Ludwick Marishane from South Africa, started businesses as a teenager in Limpopo and even though he failed in some of his own brand like biodiesel, healthy cigarettes and a security magazine, he started HeadBoy Industries, a business that designs and commercializes
new products and services in South Africa. One of its products, DryBath,
is the world’s first bath-substituting solution.
So he did some research and realized this product wasn’t out there. So he spent a couple of months researching different lotions, creams, hand sanitizes, how they were made, etc., and then formulated it even without resources. Marishane drew up a business plan and patented the formula, making him South Africa's youngest patent holder.
With the help of Dr Hennie du Plessis, a chemical engineer with experience in developing personal care products, Marishane was able to improved the formula and resolved the problems. Du Plessis is now a shareholder and product manager of Headboy Industries, the company behind DryBath.
The would soon turn 25 years old said business is a hustle, in his own word;“It doesn’t matter if you are Apple, Google or a small time guy literally trying to make T-shirts in the township. Every business is a hustle. People don’t really realise that we have all gone through days where we literally have to package our product at home, at night, with our girlfriends, etc… So it’s a hustle.”
He has received many recognition , notably is when he was recently named by Google among the 12 most intelligent young brains in the universe.
In 2011, Marishane was selected as one of the finalists for the Anzisha Prize, a competition that recognizes entrepreneurs across the African continent between the ages of 15 and 22 who are solving problems in their communities. 2013 Time magazine named him as one of its top 30 people under the age of 30 who are changing the world.
So he did some research and realized this product wasn’t out there. So he spent a couple of months researching different lotions, creams, hand sanitizes, how they were made, etc., and then formulated it even without resources. Marishane drew up a business plan and patented the formula, making him South Africa's youngest patent holder.
With the help of Dr Hennie du Plessis, a chemical engineer with experience in developing personal care products, Marishane was able to improved the formula and resolved the problems. Du Plessis is now a shareholder and product manager of Headboy Industries, the company behind DryBath.
The would soon turn 25 years old said business is a hustle, in his own word;“It doesn’t matter if you are Apple, Google or a small time guy literally trying to make T-shirts in the township. Every business is a hustle. People don’t really realise that we have all gone through days where we literally have to package our product at home, at night, with our girlfriends, etc… So it’s a hustle.”
He has received many recognition , notably is when he was recently named by Google among the 12 most intelligent young brains in the universe.
In 2011, Marishane was selected as one of the finalists for the Anzisha Prize, a competition that recognizes entrepreneurs across the African continent between the ages of 15 and 22 who are solving problems in their communities. 2013 Time magazine named him as one of its top 30 people under the age of 30 who are changing the world.
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