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The Future Belongs to the Fearless: A Conversation with Rita Govender

How one South African entrepreneur is helping the next generation meet the digital world with confidence, empathy, and purpose.

Finding Your Why: How Ryan Greeff is Redefining Real Estate Leadership

How Quay 1 founder Ryan Greeff built a purpose-driven real estate brand—and why true leadership begins with helping others find their why.

Play the Cards You’re Dealt: Grenville Salmon on Building a Billion-Rand Business from a Borrowed Car

From waiting tables at Spur to leading South Africa’s fastest-growing car rental empire, Grenville Salmon built Pace Car Rental through resilience, resourcefulness, and relentless optimism.

Above and Beyond: Lee Maree on Resilience, Risk, and the Road to Everest

From clowning for cash to leading one of KZN’s top architecture firms, Lee Maree shares lessons in resilience and business strategy from the South Coast to Everest Base Camp.

Stirred by the Struggle, Shaken into Greatness

Julian Short, co-owner of Johannesburg’s world-renowned bar Sin+Tax, rose from musician to global champion, shaping South Africa’s cocktail culture through grit and creativity.

The Long Game: Sivi Pather’s Journey from Hustle to Heritage

The Durban-born attorney reflects on a lifetime of hard work, loyalty, and humility, and why the true measure of success is what you pass on to the next generation.

Leathem Stearn | The Art of Reinvention

From Olympic sailor to the inventor of the scrunchie, Leathem Smith Stearn has lived a life defined by curiosity, conviction and the courage to start again.

From Foie to Fire

From Georgia’s dish pits to Aspen’s fine-dining scene, chef Chris Lanter shares lessons in discipline, perseverance, and nearly 30 years of culinary wisdom.

A Conversation with Stephane Lacroix on Leadership, Legacy, and the Hotel Jerome

Hotel Jerome—a landmark of Western elegance since 1889—thrives under the leadership of Stéphane Lacroix, who brings over 40 years of global luxury hospitality experience from Paris to Monte Carlo and New York to Aspen’s iconic

Candice Carpenter Olson: On Summits and New Frontiers

One of the first women to take a company public, Emmy winner Candice Carpenter Olson now leads Frontiers of Knowledge—an Aspen summit redefining how we think, connect, and lead.

The Dinner Party Theory

our business is the party. Your marketing? The invitation.

Relentless Curiosity & Asking the Right Questions

A conversation with Olivier de Ridder, CEO and co-founder of WDR Aspen, on harnessing curiosity and creating your own playbook.