11 Sep 2025 12:25
RHP#179. Marc Ashton, Former Editor and SA Financial Journalist
Marc Ashton, is a well known former South African financial journalist.
Marc is also my buddy, although I haven't seen him since we left primary school 32 years ago!
He served as editor and managing director of a JSE-listed media company, honing his expertise in financial reporting and analysis.
Marc has a sharp mind. He sees the opportunity that exists in South Africa and is optimistic that we can get back to where we should be on the world stage.
We had a great chat, which was an awesome blend of buddies just catching up and trying to solve the world's problems ;)
Discussion Topics: What you will discover from listening to this Podcast:
- Reminiscing about school days
- Becoming a day trader at 16
- People's unhealthy relationship to money
- Fake experts 'teaching' people
- South Africa's media scandals
- Hitting rock bottom in life
- How compromised journalism is
- Old vs New Media
- Optimistic about South Africa's future
- The push-back to B-EEE
- How to get SA back on track
I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
Your fellow being
Gareth
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