Benji Coetzee (EmptyTrips)
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Benji Coetzee (EmptyTrips)
Benji Coetzee is the Founder and CEO of a Tech Startup EmptyTrips (https://www.emptytrips.com/). EmptyTrips is the Uber for cargo. It links those with spare capacity in their vehicles with those who need goods transported.
Before making the move to entrepreneurship, Benji worked for various corporates including BCG, HSBC and World Economic Forum and has worked in over 20 countries. Benji has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as on of the “Best of Africa 2016” and is a mentor to top African innovators for Oxford University. She has a Bcom in Finance a masters in Finance and another master's in Maritime Economics & Law.
Come hear how Benji, a non-technical founder, moved from corporate to creating a tech startup.
Agenda
5:30 pm Networking (Food & Drinks)
6:00 pm Fireside Chat + Q&A
7:00 pm Networking
Speaker
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Hosted By
Sandras Phiri, JOHANNESBURG DIRECTOR
Sandras is director for Startup Grind Johannesburg and Lusaka. He is the CEO and founder of Africa Trust Academy and Pranary and has worked with corporates and entrepreneurs in South Africa and Zambia. He has a BSc Computer Science and an MBA from University of Cape Town. He has experience in mobile payments, banking, insurance, IT and education. Sandras is passionate about connecting African entrepreneurs to the world and global entrepreneurs to Africa. Sandras lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Google is committed to empowering entrepreneurs around the world through programs, partnerships, and our products.
Sponsorss
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Partner
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Sight & Sound is a premier technical supplier to the live event industry. Renowned for our energy, creativity and innovative approach. To create unique, inspiring and power.full experiences to help build and strengthen our clients’ brands.
What is Startup Grind?
Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 200 cities and 98 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead. For more information visit StartupGrind.com (https://www.startupgrind.com/) or follow us on twitter @StartupGrind (https://twitter.com/StartupGrind).
Benji Coetzee (EmptyTrips)