BACKSTORY: Old Mutual’s Khaya Gobodo
We question Khaya Gobodo, MD at Old Mutual Wealth & Investments
If you could have dinner with any three people, alive or dead, who would they be? Chris Hani, Thabo Mbeki and Steve Biko. They were contemporaries who gave their lives to the fight against apartheid and the emancipation of the black person. And yet their views on the "how" of it couldn’t be more different. What’s your one top tip for doing a deal? Know your walk-away price and conditions. What are you reading at the moment? What’s the one book everyone should read? I’m reading Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts by Annie Duke. Everyone should read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Nominate your eighth wonder of the world. The first time you scuba dive and are introduced to a completely different world. Which phrase or word do you most overuse? "Don’t sweat the small stuff." What was your first job? I was night manager of a Zenex service station in Joburg during my days at Wits. It was a great deal for a 19-year-old: R500 a week plus a full tank ...
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