Candid Conversations with Charles Hsuan from Flying Kite

One of our most asked questions is how to settle debt and get closer to financial freedom. Warren Ingram speaks to Charles Hsuan on how he went from over 170k in debt to debt-free and shares his methods used, how he stayed motivated and how his mindset has changed since. Topics/ Questions: How did you get into debt? What was your driving factor to pay off your debt? How has being in debt and now d...

Warren Ingram is a busy man. He’s the executive director of Galileo Capital . He hosts the podcast, Honest Money . He’s written two books . And he appears regularly on 702 Talk Radio's Personal Finance with Bruce Whitfield. Whew! This week, Warren takes some time out of his busy schedule to chat with Charles about sport, cars and making good impressions. We, of course, also talk about good financi...

Adele Benvie has been on a 20-year journey of reigniting entrepreneurs’ passion for their businesses. She firmly believes that the entrepreneurial lifestyle should be EPIC – Exciting, Purposeful, Insightful, and Courageous. Yet, all too often, entrepreneurs tend to lose their visionary abilities in the everyday grind of simply keeping their businesses going instead of growing . That is why Adele e...

Warrick Kernes started his first business at the age of 16 selling wooden light switch covers. This entrepreneurial spirit never left him, and he went on to start (and fail in) six more businesses before the age of 30. In 2010, Warrick co-founded Action Gear , an e-commerce retailer in outdoor high-tech sporting gear, sold the company in 2018, and went on to start Insaka eCommerce Academy . We spo...

You can tell from Cindy’s hearty laugh and gentle, caring nature that she has a genuine love for helping people. She believes we should all pay attention to the words we speak (positive vs negative) over ourselves, as we become the words that we speak. Cindy is a Motivational Speaker, Business Coach , and author of How to be Unstoppable and Achieve more in Business and Life . She is also the found...

When Gidyon Lankers was a child, he made home videos of his family pets. That was the genesis of his “content production career”. Gidyon ultimately studied Film at AFDA, and later completed a course in digital marketing at VEGA. All the skills he learned along the way helped to shape him into someone capable of sharing a person’s story and voice. In 2020, Gidyon started DISRUPT X , a podcast produ...

Two Nick Vujicic quotes come to mind when I think of Nicky: “Life isn't about having, it's about being,” and “I never met a bitter person who was thankful or a thankful person who was bitter.” Nicky Abdinor was born without arms and shortened legs, but that did not stop her from becoming an Inspirational Speaker and Clinical Psychologist. Nicky is also a professional member of PSASA. Her registere...

Sue is a physiotherapist and owner of Body Brilliance Physiotherapy . She’s also a life coach - AKA “The Energy Guru”. Growing up, Sue knew she wanted to do something in the medical profession. She remembers how her mom was prone to headaches and, as a youngster, Sue would give her mom head massages to ease the pain. Later on, due to her father’s career in mining, Sue got the chance to work with i...

When Bruce Wade was a child, his mother made him a Batsuit, and the superhero avatar stuck with him, given the similarities between Bruce Wayne and Bruce Wade. In any good comic book storyline, there is a conflict between the superhero and the villain. However, in business, the strongest “villain'' is not a slow economy, government red tape, or even Covid. It’s the person in the mirror. It’s your...

At the age of 9, Ian Hatton wanted to be on the radio because “pictures are better when they are on the radio”. He was also drawn to public speaking and wanted a stage of his own one day. Ian spent 19 years in IT, ending with a nearly 5-year stint in marketing at Microsoft South Africa - which led him to a chance encounter with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer! Many consider Ian to be the “Morpheus Ge...

Ross Saunders grew up around older cousins who worked on computers a lot, and it planted a seed in young Ross’s mind. At the age of 16, Ross started his computer repair business and rode around the neighbourhood fixing computers for small businesses. In 2013, Ross was a victim of identity theft, which inspired him to become a crusader for data protection and information security. Ross also served...

May your curiosity always be stronger than fears- Nikki Bush As a Human Potential and Parenting Expert, Nikki empowers individuals, families and teams in business and education to win at work, home and life. She is a founding member of the PSASA and holds the international Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, and was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame in 2019 – the first woman i...

Charlotte Kemp is the Deputy President of PSASA . Charlotte has started 3 businesses and been through her fair share of highs and lows, but she has never let failure deter her. From her experience and learnings Charlotte was able to create the Futurist Framework. Not the type you go to for the lotto number; rather it is a model of a Map + Compass + Guide, which are various tools Charlotte uses to...

Joni Peddie started her career in FMCG when she was in her early 20’s. During this time she gained enough trust and know-how for pharmaceutical companies to let her train their staff. How did she do it? Out of all the titles she possesses which include President of PSASA , Professional Speaker, Executive Coach and Strategic Facilitator Joni Peddie is most proud of being the mother of two wonderful...

The best career advice Richard Mulvey received was: 1: Know your stuff (product knowledge) 2: Know who you are stuffing (customer knowledge) 3: Then you stuff them well! (sales) International Sales Guru Richard Mulvey is one of the few people that is a recipient of the Southern Africa Speaker Hall of Fame award in 2014 and the Stef du Plessis Founders Award in 2018. Richard has lived a colorful li...

Zanele Njapha knew she wanted to be a teacher at the age of 5 and after school pursued her dream. In 2019, Zanele became the first ever winner of The Speaker Factor . This launched her career as a professional speaker. As an “unlearning” expert, Zanele believes that your future skills are really children’s skills, for example, inquisitiveness and honesty, and that if you are a trainer or a profess...

“Panic buying is nothing new” - Leon De Lange, Pick n Pay Market Stores Program national head. Find out how Pick n Pay Market Stores Program is partnering with independent traders in this episode of Nedbank Franchising podcast .

Adriaan de Bruyn the group managing director of The Daily Coffee Group shared his journey of how the idea started, the first 1000 days and the impact Howard Schultz had on him.

Nic Haralambous , AKA the "sock guy", started his first highly successful business venture, "Nic Harry Socks" back in 2012. What you may not know is that Nic has started more business than the characters in his surname! In this super fun interview, Nic shares with us how philosophy, journalism and politics shaped his thinking, how he started his first business at 16 selling Greek "worry beads", an...

"At the beginning, most of our supporters were family and friends. The moment it dawned on me that we had a real business was when I walked into our shop 3 months after opening and didn't recognise anyone.  It took me a second to realise that they were all customers!" - Kirstin Maud (Co-founder) Motherland Coffee Company  

In 1987, ex-SA football player Martin Cohen (son of the founder, the late Jack Cohen) decided to partner up with now MD Gerhard Waldaue.    Together they built Jack’s Paint from two stores to over 100 stores with over 1000 employees.    Gerhard credits “faith, good attitude and passion” as the cornerstone of franchise success.

Motherland Coffee Company is making our health care workers smile by providing FREE coffee at the Helen Joseph Hospital ER during the pandemic. #drinkthelove    Coffee lovers, don't miss this episode of Nedbank Franchising Podcast.     Back in 2009, co-founder Sebastian Schneider launched Motherland Coffee Company together with his brother and sister-in-law, Rob and Kirsti...

Join Charles Hsuan from Flying Kite for a special 12-part Nedbank Franchising Podcast series. Charles delves into the minds of leading franchises and business owners who are making a positive impact on business in South Africa. These are their untold stories.

Join  Charles Hsuan from Flying Kite , in the 2020 Nedbank Franchising Podcast series. Charles will be delving into the minds of leading franchises and business owners who are making a positive impact on business in South Africa. This is a special 12 part series on leadership, learning from the bad decisions, lessons in building a team and cultivating a healthy mindset. Want to know what goes...

Join Charles Hsuan from Flying Kite for a special 12-part Nedbank Franchising Podcast series. Charles delves into the minds of leading franchises and business owners who are making a positive impact on business in South Africa. These are their untold stories. A company with humble beginnings and knowing very little about franchising, Richard saw a gap in the market and brought the Cash Converters...