{"id":516758,"date":"2021-08-29T18:35:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T16:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=516758"},"modified":"2021-08-30T08:11:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T06:11:08","slug":"business-talk-with-michael-avery-reaches-1-million-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/516758\/business-talk-with-michael-avery-reaches-1-million-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Talk with Michael Avery reaches 1 million views"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BusinessTech&#8217;s popular online business talk show &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/talk.businesstech.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Business Talk with Michael Avery<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; has passed 1 million views.<\/p>\n<p>The show reached this prestigious milestone following the latest episodes of Season 4 going live on the dedicated Business Talk website, and BusinessTech&#8217;s YouTube and Facebook pages.<\/p>\n<p>Business Talk has seen tremendous growth since its launch in November 2020, and is hosted by radio and TV personality Michael Avery.<\/p>\n<p>Avery is well known and respected in business circles, and has served as the anchor of the Classic Business show on Classic FM, and Business Day TV &#8211; and as the anchor of the HOT Business show on HOT 1027.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Great start<\/h3>\n<p>The show got off to a tremendous start in late 2020, with a packed line-up of big names in the South African business space.<\/p>\n<p>The included <strong>Stephen Koseff<\/strong>, Investec Group\u2019s former CEO; <strong>Dr Andrew Golding<\/strong>, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group; <strong>Simphiwe Tshabalala<\/strong>, joint chief executive of the Standard Bank Group; and <strong>Magda Wierzycka<\/strong>, co-founder of Sygnia.<\/p>\n<p>Business Talk quickly reached <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/469190\/business-talk-with-michael-avery-breaks-half-a-million-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>500,000 views<\/strong><\/a> on 1 March and a continual string of high-profile guests saw the show power onto <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/490359\/business-talk-with-michael-avery-hits-750000-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>750,000 views<\/strong> <\/a>in May.<\/p>\n<p>Reaching 1 million views in August is testament to the high quality of the show and the strong demand for online business content in South Africa.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Sponsors<\/h3>\n<p>Discovery Bank, EY, Discovery Business Insurance, and Sage have featured as main sponsors of the show since its launch, and have helped to make it the great success it is today.<\/p>\n<p>Good news is that more seasons of Business Talk are lined up for the rest of 2021, and plans are underway for more shows in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>All Business Talk episodes can be watched on the following channels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/talk.businesstech.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Business Talk Website<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/BusinessTechSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BusinessTech Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCF2Z3n9P_WUDi9TDFHys9SQ\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BusinessTech YouTube Channel<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BusinessTech&#8217;s popular online business talk show &#8211; 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