Marc Ashton - Episode 179

“ The sooner you reach a point where you don’t have to impress people with money, you’ll be a happier person.”

Marc Ashton, is a well known former South African financial journalist.

Marc is also my buddy, although I haven’t seen him since we left primary school 32 years ago!

He served as editor and managing director of a JSE-listed media company, honing his expertise in financial reporting and analysis.

Marc has a sharp mind. He sees the opportunity that exists in South Africa and is optimistic that we can get back to where we should be on the world stage.

We had a great chat, which was an awesome blend of buddies just catching up and trying to solve the world’s problems 😉

Former Money Web Editor and SA Financial Journalist - Marc Ashton

Discussion Topics: What you will discover from listening to this Podcast:

  • Reminiscing about school days
  • Becoming a day trader at 16
  • People’s unhealthy relationship to money
  • Fake experts ‘teaching’ people
  • South Africa’s media scandals
  • Hitting rock bottom in life
  • How compromised journalism is
  • Old vs New Media
  • Optimistic about South Africa’s future
  • The push-back to B-EEE
  • How to get SA back on track

 

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Your fellow being

Gareth

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Discussion Links

Caxton Media

Bryanston Primary

Media 24

WITS University

Between Two Ferns

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Joe Rogan

Alec Hogg

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