The number one most requested content item from the Heavy Ch ef community is e-commerce. Since the pandemic hit\, entrepreneurs in reco rd numbers are signing up to WooCommerce and Shopify to set up online stor es. Innovation abounds across the globe\, and South Africa (and Africa) is no exception. In October\, Heavy Chef is casting a lens on online retaili ng and we’ve invited two authoritative personalities in the tech and onl ine retailing sectors to join us on stage: Arthur Goldstuck\, CEO of World WideWorx\, and Tshepo Mohlala\, founder of the internationally lauded Tshe po Jeans. Arthur has been compiling a ‘state of the nation’ report on e-commerce\, and will share some of his findings. Tshepo has been enjoying significant growth of his online store\, and will relay some of the strug gles and solutions within his personal journey. The event will be hosted b y Lukhanyo Neer and Louis Janse van Rensburg of the Heavy Chef Foundation.
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S upport is provided by Howler\, Workshop17\, Creed Living\, Sir Fruit\, Goo dleaf and Backsberg.
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Tshe po Mohlala is the founder of TSHEPO\, a lifestyle brand founded i n 2015\, offering a range of bespoke denim clothing and ready-to-wear prod ucts. The TSHEPO logo – a three pronged crown – is inspired by the thr ee women to have played a role in the upbringing of Tshepo: his mother Mas esi\, his grandmother Magriza\, and his trendy aunt Takalani. Three women who raised him and shaped him into the man he is. They allowed Tshepo to w ear his crown. Each peak represents a woman that shaped him into the man w ho wears the crown. Tshepo has become one of the leading lifestyle brands in South Africa\, and is pioneering the art of delivering high fashion onl ine in Africa.
Arthur Goldstuck\, founder of World Wide Worx\, is regarded as South Africa’s leading expert on Internet and mobile technology trends. Goldstuck is a pioneer in the South African mar ket in the use of the Internet as a tool for productivity. He developed th e first South African benchmarks for web site usability and strategy\, and has represented South Africa on judging panels for events ranging from th e International Advertising Festival in Cannes and the Global Mobile Award s at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. He is also author of a range of books dealing with issues as diverse as business on the Internet and ur ban legends in southern Africa\, and is an award-winning IT journalist\, h aving been honoured in three separate categories of the Telkom ICT Journal ist of the Year awards from 2002 to 2004. He is editor-in-chief of Gadget magazine\, which also supplies the Tech & Gadgets content for the MSN port al in South Africa.
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