Dolce and Kapana, A kapana food truck. Food (brain) child of Hanso Diehl and Nabil Robiati. These two mavericks decided to put Kapana on the move and dubbed it #designerKapana. We had a chat with one-half of the duo, Hanso and here’s their story: Why did you decided to name your business after a very famous brand, Dolce & Gabbana …
The “IT” guy; the kind of guy that people respect and look up to. The kind of guy women love to be around, when they’re not swooning over him. These are the type of guys that exhibit the kind of magnetism that makes others naturally gravitate towards them. It’s not all about being tall, dark and handsome. What you must …
A love affair developed on Valentines Day in 1991, when Derick Gey van Pittius took his first jump out of an aeroplane, “I was still very young at the time. It all sounds very crazy to jump out of a plane, but once you do it you actually realise why people do it.” Now a Veteran Jumper at Swakopmund Skydiving …
A Namibian business that is built on social entrepreneurship, is demonstrating that this is both a global, and a local trend towards more inclusivity in business. Social entrepreneurship uses business to solve social problems, such as the ones highlighted by Zodidi Gaseb’s TEDx talk, I am not your Stereotype. I am not my Hair. Zodidi Gaseb is the Founder of …
Since the age of fourteen, Victoria Hambelela Toivo has had a mind for business, so when an idea presented itself for her to start her own business, this young Namibian entrepreneur, with only the help of her mothers wisdom, started Hambelela Organic. Victoria’s products are used by small enterprises in the manufacture of soaps, creams and beauty products amongst others. …
In life and in business, obstacles faced often weaken our resolve to continue. How does one re-energise in the face of setbacks, is what 99FM’s MYD Smart asked Namibian Industrial Psychologist, Coen Welsh, who prepared this short guide on how chasing success instead of meaning results in us losing both. Finding success in meaning by Coen Welsh This year has …
One Namibian business that was born out of passion seems to be unstoppable in their success. From humble beginnings in Swakopmund, Slowtown Coffee Roasters have become a proudly Namibian household name and go-to coffee for all who love to slow down and enjoy the coffee way of life. Talking about how this business came about, 99FM’s MYD Smart spoke to …
“With returns like these it’s easy to see why the conversion to a ‘green’ building might mean an initial capital outlay however one that delivers returns that far exceed the initial cost.” The perception is that for a business to ‘go green’ costs an arm and a leg and this is most often what keeps businesses from even trying to …