For founders thinking about selling, Dana offers one message: exit intentionally. In this EO Ignite 2025 episode, the Cape Town–based M&A adviser explains why most sellers should have three advisers—commercial corporate finance, legal, and tax—to navigate complexity and capture value.

He breaks down how buyers actually value companies: discounted cash flow, net present value, returns on capital, and strategic synergies, not just multiples. Dana also shares when lifestyle businesses may be worth keeping, how management buyouts can be structured through vendor finance and bank support, and how to select advisers with aligned fee structures that reward premium outcomes.

This episode is a grounded M&A playbook for entrepreneurs, blending strategic process, valuation insight, and practical advice to prepare now and exit on your terms.

🔗 EO Durban: www.eodurban.co.za 🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa.

For Richard Rayne, entrepreneurship has always been tied to education and growth. As the founder of iLearn Corporate Education, he has spent 24 years helping South African corporates close skills gaps through accredited training, bridging compliance needs while empowering first-time entrants into the workforce. He also launched MyMastery, a local masterclass-style platform born during Covid, to make thought leadership more accessible.

In this Ignite 2025 conversation, Richard shares personal and professional reflections: how DJing became creative therapy during divorce, how EO has been a safe space for vulnerability since he joined in 2012, and why Ignite’s 5% talks matter for authentic peer learning. Looking forward, he highlights the rise of hybrid learning models powered by AI personalization, where technology acts as an enabler—not a replacement—for human connection and accredited growth.

This episode blends culture, creativity, and cutting-edge education—a must-listen for founders passionate about learning and impact.

🔗 EO Durban: www.eodurban.co.za

🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa.

For Zafir Kurji, Ignite 2025 was more than a conference—it was a mirror. As a next-generation leader in his family’s IT business (Apple solutions, ArchiCAD, facilities management, and digital printing presses), Zafir confronted imposter syndrome, learning to balance gratitude for privilege with confidence in his own capability.

In this candid conversation, he shares how gratitude, journaling, and celebrating wins are becoming family traditions, and how Ignite’s biohacking sessions inspired him to embrace cold showers and ice baths as tools for resilience. Most importantly, Zafir explains why clarity of identity, values, and purpose is now his compass for both business and life.

With plans to return with his forum to Ignite Cape Town, Zafir closes with deep gratitude for EO Durban and EO South Africa—calling the experience raw, real, and transformational.

🔗 EO Durban: www.eodurban.co.za

🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa.