#2 : Styli Charalambous, Daily Maverick: Can ethics, integrity and quality conquer #FakeNews?

The Innovators with Tom Kennedy

Styli Charalambous (@dailymaverick) is the CEO and publisher of DailyMaverick.com. Having co-founded the digital news publishing house in 2009, he has overseen the commercial growth of Daily Maverick ever since. Styli is responsible for all things non-editorial and, in his own words, he believes he must have been a terrible person in a previous life to be given this challenge.

In this episode, we cover the early days of Daily Maverick and its perilous journey to becoming a leading independent media entity in Africa. Styli shares some great advice about the importance of quality content as well as what it means to look at the impact of social impact a business has and its importance, even when it comes to affecting profitability.

This episode has some phenomenal insights, especially when it comes to building a digital media business under harsh conditions and there is also plenty that can be applied to businesses in almost any sector.

#GuptaLeaks Update - Episode 3

This episode was recorded before the major #GuptaLeaks reveal so I never got a chance to touch base with Styli on this - luckily I was able to record an additional update on what actually went on behind the scenes. I'll be releasing it as a stand alone episode next week. It's a goodie so be sure to give it a listen.

Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.theinnovators.co - If you have any feedback suggestions or ideas you can connect with Tom on most social networks via @tkennedysa