Business

Hosted at the beautiful Vega Durban campus, 2017's second Digital Swarm was a success. Yet again, all the Digital Swarm tickets sold out in less than 24 hours.

Recently, there has been an increase in fake news stories and websites, which is concerning. Research done by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism suggests that 51% of people with online access use social media as their primary news source.

The Five Year isn’t just a book about the digital marketing industry and the lessons learnt during the toughest years of building a business. It also discusses the power of dreams and the courage needed to be brave in life and business.

Decision making is part and parcel of being an entrepreneur. But, many entrepreneurs make the mistake of making decisions without thinking things through. Entrepreneurs often act too quickly because they're are occupied by massive responsibilities and have huge volumes of work to deal with.

Keith Coats, the man who was both my mentor and mentoree, helped me realise that helping people unlock their true potential meant they needed to be motivated and inspired.

There are many different leadership styles and ways of motivating staff, but Keith approached motivation in a similar way to Fredrick Hertzberg.

I’ve always admired how people come together to create something new and spectacular. Musicians do this frequently. They’re more interested in making great music than self-promotion, making them more willing to work together.

Great musicians are always looking for new talent to collaborate with - people they can perform, write and ultimately promote the music industry with. Collaboration helps musicians introduce themselves to new audiences, learn, grow and network. It helps build both the industry and the individuals involved.