--- title: "CEO’s – Successes and Screw Ups: Episode 1- Keeping it in the Family" type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "Articles" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-03-22-ceos-successes-and-screw-ups-episode-1-keeping-it-in-the-family/" published: "2024-03-22T00:00:00" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 318 --- # CEO’s – Successes and Screw Ups: Episode 1- Keeping it in the Family Published 22 March 2024, 02:00 SAST ## Content ![Image](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/dailymav_wideimage-1500-ep1.jpg?fit=1500%2C500&quality=89&ssl=1) ![Image](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/dailymav_squareimage-2000x2000-Ep1-2.jpg?fit=2000%2C2000&quality=89&ssl=1) [Media](https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1411646?accent=96ccd6&border=FFFFFF&text=283B49&rounded=0&artwork=0&description=0&download=0) [Media](https://iframe.iono.fm/e/1411646?accent=96ccd6&border=FFFFFF&text=283B49&rounded=0&artwork=0&description=0&download=0) SPONSORED CONTENT We chat to some entrepreneurs who learned the hard way exactly what it takes to turn obstacles into opportunities. 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