Hello, I'm Dan

I've spent so many years trying to figure out why I was always unhappy at work. Why things were hard, why I got bored, why I was excited about certain things and drained with others. It's all about mastering flow. This is why I started TEMA, because every person deserves a chance to experience true flow. 

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I was always working, even as a young adult, from fuel pump attendant to servers in restaurants, and even working in a small courier company. In fact my first real business, albeit a once off, was running a restaurant at 10 years old with my two best mates, we did hot dogs, hamburgers and invited everyone from the neighbourhood with invite cards in their letterboxes. This is when I discovered I had leadership potential, why, well because I was the one collecting the money and directing the team and operation.

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My professional journey started as a trained chef in South Africa working at prestigious safari lodges in Shamwari Game Reserve, the place where Tiger Woods married his now ex-wife. I met and cooked for  all sorts of celebrities such as John Travolta, Nicholas Cage and Brad Pitt. I also did a season in Monaco and Italy as a Villa and Yacht Chef.

 

I then went on to further my education in Switzerland at the award winning SHMS Caux, a business and hospitality university based in a castle on the mountain, yes thats right. In 2023, it was again voted top 3 school in the world, second year in a row. I excelled here as I was the only student in my year to graduate with Honours and I was also awarded the top cumulative academic average award. This was my first experience of a true ecosystem. One where everything was enabled to grow into their greatest potential. 

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I worked as head of events for a few years and enjoyed many successes by being able to create memorable moments for all those who I was to look after, from weddings to corporate events, golf days and even becoming head of operations for restaurants, you name it, I did it. I did it well.

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After moving to Johannesburg, I decided to open my second business, this time an official one, a concierge company called Gouvon. I was building a membership base to serve high end clients, and only after a few months I was approached to take on a much larger role and merge my company with another, The REAL Success Network. After three month trial, we moved over completely and I was there for more than two years building a memberships division to over 500 members and £50k monthly recurring revenue and a team of seven. 

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In 2015, I got married to my husband, Tristan, and together we moved to the UK. Pretty much with nothing, to start a new life in a thrive environment. I began working for Michelle Clarke as a junior project manager in Entrepreneurs Institute (now Genius Group "GNS") and worked my way up to Head of Investments within 4 years. I remained in this role for 4 years and achieved incredible results including generating over $30m in sales and investments as well as being the project leader taking the company public onto the NYSE American in 2022. 

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I left Genius to start TEMA for a real reason. Over 70% of employees are unhappy in their jobs in the UK alone, and this is a global crisis. Current employee engagement platforms do not solve this as they only focus on performance management and tracking alone. In this environment, its just not enough.

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My journey now continues.....