Working at Heart Capital

I was one of the very lucky few who had the privilege of seeing and being part of Heart Capital in its very first year. Our tight knit team were all from very diverse backgrounds, hand selected by Peter and Mandy Shrimpton themselves to catapult the effect of this young, new and exciting social enterprise. To be [...]

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on November 22, 2012 -
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What’s in a name?

When I came across Heart, on the hunt for internships, my first thought was – what a strange choice of name. Potentially tricky to Google, a bit squishy sounding, no clues as to what it did or even what industry it operated in. I wondered if people took them seriously given such an unconventional label. [...]

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on September 4, 2012 -
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My experience at Heart

From Paris to Cape Town to become a social entrepreneur By Michaël Vasseur Delighted and excited. These are the words that best describe my state of mind when I finally landed in South Africa a month ago. A few minutes later, not even an hour I think, I was able to meet Heart’s team. A [...]

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on September 3, 2012 -
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Olivia Graham

Name of Intern: Olivia Graham The experience I had at Heart was unforgettable. I can honestly say I got more out of this internship than I 1) thought was possible and 2) could have ever imagined. The project at Heart allowed me to explore all different types of business from market research, to finance and marketing. Being [...]

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on August 13, 2012 -
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Melilizwe Gqoba

I was introduced to Heart and Hubspace by a friend and fellow social entrepreneur less than a year ago. He invited me for a brainstorming session on an initiative we were working on …and I’ve never left ever since. The ambiance and communal environment that exists at Hubspace is conducive to any radical social change [...]

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