Comic Con Africa is a thriving business built on community, creativity and fandom. In this episode, Carla Massmann (Show Director of Comic Con Africa and Founder of Mogul Media) joins The Finance Ghost to discuss the rise of the geek economy, how Comic Con grew into one of Africa's biggest pop culture events, why community drives business success and what brands can learn from fans.

From humble beginnings selling Bluetooth car kits to building Planetworld into a diversified importer and distributor of 78 global brands, Planetworld co-founder and CEO Maurice van Heerden shares a refreshingly honest view of what it takes to scale a business. 

What does it really take to build a business from nothing in South Africa? Founder of Universal Kitchens, Clinton Van Breda, shares the unfiltered story of how he dedicated two decades to turning a R500 000 loan into a business employing over 200 people.