Men’s Health South Africa June 2016

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PEOPLE WHO KNOW 3.
WHEN AND WITH
THE DIFFERENCE
WHOM WAS THE BEST
CONVERSATION YOU’VE
EVER HAD OVER COFFEE?
Kojo
There have been many but the most recent,
that had a profound impact, was last Christmas.
It was the longest time that I have spent with
my father in years, when he came to visit. We
spent hours sitting on the patio chatting about
Baff oe business, life and Africa’s past and future over
multiple cups of coff ee.

4.
WHAT ABOUT COFFEE DO
I’m a writer, entrepreneur
YOU THINK MIRRORS LIFE?
& content architect. I speak …
But at heart I’m a storyteller.
I believe that life is an accumulation of moments.
I’m interested in people’s Connecting those moments is a thread that is our
lives. We fi ll in the bits between moments with
stories in diff erent spaces, more moments. Each one diff erent, each one a
particular context, each one enriching. Coff ee is a
in diff erent facets.
series of cups, each infused with our spirit and our
moments. How it tastes, how it feels, how we feel -
is infl uenced by our life’s moments and the context.
1.
W HAT GETS YOU UP 5.

IN THE MORNING? WHO IS YOUR
STYLE ICON?
My family, my dreams and my goals. These are
intertwined. The lifestyle I desire for my family Stand a chance to
and the legacy that I want to leave for my I’ve always admired Tom Ford just because I love a win 1 of 6 hampers,
children, my family and my community. good Tom Ford suit. One day I would like to call in each including a
On a micro level, getting my children to to the Tom Ford store and ask them to deliver x, y Mont Blanc Pen.
school every morning. and z suits to my hotel. Another person is Pharrell NESCAFÉ SA
just because he embraces the diff erent aspects of
who he is, and I try to do the same thing in my life,

maybe on a diff erent scale. What I admire about
him is that he does what he feels works for him.
2.
I tend to draw from diff erent people, in diff erent
WHAT WOULD spaces, with diff erent stories. I interact with
diff erent clothing brands. So what I’ll do is tap into
YOU DEFINE AS A
the story and because the story is refl ected in the
PIONEERING SPIRIT? style or the item, that’s how I buy into things.
I would say it is the willingness to keep pushing
every day, even when you have been on the end
of rejection daily. It is about forging forward,
staying motivated and repeatedly committing to
your chosen path, despite the challenges. It is
about consciously and constantly defi ning what
success looks like, for you. It is about choosing
your life while recognising that we do not live as
Know the diff erence. islands, in isolation. It is about not giving up and
doing what you feel is right, even when afraid or
It’s not just coff ee,
doubtful. It is about being naturally curious
it’s NESCAFÉ. and embracing life’s moments.
Suit, Waist Coat & Tie: House of Monatic
Shirt and Pocket Square: Tiger of Sweden
902673NescafeMH 2016-04-28T14:19:39+02:00
PEOPLE WHO KNOW 3.
WHEN AND WITH
THE DIFFERENCE
WHOM WAS THE BEST
CONVERSATION YOU’VE
EVER HAD OVER COFFEE?
Kojo
There have been many but the most recent,
that had a profound impact, was last Christmas.
It was the longest time that I have spent with
my father in years, when he came to visit. We
spent hours sitting on the patio chatting about
Baff oe business, life and Africa’s past and future over
multiple cups of coff ee.

4.
WHAT ABOUT COFFEE DO
I’m a writer, entrepreneur
YOU THINK MIRRORS LIFE?
& content architect. I speak …
But at heart I’m a storyteller.
I believe that life is an accumulation of moments.
I’m interested in people’s Connecting those moments is a thread that is our
lives. We fi ll in the bits between moments with
stories in diff erent spaces, more moments. Each one diff erent, each one a
particular context, each one enriching. Coff ee is a
in diff erent facets.
series of cups, each infused with our spirit and our
moments. How it tastes, how it feels, how we feel -
is infl uenced by our life’s moments and the context.
1.
W HAT GETS YOU UP 5.

IN THE MORNING? WHO IS YOUR
STYLE ICON?
My family, my dreams and my goals. These are
intertwined. The lifestyle I desire for my family Stand a chance to
and the legacy that I want to leave for my I’ve always admired Tom Ford just because I love a win 1 of 6 hampers,
children, my family and my community. good Tom Ford suit. One day I would like to call in each including a
On a micro level, getting my children to to the Tom Ford store and ask them to deliver x, y Mont Blanc Pen.
school every morning. and z suits to my hotel. Another person is Pharrell NESCAFÉ SA
just because he embraces the diff erent aspects of
who he is, and I try to do the same thing in my life,

maybe on a diff erent scale. What I admire about
him is that he does what he feels works for him.
2.
I tend to draw from diff erent people, in diff erent
WHAT WOULD spaces, with diff erent stories. I interact with
diff erent clothing brands. So what I’ll do is tap into
YOU DEFINE AS A
the story and because the story is refl ected in the
PIONEERING SPIRIT? style or the item, that’s how I buy into things.
I would say it is the willingness to keep pushing
every day, even when you have been on the end
of rejection daily. It is about forging forward,
staying motivated and repeatedly committing to
your chosen path, despite the challenges. It is
about consciously and constantly defi ning what
success looks like, for you. It is about choosing
your life while recognising that we do not live as
Know the diff erence. islands, in isolation. It is about not giving up and
doing what you feel is right, even when afraid or
It’s not just coff ee,
doubtful. It is about being naturally curious
it’s NESCAFÉ. and embracing life’s moments.
Suit, Waist Coat & Tie: House of Monatic
Shirt and Pocket Square: Tiger of Sweden
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