Martin Brown

Martin Brown has developed an amazing global business designing and manufacturing custom-built all-terrain powered wheelchairs with great success over the past 15 years. Martin's business was born out of necessity. In December 1997 (Medical School Break) Martin broke his neck and became paralysed to the C4 level, a quadriplegic, only being able to... move his head. With a stick in his mouth and a crew that understood the company's vision, THEY, as a result, have won several entrepreneurial awards along the way: Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year ® 2010 SME Award SEDA Most Promising Job Creating Entrepreneur - 2012 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year ® 2012 Finalist Exclusive Entrepreneur of the Year® Alumni Society - 2015 Nedbank / 702 Business Accelerator Finalist 2014 Inseta Business Leadership Award - 2011 SEDA Most Promising Entrepreneur with a Disability - 2012 Finalist for the Industrial Category the 2013 Africa SMME Awards Competition By continuously reinventing the way he approached his life and his company approaches the current market has seen Martin become a leader in his industry. He believes that the reason he is where he is, is because of pushing boundaries of himself and his team to think beyond limits and innovatively. Every year they introduce a new product to the market, keeping the company fresh and innovative. Martin holds a NTC 5 Mechanical Engineering, NTC Information Technology, Advanced Life Support Paramedic and is currently studying for a B.Com Entrepreneurship. Martin invokes Intrapreneurship in his company, employees thinking and acting as entrepreneurs, but within a company's constraints. An intrapreneur acts independently, is proactive, brings new ideas, which means that they bring innovations to the company. Building a globally recognised company with only a stick in his mouth he has now become a sought after motivation and inspirational speaker. His life lessons combined with business lessons makes him unique in the industry, more authentic, and a ...Read More