About The Author

Jaco Maritz is a South African media entrepreneur, speaker, and Africa expert. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the award-winning business publication How we made it in Africa, which he established in 2010. Maritz published his first book in 2018. He also serves as the editor-in-chief of Africa Private Equity News. Prior to founding his own platform, he was the editor of the Nigerian business publication TradeInvest Nigeria, and previously worked at Media24 in Cape Town.