Whilst still in full time employ Ike launches a start-up in property in anticipation for going full time into entrepreneurship.
Using his credit card Ike finances first investment buying a flat in Yeoville eventually buying the whole building.
Whilst still in full time employ Ike launches a start-up in property in anticipation for going full time into entrepreneurship.
Using his credit card Ike finances first investment buying a flat in Yeoville eventually buying the whole building.
Ike officially launches Lionshare Holdings and leaves Coca Cola after 7 years in top executive management to go full-time as an entrepreneur. Lionshare Holdings is a black owned & managed investment holding company investing in real estate, FMCG, tourism distribution and transportation.
Ike buys an office building in Joburg CBD and converts it into Reef Hotel in preparation for the 2010 Soccer World Cup and anticipated tourism boom.
Lionshare Holdings adds to hospitality portfolio with the purchase of Sand River Resort and Thovela Welkom, a Harvey World Travel franchise formed in 2012 to service the corporate and major travel agency sectors.
Lionshare Holdings branches into the fuel retail industry with the purchase of a fuel station in Musina with an objective to grow and expand into multi-sites.
In between Musina & Beitbridge, Lionshare Holdings co-invested and launched the Musina Intermodal Terminal (MIT) whose purpose is to move commodities from road-to-rail. These commodities include coal, copper, citrus, and maize.
Lionshare merges its fuel company with a subsidiary of Kaap Agri to create The Fuel Company grouping it into a significant player in the fuel retail industry.
Border Auto Centre, a subsidiary of Lionshare Holdings launches Scania Musina dealership.
In order to access funds to invest in bigger and more significant ventures, Lionshare invests in an Advisory and Venture Capital firm Grovest through which it will access fundraising capacity.