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The One-Eyed Man with Mike Stopforth

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

Welcome to The One-Eyed Man with Mike Stopforth

It's a messy, complicated world out there. We need better solutions to the problems around us, and better leaders to them. No one person has it all figured out, but in a quest to discover a more impactful brand of leadership, I'm having conversations with people who have at least some part of it figured out, and specifically in the fields of business, entrepreneurship, impact and technology.
Occasionally English South Africa Management · Personal Journals
64 Episodes
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#051 Unpacking innovation in media and broadcasting — Relebogile Mabotja

My next guest in our Original By Tradition series brought to you The Glenlivet can only be described as superhuman. Imagine running two successful production businesses, maintaining roles on various industry boards and panels as a lobbyist and commentator, public speaking, mentoring and training up and coming talent, producing and…
7 Sep 2021 46 min

#050 What's at the heart of cause-based marketing? — Michael Baretta

"The only social responsibility of business is to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits. So long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say engages in open and free competition without deception, or fraud." - the words of famed…
3 Sep 2021 41 min

#048 Lessons learned launching a tech start-up in lockdown — Mike Sharman

I am thrilled to tell you that we're partnering with the Glenlivet to bring you a series of conversations with innovative entrepreneurs over the next 10 episodes. The whiskey connoisseurs amongst you will know the Glenlivet as an award winning sought after collection of Speyside single malt Scotch whiskies, just…
4 Aug 2021 58 min

#045 It's ok to not be ok — Bridget McNulty

We're back from a brief hiatus, in the midst of a trying time for South Africa and South Africans. Well, a more trying time - it feels like being and believing has been an uphill battle for years now. In this episode talk to Bridget McNulty about grief. About loss…
13 Jul 2021 44 min

#044 Does your business need a "fixer"? — Chris Loker

Chris Loker is the founder of https://Moksha.biz, a company that had its genesis as a wellness business encompassing a yoga studio, clothing line, retreats, international teaching, teacher training and workshop, and has evolved in time to an advocate and provider of the concept of “Leadership Yoga”. Leadership yoga has been…
26 Mar 2021 36 min

#042 The secret to e-commerce success in South Africa — Ryan Bacher

Ryan Bacher is the co-founder and MD of https://NetFlorist.co.za one of South Africa's earliest and now leading online businesses. Starting off as an online florist and enjoying significant success in the early days of e-commerce in SA, NetFlorist has continued to grow and innovate, and diversify its offering to adapt…
9 Mar 2021 37 min

#040 Building a winning team (Leading on the field part 3) — Desiree Ellis

Thanks to sports management specialists, Forwardzone (https://forwardzone.com), and software development geniuses Platform45 (https://www.platform45.com/) for their continued support of the One-Eyed Man podcast. Desiree Ellis is the coach of the South Africa women's national football team, Banyana Banyana. She was awarded Confederation of African Football Women's Coach of the Year in…
1 Mar 2021 34 min

#039 Playing against yourself (Leading on the field part 2) — Ashleigh Buhai

This Leading on the Field series of conversations with key sporting personalities is brought to you by sports management specialists, Forwardzone (https://forwardzone.com). At the tender age of 18, golf prodigy Ashleigh Buhai turned pro after breaking almost every amateur record in South Africa. She was the youngest player (14) to…
15 Feb 2021 37 min

#037 WhatsApp and the real price of free social networks — Nerushka Bowan

A big thank you to Platform45 (https://platform45.com) for making this episode possible. Should we be jumping the WhatsApp ship? In this episode I talk to Nerushka Bowan about the recent panic over - and exodus from - WhatsApp. Nerushka is an emerging technology law specialist and legal technology innovator, and…
21 Jan 2021 45 min

#033 Master Oogway's timeless lessons for leadership — Charlie Quirk

Charlie Quirk — Google | Consultant Director of Strategy Why Kung Fu Panda should be in every leader's resource bank "One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it. In this episode I talk to one of my favourite internet friends, Charlie Quirk, about our mutual…
17 Nov 2020 54 min

#032 Perseverance is the ultimate start-up capital — Robert Mtshali

Robert Mtshali — MobiWashSA | Founder Discussing perseverance and passion with Alexandra's Robin Hood "In this episode I talk to the self-proclaimed Robin Hood of Alexandra township, Robert Mtshali (and who am I to argue?). Robert is a serial entrepreneur who reached out to me on Twitter because he believed…
11 Nov 2020 42 min
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