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MBS085 - Ran Neu-Ner, Co-CEO The Creative Counsel & Host of Crypto Trader (CNBC Africa) Oct 02, 2017

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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 you adapt to a changing world and to either solve a problem or fill a gap.In this episode, I chat to Ran Neu-Ner who is most known for the sale of this agency to the Publicis Group for north of a billion rand (for my US listeners that is just shy of $100 million). After the exit, Ran spent some time studying at the Singularity University and at Harvard in the states and it was this experience that lead to him founding a new passion for cryptocurrencies and the blockchain.Today Ran is the host of Crypto Trader on CNBC Africa – and it represents the first show of its kind in the world which is making big waves in the #cryptocurrency community.I chat to Ran about his journey with the show and how he approached reinventing himself to fill a gap in the global cryptocurrency trading markethttp://www.digitalkungfu.co.za/ran-neu-ner-co-ceo-creative-counsel/

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MBS084 - LIVE SHOW - PwC - People, Robots and The Future of Intelligent Automation Sep 28, 2017

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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 much thought but the truth of the matter is that you are not alone.Since the industrial revolution, we have attempted to automate our businesses as much as we can to drive operational efficiencies –think about the robots that assemble todays cars on the world’s largest production lines, where there used to be thousands of men literally assembling cars piece by piece, today you have a small army of highly efficient intelligent machines doing the job instead.But the advent of computing heralded a new age for automation, as companies today can automate and outsource not only physically demanding tasks but also those traditionally requiring human cognitive abilities. You see, robots and artificial intelligence are combining to create the next evolutionary step in driving efficiencies across a wider variety of tasks, processes, job functions, business areas, and industry sectors. It is called “Intelligent Automation” and it combines new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to enable businesses to automate all kinds of processes across geographical borders for the very first time. So, to what extent will robots rule the workforce of the future? How much is science fiction and how much is based in reality? And most importantly, how do you prepare yourself for a future when thanks to exponential technology, there can be any number of possible futures? In this live podcast with PwC South Africa, we explore the world of intelligent automation and its implications for the modern-day business world. Your panelists include Brandon Stafford, the intelligent automation lead for PwC Australia, Alistair Hofert, the intelligent automation lead for South Africa, Barry Vorster the People & Organisation Partner for PwC South Africa and Costa Natasas, the Banking and Capital Markets Lead for PwC South Africa – and of course myself.

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MBS083 - Adi Zuk & Emma Du Preez, The Rapid Insights Team Sep 22, 2017

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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 happened to win the global Seedstars program and we were talking about “market liquidity” – which refers to the extent to which your market buys your businesses products and or services. Now all the worlds leading companies are involved in some form of research driven market liquidity initiative and so if you are not doing independent research into your market then you really are missing an opportunity to position you and your business as a thought leader in the space. Take my company Matt Brown Media for example, we have our own market liquidity initiative by undertaking the largest ever independent research project into the South African podcasting industry – and this is where our story begins. I reached out to Adi Zuk and Emma Du Preez from an innovative new research play called Rapid Insights to help my media company with its own research and working with them really allowed me to scale my research initiative quickly and cost effectively. In this episode, we explore why you research matters, what the benefits are when it comes to research and how you can work with data in your own business. www.rapidinsights.co.za

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MBS082 - Dawn Nathan-Jones, Founder Europcar / Entrepreneur / Shark Tank Host & Investor Sep 05, 2017

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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 helm of Europcar as its Chief Executive Officer for some 14 years and today she sits on several company boards as an advisor and of course as you know is investing into exciting startups within the South African ecosystem. Interestingly, we recorded this interview inside Workshop 17 in the V&A waterfront in Cape Town which is a thriving technology hub in the heart of the mother city and which in my view was the perfect location to explore Dawn’s journey in business and unpack what she has learnt in the process of becoming one of South Africa’s leading women in business.

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MBS081 - LIVE SHOW - Cryptocurrencies, The Blockchain/Bitcoin & The Future of Money [Cape Town] Sep 04, 2017

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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 previous event we had quite a philosophical discussion about cryptocurrencies and the blockchain so in this episode we bring it down to the real-world applications both from cryptocurrency trading and business perspective. We also had a change in panel with Werner Van Rooyen from Luno joining the previous panelists of Simon Dingle and Lorien Gamaroff. So without further adeu let’s get on with the show!

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MBS080 - Alex Simpson, CEO BeYourLegacy.com Aug 29, 2017

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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 system to ultimately succeed in business and more broadly in life.

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MBS079 - Sports Podium Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Aug 29, 2017

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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.

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MBS078 - Nick Argyos (CEO Injozi & Audio Militia) & Ciaran McKivergan (CEO, 8909) Aug 12, 2017

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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 accountability. It really has been such a valuable experience, that Nick Argyos and Ciaran McKivergan thought it would be a great idea to run a "mini-mastermind" session on the Matt Brown Show to bring the experience of being in a mastermind group to life for my listeners. Power episode.

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MBS077 - George Mienie, CEO Autotrader Aug 12, 2017

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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 R185 million from digital revenue. In this episode we unpack the story of this pivot and what George Mienie, the CEO of Autotrader learnt in the process. Power episode.

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MBS076 - Nick Dawson, Global Head of Knoxx Strategy (Samsung) Aug 07, 2017

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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 find ourselves living in today. Perhaps the biggest consideration to be made in the cyber security space, is the fact that the problem of cyber security isn't one that get's solved, it never goes away because of the evolution of technology and the ever growing demands of remote working and connected employees. On this episode, I chat to Nick Dawson, he is the global Director of Knoxx strategy & Business development for Samsung electronics in Korea - and we explore why cyber security matters for businesses and executives, how to detect and prevent cyber security threats, how to protect your company data and and much, much more. So without further adieu enter Nick Dawson.

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