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THE AFRO-OPTIMIST

“I think that if you are passionate about what you do and you show up positive, that tends to hopefully spread around and is hopefully catchy.”

mantra “smooth seas don’t make for good sailors”. It was a quote she first heard Mercedes-Benz South Africa’s former CEO Arno van der Merwe use and one that has helped her navigate countries where populism, polarization and Brexit

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