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#144 Siya Metane - How To Build a Media Platform Nov 14, 2019

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Siya Metane, also known as Slikour is a South African media mogul. He founded and heads SlikourOnLife ,an Online Music Platform that creates & curates music content for the urban market. Currently the largest media platform of this type in South Africa. He’s also a music producer, writer MD. As a thought leader, he has worked with Banks and FSPs to connect with the urban demographic on financial education.

Slikour is also part of Skwatta Kamp, one of the most prominent Hip Hop groups in South Africa. The group has won numerous awards for their work including two SAMA awards for best rap album and a Channel O Best Hiphop Music Video Award.

Enjoy the interview with Slikour

You can follow Siya Metane on Instagram: @siyametane

Twitter:@slikouron

Visit SlikourOnLife website:https://www.slikouronlife.co.za/

Youtube Channel:SlikourOnLife

#143 Llewellyn Devereaux - How to Become Divine, Thinking Big. Nov 06, 2019

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Llewellyn Devereaux Tshesane is the Co-founder and CEO of the Lohocla™ beverages. One of his well known inventions an anti-hangover shooter called Lohocla. He’s also the author of The Mastery Code.

In this episode, we discussed;

Inventing Lohocla
How to become a speaker
NDA
Writing books
Black Tax
Money
Obtaining life skills

You can Follow Llewellyn on Twitter:@Masterlui_

Website links :https://www.tmcglobal.co

https://www.lohoclaglobal.com

#142 Rocelo Lopes - Fork The Banks Oct 29, 2019

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This podcast is brought to you by Divi

In this episode of The Grey Ave Podcast, Grey Jabesi interviewed Rocelo Lopes . He is the Founder of CoinBR, CEO of Stratum and CoinPY, Rocelo Lopes was responsible for the first bitcoin vertical operation development in Latin America, from miners to final users. Innovative and pioneering in developing technologies by using encryption and blockchain, the entrepreneur is a reference to the cryptomarket.

In this interview we covered some of these key points;

His personal background and career
How he got started with cryptocurrency
The founding of CoinBR and Stratum
The perception of money. How does money make you happy?
The consequences faced by crypto investors
How to prepare for the worst by securing bitcoin wallets in case of death.

You can check Stratum here:https://stratum.hk/

Follow Rocelo Lopes on Instagram @rocelo_lopes

Twitter:@RoceloLopes

#141 Adi Kaimowitz - Building Virtual Actuary, How To Survive Digital Disruption Oct 22, 2019

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In this episode, Grey Jabesi sat down with Adi Kaimowitz, Co-founder and CEO of Virtual Actuary. What is Virtual Actuary? Simply put; The Uber of actuaries. In formal language, Virtual Actuary is a team of experts offering a comprehensive range of actuarial services, founded on a depth of experience acquired locally and globally.

Already a multi-million dollar company, carefully scaling and involved in a few bidding wars. What's more impressive to me is that the founder; Adi is not an actuary himself. That in itself struck my curiosity and I wanted to meet him.

He invited me to his home and I got to learn a lot more about Adi which you will listen to in the podcast. He ran the business from his home, just a few meters away from the beach where he kite-surf for pleasure. He is truly living in the digital economy. Not only we discussed the founding of Virtual Actuary, but we also covered the following:

His early life
Modern-day work
How to find opportunities
Comfort challenges while seeking opportunities
How to nurture a network
How to scale without losing your business culture

#140 Sherlin Barends - Early Life, Radio, Money, Boldness Oct 15, 2019

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In this episode of The Grey Ave Podcast, Grey Jabesi caught up with Sherlin Barends, a radio presenter at Kfm. She is one of the three voices that help thousands of Western Cape commuters get to work in good spirits each morning. Alongside Darren “Whackhead” Simpson and Sibongile “Sibs” Mafu, her unique wit and affectionate personality are two of the reasons the trio walked away with the Best Breakfast Show prize at last year’s Liberty Radio Awards.

Sherlin Barends is a well-known media personality and is instantly recognisable thanks to her vibrant personality and trademark shaven head. Sherlin describes herself as a bold, bald and bubbly radio presenter. She fell in love with the radio while doing campus radio at Stellenbosch University. She graduated with Honours Degree in Journalism from Stellenbosch University

Things we covered;

Her career and growth
How to choose careers in life
How she got started as radio/tv personality
The Cape Town socio-economic dynamics
Money
The difference between fiat currency and bitcoin and how can one become a bitcoin investor. And many more.

You can follow Sherlin Barends on these social media platforms

Facebook: Sherlin Barends

Twitter: @sherlin_Barends

Instagram: @sherlinbarends

#139 - Nick Saponaro - The Masternode Economy Oct 07, 2019

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This podcast is brought to you by Divi Project

The Divi Project is a PoS blockchain with the slogan "Crypto Made Easy". The company is focused on bringing cryptocurrency to ordinary users by making it more user-friendly and reducing user error.

In this episode of The Grey Ave Podcast, I interviewed Nick Saponaro, the Co-Founder and Chief Information Officer of The Divi Project, a blockchain startup committed to solving the usability problems in cryptocurrency. Nick oversees the development of Divi’s unique Proof of Stake blockchain, which launched in September 2018 with a user-friendly Smart Wallet and MOCCI (Masternode One-Click Cloud Installer). Divi’s proprietary technology makes it easy to earn, store, and transact cryptocurrency.

A crypto investor since 2013, Nick’s programming expertise spans across multiple blockchain frameworks such as Ethereum, HyperLedger, and PIVX. Through his technical and financial experience in the space, Nick has become keenly aware of the gap that separates laymen and cryptocurrency. He and his co-founders aim to bridge this gap by providing educational resources and UX-focused technology. Nick has been featured as a cryptocurrency and blockchain expert on Cheddar, CNBC, Quartz, Investing.com, Nasdaq.com This Week in Tech, and more.

In this fascinating interview, we discussed the following point;

His childhood
His music career as a DJ
How he ended up the CTO of Divi Project
What is Divi masternode?
How to set up the first easiest and only truly one-click masternode and many more

#138 - DJ EFN - The Creator of Drink Champs Sep 23, 2019

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This podcast is brought to you by Divi.

I had an opportunity to sit down and kick it with a Drink Champ DJ EFN(@djEFN ).

DJ EFN is the co-creator(with the rapper Noreaga) of the hottest podcast in the world; Drink Champs which is broadcasted weekly by Sean “Diddy Combs’s Revolt TV network, Jay-Z’s Tidal and Nas’s Mass Appeal.

He’s also an American record label executive and Hip-hop DJ from Miami who started early in the 1990s, operating most often under the banner of Crazy Hood Productions. DJ EFN has been in the music industry, particularly Hip Hop in a variety of capacities, including as a mixtape producer, album producer, A&R, radio host, artist manager, clothing retailer, and film producer. In fact, I met him in Africa while working on a hip hop documentary.

In this interview, we discussed the following

DJ EFN Firm documentary tour in SA
The current landscape of hip hop culture
Awareness and evolution of hip hop around the world
The meaning of hip hop music
The founding of Drinks Champs with N.O.R.E
The current US political news, analysis and opinion

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Links:

Drink Champs on Instagram: @drinkchamps

Follow: DJ EFN on Instagram: @whoscrazy

N.O.R.E on Instagram: @therealnoreaga

Sean “Diddy” Combs on Instagram: @diddy

Jay Z on Instagram:@jayz.co

#137 Luvuyo Rani – From Township to Half a Million Dollars Franchise Sep 23, 2019

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This podcast is brought to you by Divi.

In this episode of The Grey Ave Podcast, I interviewed Luvuyo Rani, the Founder and Director of Silulo Ulutho Technologies. Luvuyo and his brother founded their company to provide IT services to their communities. They started in 2004 with a single Internet cafe in Khayelitsha.

In six years, Silulo Technologies grew from a single internet café to a US$0.5 million company that offers computer training courses, internet café and business center services, and IT retail and repair. In the process, they evolved from being township kids selling refurbished computers out of their car to nationally recognized businessmen and role models.

This was a special conversation for me because I am a beneficiary of Luvuyo’s work. I used to go to one of his cafe to access the internet in order to send CVs and download learning material. There was no one else offering this service at the time because the area was considered dangerous for that kind of business.

In this episode, we discussed the following;

Luvuyo Rani’s personal background
The founding of Silulo Ulutho Technologies
How leverage benefits small business entities.
Challenges he had to face while starting
How he builds relationships with the community he’s working in
His personal challenges and how he deals with them

#136 Meir Ezra - How To Correct Flows Without Offending People Sep 17, 2019

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“The quality of your communication determines the size of your result” - Meir Ezra

This is the 4th part of my on-going snippet episodes with Meir Ezra. This time, we discuss communication, particularly how to correct flows without offending people.

To listen to my very 1st interview with Meir, see How to make 100 million dollars.

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#135 Connie Gallippi - Ethical Innovations, Diversity and Inclusion in Tech Sep 11, 2019

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This podcast is brought to you by Divi. In this episode of The Grey Ave Podcast, I had a chance to sit down and interviewed Connie Gallippi while she was in South Africa for Crypto Fest.

She is the Founder and Executive Director of BitGive, the first government-recognized Bitcoin non-profit and a pioneer organisation, leveraging Bitcoin and Blockchain technology via practical applications for humanitarian work in the developing world. Connie speaks internationally on the social impact of Bitcoin and Blockchain technology and is an advocate for diversity and equal opportunity. BitGive has built partnerships and raised funds with mainstream NGOs ready to innovate with this technology, including Save the Children, The Water Project, TECHO, and Medic Mobile. BitGive’s flagship project is GiveTrack, leveraging the Bitcoin blockchain for tracking contributions and engaging donors in project results on the ground in real-time.

BitGive has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Wall Street Journal, US News and World Report, Nonprofit Times, Inside Philanthropy, and more. Previously, Connie worked with non-profits in California for 15 years in a variety of roles. Most notably, her work included the development and implementation of multi-million dollar programs in public funding for the environmental sector. She remains involved as a volunteer and board director for several organisations.

In this interview, we discussed: - Founding Bitgive - The power of Bitcoin in charity - Diversity in tech - Challenges faced by women in STEM - The diversity problem in diversity in Tech

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