Quinton van der Burgh is one of South Africa’s leading mining investors and entrepreneurs. His investment firm, Q Global Commodities, is one of Africa’s largest privately-owned commodity, logistics and investment houses, which has just taken a stake in NEO Energy Metals, the London-listed uranium miner.
He enjoys a pretty glamorous, jet-set lifestyle – but it wasn't always this way. Quinton was brought up in a tough mining town near Johannesburg, where he worked long weekend hours during in his father's small chain of supermarkets.
Episode 8 of the All Points West Podcast hears how Quinton was kicked out of school several times for selling stickers to schoolmates, and how that entrepreneurial spirit, mixed with hard work and a good eye for detail has helped him reach the top.
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Nothing in this podcast is intended as investment advice and the people in this podcast may hold positions in the stocks they talk about. Do not buy anything based solely on a tip or recommendation. Please do your own research.