Business growth

Headlining the recent Business is an Adventure event, Sir Richard Branson spoke to South African entrepreneur Marnus Broodryk and Investec Co-Founder Stephen Koseff about the role business needs to play in society and shared ideas on solving South Africa's youth unemployment crisis. Read the full transcript

Investec Wealth & Investment's Mark Herson and Patrick Duggan discuss changes in the pension fund landscape that mean that SMEs need to look differently at their pension plans, to ensure employees can retire comfortably.

Is your business safe from a cyber attack? Kevin Hogan, Fraud Risk Manager of Private Banking at Investec looks at what businesses can do to protect themselves. Listen to part one of the podcast here

In a new world of gigs, unicorns and automation, change in the workplace is inevitable but it doesn't necessarily mean that you will be out of a job. 5 myths about the future of work

Digital marketing expert Dave Duarte talks to Mike Anderson, CEO of the NSBC, about how small businesses can build their brand online.

An interview about values and servant leadership with Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks Coffee Company International, who is best known for growing the business from 28 stores to over 15 000 internationally.

Listen to what you want to hear by navigating the podcast according to the timecodes:

01:08 – Howard’s career at Starbucks

02:49 – How to maintain a family culture while scaling the business in international markets

03:57 – Howard’s six Ps

06:22 – The Servant Leadership model

08:00 – What is conscious capitalism?

09:37 – Applying conscious capitalism to everyday life

10:36 – How to live out your values and why it is so important

11:37 – Howard’s personal mission statement

12:34 – What life lessons determined Howard’s personal philosophies?

13:25 – “You have to be willing to bet your job everyday”

14:00 – Little Jim, the story about the big things

17:34 – Big Jim, the story about the little things