Wayne Zwiers on gearing up shop amidst COVID-19, and tracking key trends post COVID-19 to reinvent your business model, and re-energise your team culture Founder and CEO at BASALT, Cape Town, Wayne Zwiers, is passionate about being a tech solutions builder, witnessing amazing advancements in society from brilliant African tech companies, creating a holistic workplace environment that inspires employees. He is a Board Member at the Entrepreneur Organisation (EO) and the Founder of Tech Relief (NGO). His philosophy encompasses two main elements: Discipline and Decompression. In this week’s Business Unusual podcast, Ralf Fletcher, CEO of Topco Media sits down with Wayne Zwiers to chat about his recent success and lessons learned from it, including re-investment for accelerated growth, the need for strong leadership and healthy team culture, and assessing the strengths and weaknesses of your team members. Wayne provides insight on key contributing factors in the success of start-ups, and provides solutions for bridging the gap between ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ via tech innovation and investing in education.

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