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Pavlo Phitidis

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SPEAKER DETAILS

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As a guest speaker, entrepreneur and director of various businesses, keynote speaker Pavlo offers over 25 years of direct experience in conceptualising, building and growing businesses in South Africa, Europe and the USA.
He has developed and brought to market business assets in excess of R2bn through a combination of company start-ups, company turnarounds, company sales and a number of acquisitions for the purposes of company listings on the JSE. This has provided Pavlo with a beginning-to-end view on the entire business building process through all developmental stages to sale across a number of sectors and industries.
Using his hands-on experience, business capabilities and relationship networks, he continues to support the growth of businesses through www.aurik.co.za, a business accelerator that offers support for established and growth-stage business owners to grow their businesses into Assets of Value.
Working with you, Pavlo will build and deliver campaigns and projects that solve business growth, innovation, strategy challenges across your clients, suppliers or teams.His work extends across the public sector through government, trade associations and sector lobby interests to promote entrepreneurial excellence and elevate the status of SME’s in society.

​Interactive, practical, entertaining and fresh, with clearly defined outcomes are the hallmarks of the campaigns or projects that Pavlo has developed and delivered.

He is also a founder of Aurik Enterprise Development, serving big business and corporate South Africa through its turnkey Enterprise Supplier Development (ESD) programs which provide targeted business development support to beneficiary SME’s and ESD points for corporate clients.
Pavlo is the resident entrepreneurial and business development content contributor for Talk Radio 702 & 567 CapeTalk, presenter and host of The Growth Engines for Business Day TV and a keynote speaker at both local and international business development conferences.

Presentation Content by Pavlo Phitidis

“Nothing is more powerful than leaving people believing they can shape their own futures and make a difference.”

Pavlo is a passionate and engaging speaker whose talks are brought to life through powerful storytelling drawn from his experience working with hundreds of entrepreneurs. His content connects on a human level, leaving audiences inspired, reflective, and motivated.

Each talk is tailored to the audience and is ideal for those seeking future-focused, solution-driven insights in business and personal development.

Working alongside a network of professional collaborators, Pavlo delivers practical, theme-specific sessions for niche audiences. Key topics include:

  • Brand building
  • Regulation and legislation
  • Deal-making
  • Digitising business systems
  • Winning mindsets

The Author

Pavlo’s bestselling book Sweat Scale Sell offers a practical playbook for growing a business in a low-growth economy. His second book, Reset Rebuild Reignite, explores how to build resilience and thrive in times of crisis.

He regularly speaks at local and international conferences on business strategy, investment, growth, innovation, and developing winning mindsets.

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