Andries Levi Pretorius, UP alum and entrepreneur, on risking failure in pursuit of success
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Andries Levi Pretorius is a serial entrepreneur, from selling candy floss as a student to innovating in the real estate industry.
He completed his BCom Honours in Finance & Entrepreneurship at the University of Pretoria while running a leading confectionery business called Willmor Candy Co.
He later co-founded an extraordinary property investment group, WeBuyProp, and is currently the head of strategic partnership and growth at LeadHome.
On this episode he speaks about:
- Enjoying the thrill of entrepreneurship from a young age.
- Some of the problems he’s faced and solved, including selling candy floss to students.
- Being led by a big-picture vision.
- His struggle to reconcile his entrepreneurial spirit with a previous corporate role.
- How entrepreneurship isn’t as sexy as it might look on social media.
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