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MBS125 - John Nicolakakis, CEO Romans Pizza Oct 23, 2018

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Pizza. They say you can’t buy happiness but you can buy pizza and in my world that’s kind of the same thing. When John Nicolakakis took over the reins of Roman’s Pizza from his father, he had only one goal: To create the biggest pizza brand in South Africa. Billions a year in system-wide sales into this journey, and the company’s aggressive expansion plans have never wavered. In fact, if ever there was a poster child for the mantra ‘go big or go home’, Nicolakakis would be it. John came onto the Matt Brown Show to share his story about building Romans Pizza into a network of over 250 stores in three countries and we also has a bit of fun in the studio by throwing him into a blind folded pizza tasting test and he shows us a new way of taking out the trash in the studio with a base ball bat. The Injustice League just doesn’t get old for me.

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MBS124 - Chris Jaftha, The Dream Catcher Oct 23, 2018

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Dreams. Dreams are not what you see in your sleep, dreams are things which do not let you sleep. But having a dream and then achieving a dream are very different things. They say that every artist needs their own religion because to do anything noteworthy today really does require a massive amount of guts, determination and perseverance. Here’s the thing about dreams. They don’t work unless you do. Chris Jaftha is an actor, TV presenter, dancer, singer and well known voice over artist and someone who has achieved many of his own dreams and the public, the media and major brands have noticed. He has been voted by People Magazine as South Africa’s most eligible bachelor, has been featured in a dozen different TV shows and has recently hosted “the longest date” a new reality show that combines the best of Fear Factor and the Bachelor – I caught up with Chris to find out what he has learnt in the process of becoming one of Africa’s most inspiring young talents in media. And remember, the biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. So, go out there and do it!

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MBS123 - Danny K, The South African Prince of Pop Oct 11, 2018

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Perseverance. Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding on the 20th. But imagine not getting a lucky break day after day for 7 years straight. How would that make you feel? Would you quit, or would you persevere? Many entrepreneurs would and do give up for one simple reason: Rejection sucks. But here’s the thing about rejection: When you are rejected it doesn’t mean you aren’t good enough or worthy enough, it just means that you need to get up and try again. This is the single biggest quality I have noticed in highly successful people I have interviewed on this show. Our guest today is none other than Danny K who is the embodiment of perseverance. He is a four-time South African Music Awards winner, singer song writer, actor and philanthropist. He has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, has been a brand advocate for Nelson Mandela’s foundation and collaborated with some of the world’s most well-known music artists. But despite his celebrity status, his story is in fact also one of many rejections, and an unwavering ability to persevere despite all the odds. There are so many nuggets and pearls of wisdom on this episode of the Matt Brown Show, so without further adeu.

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MBS122 - Maps Maponyane - Influencer, Celebrity & Fashionista Oct 10, 2018

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Legacy. As entrepreneurs it’s important to think about your legacy because in reality you are writing your every single day. But for many of us it takes strength, courage and wisdom to build a legacy. You see, your legacy isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life in truth it’s about what you inspire others to do because of what you accomplish. Our guest today is non-other than Maps Maponyane, one of Africa’s most influential young black entrepreneurs. Maps is a multi-talented business brain; movie producer and celebrity and we discuss what he has learnt in the process of building multiple successful businesses which has left a truly inspiring legacy of his own. Surprisingly, Maps won Cosmopolitan Magazine's "Sexiest South African Man" in 2013 but hasn’t won that award ever since. To make up for that, he decided to smash a unicorn with a baseball bat in the studio.

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MBS121 - Alec Hogg, Founder & Publisher Biznews.com Oct 05, 2018

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Journalism. Journalism is in fact history on the run and the courage of journalism has to be respected because journalism is the protection between people and any totalitarian rule. The story of South Africa’s possible state capture by Zuma and the Gupta’s is very well known but what you may not know is how one small team of journalists were largely responsible for shining a light on the on happenings inside the presidency, which ultimately lead to the avoidance of state capture. Alec Hogg is one of those journalists. In this episode of the Matt Brown Show, we explore how the world of misinformation, fake news and social media can influence the business community of South Africa and affect the economic fabric of an entire country. As entrepreneurs, it is vital to understand that information and knowledge are two currencies that will never go out of style.

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MBS120 - Andy Rice, Head And Shoulders Above The Rest Oct 05, 2018

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Branding. A brand is no longer what we tell the consumer it is, but it is what consumers tell each other it is. But to build a brand today is harder than you think. In the face of information overload and a hyper competitive attention economy how do you get to grips with building your brand and reputation as an entrepreneur? To get the answer I reached out to arguably one of the best branding consultants in the world, Andy Rice. Andy himself is a huge personal brand and over the past three decades has consulted to every major brand in Africa, has been a judge at the international Cannes Advertising Awards and has been a radio personality for as long as I can remember. He also highly opinionated and calls a spade a spade so I hope you enjoy this episode as much we did in the studio.

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MBS119 - Zach George (Startupbootcamp Africa) & Stuart Van Der Veen (Nedbank CIB) Sep 28, 2018

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Some say that startups go to corporates to die. But is that the full story? I reached out to arguably two of the biggest players in Africa’s startup ecosystem to get their views on exactly where we are at in terms of our startup ecosystem and it’s development and we explore how corporates are dating the world of startups to solve some of their biggest innovation and disruption challenges. Our panelists are non-other than Zach George, the co-founder and MD of Startupbootcamp Africa and Stuart Van Der Veen, the head of Disruption and Innovation for Nedbank Corporate Investment Banking. They also smash the shit out of our Rainbow Dash mascot in the studio with a baseball bat.

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MBS118 - Robin Wheeler - Author, Death Is The Ultimate Orgasm Sep 21, 2018

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Death. This is a subject that is very rarely spoken about yet is more relevant than we think when it comes to entrepreneurship. Allow me to explain. Businesses die around the world every day and for the entrepreneur the fear of losing something they have put their heart and soul into building can be familiar to that of losing a loved one. I can attest to this as over the years, I’ve founded nine businesses and six of those didn’t survive. Uncertainty is just something we have to deal as entrepreneurs, and it is easy to think we fear the unknown, but what we really are afraid of is the known coming to an end and so in life and in business death isn’t cool. But there is so much power in thinking and talking about death and for many reasons, but arguably one of the most important is that it forces you to come to terms with why you are an entrepreneur and what you hope to leave behind as a legacy and in a very authentic way. I reached out to Robin Wheeler, the author of Death is Ultimate Orgasm to discuss the very personal aspects of death and how we as entrepreneurs can shift our thinking about death in business and in life. This is a power episode, so I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.

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MBS117 - Duncan Irvine, CEO Rapid Blue (Producer, Shark Tank) Aug 30, 2018

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Whats up hustlers, so trying to define media is a very difficult thing to do because in todays world media is evolving so quickly. For context, as of April 2018, total worldwide population is 7.6 billion The internet has 4.2 billion users There are 3.03 billion active social media users. That works out at a new social media user every 15 seconds. Facebook Messenger and Whatsapp handle 60 billion messages a day. This is just a quick snap shot of the media driven world we are living in. But as much as the world changes, some things stay the same. Like making sure you, the entrepreneur, have a great story to tell on the plethora of media channels that you have at your disposal. One entrepreneur has seemingly survived all of this change in media and today is responsible for household entertainment shows like Shark Tank, Strictly Come Dancing, Come Dine With Me and many, many others. Duncan Irvine runs the biggest TV production studio in Africa and by all accounts is a living legend in the media space. In this episode, we’ll explore his very personal and quite frankly unbelievable journey in producing content for the some of the biggest shows in the world today. Strap yourselves in for a cliffhanger. So without

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MBS116 - Cathy Davies, Host Outpatients (FOX Life) Aug 29, 2018

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Hey guys, so entrepreneurs must deal with pain more than most. You know, the pain of cash flow, the pain of failure, and the pain of just well, having to make it on your own. And so, when the proverbial shit hits the fan, it’s easy to think we’re suffering more than most – but that’s just not the truth or reality. You see, regardless of how bad things get in your life, there is always someone who is worse off than you are. In today’s episode, I chat to Cathy Davies, an entrepreneur who the transforms the lives of ordinary people and celebrities. In her new reality TV show called Outpatients on FOX Life she shares the real stories of ordinary people who are dealt some really unbelievably bad blows and yet despite everything have the strength inside of them to push through incredible pain and despair to achieve their dreams. This particular episode of the Matt Brown Show is really one about perspective – because sometimes the right perspective makes things possible. So without

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