Mark Marais
Mark Marais
Our Diaspora

Podcast | Mark Marais

Mark is an entrepreneur from Zimbabwe with deep roots in Belfast! He's the founder of the luxury travel business Africa Golf Safari and co-founder of Sport Changes Life Foundation.

In this episode, Mark tells us about:

  • Growing up on an idyllic African farm during the war
  • How sport helped with racial integration in his school
  • What Donald Draper can teach us about nostalgia
  • The difference between space and place
  • Starting his business even though it didn’t make any sense
  • Combining passion with entrepreneurship
  • His experience in and passion for Northern Ireland
  • And advice he’d give to his 19-year-old self.

Check it out!

 

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