What we do

We coach young South Africans on what it takes for them to run their own retail business one day.

We work in real businesses with real customers; not in a classroom. We focus on developing the behaviours, habits and the soft skills that make business leaders successful

Our convictions about

how young adults learn

Accountability develops ability

Taking on real responsibilities and accountabilities in a business is the best way to develop ability, not learning theory

There is no learning without failure

Learning environments must force candidates to experience failure and working out how to do things differently. High performers have to practice how to lead teams and make decisions under pressure

Learning pathways are individual

Young adults develop ability at their own pace so are more successful if they can follow an individual learning path

Soft skills are developed via role modelling

Developing soft skills is as important as learning hard skills and functions. Young adults learn by following what their peers in the workplace are role modeling

WE USE THE TALENT DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES THAT MAKE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRMS SUCCESSFUL & APPLY THEM TO DEVELOP JUNIOR RETAIL EMPLOYEES

How we do it

Show businesses how to become learning centres whilst improving the bottom line
Coach to build skills gradually increasing in responsibility and complexity as we go
Focus on habits & routines in the actual business, not qualifications and degrees.
Use the operations to teach directly about what it takes to lead and run a business
Have constantly communicated performance growth expectations
Create clear career pathways, where anyone can start in a junior role and become the leader of the business over time
Makers learn and earn and contribute to the business at the same time