In his wonderfully entertaining autobiography, serial entrepreneur Chippy Brand takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride, from his fast-track family life in Benoni with his inimitable mother (“Nothing is expensive if you like it”) to his hilarious days at Michaelhouse School, his escapades during his studies for civil engineering, and a plethora of business ventures. After his encounter with God we follow his unexpected detour into farming, then a U-turn back to construction, and nail-biting episodes during his work with Sol Kersner in the construction of Sun City. In the final round, we watch the growth of the family’s spectacularly successful founding of the Grace collection: the Mount Grace with its unique chamber music festivals, the Rosebank Grace, which was voted the best hotel in Africa and the Middle East, and the Cape Grace at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town which won the award for the Best Small Luxury Hotel in the world in 1999 and was voted Best Hotel in the world in by Conde Naste Traveller in 2000.
Funny, informative, and thought-provoking, this page-turner is a wonderful journey with Chippy through his business adventures with God.
Funny, informative, and thought-provoking, this page-turner is a wonderful journey with Chippy through his business adventures with God.
