The leading network for high-growth CEOs and founders

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Surround yourself with the smartest founders in your city to help you take your business to the next level

CEO Forum | CEO Playbook | Community

Monthly CEO Forums

Join a handpicked group of 7 founders for a monthly CEO session, available online or in-person, to share experiences, solve challenges, build friendships and accelerate your growth.

The CEO Playbook

We combined our skills, experience, and insights to create the ultimate guide for running a high-growth business in your country.

Leveraging both practical and tactical insights from hundreds of top entrepreneurs, this is your go-to playbook for growing your business.

Save valuable hours by accessing quick answers, one-page solutions, peer contact details, and recommended supplier lists.

Online
Master Classes

Join weekly online masterclasses featuring many of the world’s most sought-after CEOs, consultants, and advisors. Past sessions have covered a range of topics, including:

  • Building a management team
  • Implementing business operating systems
  • Prioritisation for CEOs
  • Productivity stacks for founders
  • Expanding into new countries
  • Hiring a CEO and more

In-person events

Join us for regular in-person events each month, from business breakfasts and networking drinks to company tours, learning days, wine tastings, hikes, retreats, and exclusive private dining experiences with top founders.

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Past Mentors & Speakers

Ian Fuhr

Founder of Sobert

Build and sold the largest chain of beauty salons in South Africa

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Tendayi Viki

Straegyzer Partner

Author of Pirates in the Navy. Developing business tools that drive innovation. Providing training, coaching and advisory for corporate innovators and startups.

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Catherine Schalk

Founder of Inkwazi Kommunications

Experts in sales enablement program design, development and execution including one off programs / events, learning path development, enablement org structuring and annual planning.

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Siphiwe Moyo

Founder at Paradigm People Solutions

Siphiwe Moyo is a sought after and highly rated International Keynote Speaker, Facilitator & Author based in South Africa. As an Organisational Behaviors specialist, he studies and teaches human behavior within a workplace context.

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Paul Galatis

Founder of Names & Faces

Paul Galatis is the South African entrepreneur behind the app Names & Faces, a Y Combinator Alumni and one of the founding partners of YuppieChef.

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Margaret Hirsch

Executive Director at Hirsch's

Helped found the family’s mega appliance store, Hirsch’s. Today, Hirsch’s owns 19 Hirsch branches and concept stores throughout South Africa.

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Peter Howie

Co-founder of Seattle Coffee

Peter is the co-founder of Seattle Coffee Company South Africa. It is one of the country's most loved brands with over 200 stores country wide.

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Andy Raskin

World's top expert on Strategic narrative

Andy aligns CEOs and their teams around a strategic narrative. Clients include venture-backed companies funded by A16z, First Round Capital, GV and other top investors.

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Paul Cook

MD Silvertree Brands

Operating and building Africa's next generation of purpose-driven disruptive consumer brands, such as Faithful to Nature, UCOOK, SKOON, PetHeaven, and more.

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Matt Mochary

World's top CEO coach

Matt Mochary coaches the CEOs of many of the fastest-scaling technology companies in Silicon Valley. Clients include CEOs of AngelList, YC, and Sequoia

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Zachariah George

MD at Launch Africa Ventures

Zach is the Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures - Africa's most prominent and active early-stage VC Fund with a portfolio of 130+ tech ventures across 20+ countries.

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