Almost
45 years from the day she wrote matric, Margaret Hirsch, who recently won the
BWSA’s Business Woman of the Year, Entrepreneur category, was asked to
address the school leavers of Russel High School.
The
girls were enthralled to hear how Margaret, aged 12 saw a pair of shoes she
wanted and set out to buy them with a job washing hair on a Saturday morning
and earning 50c. Needless to say, she bought those shoes and has
not looked back since, working hard for everything she has. This year the
Hirsch’s the company that she co-founded with her husband Allan, will turn over
a billion rand.
Margaret
told the girls that there are two important days in ones life , the first is
the day you are born and the second is when you find out why.
The
girls rose in thunderous applause when Margaret told them she was a Russel High
girl, giving them hope to know that she, with nothing more than a matric
could succeed in life and the world was their oyster and that it was up to them
to make the most of their life.
Margaret
concluded by saying that South Africa is a land of wealth and abundance and the
youth of South Africa must get stuck in and work really hard to ensure we go
from strength to strength.
Hirsch
PMB staff hosted a demonstration table exhibiting some of the amazing
technology available at Hirschs, the girls could not stop talking about
Margaret. “She is an awesome boss, hard but fair and has taught her workers
some great “life lessons” and continues to grow her employees so that each and
every one will be successful”, said PRO Victoria Laubscher
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