What is it that differentiates highly successful people from those who lead perfectly run-of-the mill, mundane lives? Venture capitalists, speaker and author Vusi Thembekwayo broke out from the restrictions of normality to shape his own world. By the age of 25, he ran a 400 million rand division of a multinational firm. Now, not yet 35 years old, he is the CEO of a boutique investment firm, is one of the youngest directors of a JSE-listed company, and a sought-after public speaker on the international stage. He is widely known as a judge on Dragon’s Den. He speaks to CNBC Africa’s Jill de Villiers about his latest book Vusi: Business & Life Lessons from a Black Dragon.