Founders' Mettle

We delve into 3 reasons Passion is key for startup success whatever organisation you decide to start.

Israel tells how he built a successful million-dollar consultancy after quitting his corporate job

Moushmi Patel recounts her journey from Big Corporate to a Private Equity Start-up and tells gives us some tips to getting funding along the way

A former corporate cadre, Ken recounts how he set up his Gaming company Chieftech.

How having children Christine's impetus for ditching her 9 to 5 and becoming a serial entrepreneur

Leveraging his strengths and his desire for freedom to create a business with a footprint in 15 countries - the story of Raphael Ongangi

Giving people an unfair advantage in the workplace - Yogita Lall's journey of leaving the corporate world to make a contribution to solving her country's problems.

York takes us through his journey from Goldman Sachs banker to serial entrepreneur

passionate about advising small businesses, Abri built a platform to employ himself and other MBAs like him to advise small businesses around their business challenges.

Mlondo Mashinini shares with us how a love of sports has guided him from Real Madrid, through the Kansas City Chiefs to co-founding a data analytics company focused on helping South African professional sports teams understand their fans better.

Brad K. Carter talks us through his journey of combining his and his co-founder's passion for soccer, IT skills and  business skills for the benefit of soccer

Maushami Chetty, Co-founder of Novate Legal, an innovative SME focused law firm, who challenged her limitations by cycling 10,000km from Pune to Berlin, shares her start-up story.

Patrick charts us through his journey to starting Founders Mettle, from travelling across the African continent, studying in the Uk and China, starting his career in Tanzania, continuing it in South Africa and transitioning to being a Podcast Host as well as Business Coach & Advisor.

How a strategist found his calling while part-time teaching when working as a corporate manager, transitioned into academia and seized opportunities when presented to him to twice become dean of South African Business Schools

Betty Kumahor, Co-founder and Managing Partner of the Cobalt Partners, as well as a World Economic Forum Global Leader shares how her scientific and IT background as well as consulting experience, coupled with an inability to say no, led her to becoming a