H.B. is an entrepreneurial brand builder with a track record of launching and scaling premium brands across hospitality, construction, and emerging ventures. As former Head of Brand for Starbucks South Africa, he led national brand strategy and retail positioning, and has since founded multiple hospitality concepts including Industrial Coffee Works and Firefly Café, alongside a specialist construction company delivering hospitality builds end-to-end. He pairs creative brand vision with genuine deal-making and capital-raising experience across fintech and energy ventures.