Entrepreneur and communicator

Don’t Be a Digital Disruption Statistic

No transformation happens without a significant shift in values and behaviours. These are functions of culture, which is in turn a function of leadership. The world needs more transformative digital leaders.

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Looking for a speaker or facilitator on the topics of digital disruption, innovation, and or digital transformation? Look no further. With over 15 years of industry experience, coupled with lessons garnered from building and selling multiple digital companies, I can tailor a practical and informative solution that meets your requirements and delivers valuable outcomes.

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About

Mike is the founder of consulting firm Beyond Binary, co-founder of social media crisis consultancy 48HOURS, a keynote speaker, and podcast host. Prior to this work Mike built Cerebra into Africa's leading social media agency, selling it to WPP in 2013. Before that he co-founded Afrigator, an aggregator for African content creators, selling it to Naspers in 2008.

Mike is a true expert in his field and he is a supremely talented speaker. He consistently ranks as the top speaker at conferences for good reason – he is knowledgeable, entertaining, and always gives the audience deep insight into social media, marketing, entrepreneurship, and digital disruption trends. If you want a world-class speaker for your conference, book Mike Stopforth. - Rudolph Muller (mybroadband.co.za)

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How to Avoid a Brand Crisis in 48 Hours

When Victor Dlamini and I launched social media crisis consultancy 48 Hours late last year, we had no idea how enthusiastically the offering would be received. The response exceeded even our optimistic expectations. It became clear to us immediately that this was a service that corporate executives – and specifically those in marketing and communication […]

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What Do We Really Mean by Digital?

Is there a word in the business lexicon that we can interpret in more ways than “digital”? Is digital a thing? A set of things? Is it a way of doing things? Something you can buy or build? Is digital an ideal, or a belief, or set of values? And is this an important question […]

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The One-Eyed Man podcast Season One

Do you remember those heady, idealistic early days of blogging? I was an early adopter and as such was often approached by colleagues and friends for advice about starting a blog. They would have an idea or a story to tell, had probably registered an account with Blogger or Typepad or WordPress and in some […]

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