Jannie Mouton’s seven tips for bouncing back from failure Published by Kate Douglas on 20 February 2015 Jannie Mouton talks about how he managed to pick himself up after being fired, and start one of South Africa’s most successful companies.
Meet the Boss: Jannie Mouton, founder, PSG Published by Kate Douglas on 13 February 2015 “Thinking back, my biggest lesson was back when I was fired because I was too relaxed and too sure of myself.”
Jannie Mouton – from unemployed to building one of Africa’s top business empires Published by Jaco Maritz on 3 September 2012 On 3 August 1995, Jannie Mouton walked into the offices of Johannesburg-based stockbroking company SMK as managing director. When he walked out later that day he was without a job.
‘A really big opportunity’: Inside PSG’s $46m Zambian farming deal Published by Jaco Maritz on 6 July 2012 “We haven’t yet made it in Africa, but hopefully we will.”
Jannie Mouton on doing business in Africa Published by Claude Harding on 10 January 2012 In his autobiography, titled And Then They Fired Me, South African entrepreneur Jannie Mouton says that doing business in the rest of the continent is “quite terrifying until you have mastered it”.
Nigeria not a country for weaklings Published by Philipp Wörz on 6 October 2011 While a mere week spent in Nigeria is by no means sufficient to become an expert on the country, it was a great experience to better understand how companies are dealing with challenges and opportunities on the ground.