Mark Marais is an entrepreneur from Zimbabwe with deep roots in Belfast.

He’s the founder of the luxury travel business Africa Golf Safari and co-founder of the Sport Changes Life Foundation.

In this episode, we talk about:

- Growing up on an idyllic African farm during the war
- How sport helped with racial integration in his school
- What Donald Draper can teach us about nostalgia
- The difference between space and place
- Starting his business even though it didn’t make any sense
- Combining passion with entrepreneurship
- His experience in and passion for Northern Ireland
- And advice he’d give to his 19-year-old self.

Check it out!
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/mark-marais-africa-golf-safari

P.S. Mad Men nostalgia video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus