In this episode of RadEO, Ross talks to Ryan Bacher, MD of NetFlorist. They talk e-commerce in 1999 versus 2019 and the hiccups in learning a new industry. Ryan shares how he has kept partnerships alive for 12 years and his tips in making crucial brand decisions when expanding your company.

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More about NetFlorist’s MD, Ryan Bacher - 

Ryan studied and completed a Bachelor of Arts and Law Degree at Wits in 1994. He then went to work for the Club Med Group in the Caribbean. Following Club Med, he returned to SA where he worked in the Internet industry for 2 years and thereafter, co-founded NetFlorist. As Managing Director, Ryan is responsible for all day-to-day operations and strategy of the company. He sits on the board of the South African chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization. NetFlorist started life in 1999 as one of SA’s 1st and has become the largest floral and gifting service in South Africa (on and offline). It has 5 warehouses and 200 franchises and delivers same day, country-wide. NetFlorist is recognized as one of SA’s leading ecommerce companies and has won many awards over the last 10 years in the ecommerce and floral space.

NetFlorist - www.netflorist.co.za

Show notes -
00.54 - Ryan’s back story
04.05 - How was it like setting NetFlorist up?
08.15 - The hiccups in learning a whole new industry
16.00 - Personalisation in the products
20.20 - Pulling the plug on side-line projects
24.56 - Is NetFlorist an internet company or a retailer?
27.38 - Understanding the customers
29.45 - Producing flowers
33.15 - Keeping a partnership alive for 12 years
37.05 - Coming up with NetFlorist brand
41.47 - Cross-selling and expanding the brand
45.30 - Ryan Gibs Course

– RadEO is a podcast for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneurs. It is hosted by Ross Drakes and Rich Mulholland and produced by the Entrepreneurs Organisation in South Africa. Tune in every 2 weeks to hear conversations with business owners who will share their experiences and stories of what they have learnt building their business and what drives them to keep going.
If you have a business and want more information on EO, get in touch or visit our website eonetwork.org

#29 RadEO with Ryan Bacher the MD of NetFlorist

In this episode of RadEO, Ross talks to Dean Carlson, Founder and MD of BrainFarm. They talk about building a global company from a South African network and building networks and keeping connections. Dean shares how his team creates an extremely positive environment at their events by having the mindset of commitment to excellence. They also talk about BrainFarm’s exciting upcoming event, Sound Idea Sessions and breaking world records in partnership with a local artist, Percy Maimela.

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More about BrainFarm’s MD, Dean Carlson - 

Dean Carlson is the Founder and CEO of BrainFarm, a South African event agency and speaker bureau, who has the privilege of working with a long list of blue chip clients in identifying and securing speakers for their events, as well as creating world class branded events.

He previously conceptualized, co-created and led the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit to become the largest multi-speaker business conference in the Southern Hemisphere with past speakers including Richard Branson, Al Gore, Malcolm Gladwell, Chris Anderson, Ricardo Semler, Dan Ariely, Johann Rupert, Rudy Giuliani, Stephen Dubner, Graça Machel and Nouriel Roubini.

Dean first gained exposure to similar large-scale events over a decade ago during his involvement in organizing trips for South Africans to attend international seminars hosted by motivational speaker, personal finance instructor, and self-help author Anthony Robbins.

Dean’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-carlson-9951751/?originalSubdomain=za
BrainFarm - https://brainfarm.co.za/
Sound Idea Sessions - https://www.soundideasessions.com/
Guinness World Record - https://www.enca.com/life/sa-artist-breaks-guinness-world-record-largest-coffee-sketch

Show notes -
00.54 - Dean’s elevator pitch
01.30 - How was it like setting BrainFarm up?
08.50 - How do you get a corporate company to agree to do a disruptive event?
14.30 - Launching the BCX Disrupt Summit
17.05 - Pulling talent into South Africa and going international
21.56 - Building networks and keeping connections
27.50 - Community building through introductions
29.45 - The mindset of commitment to excellence
35.40 - Dean’s latest exciting project - https://www.soundideasessions.com/
41.10 - Breaking world records - https://www.enca.com/life/sa-artist-breaks-guinness-world-record-largest-coffee-sketch
50.47 - Growth Hacker Marketing


– RadEO is a podcast for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneurs. It is hosted by Ross Drakes and Rich Mulholland and produced by the Entrepreneurs Organisation in South Africa. Tune in every 2 weeks to hear conversations with business owners who will share their experiences and stories of what they have learnt building their business and what drives them to keep going.
If you have a business and want more information on EO, get in touch or visit our website eonetwork.org

#30 RadEO with Dean Carlson, Founder and MD of BrainFarm

In this episode of RadEO, Ross talks to Don Packett, COO of Cultovation, speaker coach, professional speaker, author, MC and stand-up comedian. They talk merging business and overcoming hiccups in that process.

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More about Don Packett - COO of Cultovation, speaker coach, professional speaker, author, MC and stand-up comedian. 

Don eats, sleeps and breathes presentations. From working with Missing Link's customers creating narrative and structure, to taking them all the way through to standing up and delivering on stage.

Through working with organisations and customers from all sectors and all walks of life, the Power of Presentation grows and allows Missing Link the opportunity to identify, in real-time, the narrative needed for powerful delivery and galvanising audiences. 

Cultovation - http://cultovation.com/
Missing Link - https://msnglnk.com/
21Tanks - https://21tanks.com/


– RadEO is a podcast for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneurs. It is hosted by Ross Drakes and Rich Mulholland and produced by the Entrepreneurs Organisation in South Africa. Tune in every 2 weeks to hear conversations with business owners who will share their experiences and stories of what they have learnt building their business and what drives them to keep going.
If you have a business and want more information on EO, get in touch or visit our website eonetwork.org

#31 RadEO with Don Packett, COO of Cultovation

RadEO is a podcast for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneurs. It is hosted by Ross Drakes and Rich Mulholland and produced by the Entrepreneurs organisation in South Africa. Tune in every week (Well mostly) to hear conversations with business owners who will share their experiences and stories of what they have learnt building their business and what drives them to keep going.

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