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Do you know what your staff are sending, saving, and doing with your company’s data? Do you have a data company policy? This week Jaco Voigt gets 'tech-wise' with his guest, Eugene Verster about data protection, data loss and data breaching. All companies should have a form of data management to ensure control of company data. Your data is GOLD, cherish it! Catalytic

Some strange things happened during lockdown. Previously competitors in the neat freak organisation space, but now best friends with a joint business venture - Jaco Voigt chats to Megan and Kasia from MK Method. MK Method grew from cardboard boxes as demo storage examples, to a niche high-end service of tweaking the homes and offices of busy folk. They make pretty magic by elevating habits and rou...

Jaco Voigt chats to Andre from Salescollab about the value of building trust and selling solutions that are not a quick fix. Who is your technology advisor – Bob at the bar, or are you embracing your technology with a trusted advisor for long-term integration and engagement? Do you know where your solutions are falling short? What is your data journey? Is your current technology solution fit for t...

Jaco chats to Jarryd Irvine from Infinitude about how a coach can help you focus on the transformation, rather than the t-shirt. A conversation about cadence, no limits, conditioning, technique and quality programming - while keeping you honest about your goals. Fast before far is also a thing. If you have ever considered tweaking your tri discipline routine, need assistance with overcoming limita...

Disruptive technology in the education space is today’s podcast #BOOST. Jaco Voigt chats to Joel Kaplan from Thought Africa about project-based learning. Taking students aged 7-17 in a new direction of facilitating learning within 12 modules, used as tools to facilitate learning to become creators rather than consumers of technology. Jump onto TikTok and see if you as a parent are Nancy, learn mor...

Managing your business’ security cameras and video footage should never only be a reactive tool. Why not apply software intelligence into your existing hardware infrastructure? The array of video management software applications include proactive identification of unusual behaviour, visual verification for health and safety, counting stock or components, smoke and fire detection and integration wi...

Jaco is joined by a young entrepreneur who passionately states that he found a gap in his “hood” to do apparel printing. The community no longer need to jump in a taxi to the city centre to get their printing done. No job is too big or small for this business owner, who encourages sample printing to help new business owners brand their goods. He is open 24/7 for any last minute end of year jobs, a...

No business is too small to be hacked! This week, Jaco Voigt discusses the business imperative – AI’s role in cyber security and the benefits of AI supplementing repeatable actions to help identify vulnerabilities. Social engineering, phishing, vulnerability scans, penetration testing, multi-factor authentication. If any of these words don't mean something to you in your business, take the time to...

Jaco Voigt chats to Estelle Scott from TownCrowd – a company using disruptive innovation and a cloud based platform to simplify the municipal space that governs property. TownCrowd are advisory and facilitation specialists in the B2B sector, making sense of building controls, zoning, permits, wayleaves, valuations and much more. As an added bonus, TownCrowd are offering a discount benefit to new s...

Jaco Voigt discusses Digital Marketing with a Creative Director, looking at the user journey and how businesses should navigate the digital space to their marketing benefit. Does your business have a communication strategy with a key message talking to your target market? As a business, have you ever taken the time to avoid the fluffy spin-offs and focus on the pain points, by listening to the fee...

Wondering what joy and practical prettiness bread bags and old Beta/VHS tape can bring to the average shopper? Jaco Voigt and his guest chat about rekindling the old craft of crochet, and how snipping up plastic is helping to feed families in Hout Bay. It is heartwarming to hear how something so easily trashed, has upskilled women in a struggling community. Bag. Rebag. Reuse. Recycle! Catalytic

Jaco and his guests engage in aspects of Financial Technology, where there is finally investment spaces and systems allowing access to deals (driven by technology) that individuals were not previously privy to. Deal structures that facilitate diversification, making the verifications and administrative regulatory technology seamless and scalable. This is a rapid growing industry and time for inves...

This week Jaco chats to a couple that turned their side hustle into a fully-fledged e-commerce full-time business. It all began when lockdown allowed some extra time to delve into Fran’s passion for organic natural body products. Yumm caters to a spectrum of kids needing bath time fun time, moms that need to relax, and everyone that needs some sensual me-time downtime. The bath and body range incl...

Jaco Voigt discusses AI, automating, innovating and embracing the power of technology and data to accelerate your business. It's important to remember that to understand the future you must understand the past, as it becomes clear in this podcast that what seems futuristic is actually the norm. We invite you to listen to the importance of embracing technology, keeping your business relevant, accel...

One way videos are a thing! Jaco Voigt chats to Jesse Bosch from Interview ME. As a subscription based or month-to-month product, Interview ME is a self-funded startup software platform business. Although focused on the benefits of building interviews and saving time recruiting talent for your business, any industry relying on one way information can make use of this platform. Asking interviewing...

How often are you in contact with your technology partner? Is there value in the platform offering they invoice you for monthly? Jaco Voigt has a thought-provoking conversation with Jacques Malherbe, about the need for collaboration when acquiring technology due to fragmented value chains. As the procurement process becomes increasingly commoditised, businesses are experiencing the pain of having...

This week, Jaco’s guest is a solutions driven businessman who offers bespoke distribution of products and services for education, entertainment and more. It’s still all about connecting people. As a specialist of 20 years in the sound industry, being solutions driven is in Gareth Edwards’ blood. Current industries served by Solutions Unlimited include churches, schools and au pairs teaching online...

Jaco and his guest discuss smart work and living space management. These emerging trends have been fast tracked and are underpinned by the need to become a less ‘pen and paper’ based society when collecting data to access a facility. The pandemic and PoPi Act have reassigned and evolved roles regarding the way information is collected, verified, processed and stored. Encrypted, safe and verified d...

There is a reason they say that a picture is worth a thousand words! Get a refreshing look at drones – UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles... a business brought about by two offshore oil rig inspection engineers that wanted to be more home based. These licenced devices are a quick, efficient and cost effective means to add value to a spectrum of business as extended eyes for the likes of maintenance o...

Jaco is joined by a data specialist discussing how storage of data has evolved. Although efficiencies are evident and there is a smaller footprint of products and solutions available, so many businesses still err to enterprise class solutions and external hard drive saving. What businesses believe is cost-effective could be the pennywise scenario as power, cooling, holistic managing, back-ups and...

Jaco is joined by Deanne from EDMA Systems as they talk about the digital transformation of people management. This software solution is all about efficiency, sustainability, business improvement and accurately costing employees. What started as an application to manage time sheets has grown into a software solution that not only automates and breaches personnel administration, but assists with on...

Jaco and his guest revisit the importance of business efficiency by managing data and embracing technology. The discussion centres around connectivity being the foundation of a successful business, rather than a grudge purchase. The questions any business needs to keep asking are about the cost of data loss, and protecting what they have. Your 'IT guy' is sometimes just a desktop technician, rathe...

Jaco, as a conservationist at heart, chats to Dr Sara Andreotti about the importance of changing the “drop the nets to save our beaches” practice, as this is disrupting and killing our marine life. They discuss how the SharkSafe Barrier can ensure skills upliftment, jobs and exporting opportunities - while peacefully co-existing with sharks. With a bottom up approach, the community and holiday goe...

They say that data is gold, and with this in mind this week's conversation is all about evolvement and involvement. Businesses (regardless of how small) need to embrace change and ensure that they stay relevant. This discussion looks at 'SILO-citis', and the hurdles regarding digital transformation. Has your business created and fully embraced a digital journey for staff and customers alike? Is yo...

As a salaried employee, you are selling your time. So what happens when the trade-off becomes time based vs productivity based? Have you ever considered that as our workplace becomes more digitised, micro management via software is what could quantify your output? Working remotely has you comparing yourself only against yourself - how are you faring? Do you have the personality trait, working styl...