E2 - Ian Saker: Mineware Consulting

Welcome back to The Founder Files! In this episode, we're chatting to Ian Saker, the owner of Mineware Consulting. Mineware is a SaaS business specialising in the mining industry that collects, verifies and interprets data from mining operations in order to build business efficiencies, make processes more transparent, predict risky events through AI and even save lives. Ian shares how rapid business growth isn't as glamorous as people think it might and how quickly (and painfully) they had to pivot during COVID. This sharp rise in success catalyzed a shift in perspective for him as a leader, which allowed him to embrace not knowing all the answers (i.e. vulnerability) and leaning on the people around him for support. His lesson from this was that opening up and admitting you don't know everything actually led to his people being more committed, more productive and taking more accountability within his business. Ian's journey is an eye-opening story of adapting to change and evolving as a leader - 2 critical factors for any successful founder.  We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we do. You can check out Mineware's website at https://www.mineware.co.za/You can have a look at Ian's LinkedIn page here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-sakerxlr8er/This episode is brought to you by Metavolve. Metavolve is a team of focused experts who want scaling entrepreneurs like you to succeed 👉 contact our team Do you have a scaling business and valuable insights about your industry? Be our next guest!