Beth Malatji dropped out of varsity and now helps others start up their dream projects. She also has a wine business.
UNLIKE MOST, BETH MALATJI WAS LUCKY she took a gap year at university. It taught her more than what any college course would have.She was studying Human Resources, a subject she didn’t quite enjoy – in fact it “stressed and depressed” her – at the University of Limpopo in South Africa, and wanted out.
Instead of moping around wondering what she must do with her gap year, Malatji took a leap of faith, leaving the dusty township of Seshego in the Polokwane municipality of Limpopo, where she spent 21 years of her life, to move to big city Johannesburg.
She was hungry for opportunities and that became the motivation for her entrepreneurial endeavors.
“I needed to do something that had nothing to do with school,” says Malatji, who is today the 27-year-old founder of ReBeth Wines.
She initially found a job as a consultant where she learned about the world of startups.
In 2014, Malatji’s first business was an online magazine, Wealth Ladder, offering lessons on entrepreneurship. It featured the likes of Robert Kiyosaki, an American businessman and author of Rich Dad Poor Dad.
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