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Monthly Archives: February 2014


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6 Ways to raise our kids to be entrepreneurs

This article also appeared in Finweek Magazine in their 20-Feb-2014 issue

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Our generation, our parents’ generation and generations before that, were raised to go to school, get a grade 12, and get a degree in order to get a job. But the world has changed. Job security and certainty about tomorrow, no longer exist. We cannot depend on anyone else but ourselves for financial and career security. We as parents and our educational system should be training our kids to be entrepreneurs, so that they can create jobs instead of working in jobs for someone else. We should be teaching them to be resourceful, resilient and creative, so that they can create their own successful tomorrow and don’t depend on someone else for their future. Continue reading →


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Education is the way out of poverty

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This article also appeared in Finweek Magazine in their 07-Feb-2014 issue

We all know that South Africa’s school education system is in a shambles. But does this matter, if an overwhelming 81% believe that school does a bad job of preparing learners for the real world and the workplace? Actually, education is still the way out of poverty and here is living proof. Continue reading →


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How female consumers are changing “guy branding”

male-female This article also appeared on Finweek.com on 18-Dec-2013

Women playing rugby, our very own Banyana Banyana soccer team, women riding motorbikes, women driving sports cars, women drinking alcoholic drinks. More and more we are seeing women moving into traditionally male-dominated territory.  Is the move good or bad for masculine brands? Finweek unpacks the issues. Continue reading →


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Want to make better decisions? Give it time

sleep-and-decisions-and-ideasThis article also appeared in Finweek on 22-Nov-2013

In 2011, when Barack Obama had to approve the raid that would kill Osama bin Laden, he didn’t decide quickly. Instead, he chose to sleep on it first. After taking 16 hours to reach his decision, he got a lot of criticism. As a business leader, often you’re faced with complex, high-impact situations that call for big decisions. Should you make these immediately? Or like Obama, should you give yourself time to weigh up all the options? Research suggests that time (and sleep and meditation) can help you make better business decisions, even tapping into your creative side. Continue reading →