SGM Holdings 

Energy  - Commodities Trading 
Finance - Market Analyses, Trading and Investing 
Media - PR and Marketing

Founder

Brave Web

At Brave Web, we believe that exceptional web design shouldn't come with an astronomical price tag. Harnessing the capabilities of advanced AI technology, we craft captivating websites that resonate with your vision and fit within your financial scope. Say goodbye to compromise and hello to digital excellence – all without breaking the bank.

Co-Founder

Filling Station License

Are you looking to establish or renew your filling station business in South Africa? Look no further! At Filling Station License, we specialize in providing top-notch site, retail, change of ownership and wholesale licensing services that streamline the process and pave the way for your success. We connect you with the Oil Majors as well as the largest Independent Fuel companies.

"FUELING JOURNEYS, POWERING FUTURES" and transitioning the fuel retail industry.

NFT Today Magazine

NFT Today Magazine is an international media publication covering the latest NFT, Crypto & Blockchain news.

Editor in Chief

AMS Trader

AMS Trader - Eco System for novice traders and investors www.amstrader.co.za 🚀📈

Founder (Exit) 

WR Capital 

WR Capital (Pty) Ltd encompasses over 25 years of combined business and trading experience. Born from the desire to escape the rat race of the corporate world, the company raises capital which it trades across various local and international markets, using its advanced technical trading software and investing for growth using its business acumen.

Founder and Trader

Bright Day

Seed funding and Business Mentor to Bright Day (Mobile Grooming), delivering high class, boutique grooming to discerning clientele. 

Facebook @BrightDay

Business Mentor

Makwande Energy Trading 

Business Development Executive

The Elegant Group

Driving operational excellence through executing senior leadership, solid knowledge of the petroleum wholesale industry, business management experience and grounded knowledge of legal and financial principles and theories to achieve corporate objectives.
Managing all operations relating to a group of companies with a national footprint in the energy industry.
Initiating aggressive commercial and retail growth phases through efficiently planning and executing business, supply, sales and marketing strategies and projects.
Executing dynamic entrepreneurial orientation and ability to identify and pursue profit generating business opportunities.
Leading, mentoring, managing and directing a team of motivated staff focussed on achieving corporate objectives.
Managing and directing Employment Equity programme, policies and procedures: Chair of EE Committee.

Group Director

SGI is a 51% black woman owned project management company focusing on BEE strategy and implementation, zoning, environmental impact assessments, business strategy, fuel retail licenses and other related services. 

Involved in first phase funding without equity as well as day to day mentoring.

Serial entrepreneur lucky enough to see trends before they happen and media guy at SGM 🎙️

I see trends before they happen | Building sustainable business in Energy, Finance and Media | Founder SGM Holdings 

Host of the Stonks Go Moon Podcast 🔊📺
https://linktr.ee/SGMPODCAST

Personal Page 
roccostrydom.carrd.co

Meet Chicory 

The third chick in the Wonegg hatchery program we started a while ago 

Part of teaching our children about farming, nature and their place in it

When I ask kids where their food comes from, the answer should never be "The grocery store" 

Look how fast Caramel and Chocolate grew up! 🐣🐥

Rocco Strydom

Trend spotter, often before they happen and the media guy at SGM 🎙️

In sales and storytelling, most people approach it like this photo, waving enthusiasm like a sword, charging toward their audience. But prospects don’t want to be chased; they want to be led

The real art lies in creating a sense of safety. The moment a buyer feels cornered, their brain flips to defense mode. But when they feel understood -  when you slow down, listen, and match their pace, they start walking with you, not away from you

Whether it’s a client, investor, or partner: stop hunting 

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I speak to multimillion-dollar startup founders and the biggest and brightest in tech and finance every week on the SGM Podcast

Lucas Havrisik was literally about to be a substitute teacher last week, then the Packers called

Today? He drills a 61-yard franchise record

That’s Green Bay football right there. Heart, hustle, and staying ready when your shot finally comes

You never know when your moment’s coming, but when it does, you better be laced up and ready to send it straight through the uprights

Go Pack Go 🧀

It’s easy to coach elite athletes, they show up focused, disciplined, and already understand delayed gratification

Coaching children is another level entirely. Their prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that controls focus, impulse, and emotional regulation is still under construction

Attention spans are short, moods shift fast, and every session is a mix of movement, emotion, and discovery

At Tuks Wrestling, and in line with UWW’s global approach, we lean into patience, play, and progress over perfection. The goal isn’t medals, it’s motor skills, confidence, and love for the mat

Because if you can teach a 6-year old to listen, move, and believe, you can teach anyone to win

Continuing my United World Wrestling coaching journey with Tuks 

Tuks Wrestling is the biggest and best-organized wrestling club in Africa

(Photo: me in white, with our youngest wrestlers learning the fundamentals.)

At the start of the year, we made ONE big change in how we condition our athletes - we switched the music tempo 

155 BPM = scientifically the ideal tempo for rhythmic, motivated cardio training

 ✅ Matches running/cycling cadence
 ✅ Boosts focus, motivation, and endurance
 ✅ Syncs with heart rate zones
 ✅ Keeps energy high without burnout

It's made a massive difference in the conditioning of our wrestlers 

Tweak and move, never stagnate - always pushing for 1% better 

Continuing my United World Wrestling elite coaching journey

I promised you I was writing a book about parenting - here it is, I will release it chapter by chapter here on LinkedIn in no chronological order, and at the end publish it as a collection of short stories 

Without any further ado, the introduction and sixth chapter 👇

"Wrestling With Parenthood"

Introduction

Welcome to the Mat

Parenthood is not what I expected. People warned me it would be hard, but in my head that meant sleepless nights, extra laundry, and maybe stepping on a Lego barefoot once in a while. 

I am a father of two boys, Alexander (7) and Magnus (4), and husband to Wilna, who is the calm in the storm and the reason our house still stands. By day I am an entrepreneur, wrestling coach, podcaster, and occasional adult. By night I am referee, medic, motivational speaker, short-order cook, and reluctant clown.

The title of this book is not an accident. Wrestling and parenting have more in common than you might think. Both require stamina, patience, quick reflexes, and the ability to get back up after being taken down by someone much smaller than you. 

This is not a guidebook. I have no secrets to perfect parenting. If anything, I have a list of mistakes long enough to qualify as its own appendix. What I do have are stories. The funny, painful, sticky, chaotic stories that make raising children feel at once impossible and irreplaceable.

If you have children, you will recognize yourself in these pages. If you don’t, consider this fair warning. Either way, I invite you onto the mat with me. The match is messy, the rules are unclear, and sometimes the referee is eating cake with his hands. But I promise you this: it will be worth the read.

Before kids, silence was easy to find. Peaceful mornings, quiet evenings, and the soft hum of life moving at a reasonable volume. Then came Alexander 

Open article: Wrestling With Parenthood: Chapter 6 The Soundtrack of Growing Up by Rocco Strydom • 2 min read

Wrestling With Parenthood: Chapter 6 The Soundtrack of Growing Up

Clip from the latest SGM Podcast with msizi mtolo and Persy Qamata as they look to disrupt Uber and build other offerings into the e-hailing industry

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