Series 2, Episode 8: The Kevin Hedderwick business leadership journey
In February 2016 Kevin Hedderwick, the legendary CEO who turned the Halamandaris family business into the Famous Brands franchising colossus, retired. Well, sort of. As it turns out, he stayed on at Famous Brands until February 2017 as a group strategic advisor, because – as this in-depth video interview amply illustrates – Hedderwick’s mind is far from retired.

The wealth of business learnings that he shares here span a range of business topics as wide as his illustrious 36-year career is long. It was the culmination of a journey that started with being a shelf-packer and traversed through various positions in blue chip companies such as Distell and SABMiller, where he worked with iconic leaders.

However, while Hedderwick’s career path has delivered a finely-tuned corporate business knowledge and a sharp instinct for human capital, the systems around it and the successful implementation of process, he is also a rebel entrepreneur. In fact, by the time that he joined the Halamandaris’ Steers family, he had purchased and developed a few franchises of his own.

He can’t seem to help it, the man has a passion for business that borders on romantic love, and he tells us that it is going to be put to good use in his so-called retirement….

In partnership with FNB, Moneyweb presents this bespoke leadership video series with top business people. The interview draws on the person’s life, failures and the lessons they have learnt on their journey to the successful leadership positions they hold today.

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