GG calls it KasiNomics, the economics of the informal sector.  Instead of accepting the long-standing narrative that frames it as an “informal” or “underdeveloped” or “survivalist space, GG positions it as a profitable, thriving and diverse economic sector that is worth over a trillion rand. 

In GG’s latest talk “KasiNomics Unleashed” he tells the story of the corporate pioneers, the executives who thrive by doing business in these informal spaces, from listed property companies to township butchery chains, from grocery delivery founders to furniture suppliers, financial services entrepreneurs to township property developers.  As you delve into the tales of these enterprising executives, you will discover insights and lessons that transcend the boundaries of conventional business wisdom. 

Also meet the inspiring entrepreneurs “kasipreneurs” of the informal economy, from bake for profit bakers to backroom rental barons, coffee innovators to goat breeders, kasi delivery to spaza innovators, mattress makers and backroom builders, vetkoek fryers and chicken dust queens, kota franchises and backyard auto mechanics. 

This is on one hand a talk about the business opportunities, pitfalls and key success factors for business in these rural and township and informal economies but mostly it’s a deeply human story of the inspiring tenacious entrepreneurs of our informal economy who are otherwise invisible. You will leave this talk inspired and energised with a new optimism about South Africa and the people who inhabit these informal spaces.

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GG Alcock
Marketer, author, speaker, and entrepreneur
KasiNomic Events
GG has been at times a shebeen owner, political activist, community worker and African adventurer. Fluent in Zulu and conversant in most South African ethnic languages, he was the founder of Minanawe Marketing, a leading activations business in the kasi sector.
Mark Sham
Entreprenuer, speaker, author
The Tryst / Suits & Sneakers / Like a Tourist
Mark Sham is the founder of Suits & Sneakers, The Tryst, Like a Tourist, and a few other businesses that mean the world to him.

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