Great Governance - Sarah Scott, The Kilimanjaro Project
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May 22, 2023 |
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Be a Startup Ecosystem Player - Renier Kriel, The Open Letter
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May 15, 2023 |
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How Wamly Got to 5 Years of Cash Runway in Less than 3 Years - Francois de Wet, Wamly
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May 08, 2023 |
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When Should You Outsource Your HR Work? - Rose Elcock, Virtue HR Solutions
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Navigating Cultural Drivers in Business Expansion - Jeremy Leach, Inclusivity Solutions
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Why you should build in public - Renier Lombard, Flance Directive Creators
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Making the fashion industry more sustainable - Esethu Cenga & Tshepo Bhengu, Rewoven
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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How to define your personal brand - Emma Donovan, Become Dapper
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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How is AI disrupting the Future of Work? - Jonathan Elcock, Comparisure
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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How to write copy that sells around the world - Jason Bagley, CopyCheck
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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How to design your hybrid work policy - Bentolina Nnadi, Mama Money
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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How to improve your sales process - Andy Dickens, Virtual Sales Limited
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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How to take your business from 0 to 0.5 - Higgo van Biljon, FinMeUp
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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How to maximise resources - Steve , iFLYflat
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Why ADHD is a superpower for entrepreneurs - Joseph Pack, The Tech Dept
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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How to improve your recruitment process - Christiaan Van Den Berg, JobJack
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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How to get funding for your business - Daniel Novitzkas, Specno
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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How to scale your e-commerce business - Ariel Navarro, OneCart
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Working on your business, not in it - Joshua Cox, Fix Forward
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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From Linux Expert to Successful CEO - David Jacobson, SYNAQ
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Storytelling for greater leadership - Graham Brown, Pikkal & Co
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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A successful exit, and then what? - Mark Ross-Smith, Status Match
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Measuring success with data - Ayanda Mtanyana, Data Innovators
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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Choosing Marketing Strategy over Tactics with Ross Munro Williams
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Adapting to a Changing Market with Dillon Jearey
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Staying Healthy at Work with Chris Brucchausen
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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The Key Connections Between Lead Generation and Scalability
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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How Culture Evolves as a Business Scales
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Making Culture and Values Practical
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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How Receiving 1000 No’s Gets You From Having a Product to Building a Business
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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A Real Story of Preparing to Scale
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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The Value of Personal Branding in B2B Sales and Marketing
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Rethinking Customer Experience Through UX
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode - Hiring Mistakes and Best Practices with Cameron Coutts
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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What Sets a Great Founder Apart From The Rest
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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How to Maintain Focus and Strategic Clarity as the Founder of 2 Businesses
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Tristan Van Moerkerken - Optimized: The power of a rebrand in driving performance and results
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Samantha Hogg-Brandjes - GinjaNinja: The importance of an external coach for strategic guidance
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Special Episode: Review of Season 1 with Cameron & Brett
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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E13 - Lauren Dallas: Future Females
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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E12 - Peter Magner: Iridium Business Solutions
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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E11 - Kimberley Taylor: Loop
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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E10 - Takalani Madzhadzhi: Ashanti AI
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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E9 - William Miller & Renaldo De Jager: DealersOnline
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May 30, 2022 |
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E8 - Simon Ellis: SmartWage
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May 23, 2022 |
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E7 - Ilse Dippenaar: Up.Ed
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May 16, 2022 |
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E6 - Theran Knighton-: Mygrow
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May 09, 2022 |
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E5 - Mark Baker: Mygrow
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May 02, 2022 |
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E4 - Sbonelo Mbatha: PetroCONNECT
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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E3 - Mark Harper: PetroCONNECT
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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E2 - Ian Saker: Mineware Consulting
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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E1 - Francois de Villiers: Sognage
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Apr 04, 2022 |