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Chat Commerce is much more than a chatbot or live chat experience. It entails the full commerce journey from product discovery and placing orders, to making payments, tracking deliveries, chatting to a live agent, resolving issues and providing feedback. A global leader in chat commerce has paved the way for companies to go where their customers are and serve them on chat apps such as SMS, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger. Jaco Voigt chats to Werner Lindemann from Clickatell about how Chat Commerce works, and how brands can easily integrate into the chat apps that their customers use and love. Catalytic

Find out what happens when J’Something, a multi-award winning South African entertainer, is forced to be indoors. A full night out in town with J’Something's 'Artistry’ - his new and upcoming restaurant. Inspired by the Roots of Africa and located in the heart of Sandton City, J’Something brings a cultural platform to express the classics, where you can experience the best of the culinary, cinematic, theatrical, and musical arts. Jaco Voigt chats to J’Something, as he ventures into this new journey to create a platform to connect people with art and food. Catalytic

Did you know that South Africa is globally ranked as one of the most vulnerable countries when it comes to cybercrime? There are certain things humans are good at, but security is often not one of them! As more of our lives become digital, the chances of companies and individuals falling victim to ransomware and data exfiltration grows every year. Jaco Voigt speaks to AX Xenios about what ransomware and data exfiltration is, why it is hard to detect, and why you should have it on your radar in the new cybersecurity world. Catalytic

From mixing product formulas manually in her kitchen, to the My Abby Range™ becoming an international, award-winning holistic beauty product using Abyssinian oil for hair, skin and nails beauty range - Jaco chats to Robyn Kramer. They explore her journey of 18 years in the wellness industry, and seven years developing her passion for a natural organic solution to finding a holy grail for simple and pure beauty products. Robyn’s journey to develop her own brand started with the humble beginnings of retail, repping, sales and hard work... to formulating a winning beauty range with gorgeous branding and packaging, and plans to add baby products soon. Catalytic

The convenience of home-based tutoring with online whiteboards, and the opportunity to record your lessons has seen a shift in lessons, as almost 80% of tutoring is now done online. Virtual tutoring has also embraced the use of international skills from tutors abroad, and vice versa. This platform is not only beneficial to the student being tutored, but also offers work experience and extra money to tutors. Jaco Voigt chats to Aubrey Turner from Teach Me 2 about all things tutoring - a specialised tutoring service that helps you find the perfect tutor fit for a Grade 1 scholar or University student (and everything in between). Doing matric this year? Look out for the discounted campaign offering in the next few days! Catalytic

The harmful aspects of loadshedding are more than just unproductivity and no electricity - what about power failures, power surges, sags, under and over voltage? To determine what size Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) your home or business needs, you need to first establish what power is drawn and the runtime duration of support required. As with any technology, UPS capacity is available in different tiers of products. Good news for small businesses and home offices, Eaton now has a cost-effective mini UPS that runs off Lithium batteries, and could run your Wi-Fi router for up to 4 hours. Jaco chats to Jaco du Plooy from Eaton South Africa. Catalytic

As the hybrid work world sees greater productivity and a softer social aspect for businesses – technology is the key to all business challenges. There are trade-offs between connectivity offerings which include speed, contract tenure, service levels, and more. Once you establish your needs, it's easier to find solutions to the different offerings that tick different requirement needs. This week, Jaco chats to Ulrich Sonn from Frogfoot about connectivity in a hybrid work world.

In the world of technology, credibility is key. No need to sweat your assets - your tech stuff has value. TechMarkit empowers access to computing with pre-owned laptops, gaming PCs, smart devices, phones and tablets. With stringent grading, a usage model, a trade-in calculator and warranty options, you can shop with confidence. Jaco Voigt chats to David Hirsch from TechMarkit about pre-owned IT goods. Visit TechMarkit’s store in Rosebank Mall or shop online... and if you have some tech devices cluttering your home, give them a call on (010) 157 3200. Catalytic

It’s a HACK! What is your business' cyber security strategy? Utopia for a hacker or crime syndicate is a business that does back-ups onsite, and on the same network they just hacked. Intrusion prevention systems like firewalls are insufficient... your business needs to assess current defensive mechanisms. It’s about constant implementation, measuring, monitoring and improving your technical and administrative control to prevent cybercrime. Jaco chats to Pierre Jacobs from Cyberantix about the ruthless reality of cybercrime, and what cyber security efforts should support your business. Catalytic

Is your business nimble and evolved enough to start accepting crypto as payment for products or services? As younger generations have less bias towards new skills, this revolutionary form of money and moneymaking opportunities - with the help of technology - is gaining momentum. Jaco chats to Grey Jabesi about the Crypto University he launched... they delve into crypto, blockchain, NFTs, tokens, cryptopedia, and having fun in the metaverse. Catalytic