[Music] Africa with a population size of 1.2
Africa with a population size of 1.2
Africa with a population size of 1.2 billion people it is the second most
billion people it is the second most
billion people it is the second most populous continent on earth
populous continent on earth
populous continent on earth we have an abundance of resources and
we have an abundance of resources and
we have an abundance of resources and minerals to our disposal we have vast
minerals to our disposal we have vast
minerals to our disposal we have vast lands we have a great climate for
lands we have a great climate for
lands we have a great climate for cultivating food livestock there’s also
cultivating food livestock there’s also
cultivating food livestock there’s also opportunities to discover new medicines
opportunities to discover new medicines
opportunities to discover new medicines yet with all these resources we’re still
yet with all these resources we’re still
yet with all these resources we’re still the poorest continent and most
the poorest continent and most
the poorest continent and most underdeveloped continent we’re given
underdeveloped continent we’re given
underdeveloped continent we’re given we’ve given away more than we can afford
we’ve given away more than we can afford
we’ve given away more than we can afford to far more than we can afford to and
to far more than we can afford to and
to far more than we can afford to and have had to deal with corrupt
have had to deal with corrupt
have had to deal with corrupt governments we’ve had to deal with human
governments we’ve had to deal with human
governments we’ve had to deal with human rights violations we’ve had to deal with
rights violations we’ve had to deal with
rights violations we’ve had to deal with a high level of illiteracy malnutrition
a high level of illiteracy malnutrition
a high level of illiteracy malnutrition water in San si the water and sanitation
water in San si the water and sanitation
water in San si the water and sanitation is not adequate across a large part of
is not adequate across a large part of
is not adequate across a large part of the continent and with all this
the continent and with all this
the continent and with all this there’s obviously very high levels of
there’s obviously very high levels of
there’s obviously very high levels of unemployment that we have to deal with
unemployment that we have to deal with
unemployment that we have to deal with these are the problems that we have to
these are the problems that we have to
these are the problems that we have to face and these are the challenges that
face and these are the challenges that
face and these are the challenges that we have in our continent and like for
we have in our continent and like for
we have in our continent and like for the better part of the world we look to
the better part of the world we look to
the better part of the world we look to entrepreneurs to expose at least 90% of
entrepreneurs to expose at least 90% of
entrepreneurs to expose at least 90% of the jobs that we need in the world now
the jobs that we need in the world now
the jobs that we need in the world now that’s a heavy request so then I find
that’s a heavy request so then I find
that’s a heavy request so then I find myself wondering what is it that I as a
myself wondering what is it that I as a
myself wondering what is it that I as a citizen of Africa can do to make a
citizen of Africa can do to make a
citizen of Africa can do to make a difference look at me
difference look at me
difference look at me I’m sure you just see a woman African
I’m sure you just see a woman African
I’m sure you just see a woman African you probably notice my dress
you probably notice my dress
you probably notice my dress and if you look closer you probably even
and if you look closer you probably even
and if you look closer you probably even notice my earrings and well there’s no
notice my earrings and well there’s no
notice my earrings and well there’s no chance you can mistake my afro what you
chance you can mistake my afro what you
chance you can mistake my afro what you don’t see however is that my skincare is
don’t see however is that my skincare is
don’t see however is that my skincare is supplied to me by an African woman my
supplied to me by an African woman my
supplied to me by an African woman my haircare also from an African woman you
haircare also from an African woman you
haircare also from an African woman you won’t see that the stitches on my dress
won’t see that the stitches on my dress
won’t see that the stitches on my dress were done by hand by an African woman
what’s interesting for me to have found
what’s interesting for me to have found out is that with women 90 percent of
out is that with women 90 percent of
out is that with women 90 percent of what they earn is shared with others now
what they earn is shared with others now
what they earn is shared with others now sixty percent of what a man makes goes
sixty percent of what a man makes goes
sixty percent of what a man makes goes into his pocket needless to say this
into his pocket needless to say this
into his pocket needless to say this means that by making sure that women
means that by making sure that women
means that by making sure that women businesses are profitable
businesses are profitable
businesses are profitable we’re affect a nation at a time this is
we’re affect a nation at a time this is
we’re affect a nation at a time this is why I buy made in Africa as a business
why I buy made in Africa as a business
why I buy made in Africa as a business strategy consultant I work with a lot of
strategy consultant I work with a lot of
strategy consultant I work with a lot of entrepreneurs and most of them they come
entrepreneurs and most of them they come
entrepreneurs and most of them they come to me because they are feeling stuck as
to me because they are feeling stuck as
to me because they are feeling stuck as to how they can get their product out
to how they can get their product out
to how they can get their product out onto market what is the best and most
onto market what is the best and most
onto market what is the best and most efficient way that they can deliver
efficient way that they can deliver
efficient way that they can deliver their products it’s a conundrum that
their products it’s a conundrum that
their products it’s a conundrum that we’re constantly trying to solve I’m not
we’re constantly trying to solve I’m not
we’re constantly trying to solve I’m not saying I have the solutions but I’m
saying I have the solutions but I’m
saying I have the solutions but I’m saying that I have a mind that can’t
saying that I have a mind that can’t
saying that I have a mind that can’t think out of the box for that most
think out of the box for that most
think out of the box for that most people start a business to solve a
people start a business to solve a
people start a business to solve a problem of their own like the women that
problem of their own like the women that
problem of their own like the women that I support they started this business to
I support they started this business to
I support they started this business to start to supply an income for themselves
start to supply an income for themselves
start to supply an income for themselves but then very quickly they realized that
but then very quickly they realized that
but then very quickly they realized that they only stay in business by solving
they only stay in business by solving
they only stay in business by solving the other the problems of other people
the other the problems of other people
the other the problems of other people so they start employing other people the
so they start employing other people the
so they start employing other people the woman that surprised my skin and hair
woman that surprised my skin and hair
woman that surprised my skin and hair care products she is looking for
care products she is looking for
care products she is looking for distributors on
distributors on
distributors on foot on the ground so that they can earn
foot on the ground so that they can earn
foot on the ground so that they can earn from the products that they saw the
from the products that they saw the
from the products that they saw the woman that made my dress has got a team
woman that made my dress has got a team
woman that made my dress has got a team of seamstresses that work with her to
of seamstresses that work with her to
of seamstresses that work with her to make sure that they can earn but also
make sure that they can earn but also
make sure that they can earn but also deliver items made in Africa so when I
deliver items made in Africa so when I
deliver items made in Africa so when I was a youngster
was a youngster
was a youngster we used to take a lot of trips with my
we used to take a lot of trips with my
we used to take a lot of trips with my parents and we’d go around the country
parents and we’d go around the country
parents and we’d go around the country and along those trips my parents were
and along those trips my parents were
and along those trips my parents were teachers about the country itself and
teachers about the country itself and
teachers about the country itself and then they would also tell us stories
then they would also tell us stories
then they would also tell us stories about their childhood and I’m convinced
about their childhood and I’m convinced
about their childhood and I’m convinced it was to make sure that they know that
it was to make sure that they know that
it was to make sure that they know that my life could be worse
my life could be worse
my life could be worse just as a gentle reminder and there’s
just as a gentle reminder and there’s
just as a gentle reminder and there’s some lessons from those road trips that
some lessons from those road trips that
some lessons from those road trips that I would like to share with you do or
I would like to share with you do or
I would like to share with you do or take only what is necessary for this we
take only what is necessary for this we
take only what is necessary for this we were only allowed to pack one bag each
were only allowed to pack one bag each
were only allowed to pack one bag each person one bag if you try to sneak it in
person one bag if you try to sneak it in
person one bag if you try to sneak it in my dad was very quick to tell you that
my dad was very quick to tell you that
my dad was very quick to tell you that it’s not going anywhere the second
it’s not going anywhere the second
it’s not going anywhere the second lesson do not let the unnecessary occur
lesson do not let the unnecessary occur
lesson do not let the unnecessary occur third lesson educate and entertain
third lesson educate and entertain
third lesson educate and entertain yourself I’m going to break this down
yourself I’m going to break this down
yourself I’m going to break this down into more granular levels for you so in
into more granular levels for you so in
into more granular levels for you so in developing strategies for people we
developing strategies for people we
developing strategies for people we often have to look at the way is your
often have to look at the way is your
often have to look at the way is your business right now
business right now
business right now what is working what is not working and
what is working what is not working and
what is working what is not working and just from reflecting on the lessons
just from reflecting on the lessons
just from reflecting on the lessons learned we can fit we can work out what
learned we can fit we can work out what
learned we can fit we can work out what it is that you need to stop doing
it is that you need to stop doing
it is that you need to stop doing because it’s a waste of time money and
because it’s a waste of time money and
because it’s a waste of time money and resources perhaps what you need to start
resources perhaps what you need to start
resources perhaps what you need to start doing to then gain better access to
doing to then gain better access to
doing to then gain better access to markets and grow the business that
markets and grow the business that
markets and grow the business that you’re growing but also what you need to
you’re growing but also what you need to
you’re growing but also what you need to continue because that is what works and
continue because that is what works and
continue because that is what works and that is what your customers have
that is what your customers have
that is what your customers have responded to now if you look at age-old
responded to now if you look at age-old
responded to now if you look at age-old traditions that exist in Africa which we
traditions that exist in Africa which we
traditions that exist in Africa which we are very rich with things like herding
are very rich with things like herding
are very rich with things like herding cattle those used to be very tedious
cattle those used to be very tedious
cattle those used to be very tedious stas but in Kenya youngsters have
stas but in Kenya youngsters have
stas but in Kenya youngsters have realized that they could develop an app
realized that they could develop an app
realized that they could develop an app to manage your cattle but one step
to manage your cattle but one step
to manage your cattle but one step further you can even hurt your cattle
further you can even hurt your cattle
further you can even hurt your cattle from the app via GPS tracking in South
from the app via GPS tracking in South
from the app via GPS tracking in South Africa we panic about land and we we are
Africa we panic about land and we we are
Africa we panic about land and we we are of the notion that you need land in
of the notion that you need land in
of the notion that you need land in order to have cattle but again someone
order to have cattle but again someone
order to have cattle but again someone has spotted an opportunity and developed
has spotted an opportunity and developed
has spotted an opportunity and developed an app where you can own livestock
an app where you can own livestock
an app where you can own livestock without owning the land
without owning the land
without owning the land so you invest in the livestock a new
so you invest in the livestock a new
so you invest in the livestock a new type of JSE market if you say so again
type of JSE market if you say so again
type of JSE market if you say so again let’s take the lessons that we need to
let’s take the lessons that we need to
let’s take the lessons that we need to learn from our history and use that to
learn from our history and use that to
learn from our history and use that to continue on what is working do not let
continue on what is working do not let
continue on what is working do not let the unnecessary occur now this was a
the unnecessary occur now this was a
the unnecessary occur now this was a very interesting lesson but this we
very interesting lesson but this we
very interesting lesson but this we weren’t allowed to hang out any body
weren’t allowed to hang out any body
weren’t allowed to hang out any body parts out of the car unless you wanted
parts out of the car unless you wanted
parts out of the car unless you wanted oncoming traffic to take it off of you
oncoming traffic to take it off of you
oncoming traffic to take it off of you now in applying this logic to my current
now in applying this logic to my current
now in applying this logic to my current light a day life I look at what it is
light a day life I look at what it is
light a day life I look at what it is that entrepreneurs are doing in their
that entrepreneurs are doing in their
that entrepreneurs are doing in their world and how much the noise distracts
world and how much the noise distracts
world and how much the noise distracts them and it has them going in different
them and it has them going in different
them and it has them going in different parts of the world and we sometimes
parts of the world and we sometimes
parts of the world and we sometimes think it’s easier to go fetch what is
think it’s easier to go fetch what is
think it’s easier to go fetch what is outside and bring it in I mean look at
outside and bring it in I mean look at
outside and bring it in I mean look at the cell phones the cell phone that is
the cell phones the cell phone that is
the cell phones the cell phone that is in your hands right now the one that has
in your hands right now the one that has
in your hands right now the one that has you twitching because you haven’t
you twitching because you haven’t
you twitching because you haven’t checked it in the last two minutes that
checked it in the last two minutes that
checked it in the last two minutes that very made-in-america permit designed in
very made-in-america permit designed in
very made-in-america permit designed in america but made in China product it has
america but made in China product it has
america but made in China product it has changed the way that we relate to one
changed the way that we relate to one
changed the way that we relate to one another we are so dependent on the apps
another we are so dependent on the apps
another we are so dependent on the apps that are on this fall that we may have
that are on this fall that we may have
that are on this fall that we may have forgotten what life was like now I’m old
forgotten what life was like now I’m old
forgotten what life was like now I’m old enough to remember what it was like to
enough to remember what it was like to
enough to remember what it was like to have a landline landlines you had to
have a landline landlines you had to
have a landline landlines you had to call people and find out where they
call people and find out where they
call people and find out where they and then move towards these people
and then move towards these people
and then move towards these people without knowing what has happened in the
without knowing what has happened in the
without knowing what has happened in the interim so we were restricted by
interim so we were restricted by
interim so we were restricted by location because of its design so when
location because of its design so when
location because of its design so when cell phones came in it obviously was
cell phones came in it obviously was
cell phones came in it obviously was very exciting that we could reach one
very exciting that we could reach one
very exciting that we could reach one another without having to be in one
another without having to be in one
another without having to be in one place breaking boundaries so it is
place breaking boundaries so it is
place breaking boundaries so it is possible that we create solutions that
possible that we create solutions that
possible that we create solutions that completely changed the way that we live
the last lesson was either to ever you
the last lesson was either to ever you either educate yourself or you entertain
either educate yourself or you entertain
either educate yourself or you entertain yourself now we weren’t allowed to bring
yourself now we weren’t allowed to bring
yourself now we weren’t allowed to bring in any carry-on luggage remember my
in any carry-on luggage remember my
in any carry-on luggage remember my first rule we weren’t allowed to bring
first rule we weren’t allowed to bring
first rule we weren’t allowed to bring in any carry-on luggage so either had
in any carry-on luggage so either had
in any carry-on luggage so either had the option of books or some other music
the option of books or some other music
the option of books or some other music to entertain it and this is where DJ
to entertain it and this is where DJ
to entertain it and this is where DJ daddy came into play you had one of two
daddy came into play you had one of two
daddy came into play you had one of two choices you are either listening to Paul
choices you are either listening to Paul
choices you are either listening to Paul Simon’s Graceland album or Paul Simon’s
Simon’s Graceland album or Paul Simon’s
Simon’s Graceland album or Paul Simon’s Graceland other and to me these journeys
Graceland other and to me these journeys
Graceland other and to me these journeys of Education oranges and also through my
of Education oranges and also through my
of Education oranges and also through my experience with these entrepreneurs has
experience with these entrepreneurs has
experience with these entrepreneurs has been that some of them have found the
been that some of them have found the
been that some of them have found the strangest of products and have made it
strangest of products and have made it
strangest of products and have made it work to a point where I’m like where do
work to a point where I’m like where do
work to a point where I’m like where do you come from and they have to remind me
you come from and they have to remind me
you come from and they have to remind me that I am African this is the
that I am African this is the
that I am African this is the dissolutions come because of the life
dissolutions come because of the life
dissolutions come because of the life that I’ve lived so I need not look
that I’ve lived so I need not look
that I’ve lived so I need not look elsewhere to get the solutions the
elsewhere to get the solutions the
elsewhere to get the solutions the solutions are actually right in front of
solutions are actually right in front of
solutions are actually right in front of me now a few years ago I traveled to
me now a few years ago I traveled to
me now a few years ago I traveled to China and I stayed there for a while I
China and I stayed there for a while I
China and I stayed there for a while I started feeling a bit ill so I lived in
started feeling a bit ill so I lived in
started feeling a bit ill so I lived in an apartment and there was a pharmacist
an apartment and there was a pharmacist
an apartment and there was a pharmacist downstairs and I went to the pharmacist
downstairs and I went to the pharmacist
downstairs and I went to the pharmacist and I told him I feel not so well I’ve
and I told him I feel not so well I’ve
and I told him I feel not so well I’ve got a bit of a cough and he said to me
got a bit of a cough and he said to me
got a bit of a cough and he said to me well you’ve got two options one I can
well you’ve got two options one I can
well you’ve got two options one I can offer you Western medicine
offer you Western medicine
offer you Western medicine but no good I can offer you Chinese
but no good I can offer you Chinese
but no good I can offer you Chinese medicine to solve a Chinese problem
medicine to solve a Chinese problem
medicine to solve a Chinese problem I took the Chinese medicine seeing as I
I took the Chinese medicine seeing as I
I took the Chinese medicine seeing as I was in China and to take that back into
was in China and to take that back into
was in China and to take that back into my current day situation I would like
my current day situation I would like
my current day situation I would like you to think about what it is that you
you to think about what it is that you
you to think about what it is that you are buying into as you go out and seek
are buying into as you go out and seek
are buying into as you go out and seek solutions for the problems that we
solutions for the problems that we
solutions for the problems that we experience and our daily lives what
experience and our daily lives what
experience and our daily lives what option are you going to take now there’s
option are you going to take now there’s
option are you going to take now there’s a proposal out there that we should just
a proposal out there that we should just
a proposal out there that we should just all be citizens of Africa and generally
all be citizens of Africa and generally
all be citizens of Africa and generally when you travel you need a passport
when you travel you need a passport
when you travel you need a passport imagine if we had an I am African card
imagine if we had an I am African card
imagine if we had an I am African card instead of this passport now Rwanda
instead of this passport now Rwanda
instead of this passport now Rwanda started experimenting with this whether
started experimenting with this whether
started experimenting with this whether they make it easy for me to spot an
they make it easy for me to spot an
they make it easy for me to spot an opportunity in Rwanda go there and start
opportunity in Rwanda go there and start
opportunity in Rwanda go there and start working quite powerful because then
working quite powerful because then
working quite powerful because then there’s no laborious paperwork in it
there’s no laborious paperwork in it
there’s no laborious paperwork in it they say it’s necessary but come on
they say it’s necessary but come on
they say it’s necessary but come on visas Texas sure we could find a plane
visas Texas sure we could find a plane
visas Texas sure we could find a plane around that Nigeria has also got an
around that Nigeria has also got an
around that Nigeria has also got an interesting policy if you want to
interesting policy if you want to
interesting policy if you want to manufacture in Nigeria they will not let
manufacture in Nigeria they will not let
manufacture in Nigeria they will not let you do it if you’re going to be
you do it if you’re going to be
you do it if you’re going to be importing products if they can rather be
importing products if they can rather be
importing products if they can rather be made locally now I look at it with envy
made locally now I look at it with envy
made locally now I look at it with envy South Africa is very diverse very
South Africa is very diverse very
South Africa is very diverse very multicultural and yet I think we have
multicultural and yet I think we have
multicultural and yet I think we have probably the biggest barriers to entry
probably the biggest barriers to entry
probably the biggest barriers to entry that ever exists on the continent we
that ever exists on the continent we
that ever exists on the continent we should be taking advantage of that and
should be taking advantage of that and
should be taking advantage of that and it’s with this in mind that I offer you
it’s with this in mind that I offer you
it’s with this in mind that I offer you two options with many possibilities you
two options with many possibilities you
two options with many possibilities you can either use Western medicine no good
can either use Western medicine no good
can either use Western medicine no good or you can buy made in Africa and in
or you can buy made in Africa and in
or you can buy made in Africa and in particular made by African women because
particular made by African women because
particular made by African women because you know that 90 percent of it is going
you know that 90 percent of it is going
you know that 90 percent of it is going to go towards growing the continent I
to go towards growing the continent I
to go towards growing the continent I thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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