Stefan Swanepoel
Encyclopedia
Stefan J. M. Swanepoel is an American
business executive, author
and motivational speaker
. His books have been listed on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller
lists.
, a Master's degree
in Business Economics from the University of Johannesburg
, and diplomas in arbitration
, mergers and acquisitions
, real estate
, computer science
and marketing.
: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life. This is a business fable
using the Serengeti
migration as a parable
for the challenges of life.
His Swanepoel Trends Report is an annual analysis of the changes and trends impacting the real estate
business. His comments on how these trends affect real estate agents and consumers have been widely published. In 2006, Swanepoel cautioned that too many agents were entering real estate
, while in 2007, he declared “new business models and paradigm shift” as one of the fundamental business trends in the industry.
These "new paradigm" companies are spawned largely by new technology, including consumer access to information that was once available only to real estate agents, such as multiple listing services.
United States
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business executive, author
Author
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and motivational speaker
Motivational speaker
A motivational speaker or inspirational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. In a business context, they are employed to communicate company strategy with clarity and help employees to see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to pull...
. His books have been listed on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller
Bestseller
A bestseller is a book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade figures and published by newspapers, magazines, or bookstore chains. Some lists are broken down into classifications and...
lists.
Education
Swanepoel holds a bachelor’s degree in science from the University of PretoriaUniversity of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria is a multi campus public research university located in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa...
, a Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Business Economics from the University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg
The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Technikon Witwatersrand and the Rand Afrikaans University . Prior to the merger, the Daveyton and Soweto campuses of the former Vista University had been incorporated into RAU...
, and diplomas in arbitration
Arbitration
Arbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution , is a legal technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, where the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons , by whose decision they agree to be bound...
, mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
, real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
, computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and marketing.
Publications
Swanepoel has penned 20 books and reports, including Surviving your SerengetiSurviving your Serengeti
Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life, published March 2011, is a motivational business fable based on author Stefan Swanepoel's experiences in business and growing up in Africa....
: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life. This is a business fable
Business fable
A business fable is a fable, parable or novel that shares a lesson or lessons that can be applied in the business world. Business fables focus on providing a powerful message for CEOs, executives, senior and middle management, sales teams, human resources, change management, goal setting,...
using the Serengeti
Serengeti
The Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region in Africa. It is located in north Tanzania and extends to south-western Kenya between latitudes 1 and 3 S and longitudes 34 and 36 E. It spans some ....
migration as a parable
Parable
A parable is a succinct story, in prose or verse, which illustrates one or more instructive principles, or lessons, or a normative principle. It differs from a fable in that fables use animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as characters, while parables generally feature human...
for the challenges of life.
His Swanepoel Trends Report is an annual analysis of the changes and trends impacting the real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
business. His comments on how these trends affect real estate agents and consumers have been widely published. In 2006, Swanepoel cautioned that too many agents were entering real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
, while in 2007, he declared “new business models and paradigm shift” as one of the fundamental business trends in the industry.
These "new paradigm" companies are spawned largely by new technology, including consumer access to information that was once available only to real estate agents, such as multiple listing services.
Partial Bibliography
- Real Estate confronts Reality (Dearborn Publishing, 1997) ISBN 978-0793127092
- Real Estate confronts the e-Consumer (RealSure Publishing, 1999) ISBN 978-0970452306
- Real Estate confronts the Future (The Thomson Corporation, 2004) ISBN 978-0324232318
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2006) ISBN 097776348X
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2007) ISBN 978-0-9704523-8-2
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2008) ISBN 978-0-9704523-7-5
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2009) ISBN 978-0-9777634-2-9
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2010) ISBN 978-0-9704523-2-0
- Swanepoel Social Media Report (RealSure Publishing, 2010) ISBN 978-0-9704523-1-3
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2011) ISBN 978-0-9704523-3-7
- Surviving your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life (John Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
, 20112011 in literatureThe year 2011 will involve some significant events and new books.-Events:*Tomas Tranströmer wins the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.*Jennifer Egan wins the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel A Visit From the Goon Squad.-Literature:*T.C...
), ISBN 978-0-470-94780-7
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- Multiple Listing ServiceMultiple Listing ServiceA multiple listing service is a suite of services that enables real estate brokers to establish contractual offers of compensation , facilitates cooperation with other broker participants, accumulates and disseminates information to enable appraisals, and is a facility for the orderly...