• Mark Marais on Nostalgia, Africa & Building a Business Around Your Passion

  • May 6 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
  • Podcast

Mark Marais on Nostalgia, Africa & Building a Business Around Your Passion

  • Summary

  • Mark Marais is an entrepreneur from Zimbabwe with deep roots in Belfast.

    He’s the founder of the luxury travel business Africa Golf Safari and co-founder of the Sport Changes Life Foundation.

    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Growing up on an idyllic African farm during the war
    • How sport helped with racial integration in his school
    • What Donald Draper can teach us about nostalgia
    • The difference between space and place
    • Starting his business even though it didn’t make any sense
    • Combining passion with entrepreneurship
    • His experience in and passion for Northern Ireland
    • And advice he’d give to his 19-year-old self.

    Check it out!

    https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/mark-marais-africa-golf-safari

    P.S. Mad Men nostalgia video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus

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