The Cape Town sisters taking Africa’s stories to the world

Ananta Design Studio: A design house partnering with local craftspeople, creating jobs, empowering communities, and putting local design on the global stage The work of Cape Town’s local craftspeople was all the inspiration that sisters Viveka and Rucita Vassen needed to start Ananta Design Studio, their design and décor business that reimagines the traditional handiwork […]

Compassion and Entrepreneurship: A Journey Defined by Motherhood By Heléne Smuts, Founder of Credo Growth and Author of “Ditch Mediocrity”

A Compassionate Beginning Growing up in a minister’s home where both my parents also served as ministry counselors, compassion and empathy were part of my upbringing. However, it wasn’t until I became a mother that I truly understood the depth of these qualities. As a child, I developed a “toughen up, cupcake” attitude from having […]