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10 Things you should know about Vusi Thembekwayo

Vusi Thembekwayo is widely known as the founder of My Growth Fund. Here are 10 Things you should know about Vusi Thembekwayo.

  1. Vusi Thembekwayo is world renowned South African entrepreneur, public speaker and venture capitalist.
  2. He was born on the 21st March 1985 in Benoni.
  3. He is best known as one of the ‘dragons’ in the South African version of Dragons Den.
  4. Vusi has invested in many businesses and is regarded as one of the richest South Africans under the age of 35.
  5. He recognized his God-given talent of public speaking from a very early age.
  6. It is said that by the time he was 17 years, he was already ranked as one of the best in the whole African continent for motivational speaking.
  7. Upon completion of his matric, he enrolled at university but dropped out in his first year due to financial constraints.
  8. He then started looking for  a job in shopping malls in the East Rand of Johannesburg in shops and any other potential place of employment.
  9. He started recruiting apprentices in South Africa for jobs based in England and Australia.
  10. This initiative led to the creation of his first company called Global Professionals South Africa, which then created a global recruitment agency which he operated from the comfort of the four walls of his bedroom.
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