André de Wet 马上就做
City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Seasoned Chief Executive Officer, Strategist, and Entrepreneur with 20+ years of…
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This is insane! Brazil's FinTech giant Nubank just posted another massive quarter. The growth & numbers NU is showing are out of this world and make…
This is insane! Brazil's FinTech giant Nubank just posted another massive quarter. The growth & numbers NU is showing are out of this world and make…
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Since deploying ZARP Stablecoin on Solana we've seen a massive uptick in transaction volume which has now surpassed Ethereum, and before any official…
Since deploying ZARP Stablecoin on Solana we've seen a massive uptick in transaction volume which has now surpassed Ethereum, and before any official…
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Unlocking the True Lesson from David and Goliath: Credibility is King 🎯👑 Ever thought the story of David and Goliath was just about an underdog…
Unlocking the True Lesson from David and Goliath: Credibility is King 🎯👑 Ever thought the story of David and Goliath was just about an underdog…
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Volunteer Experience
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Venture Corps Advisory board member
Endeavor
- Present 9 years 9 months
Economic Empowerment
Endeavor is a non-profit organization headquartered in New York City that credits itself as pioneering the concept of high-impact entrepreneurship in emerging and growth markets around the world. www.endeavor.org
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Originator
Virgin KiteSurfing Armada Cape Town
- Present 8 years 6 months
Children
The Virgin Kitesurfing Armada South Africa brought professional and amateur kitesurfers together for an awesome day of kitesurfing. I worked on this for 18 months and at the end of January 2016, we broke the Guinness World Record and raised funds for local and international charities. The event was hosted in one of the world’s most stunning kitesurfing locations in Cape Town on the 30th of January 2016. The previous record was 352 kiters, we beat it by putting 415 kiteboarders on the water…
The Virgin Kitesurfing Armada South Africa brought professional and amateur kitesurfers together for an awesome day of kitesurfing. I worked on this for 18 months and at the end of January 2016, we broke the Guinness World Record and raised funds for local and international charities. The event was hosted in one of the world’s most stunning kitesurfing locations in Cape Town on the 30th of January 2016. The previous record was 352 kiters, we beat it by putting 415 kiteboarders on the water. https://www.news24.com/news24/travel/pics-cape-town-sets-new-kite-surfing-world-record-20160130
Projects
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PriceCheck for BlackBerry
See projectPriceCheck, Africa's leading price comparison service, was awarded the prestigious title of International 2013 BlackBerry App of the Year award.
Honors & Awards
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2019: Most Innovative Business Leader: South Africa
Global Brands (International)
Recognised as being South Africa's Most Innovative Business Leader for 2019.
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2016: Guinness World Record
Guinness World Records
Virgin Kitesurfing Armada event smashes record for the largest parade of kite surfers again.
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2015: CEO of one of SA's Top 25 companies
Fast Company
CEO of Pricecheck that has been voted as being one of the top 25 companies to work for in SA.
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2013: Awarded International Mobile App of the year
BlackBerry
Beating 150 000 other entrants, we won the coveted International Mobile App of the year.
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