We question Ian Fuhr, CEO of Sorbet Group. What is the one investment you wish you had made, or made earlier? When I sold my previous business to Edcon in 2002, I was advised to buy its shares. They were R24 at the time. I bought some and thought I had done really well to sell them at R76. They later went up to R400. Which living person do you most admire? Two great SA entrepreneurs: TBWA Hunt Lascaris co-founder Reg Lascaris and Nando’s co-founder Robbie Brozin. What is your biggest regret? Never having learnt an African language. I believe it would have allowed me to foster better relationships with the people I have worked with. What was your first job? Singing along to my guitar three times a week at a ladies’ bar at the Crest Hotel, Berea, Johannesburg. Is there such a thing as "enough money" and, if so, how much is it? Most definitely. As long as you can live comfortably and you can afford to travel, that would be enough. I do not believe that the sole purpose of life is to en...
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