GAWIE VENTER
Gawie originally reigns from Klerksdorp ( or Matlosana ) from the North West Province about 200km south west of Johannesburg . He attended school in Potchefstroom just 50km outside of Klerksdorp and matriculated at Potchefstroom Gymnasium High School in 1996 .
In 1997 , he left North West Province for the Western Cape to study at Stellenbosch University where in 2002 he acquired a B . Accounting degree . In between his varsity studies , when he was 21 , he embarked on an African travel expedition to five different African countries on a very tight budget of R3,000 .
Instead of completing his Chartered Accountant ( CA ) qualification the traditional way by doing his articles at an accounting firm , Gawie decided to make a career in the property industry . Before he started his first property job he went on a Summer camp for a few months to Minnesota , USA after varsity to clear his head and take a break . When he returned he only had a red Mazda 323 vehicle , a roof rack on top for his surf board and his
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Name : Gawie Venter Age : 44 years old Company : Tieleo Property Fund Family : Married to Tracy with 4 children ( Janae 8 , Michael 7 , Sarah 5 and Jean 1 years ) Hobbies : Surfing , mountain biking , anything outdoors , travel – lends itself to what you enjoy in life . Favourite book & reading : Listens to a lot of audio books ; The 2 books that made a big impact in his life were ‘ Rich Dad Poor Dad ’ by Robert Kiyosaki and ‘ Unmerited Favour ’ by Joseph Prince Life motto / favourite quote : Around his business – ‘ turn around communities by turning around properties ’. He believes that the South Coast and Bahari Bay is on the same ‘ bull ’ run that Ballito had in Northern KZN in the early 2000 ’ s .
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