HeyJaredThe Braadcast by Norman Raad (Season 1)
Welcome to The Braadcast, an exclusive podcast series hosted by Norman Raad, CEO of Broll Auctions and Sales.In this series, we go beyond the hammer to sit down with the visionaries, entrepreneurs, and industry icons who are reshaping the South African property landscape.
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The Braadcast with Laurence Rapp (S2, Ep8): "Thinking Bigger Than Borders" (opens the original)
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The easiest thing in business is to follow the crowd. The harder path is backing your convictions when everyone else is uncertain. For more than a decade, Laurence Rapp has done exactly that. After building a successful career in banking, insurance and asset management, he entered the listed property sector and has spent 14 years leading Vukile Property Fund through one of the most transformative periods in its history. Under his leadership, Vukile evolved from a South African focused REIT into
The Braadcast with Ivan Saltzman (S2, Ep7): "How Dis-Chem Changed South African Retail Forever" (opens the original)
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Some businesses grow because they follow the market. Others grow because they completely rethink it. When Ivan and Lynette Saltzman opened their first pharmacy in Mondeor in 1978 with just R10,000 in capital, the prevailing view was that pharmacy retail was expensive, conservative and difficult to scale. Ivan saw something different. Customers wanted better pricing, better access and a more personal experience - and he believed pharmacy could become retail in a far bigger sense. What followed wa
The Braadcast with Jason McCormick (S2, Ep6): "Building Opportunity Beyond the Balance Sheet" (opens the original)
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The Braadcast with Jason McCormick (S2, Ep6): "Building Opportunity Beyond the Balance Sheet" Some leaders build businesses. Jason McCormick builds opportunity. Growing up in a family that survived on R273 a month, with a father who planted vegetables to put food on the table and made one promise to his children - a good education - Jason learned early that opportunity is never something to take for granted. That foundation would shape everything that followed. When he joined the family business
The Braadcast with Lee Thomas (S2, Ep5): "When the World Comes to Town" (opens the original)
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What happens when an entire country becomes the stage for a global event? For Lee Thomas, that question has been part of his career for more than two decades. His journey through the events and hospitality industry has taken him from the 1999 Rugby World Cup and 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup to one of the most significant sporting moments South Africa has ever hosted: the 2010 FIFA World Cup. As CEO of Circa, Lee has built his career around making complex experiences work at scale. Behind the excit
The Braadcast with Jannie Krüger (S2, Ep4): "The Art of the Deal: Trust is Earned (opens the original)
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In property, success is often measured by what you build. But for Jannie Krüger, the most valuable things he's built over three decades have never appeared on a balance sheet. From his early days at Woolworths and Downtown Development Corporation to co-founding Retail Africa and later establishing Dorpstraat, Jannie has spent his career at the intersection of property, investment and entrepreneurship. Not just developing buildings — but building businesses, raising capital and bringing together
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