Founder - DotDot.Direct. Creative entrepreneur and experienced general management executive, with a flair for strategy, integrated supply chain management, system implementation/enhancement, and project management.
2 years old already?! Time certainly does fly when you’re having fun! I enter DoTDoT.Direct's second year with nothing but love and gratitude. The ecommerce industry has seen massive changes and challenges in the past 12 months, with major disruptions. Not all changes have been positive and the resulting challenges extend beyond ecommerce to South African businesses in general. Whilst it’s made DoTDoT.Direct’s second year of survival nothing short of a miracle, it has reminded us of our “why” and has reaffirmed so many of our beliefs. · Our retailers, product innovators, authors and service providers still need love and care to flourish. · Navigating ecommerce is not easy and “digital does NOT have to mean impersonal.” · The ecommerce opportunity is massive, and SA has only just begun to exploit the opportunity. · All businesses need an ecommerce strategy irrespective of size, including Mall Owners and Property Funds! · SA’s future lies in the growth of small and medium sized businesses but the monopolisation of sectors continues to be allowed making it difficult for SMMEs to thrive. As long as the above is true, we’re still relevant! As I look back at the year, I’m in awe of what my amazing team has achieved, and at how many businesses and authors we’ve enabled. Kevin Naidoo, Sibongile Rostar Ngubeni and Dru Connold, I have no words to describe your impact, other than to say that we would not have achieved even a 10th of what we have without you! Our graduate interns, welcome! You’ve already made such a difference to our team, and I can’t wait to see what the year brings! Valencia Ramkylas, there’s so much to say… but in short, thank you for standing fast and letting me follow my crazy dreams! And to our kids, our biggest supporters by far, for adopting the dream with us! To DoTDoT.Direct’s many supporters and to my silent, “behind the scenes crew”, (you know who you are!) I’m forever grateful! To our vendors and clients, there is no Dotti Community without you! Thank you for your ongoing faith in us and for embracing the power of our community! Alone, we may survive, but together we can compete, and soon, at the highest level too! As always, who knows where this leads, but we’ll keep moving forwards, choosing “Progress over Perfection” every single day of the week! #2ndBirthday #CompanyBirthday #TeamExcursion #Growth #Success #OnlineShopping #HappyBirthday