E1 - Francois de Villiers: Sognage

Welcome to the very first episode of The Founder Files!We're kicking off with Francois de Villiers, otherwise known as Cois or by his alias Rhepuls. Francois is a Drum & Bass producer and DJ, and the Co-Founder of Sognage. Sognage is a nightclub, entertainment venue and recording studio. Francois shares his journey of founding Sognage during the hard lockdowns of COVID and the leadership lessons he learned on the way. During the chat, Francois explained how he learned to allow others in the business to critique existing ways of doing things, which allowed the whole organisation to improve. As a leader, he discusses the importance of culture fit when starting a business, as well as the basic psychological contract of how we should interact as human beings.You can have a look at Sognage's website here: https://www.sognage.com/You can follow Francois on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4uPIJHPXPyPPedlGNDiVjmAnd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhepuls/Please be advised that this podcast contains explicit material.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!