Former ‘Skeem Saam’ actor Cornet Mamabolo. Image via Twitter @ThobelaFM
‘Skeem Saam’s’ Cornet Mamabolo discusses moving to business
Former ‘Skeem Saam’ actor Cornet Mamabolo, who played Thabo Maputla says his move from acting to business has not been smooth.
Former ‘Skeem Saam’ actor Cornet Mamabolo. Image via Twitter @ThobelaFM
Skeem Saam star Cornet Mamabolo admits his move from acting to business has not been smooth considering how artists are perceived in society.
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CORNET MAMABOLO: ‘IT’S A WHITE-DOMINATED INDUSTRY’
The Limpopo-born actor Cornet Mamabolo, who is known for his roles in Skeem Saam and The River tells Sunday World that the insurance industry is white-dominated.
“It is a white-dominated industry and the market that the insurance brokers service is mostly made up of black people,”
Mamabolo, who is co-founder of Digni Financial Services co-founder Thabiso Mamabolo also tells the publication that he and his business partner have identified an opportunity to cater to the people who look like them, and moving from acting to business has not been smooth sailing because of how people perceive artists in society.
“It was 10 times more difficult than getting into arts because the reputation of actors in business is not strong, we are notorious for blowing cash on expensive clothes, parties, and cars,” he said.
The father of two adds that he needed to have more discipline, capital, compliance, and resources to market the business and it’s not easy to be trusted with people’s money.
“I had to work on my brand to prove that even though I am known for being an actor, I am also a businessman who knows what he is doing.”
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BACKGROUND OF SKEEM SAAM ACTOR’S BUSINESS
The actor-businessman Cornet Mamabolo’s company Digni Financial Services offers services such as policies, underwriting, employee benefits, and health insurance services.
The River star adds that his company also began an initiative called “Take a boy child to work day”. The initiative aims to engage with the boys to improve their mental state because there are a lot of initiatives for girls already.
They’re looking for average boys in schools because most of the programmes that happen in schools look for the best-performing children. They don’t want to neglect every child who is not at that level.
“Schools can reach out to us and let us know of these kinds of boys that we are looking to help because they have access to them and they know their struggles more than we do.”
The actor reveals that he will go back to acting if a good story comes up and the producers are willing to work around his busy schedule.
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