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A few interesting/not so interesting facts about my life -

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• I grew up in Johannesburg, on a rather large property that was also home to over 80 staff members, 7 horses, 13 dogs, a pet lion, 3 zebras, 5 springbok, 2 pot belly pigs, 4 meerkats, rabbits, mongooses (or mongeese - I never remember which one -ha!), 5 cats, 2 mandrill baboons, a warthog and the list goes on and on... My family (my mother and my sister in particular) have an obsession with 4 legged creatures. Needless to say, there was never a dull moment, it was an absolute madhouse! :)



  

• I rode horses from a young age and started competing in show-jumping competitions from about 14 years old. I stopped riding when I realized the exorbitant price of this luxurious sport - ha!
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• I was very involved in the biking community and ran the social media platforms for KTM South Africa. This meant that I got to travel around the globe and spectate/be the best pit crew ever ;) at races such as Romaniacs and Sea To Sky in Turkey.

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• I am a qualified personal trainer and previously worked at a power performance center for cyclists, as well as a private gym that specialized in sports specific training for enduro riders.






Life happens and I met an amazing entrepreneur by the name of Carl aka The Baker.

Carl recently wrote:
>I have been actively seeking others to share my vision with, who are prepared to dedicate themselves towards making it a reality as much as myself and I’m excited to tell that a newly formed entity has been co-founded called Arkk Inc, with Daniella Shaw (who many of you already know) joining as one of the co-founders, along with others who I will announce to you shortly. 


Very motivated and wonderful to help others reach a level of success otherwise not possible for them.

Our vision and mission statement:
>Our Vision

>Our vision is to build an entire ecosystem that is removed from the constraints of the existing world - empowering people to unlock their true potential, and in doing so, make the world a better place for all of mankind

>Our Mission

>Our mission is to show every single person on earth, through education, that it is entirely possible for people to see the world how it truly is; a place where our purpose is to create, innovate, and to pioneer, and that all constraints are entirely manufactured by man and seeded through society to create positions of power for a select few.

... I have an undeniable passion for music! It is literally all I eat, sleep and dream about!

Presently I am in South Africa - came home to visit my family - and covid has prevented me from leaving but it's been a productive time none the less.

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As soon as borders are open I will be returning to Los Angeles to carry on my work over there.

  Singing has changed my life in more ways than one but that'll follow in other blog posts.

I will be posting songs from my album - so watch this space.

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Thanks for reading and I hope I bless you with many interesting articles about the people I work with and my own growth in the music industry.