
#38 RadEO Roger and Matt Fitzsimons
05/12/20 • 37 min
In this special edition of RadEO Ross and Rich chat to Roger Fitzsimons CEO of Promobasket and Matt Fitzsimons CEO of Big Eye Branding. They share their story of how they reacted to the pandemic quickly. How they framed their thinking and how they shared it with their team. We hear what it is like to conceive build and launch a new company in 4 days without ever sitting in the same room together. We enjoy how they created more value than the parts with Happy Hygiene.
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About the brothers:
Roger Fitzsimons, 47ys 5 months old. Supreme athlete. Studied art at school and likes to think out the box. CEO of Promobasket.
Matthew Fitzsimons 47 yrs 5 months old and 5 minutes ( the older twin). Designed for endurance races. A natural people’s person and a lot nicer to people than Roger is.
– RadEO is a podcast for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneurs. It is hosted by Ross Drakes and Rich Mulholland and produced by the Entrepreneurs Organisation in South Africa. Tune in every 2 weeks to hear conversations with business owners who will share their experiences and stories of what they have learnt building their business and what drives them to keep going. For all the episodes go to www.radeo.co.za
If you have a business and want more information on the Entrepreneurs Organization, visit our website eonetwork.org
In this special edition of RadEO Ross and Rich chat to Roger Fitzsimons CEO of Promobasket and Matt Fitzsimons CEO of Big Eye Branding. They share their story of how they reacted to the pandemic quickly. How they framed their thinking and how they shared it with their team. We hear what it is like to conceive build and launch a new company in 4 days without ever sitting in the same room together. We enjoy how they created more value than the parts with Happy Hygiene.
Tune in every week for the insights
Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts or Overcast
About the brothers:
Roger Fitzsimons, 47ys 5 months old. Supreme athlete. Studied art at school and likes to think out the box. CEO of Promobasket.
Matthew Fitzsimons 47 yrs 5 months old and 5 minutes ( the older twin). Designed for endurance races. A natural people’s person and a lot nicer to people than Roger is.
– RadEO is a podcast for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneurs. It is hosted by Ross Drakes and Rich Mulholland and produced by the Entrepreneurs Organisation in South Africa. Tune in every 2 weeks to hear conversations with business owners who will share their experiences and stories of what they have learnt building their business and what drives them to keep going. For all the episodes go to www.radeo.co.za
If you have a business and want more information on the Entrepreneurs Organization, visit our website eonetwork.org
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#37 RadEO Andrew Brown of The Daily Buzz and Craft Coffee
In this special edition of an episode of RadEO Ross and Rich to Andrew Brown of the Daily Buzz and Craft coffee. He shares his experience of what it is like to make the hard call to pause your company to survive the pandemic. How he “got naked fast” with his staff and his financiers. He shares his views on what is next for him and the country. We enjoyed that even though all of this he is still trying to pivot his business to help those in need.
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http://radeo.co.za/episodes/37-radeo-andrew-brown-of-the-daily-buzz-and-craft-coffee/
About Andrew
Andrew qualified as a chartered accountant, after doing his article he spent a year in London and travelling through Europe. After a brief stint as a finance manager, he ended up at one of the local big banks and become a risk and regulatory specialist. While at the bank, he spotted the opportunity to open a coffee bar on the trading floor. The Daily Buzz was born and 14 years later the business has 11 sites, a coffee roastery and employs over 100 people. Andrew enjoys trail running, tennis and watersports.
– RadEO is a podcast for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneurs. It is hosted by Ross Drakes and Rich Mulholland and produced by the Entrepreneurs Organisation in South Africa. Tune in every 2 weeks to hear conversations with business owners who will share their experiences and stories of what they have learnt building their business and what drives them to keep going. For all the episodes go to www.radeo.co.za
If you have a business and want more information on the Entrepreneurs Organization, visit our website eonetwork.org
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#39 RadEO Ross and Rich
In this special edition of RadEO Ross and Rich do a follow-up from episode #36. They discuss what they tried. More importantly, what worked what failed and what is the next thing they are trying. Onwards and upwards. Seems like the internet did not want Ross in focus.
Tune in every week for the insights
Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts or Overcast
– RadEO is a podcast for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneurs. It is hosted by Ross Drakes and Rich Mulholland and produced by the Entrepreneurs Organisation in South Africa. Tune in every 2 weeks to hear conversations with business owners who will share their experiences and stories of what they have learnt building their business and what drives them to keep going. For all the episodes go to www.radeo.co.za
If you have a business and want more information on the Entrepreneurs Organization, visit our website eonetwork.org
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