This is the final instalment of the Secrets of Scale event series powered by Entrepreneur Magazine and the MESH Club.I'm probably more excited about this show than any of the others because we'll be covering the very personal aspects of entrepreneurship and scaling a business - and featuring arguably three of the most insightful people I have i ...…

Welcome to the 3rd installment of Secrets of Scale featuring:- Vinny Lingham (CEO, Civic & Shark Tank Investor)- Marnus Broodryk (CEO, Transaction Capital SME Services & Shark Tank Investor)- Jason Goldberg (Founder 10X-E and Director, Edge Growth)- Vuyo Tofile (CEO, Entreprenuer Banc)Tonights show will consist of three parts:Part 1 - Building ...…

Last night we kicked off the second instalment of the Secrets of Scale event series powered by Entrepreneur Magazine and the MESH Club.The instalment of the Secrets of Scale pitted an entrepreneur against two of South Africa’s top venture capitalists to find out: What exactly does it take to build a fundable business? Your panellists are:- Keet ...…

The Secrets of Scale series of events are designed to help entrepreneurs understand the dynamics and challenges of scaling a business and will empower attendees with the skills, insights and principles necessary to enable a business to scale on a world stage.YOUR MASTERS OF SCALE ARE:Allon Raiz (CEO, RaizCorp)Rich Mulholland (Missing Link)Howar ...…

www.qkt.io/secretsofscaleThe most exciting and important stage of a businesses life is the beginning of the scaling process. You have your product or service figured out, and now it is time to get things going! It's during this stage that you will learn if you are going to make it or not. Your decisions at this stage will determine if you are g ...…

Howzit guys. So, last night we hosted another sold out live show this time in conjunction with two of the most exciting people in business at the moment - Gilan Gork (Expert Mentalist) and Mark Keating (CEO of Sales Guru) where we explored "how to use influence and persuasion to get what you want in business" in front of a live audience of abou ...…

This edition of the Matt Brown Show is powered by Get Smarter.com. In 2008, at the tip of Africa, GetSmarter, is founded by brothers Sam and Rob Paddock. The first online course ever presented was Wine Evaluation in partnership with the University of Stellenbosch. Later the same year, Africa’s leading university—the University of Cape Town—agre ...…

Michael Jordaan was the CEO to one of South Africa’s largest banks FNB with a customer base of nine million. With more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services sector and nearly a decade at the helm of the Bank, Michael oversaw the move away from traditional banking, and led FNB to be named the “World’s Most Innovative Bank” in the 2 ...…

Just a quick word to say thank you to Nadine Todd from Entrepreneur Magazine for taking the time out to conduct the centenary episode of the Matt Brown Show – she did a stellar job I’m sure you will all agree. And finally, to every one of you who have supported the show in any way – whether that is listening to the show like you are right now o ...…

Howzit guys, so as the saying goes there is no business-like show business. Last night at #CryptoKungfu we put on a show which was broadcast around the world and which featured three of the world’s most influential people in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Tone Vays from the US, Adam Meister also from the US and representing Africa we ...…

Adam Meister is regarded as one of the worlds leading Bitcoin experts and his passion for BTC has lead him to travel to six continents in less than a year in order to contemplate the revolutionary economic aspects of cryptocurrencies. He is all about "disruption" and believes that Bitcoin will be the ultimate disrupter of the next ten to twenty ...…

As entrepreneurs, we are typically working towards something – a vision of some kind – in most cases it is about obtaining more freedom, more status, more success; whatever success looks like to you. And as we pursue success, life has a habit of gifting us experiences and situations that we cannot control. Sometimes these situations are overwhe ...…

Howzit guys, so as entrepreneurs and business leaders, being able to unlock growth is a key focus in what we do. Yet, many of us are seemingly stuck in the trenches every day taking grenades, and we don’t get the time or space to work on our businesses so that we can identify the things that truly can 10x our value in the marketplace. For me pr ...…

This is the full version of the LIVE Matt Brown show held in January in Johannesburg. It was the biggest cryptocurrency event ever held in South Africa and I'm proud that the Matt Brown Show is at the forefront of connecting the cryptocurrency community together. This event is sponsored by Centbee (www.centbee.com) and Uprise Markets (www.upris ...…

There is an old saying that nothing worth having comes easy and the story of Gareth Leck and Pepe Marais is no different. The idea was to take big agency thinking to the man in the street under a concept called “take away advertising” and a mission to disrupt the advertising space. Today the company Joe Public is South Africa’s largest independ ...…

So, turns out #CryptoJHB was a yet another sold out live show – and I’d like to just say thank you to everyone who has supported my crypto focused events, without your support these events wouldn’t be possible. Twitter was going crazy again on the night – in fact, #CryptoJHB was the #1 trending hashtag on Twitter in South African on the night, ...…

We all know that sales is the life blood of any business but the ability to make sales doesn’t come naturally to many of us. It’s arguably why many of us hate cold calling so much because when we were young we were told “not to talk to strangers”. The ability to make sales is further impacted when the economy sucks and the market is just not sp ...…

So, blockchain/bitcoin is seemingly a very hot subject right now in SA. #CryptoCPT was my third sold out live show in a row and this time we explored the inner workings of initial coin offerings (ICO’s) and token sales. The event was sponsored by Bitcoin events, Blockchain Academy, Luno and PwC came to the table and on the night my Twitter feed ...…

When Paul Hutton, Joel Stransky and Bruce Arnold launched Pivotal Group in 2012, they did so with a wealth of experience and business relationships on their side. But it was still a start-up. They worked from home and then the SLOW Lounge, and they raised some angel funding, accessed personal capital, significantly reduced monthly income and to ...…

Hey guys, so today I want to talk to you about Toys R Us. In 2012, they were a $12 billion company with a massive retail network of 1600 stores. In September 2017 – that’s just last month – they went bankrupt. In fact, Toys R Us is just 1 of over 300 retail brands have filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the past 9 months alone. So, how does a $ ...…

We’ve seemingly heard it all before – you know, that classic rags to riches story of an entrepreneur who despite all the odds has built a business that has stood the test of time. Well, here’s the thing. For me, these stories are becoming rarer to get ahold of. It is becoming harder to build big businesses from scratch – especially for aspiring ...…

So, yesterday I was giving a talk to a group of entrepreneurs from the entrepreneur’s organization. I was talking about the worlds Unicorn club – essentially a term used for a billion-dollar valued company. I was asked by one the delegates, why South Africa has not produced a Unicorn of its own yet when more Unicorns have been produced in the l ...…

Hey guys so today I want to talk to you about the power of having a personal brand. You know, when I started this podcast it was called the Digital Kungfu show but as you now know it’s called the Matt Brown Show. Since I rebranded the show it has literally 10x’d the listenership but more importantly, I now enjoy multiple income streams from the ...…

The ability to re-invent one’s self is arguably one of the most important qualities that anyone can have. With the world changing as quickly as it is these days you essentially you need more than IQ and EQ to be successful – you now need something called AQ or what the Singularity University calls the Adaptability Quotient i.e. how quickly can ...…

So, I have a question for you. Have you heard of disruptive technologies like robotics, artificial intelligence and 3D printing before?” Now, I imagine that you would have heard of these terms before. But what if I asked you this: “What workforce will need to employ in the future because of these technologies?” You probably haven’t given that m ...…

Research. This is arguably one of the most undervalued initiatives that any business can take but interestingly, it seems that research as a strategic capability is to this day not used by many entrepreneurs and business owners and even worse ignored entirely. The other day I was interviewing Anish Shivdasani, the founder and CEO of Giraffe who ...…

One of my goals for the year was to get all the investors from the hit TV series the Shark Tank onto the Matt Brown Show. It’s taken me a year or so to track all them down but finally I managed to get my last Shark onto the show. Her name is Dawn Nathan-Jones. Now many of you would have seen or heard of the brand Europcar, well Dawn was at the ...…

It’s not often that you sell out two events back-to-back in any industry but fortunately for the Matt Brown Show this is exactly what has happened. The Cape Town leg of the Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain/Bitcoin and the future of money tour was a resounding success with about 300 people filling the Nedbank auditorium in the V&A Waterfront. At the ...…

Value systems. To a large extent they define your life whether you're an entrepreneur or not. You see, they govern how we make choices and choices (AKA decisions) really are your ultimate power. In this episode I chat to Alex Simpson, a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of BeYourLegacy.com about how to work identify and work with your own value s ...…

Initial Coin Offerings (ICO's) represent a new way for entrepreneurs to fund their businesses. In this episode I chat to Rob and Jaco from Sports Podium about their upcoming ICO and token sale and what they've learnt in the process of working with cryptocurrency backed alternative funding vehicles.By hello@digitalkungfu.co.za.

The path of an entrepreneur can be pretty lonely at times and it's often difficult for people to understand exactly what you are going through. Earlier this year, I founded my own mastermind group with 5 other entrepreneurs where we discuss our personal challenges and business problems. The group also helps us achieve goals through peer group a ...…

It was 2007. The recession has not yet hit and markets were booming. Autotrader sold 108,000 copies of their print magazine but magazine sales started to decline. This sparked a journey of the re-invention of Autotrader from a print only play into digital and tech business - against the advice of highly paid consultants. Today Autotrader makes ...…

This episode is proudly sponsored by IT Web. Cyber security effects businesses of all sizes. Whether you are major corporate or you are running a small enterprise the ability of your business and it's IT infrastructure to protect you from cyber attacks is becoming more and more important in the digitally connected business ecosystem that we fin ...…

Cryptocurrencies, The Blockchain/Bitcoin & The Future of Money. This subject is arguably one of the hottest subjects in the media right now and for good reason. It promises so much – the least of which is the decentralization of the monetary system and the potential financial inclusion of the poor.This event is the first live podcast driven med ...…

This subject is arguably one of the hottest subjects in the media right now and for good reason. It promises so much – the least of which is the decentralization of the monetary system and the potential financial inclusion of the poor.The Back StoryThis event is the first live podcast driven media event of its kind and after I released the tick ...…

Mindsets. An entrepreneur’s mindset – essentially a set of working assumptions about your intelligence, talent or abilities is critically important to understand when it comes to decision making in business. You could call it decision making theory – or the reasoning behind doing something in your business or not. Often there is far more succes ...…

Storytelling. It’s one of the biggest buzzwords in business—storytelling—and it’s how savvy companies are satisfying the public’s never-ending hunger for content. With compelling characters, relatable plots and, most important, authenticity, innovative story tellers are connecting with consumers, colleagues and investors on an emotional level – ...…

Tom Asacker is the author of five critically acclaimed books: The Business of Belief, Opportunity Screams, A Little Less Conversation and A Clear Eye for Branding, groundbreaking books that describe new practices and ideas for success in times of uncertainty and change, and Sandbox Wisdom, a heartwarming story about a CEO’s search for meaning a ...…

Rich Mullholland guest hosts the Matt Brown Show for the very first time and it's for very good reason. The AAA School of Advertising in conjunction with Digital Kungfu and Matt Brown Media is hosting a private breakfast and networking event on Friday, July 28th called "The Cognitive Cash Breakfast - And The Knowledge ATM. More info in this pod ...…

Can entrepreneurs save South Africa's economy? That was the question I had to have answered when I interviewed Gil Oved, the co-CEO of the Creative Council and Romeo Kumalo, the former CEO of Vodacom and the current CEO of Washrika Holdings. In this episode we uncover how entrepreneurs can save South Africa's economy and a whole lot more. Power ...…

Mark Sham comes back onto the Matt Brown Show for the second time to discuss the subject of change and how entrepreneurs can work with change both within yourself and within your business. Change is not an easy thing to deal with as an entrepreneur so in this episode we discuss and share insights and learnings from our own experiences in busine ...…

Elevation’s report ‘Unicorns, Gazelles & Leapfrogs: Fast-tracking the South African startup ecosystem' is being released today. It covers 6 months of research and 30 executive interviews by Jason Levin and proposes some options for catapulting South Africa's ecosystem forward. In this episode, I'm doing a "live" podcast from the event so the fo ...…

For a long time Matt has said that anyone can be an entrepreneur... but it's not for everyone. Today, Howard Sackstein is the CEO of Saicom but in his previous life he was a high powered lawyer working for the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) during South Africa's 1994 elections. In this episode, Matt explores what he learnt during hi ...…

As an entrepreneur, being able to influence people in order to get what you want has it's merits. But how do you go about working out what someone is thinking in a boardroom for example? Matt Brown speaks to Gilan Gork, who is South Africa's leading Mentalist, and a master at reading and influencing people using non-verbal and psychological pri ...…

One of the great mysteries of entrepreneurship is why businesses fail. Some people start one successful business after another while others fail to succeed.The worst part about a failing business is that the entrepreneur is unaware of it happening until it is often too late. It makes sense because if the entrepreneur really knew what he was doi ...…

Starting a business is hard and raising capital for your business can mean the difference between success and failure. In this episode I chat to Benji Coetzee, she is the founder of Empty Trips, a startup that is disrupting an $8 trillion logistics industry. In this episode we explore her personal journey of attempting to raise capital for her ...…

If you can't sell yourself as an entrepreneur you are dead in the water. The most important aspect of selling anything is the ability to sell a great story. I chat to Brent Tollman, an entrepreneur and international media strategist, about how to craft a great story for your business, it's products and it's people.…

Howard Mann is a business turnaround specialist. After 17 years of successfully enabling business owners with the means to unlock new value in their businesses, he has developed a unique perspective on how entrepreneurs can survive the struggle of running a business. Power episode.By hello@digitalkungfu.co.za.

I chat to Ross Drakes about the realities of cashflow in a business, regardless of its size. Ross shares his tactics and tips for managing the financial aspects of a business in a modern business environment and we explore in detail the realities of running a business as an entrepreneur.By hello@digitalkungfu.co.za.

I chat to an "inside man" within the financial services industry about what the future of the banking industry might look like. We discuss how disruptive technologies are forcing industrial age business models to adapt to a digitally enabled economy and why startups are uniquely positioned to disrupt established traditional markets. Power episode.…