Adrian Gore, Founder & CEO, Discovery Holdings Ltd
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Upper Echelon Podcast: Adrian Gore, Founder & CEO, Discovery Holdings Ltd
Mr. Adrian Gore, BSc (Hons), FFA, ASA, MAAA, FASSA founded Discovery Health Pty. Ltd. in 1992. Mr. Gore serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of FirstRand Ltd. He serves as Chief Executive Officer of Discovery at RMB Holdings Ltd. and FirstRand Ltd. Both are subsidiaries of RMB Holdings Ltd. He began his career at Liberty Life where he was instrumental in the development of Liberty's Medical Lifestyle product
Adrian Gore’s four tips on success are:
Success is defined by having a profound and proper dream. You need to have something that you want to do if you want to define success against - that’s the first thing. The second is that people should be positive - that’s a fundamental tactic and attribute. The third is that time is short - people should be urgent. And finally something I believe and the research shows that you should be honest.
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