Chivas Regal, the world’s first luxury whisky, has selected the South African Top 5 for The Venture IV, a global social entrepreneur competition to find and support promising entrepreneurs from across the globe who want to Win the Right Way, by changing the world for the better.
The South African finalists stand a chance to represent the country in the international version of the Venture, and win their share of $1 million.
“We were blown away by the volume and quality of the applications we received, which made choosing the top five not easy,” says Shelley Reeves, marketing manager at Chivas Regal South Africa. “These are all business-savvy entrepreneurs who have a real heart for the communities in which they are working. I’m confident that whoever wins will do us proud in the international leg of the competition.”
Introducing SpazApp:
With 10 years experience in digital marketing and corporate development roles, Byron Verreyne works hard to streamline development processes and perform with measurable results. Byron loves technology and working with technical people, he is a problem solver, developer, team leader and architect.
Byron has worked with the likes of Nike, Diageo, Woolworths, Brandhouse, Estee Lauder and many more brands during his time managing the technical team in a digital marketing agency. He has also managed and worked as part of large development teams in the telecommunication and call centre industry giving him a very broad set of skills and making him an easy choice as an entrepreneurial partner.