Entrepreneur, Investor, Dad.
Post exciting work with GetSmarter, Getwine, Yuppiechef, Hubble and JEFF; I am commercialising Drakenskloof Sanctuary, supporting South African entrepreneurs and exploring leadership roles. Receiving mail at sam [at] paddocks.io.
INTRODUCING DRAKENSKLOOF BY KERALA
This last year has been a journey of renewal at Kerala. A little over 12 months ago, we made the decision to start sharing Kerala with guests beyond our immediate family and friends. As our understanding of high-end hospitality has grown, so too has our excitement for and expectations of what Kerala can be.
Names are important. To overcome the challenge of borrowing a name like "Kerala", and in pursuit of capturing and communicating our distinct experience, what our family and friends have come to know as Kerala will now be known as Drakenskloof. Continued here.
”HOW WILL YOU KNOW YOU HAVE WON AT LIFE?”
My speech to the University of Cape Town Graduates of 2019. Link to speech and transcript here.
OUR TWINS TURN 2. BUT TODAY IS NOT ABOUT THEM.
It’s about their Mom. This is how I think about it.
FAREWELL Getsmarter
Nine months ago I gave my final speech as CEO of GetSmarter. It was almost exactly a year after we were acquired by 2U, and it marked my stepping down from the CEO role and taking up the role of Senior Advisor to 2U and GetSmarter management teams.
This is my speech I delivered to a team that I love. I am confident they are going to go on to do purposeful, important work in higher education worldwide. I'll be cheering from the sidelines while I spend the next few years being a very present father to my twins, Violet and Fletcher.
getsmarter acquired by 2u
"Here's $103 million. Now take us global and beyond college degrees."
lunch in the mara
A picture from a recent trip to Kenya's Masai Mara. Treated to lunch under the African sun by Angama's incomparable hospitality.