Mark Marais on Nostalgia, Africa & Building a Business Around Your Passion

Mark Marais is an entrepreneur from Zimbabwe with deep roots in Belfast.

He’s the founder of the luxury travel business Africa Golf Safari and co-founder of the Sport Changes Life Foundation.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Growing up on an idyllic African farm during the war
• How sport helped with racial integration in his school
• What Donald Draper can teach us about nostalgia
• The difference between space and place
• Starting his business even though it didn’t make any sense
• Combining passion with entrepreneurship
• His experience in and passion for Northern Ireland
• And advice he’d give to his 19-year-old self.

Check it out!

https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/mark-marais-africa-golf-safari

P.S. Mad Men nostalgia video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus