Fred Roed.

Founder and CEO of Heavy Chef, a platform for entrepreneurs. Writer. Presenter. Speaker. Father of three. Living the #entrepreneurlife. Winner of the 2015 IAB Bookmarks Award for "Best Individual Contribution to the Digital Industry". Listed as one of Fast Company's Top 100 Creative People in Business. Author of 'Heavy Chef Guide To Starting A Business In South Africa'. My name means ‘peace’ in Danish.

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Jun 29

Jun 29 Do Not Be Afraid

Fred Roed

5 Work

Let’s make time for that coffee date. Let’s reach out to our peers. It is these interactions that shield us. It is the mycelium that provides us with collective intelligence to ward off threats.

Feb 23

Feb 23 Heavy Chef Is Focusing On Partnerships. This Is Why.

Fred Roed

5 Work

Small businesses in SA are largely operating in silo. They need bigger partners to get shit done. Big businesses in SA are stagnating. They need smaller partners to &#$@ shit up.

Oct 13

Oct 13 You Will Die Someday

Fred Roed

5 Work

In a fragile world, it is increasingly apparent that we need to create stakeholder value. Our stakeholders are our customers, our team and our society.

Oct 1

Oct 1 Five Lessons In Sales

Fred Roed

5 Work

After a month of focusing on selling stuff, here are my five top takeaways from all our interviews and research, including this week’s entrepreneur event focusing on sales and targeting.

Sep 21

Sep 21 It's Time To Get 'Out There'

Fred Roed

5 Work

When asked ‘what contributed most to your development as an entrepreneur?’ 60% of us said ‘learning by myself’. But then, 64% of us also ticked the box ‘learning from others’.