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Mark Marais on Nostalgia, Africa & Building a Business Around Your Passion

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Mark Marais is an entrepreneur from Zimbabwe with deep roots in Belfast.

He’s the founder of the luxury travel business Africa Golf Safari and co-founder of the Sport Changes Life Foundation.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • Growing up on an idyllic African farm during the war
  • How sport helped with racial integration in his school
  • What Donald Draper can teach us about nostalgia
  • The difference between space and place
  • Starting his business even though it didn’t make any sense
  • Combining passion with entrepreneurship
  • His experience in and passion for Northern Ireland
  • And advice he’d give to his 19-year-old self.

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    https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/mark-marais-africa-golf-safari

    P.S. Mad Men nostalgia video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus

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