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  • Life

    Nobody can fix fucked.

    Shannon Mary Mac / March 22, 2020 / 4 Comments

    We sit in our houses, watching our screens, waiting for the President to speak, as if he has some sort of supernatural power to make this all go away. This concept of putting 1 human on a pedestal and expecting him to make a difference to our levels of anxiety in a time like this – that’s what’s crazy. What…

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  • Ubuntu Baba vs Woolworths

    Lessons from the year of WW.

    Shannon Mary Mac / December 17, 2019 / 4 Comments

    1 year ago today I found out Woolworths had copied my carrier.  The amount of anxiety, anger and rage I was feeling on that day is really quite indescribable. I had no idea how I would turn the situation around and make it work in my favour, but I also knew there was a way and that this was an…

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  • Business

    What Joey taught me about being an entrepreneur

    Shannon Mary Mac / October 30, 2019 / No Comments

    There are so many entrepreneurial lessons to be learned along this journey. I’ve been fortunate enough to learn many of them from other entrepreneurs who have shared their journeys, through books I’ve read and people I’ve been exposed to and then of course, having the experience of learning some of these lessons myself. But I learned a new lesson last…

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  • Life

    Generation Alpha: the kids of the Millennials

    Shannon Mary Mac / September 21, 2019 / No Comments

    I am so fascinated by this category of little humans. They are seriously the most confident generation of children yet.  I am the proud creator of a little Gen Alpha, he’s 5 now. So to define this a little more clearly, Gen Alpha’s are kids born to Millenials – that’s us bunch who were born between 1981 and 1996.  They…

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  • Inspiration

    It’s the best time to start a business, but you won’t see the light if you’re looking down the rabbit hole.

    Shannon Mary Mac / September 11, 2019 / 2 Comments

    I just have to share this story. So this morning I have a fully loaded scheduled day. Drop my kid off at school at 8.15am, drive to the Woolies (yes yes I still go there, deal with it), do some quick morning Whatsapp’s in the car while I wait for 9am to arrive. 9am-9.20am – quick Woolies shop, then back…

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  • Ubuntu Baba vs Woolworths

    How I went viral.

    Shannon Mary Mac / May 20, 2019 / 6 Comments

    She had the perfect storm. The features that were taken, the company who took them – while promoting responsible sourcing, the safety features for infants. It was the perfect storm from every angle, you can’t replicate that afterwards. Andrew Papadopoulos, KISCH IP on The Money Show with Bruce Whitfield (ffwd to 60 mins in to listen) The same thing has…

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  • Business

    How to influence your customers purchasing decision & make more sales

    Shannon Mary Mac / April 8, 2019 / No Comments

    Note: some people get uncomfortable with the idea of being able to influence their customers thought patterns by implementing ‘sales tactics’. I get it… it can feel icky – but when you’re selling a product that you truly believe in, there is no need to feel guilty about doing the best job you can possibly do to get your product…

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  • Ubuntu Baba vs Woolworths

    Ask me one more time why I didn’t have a patent…

    Shannon Mary Mac / March 14, 2019 / No Comments

    Can we just clear something up. The word ‘patent’ does not mean you’re untouchable. Secondly, the word ‘patent’ does not mean protection for everything in the whole universe. The real underdogs in this whole Woolworths story of mine, were actually my amazing attorneys from Kisch IP, namely Andrew Papadopoulos and team. They have been kind enough to weigh in on…

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  • Business

    On being human.

    Shannon Mary Mac / February 18, 2019 / 6 Comments

    Have you ever found yourself in a situation where once you got there, you thought to yourself, “what the actual f**k am I doing here and how do I get out of this?” Well that’s how I felt sitting in the front row of the Montecasino movie theatre in JHB, as they opened the doors to the #WeAreSME event and…

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  • Ubuntu Baba vs Woolworths

    Official Joint Statement: Outcome of Ubuntu Baba / Woolworths discussions

    Shannon Mary Mac / February 8, 2019 / 8 Comments

    * In honour of being transparent, the below was written by the Woolworths lawyers and approved by me. ____________ We are pleased to announce that Ubuntu Baba and Woolworths have reached a positive and amicable resolution. As a primarily private label business and given this recent experience, Woolworths will be putting into place additional measures to avoid a similar incident…

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