Iqbal Survé: A Visionary Leader Shaping South Africa's Future Leadership Tech Business IqbalSurve
Without belabouring the point, South Africa finds itself in trouble. We have the brains trust to help us get out of the quagmire we seem determined to sink into, but do we have the will?
Most of these good leaders prefer to act, rather than fight to be heard basically, leading by example. It is these individuals who inspire and motivate others around them, even in the face of almost insurmountable odds to be the best versions of themselves. Heeding the call from late president Nelson Mandela, he gave up his career as a medical doctor to shape industries that would encourage inclusivity, transformation, and speak to the new South Africa.
“Reading the market relies on being open to all facets of the global as well as local society and soaking up what works, what doesn’t. And looking for those emerging opportunities where no-one is playing yet but because of an ongoing challenge, you know someone will be working to create a solution,” Survé observed.
But it has not all been plain sailing, as he admitted in an interview while at the World Economic Forum in January this year, explaining that: “As a media owner, one has a target on one’s head, which I’ve felt ever since I helped purchase Independent Media from its previous Irish owners, and transformed it into being more representative of democratic South Africa. It has definitely been one of my most challenging investments.
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