Magda Wierzycka, an entrepreneurial role model for all South Africans #BestofBizNews

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Meet Sygnia founder Magda Wierzycka, a visionary financial services entrepreneur whose story is an inspiration for all. A rags to riches story of penury in Poland when the country was a vassal to the Soviet Union, to a role model for anyone possessing the grit and determination to overcome the odds. Today Magda is living her dream - but in her words, getting there "hasn't been a picnic." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Dec 2020 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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