As a fellow South African building businesses in London, I sat down with Justinus Adriaanse to talk about what it really means to start over in a new country. What began as a conversation about entrepreneurship quickly became something deeper – a discussion about resilience, belonging, and what we carry with us when we leave home.
Home isn’t a place you find – it’s something you build. After leaving South Africa to start over in Canada, entrepreneur and expat Justinus Adriaanse discovered that belonging comes from the community you create and the work that matters, no matter where you are in the world.

You grew up in Pretoria, right? Tell me about those early days.
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Daily Newspapers: As of 2017, there were 22 daily newspapers in South Africa,
primarily published in English and Afrikaans.

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Fun South African Fact: South African fish migration is so huge you can see it from space.
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Alaska: You have two cows. Their combined IQ is higher than that of your most popular governor.