Who is quinton van der burgh

I find it helps me clear my mind and plan my day effectively. A: I am fortunate to travel all over the world and there is still no place on earth as picturesque as Cape Town. I have a soft spot for the energy and glitz of Miami but Cape Town will always be my number one, its home to me. Q: What was it like making your first million?

What was it like making your first billion? A: Persistence and a thick skin is needed in this game and nothing happens over night. Sacrifice of friendships, relationships and family but there is no better feeling than seeing an idea come to life. As a philanthropist Quinton has made it his mission to help not only the people of South Africa but hundreds of thousands around the world.

He founded the QVDB Foundation in hopes of making a difference for the people of South Africa and in doing so inspiring others to do the same. The QVDB Foundation has projects ranging from building wells in underprivileged area to development centers focusing on providing individuals with skills that they will need to go into the workplace.

Additionally, Quinton has taken it upon himself to go beyond the clean water crisis and has launched the ActofGenersity initiative to help as many South Africans to alleviate their burdens of outstanding bills in hopes to lighten their financial loads.

Sign in. Privacy Policy. Password recovery. Established in , it has business interests in coal mining, marketing, and mining equipment. Currently, the firm owns several optional mines with more mines scheduled to be operation in the coming years.

It has numerous prospecting rigs, several drilling rigs as well as active and ongoing exploration programs. It also has many new and joint ventures with other mining houses as well as various open cast contracts for other mines by mining coals for these companies.

I remember a funny story of the school tuck shop complaining to the principal because I was literally putting them out of business by selling lunch to the other school kids and competing with them.

I would say that business is in my blood - I live and breathe the hustle. GQ: How did you get started within your career? QVB: London was my biggest success as a start-up in my career. I did very well for myself, I built a very big company in various sectors. Through that, by default, I got too big too quickly and a lot of things went wrong and I had to restart my career, which is why I came back to South Africa and focused on the mining sector. I had a massive cash flow problem in London with my first start up, I was looking to gain something more stable for myself and moving into the mining sector afforded my total diversity to what I was used to.

While it was tough initially to get started in the mining sector, I grew to become one of the largest private miners in the country — through a lot of hard work and obviously hustling through the system of making things happen. Through that experience I acquired a lot of amazing opportunities, so my motto is to always embrace the negative as you should look towards the positive that comes from that — as it will give you longevity for your career.

GQ: Philanthropy work is close to your heart. What have you learned about the world or yourself through philanthropy? With 24 years of financial experience, it resonates with me, as I have been brought up around these issues and have witnessed first-hand what financial distress causes. One thing I have learnt is that everyone has the best intentions of doing well to others but normally falls short by not putting their plan into action.

GQ: Why is it important that business not only be for personal financial gain, but for helping others? QVB: Society and the way we deal with brands and companies are changing.