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Business & BeersInspiring lessons we can all learn from an entrepreneurOn this week’s episode, we are really excited to have Leo Page join us.
Leo shares his life journey of how he started his entrepreneurial journey and what the trigger point was to him taking the plunge into going on his own.
Leo shares golden nuggets in the episode of going from having everything in abundance, loosing it all and then having to build back up again. The lessons shared are so insightful and inspiring and gives everyone the foundational building blocks on how to succeed.
2022-01-1855 minBusiness & BeersTaking the skies to entrepreneurshipWe are very excited to have Alex MacPhail join us on Business & Beers for an episode filled with so many golden nuggets of wisdom, as Alex takes us through his journey of going from an Airline Pilot to an entrepreneur.
One thing that we get taught is that entrepreneurship might not be pretty but if you put your mind to it, bring what you can bring, and add as much value wherever you can, you will be successful.
The episode is filled with insights that we can learn on working in high-performance teams, surrounding yourself...2021-12-1654 minBusiness & BeersThe accountable exit plan to starting your own business ft. Frugal LocalWe are fortunate enough to have Frugal join us for another episode of Business and Beers for his experience of leaving his toxic work environment to starting his own business and what this process looked like.
Frugal provides such valuable insight into what his exit strategy looked like, how he was held accountable throughout the process and gives our listeners some fantastic tools that can be used to understand who you are as a person in more detail and how to develop personal development plans to succeed in whatever your exit strategy looks like.
If...2021-09-1424 minBusiness & BeersAre you the victim of a toxic workplace?In this week’s episode, we chat to Frugal Local about what it means to be the victim of a toxic workplace and what his experience was in dealing with a toxic workplace.
He walks us through the different personas one would encounter on the journey of a toxic workplace, how to identify these characters, what to do if you find yourself in the situation, and most importantly how to identify if you are in fact a victim of workplace toxicity.
The episode is filled with golden nuggets and practical steps for anyone to use an...2021-09-0141 min
Business & BeersFrom selling books to software projects - This week we chat to passionate entrepreneur Jacques du Toit about his journeyOn this week’s episode of Business & Beers we chat with Jacques du Toit.
Jacques shares his story from running his side hustle publication and textbook business called BookIt Books while being a full-time student at University of Pretoria. He shares his story of how the business was started by a massive gap in the market and we get introduced to ‘Mr Chang’ who re-enforced the idea of the business.
He goes into his story of being a natural explorer at heart, what drives him to succeed, how does he solve problems and id...2021-07-1943 minBusiness & BeersWhere we get the Business in Business and Beers?This episode of Business & Beers is a very special episode as we interview our very own host, Steven Van Rooyen.
Steve successfully started Digidorx many years ago as a side hustle which eventually turned into his full-time job in 2019 that he has turned into a success even in a global pandemic.
This podcast is filled with so many golden nuggets that Steve gives along his journey of mentors and people that helped guide his path from varsity and deciding what to study, working for different companies and agencies along the way to eventually becoming a...2021-06-2855 minBusiness & BeersGetting creative with business, beer and knowledge bombsWe are super excited to have Danny de Nobrega join us all the way from Cape Town.
Danny’s story is something that a lot of people can relate to, going from wanting to study to be an architect to founding Kilmer & Cruise Advertising Agency.
We touch on the idea that brewed over a few days and turned into the dream that Danny talks us through.
Danny shares incredible golden nuggets on the show:
1. How they found their business name.
2. Why they started th...2021-05-0345 minBusiness & BeersGhosts, Markets, and everything Side HustlesOn this week’s episode of Business and Beers, we are joined by the Finance Ghost.
In simple terms, the Finance Ghost takes complicated finance stuff like investing, corporate finance, what companies are doing on the JSE and how to invest in them and repackages it in a way that simple people will understand.
We dive into detail on side hustles and how Finance Ghost started his journey from a corporate career and moved into having a successful side hustle while still managing to keep Mrs. Ghost and baby ghost happy.
Finance Ghost dr...2021-04-1233 minBusiness & BeersWhat a 1000 days in business can teach you (Guest: Amanda Louw Bester)On this weeks episode of Business & Beers, we are joined by Amanda Louw Bester who is the founder of Pragmattica Digital Consulting, www.pragmattica.co.za.Amanda shares some amazing insights into some of the lessons she has learnt from being in...2021-03-1448 minBusiness & BeersInspiring story of becoming Financially FreeOn this weeks episode of Busines and Beers, we are joined by Esther Mukumbo.Ester shares her inspiring story of a time when she was under financial strain in her last year of varsity and faced the challenge of potentially not getting her BSC Degree, to...2021-02-1631 minBusiness & BeersThe story of being a Ironman - well half ironman to be exactOn this weeks episode, we took inspiration from our New Year's Goals podcast and got to listen to Simon's story of what it was like to complete a Half Ironman. With Steven wanting to complete a Half Ironman in 2021 we found some golden nuggets and...2021-01-1733 minBusiness & BeersNews Years Resolutions and do they work?To all our Business & Beers listeners we wish you all the best for 2021 We thought the most fitting way to kick 2021 off is to discuss New Years Resolutions.Steven and Simon chat around what new years resolutions mean to them and how they plan to...2021-01-1709 minBusiness & BeersHow do you manage people especially through a pandemic such as COVID 19 that has affected the globeWe are excited to have Kalycia Urquhart on Business & Beers podcast discussing how do you manage people especially through a pandemic such as COVID 19 that has affected the globe. Kalycia Urquhart CEO at Digital...2020-12-0743 minBusiness & BeersChallenging exponential business growth and what it means (Guests: Gidyon Lankers & Jason Mader)We are excited to have two awesome guests on Business & Beers podcast today challenging the traditional beliefs of being a business owner, how to scale your business to get exponential growth and what it means to have a network around you.Gidyon...2020-11-2443 minBusiness & BeersWhy & How To Build A Podcast (Guest: Gidyon Lankers)On this weeks episode, we chatted to Gidyon about starting a podcast and then chatted about his podcast business Disrupt X.Golden nuggets from this weeks episode:- How and why Gidyon started his first podcast. - A reminder why Simon & Steve started...2020-11-1219 minBusiness & BeersWorking for a business owner to becoming a business owner (Guest: Gidyon Lankers)Todays guest is Gidyon Lankers, a recent business owner who is changing the way podcasts are done. He owns Disrupt X and he shares his story of how Disrupt X was born and the journey he took to finally become a business owner.The podcast is filled with...2020-11-0237 minBusiness & BeersDiscussing how to take calculated risks with Jarred LarosWhen you make decisions how will these benefit me in 3 to 4 years from now?Invest in yourselfI was able to take a break from the company and reflect on what I wanted to achieve in life and I could go ahead and do that. I was in a much better position to...2020-10-071h 00Business & BeersBack yourself with a plan and you will be successful - Guest Arno Dolz.Golden Nuggets from this episode Look at your own values and perspectives and see if the company aligns with thatSometimes your plan requires you to take a step back in order to growA lesson learned is that you think everything is going well, the...2020-09-2345 minBusiness & BeersAn open & honest chat with Arno Dolz about the lessons he learnt during his careerGolden Nuggets from this episode1. Everything was a gentleman's agreement and nothing was documented on what was said or agreed. The only regret I have from the business is not sticking it out as it probably would have been very successful .2. Only time...2020-09-1117 minBusiness & BeersThe comeback and what the future holds (Guest - Grant Greeff)It is very important to get very detailed in the problem but the solution can have many different forms or shapes"Have a very tight grip on the problem and a very loose grip on the solution"There was never a plan b because that would mean we are not...2020-09-0326 min
Business & BeersBeing a vulnerable and transparent leader through uncertainty with Grant GreeffIs this episode of Business & Beers we chatted to Grant about his business and how it was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown in South Africa. He touches on his responsibility as the CEO, failure, creating a work environment and how...2020-08-2428 minBusiness & BeersWelcome To Business & BeersGet to know Simon Van Heerden and Steve Van Rooyen a little bit better. They also share the one lesson they have learnt during the Covid-19 Pandemic2020-08-0614 min