Ocean Basket continues to dominate the seafood restaurant category while their CEO, Grace Harding, isn't slowing down.

Her vision to grow Ocean Basket internationally is in full swing with a presence in the United Kingdom, Malta, Mauritius, Dubai, and more than 6 other countries.

In episode of 8 of Lessons in Leadership, Grace shares candidly about her experience as a CEO of a diverse hospitality group with franchisees and corporate restaurants across multiple cultures. She doesn't mince her words and is humble about her experience to-date.

If you're looking for inspiration and guidance about how to scale your team in the 21st century, Grace's wisdom throughout the 30 minutes is invaluable.

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Lolo Ndlovu is the founder & CEO of The Sneaker Shack 👟 🔴 A company providing professional footwear cleaning services by trained footwear care technicians within a 48-hour turnaround time.

He leads a team of more than 50 people across 8 outlets in South Africa. Leading a team with diverse backgrounds and experiences has many advantages and challenges to overcome - Lolo is setting a great example that will be relatable to anyone leading a team with varying degrees of skills and proficiencies.

Join us for a 30-minute chat that will focus on lessons learned and challenges overcome so you can gain foresight from Lolo's hindsight to create a truly inclusive environment to embrace your team's diverse array of backgrounds.

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Warren Whiteley is a former Springbok Captain and currently the Defense Coach at The Sharks 🏉 

In this episode, Warren shares his practical insights about:

• How South African rugby became professional
• Establishing a support system
• Navigating a change in leadership
• Finding your unique leadership style

Join us for a 30-minute live chat that will focus on lessons learned and challenges overcome so you can gain foresight from Warren's hindsight around leading teams in a physically & mentally taxing high-performance space.

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Episode 5️⃣: Candice Unsworth CA(SA)

Candice is the CEO of PKF South Africa, an audit & advisory group of firms employing 900 people across various financial & business disciplines 📊 

She became the CEO at 34 and also won the SAICA Top 35 under 35 Game Changer Award 🇿🇦 

‘I believe if you combine the right people, with the right tools, in the right environment there is not much they cannot achieve together. My joy is in finding those people, constantly working to ensure that they have the right environment and tools, and then helping them to overcome obstacles as they grow individually and together.’

Join us for a 30-minute chat that will focus on lessons learned and challenges overcome in a way for you to gain foresight from Candice's hindsight around leading an organisation in contrast to the traditional approach taken by an entire industry.

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Episode 4️⃣: Sheldon Tatchell

Sheldon is the Founder & CEO of Legends Barbershop💈

Sheldon and his team are changing the game when it comes to barbershops and inspiring the youth in South Africa to dream big. They employ more than 400 people through their outlet networks, and have +20 training centres with 62 locations across 4 countries in Africa 🇿🇦 

Join us for a 20-minute chat that will focus on lessons learned and challenges overcome in a way for you to gain foresight from Sheldon's hindsight in growing an international business with a community-led culture.

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Episode 3️⃣: Darren Levy

Darren is the CEO of vida e caffè ☕️ the largest coffee retail chain in South Africa 🇿🇦

Darren leads a National business that employs more than 500 people, both directly and indirectly through franchisee outlets. Vida has been known for its energetic culture - Obrigado! - and their focus on constant innovation with the FMCG space.

Join us for a 30-minute live chat that will focus on lessons learned and challenges overcome in a way for you to gain foresight from Darren's hindsight in growing a National business with a contagious culture.

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Episode 2️⃣: Abed Tau CA(SA)

Abed is the founder and CEO of www.thamanisi.co.za

Abed is a wannabe chef by night and a serial entrepreneur by day. He has co-founded 3 companies across financial services, education and venture capital. His companies have been responsible for creating over 100 jobs.

Join us for a 30-minute live chat that will focus on lessons learned and challenges overcome in a way for you to gain foresight from Abed's hindsight from growing multiple teams across different disciplines in South Africa.

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Episode 1️⃣ : Kimberley Taylor

Have you ever received a delivery from:

Checkers Sixty60? 🟢

Nando's? 🔴

Domino's? 🔵

Kauai? ⚫️

Odds are your delivery experience has been made possible by Loop's proprietary delivery platform that makes life simpler and happier for the three key players in the last-mile space:the business,the driver, andthe customer (you)

Join me for our first "Lessons in Leadership" episode, where I'll be catching up with Kimberley Taylor - the founder & CEO of Loop - who has grown her company to a team of 9 people and they're not slowing down 📈

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