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Gerd Leonhard is one of the worlds foremost experts and futurists on the intersection of technology and humanity. Support the show

In this episode Matt chats to Kirsten Karchmer author of Seeing Red.Kirsten has spent her entire adult career in the service of women's health and has helped over 10,000 women over the last 20 years to improve their health, cycles, and fertility . In 2013, Kirsten translated her successful clinical programs into technology enabled platforms that provide an affordable and scalable fertility solution. Conceivable was named one of the most innovative health tech startups from MedTech in 2015, Best Fertility App by Healthline in 2016 and has been featured in TechCrunch, Fox News, The New York Observer, PSFK, The Daily Dot, and Huffington Post.Kirsten has presented at SXSW, Health 2.0, Fertility PlanIt, and lectures internationally on infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, women’s health, the future of integrative medicine, and using technology to better serve patients, providers, and healthcare systems. Kirsten has been recognized as one of the top female start-up founders to watch, the recipient of the Texas Tra

In this episode Matt speaks to Tracy Todd about her incredibly inspiring story: Brave Lotus Flower Rides the Dragon is an honest, inspiring and engaging memoir in which she shares some intimate details of her life as a quadriplegic. She tells her story with the honesty, humour and the warmth it deserves. It is a testament of what the human spirit can achieve. Support the show

Kim Mccusker is author of the best selling book: "Scarred but not for life" which recounts the story of her being brutally dragged 780 metres beneath a taxi, a young woman's inspiring story of survival, courage, and the will to live. Brutally dragged 780 metres beneath a taxi, a young woman's inspiring story of survival, courage, and the will to live. Support the show

Shai Evian and Steve Cuzen are founders of Howler, a ticketing and event management platform making a global play. Support the show

I was recently interviewed by Riel Malan about my #1 Amazon Best Selling book Your Inner Game. This context of conversation will setup your 2020 to be a very good one for you regardless of your hustle and ambitions for this year. Support the show

A run down and wrap of the best snippets from the biggest and best guests of 2019. For more info: www.mattbrownshow.com Support the show

So, last week I was invited by Dr. Baz Dreisinger to the launch of the Incarceration Nation Networks event at the Nelson Mandela foundation here in Johannesburg and I was simply blown away by the incredible stories and impactful work that Baz and organisations around the world are doing to re-invent the role of incarcerated men and women in our society. South Africa is one of the most violent societies to live in anywhere in the world, which makes this a very special episode because today, I am privileged to share with you the transformational work which can be found at the intersection of race, crime, culture and justice Support the show

Is the pen mightier than the sword? Well, in the case of Jonathan Shapiro AKA Zapiro and according to the French government the saying is true. Last week Zapiro was given a knighthood by the Ambassador of France, Aurélien Lechevallier. He said Zapiro was bestowed the order because he shared, “the values that define and guide [the French] Republic. “The trilogy equality, liberty, and fraternity resonate perfectly with who you are, what you believe in, and what you stand for.” In this episode, we explore the backstory to this incredibly significant achievement, the release of his 28th book (yes, that’s right, 28th published works) and we discuss the transcript that the Hawks read to Jonathan which revealed that he was the target of a legitimate assassination from alleged jihadists the Thulsie twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee. So, strap yourselves in and welcome back to the Matt Brown Show, one of South Africa’s culture and artistic icons, Jonathan Shapiro. Support the show

Nathan Reddy is one of Africa’s most passionate and respected branding and design specialists, and the creative force behind one of South Africa’s most awarded design studios - Grid Worldwide.He has refreshed and rebranded some of the world’s most iconic brands, been the recipient of many accolades, has judged both local and international design awards and his work has been published extensively globally. Nathan was recently inducted into the Loeries Hall of Fame inductee has been actively involved in the transformation and invigoration of the South African creative industry. In this episode we explore Nathan’s personal journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of the great creative exports from the African continent. Support the show

I am joined by one of the most influential players in Africa right now, he is a public speaker, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, Dragon’s Den Panelist and all round rockstar Vusi Thembekwayo. Support the show

Mary Wilkson is Head of Editorial News (BBC Global. We discuss the BBC's latest series called Made on Earth which reveals the state of global trade. Support the show

The Business Book Club was founded with the purpose to share knowledge. Knowledge is the start of change, an inevitable process of business and life, and one can obtain it through various means. I was interviewed about my #1 Amazon Best Selling Book in front of a live audience. Enjoy. Support the show

I chat to Styli Charalambous the co-founder and CEO of Daily Maverick, one of Africa's leading digital media companies who has built a reputation of never compromising on quality and always delivering hard hitting stories that don’t shy away from the cold hard truth. Support the show

Live on location with Maps Maponyane at his new entrepreneurial venture Buns Out. www.mattbrownshow.com Support the show

Hey there guys and welcome to The Matt Brown Show, we are on the final episode of our Crypto Kungfu series and I couldn’t think of a better way to end it off than with Tanya Knowles today, she is the Chair of the South African Financial Blockchain Consortium and ex-Managing Executive of Fractal Solutions, a Division of Strate (Pty) and currently the business manager at Adhara - which provides liquidity management and international payments for decentralised financial networks. In this final episode, we are cracking open the world of crypto news with topics like Bitcoin price indicators showing a bearish mood, What the head of Riksbank had to say about Libra, how Satoshi is now in the Oxford English Dictionary, who’s hunting miners in Mongolia, the true power of regulators, trolling Craig Wright and why you should always do your own crypto research. Support the show

This edition of the Matt Brown Show is proudly sponsored by www.zanootroptics.co.za - enter your code "ninja20" to get 20% off your purchases of smart supplements.Whatsup guys and welcome the 9th episode of Crypto Kungfu here on the Matt Brown Show. Today I am joined by Monica Singer, a Professor and Ambassador for ConsenSys, one of the worlds largest blockchain technology consultancies. In this episode we reveal the latest real world use cases of blockchain technology, what Bitcoin futures are all about, how german police have shut down one of the worlds largest dark web server farms built in a world war two bunker, and demystify the issue of trust when it comes to the narrative of a new world currency, and much, much more. And listen closely to our cryptocats feature this week, where we unpack the mystery behind programmer Brandon Chase and coinmarketcap.com So without further adeu. Support the show

This edition of the Matt Brown Show is proudly sponsored by www.zanootroptics.co.za - enter your code "ninja20" to get 20% off your purchases of smart supplements.Welcome back to The Matt Brown Show we are on awesome episode 8 of our Crypto Kungfu series and we just can’t get enough of the world of crypto. Today I am joined by a distinguished name that I think you’ll know, the Founder and CEO of Centbee and Bitcoin SV advocate, Lorien Gamaroff. So, today you’ll need to get your thinking hats on because in this episode we slice into the underlying design and architecture of the “original bitcoin” to see what really makes it tick. We unpack exactly where the world of crypto is today, where it was and more importantly where it is going and if Bitcoin will ever be casually used by the man on the street. Today we will reveal how you can start your Bitcoin journey and get your hands on Bitcoin SV by simply downloading the Centbee app, the case for scalability of the Ethereum blockchain, why the Mall of Am

This edition of the Matt Brown Show is proudly sponsored by www.zanootroptics.co.za - enter your code "ninja20" to get 20% off your purchases of smart supplements.Welcome back to the Matt Brown Show and to the seventh episode of Crypto Kungfu. We have a really amazing episode in store for you as today, I am being joined by one of the crypto currency giants, you know him and you love him Farzam Ehsani, the Co-founder of VALR.com - one of Africa’s leading crypto currency exchanges.So, today Farzam and I tackle topics in the news of crypto from all around the world starting with the “accreditation stink” and the real story behind Binance, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges who was just this week been awarded ISO security accreditation, privacy and data concerns with national soverence currencies, the sophistication associated with securing digital assets, the risks of fiat to crypto exchanges, and what exactly is crypto insurance? Is it another scam or does it have real utility in the pro

This edition of the Matt Brown Show is proudly sponsored by www.zanootroptics.co.za - enter your code "ninja20" to get 20% off your purchases of smart supplements.Welcome to our sixth episode of Crypto Kungfu here on the Matt Brown Show. Listen in as we tear into this one, I am joined by none other than the Warren Gray a partner of Blockstarters and crypto miner and grab your picks and hard hats because today we are talking about crypto currency mining. Okay I know I said grab your pickaxes but that’s not how this works, luckily we have Warrens rad looking equipment to give you an idea of how it does. Join us for this episode as we explore some interesting headlines such as: state owned mining enterprises sanctioned by Western powers like the US, mining to survive in Venezuela, the big bad R that is regulation, how people are turning electricity into power, China’s mission to bring an end to crypto mining in Mongolia and what is an ASIC and why are millions of them being implemented worldwide. It’s