Thys van Zyl 2024 Speaker

CEO

Everest Wealth

Biography

Thys van Zyl is one of South Africa’s leading financial planners who, over the past decade, has developed a deep passion for private equity and alternative investments. Known for his uncanny ability to transform ideas into trendsetting concepts, Thys surrounds himself with the right thought-leaders to ensure these concepts’ success.

He holds several local and international qualifications, reflecting his commitment to continuous learning and excellence in his field. Thys adopts a unique approach to both local and international investments, firmly believing that investors should always act based on facts, not fear. This philosophy underpins his strategy to create solutions that are best suited for investors.

Thys is also a familiar face on television as he has, for the last 4 years appeared on Kyknet on a weekly basis, commenting and giving his input on financial markets and trends. Thys has appeared on ENCA as a financial expert commenting on the possible effect that the election and election results may have on financial markets. Thys also writes opinion and advice pieces for publications such as Business Tech, Media 24, Maroela Media, to name a few. Thys is revered in the industry and the one to watch “as they say on wall street”.

Thys aims to reach a wide demographic of readers such fathers and mothers, who seeks to enlighten their children on finances and financial goals, but also adults who wants to improve their own finances, in a relatable and concise way.

Thys undertakes to promote the book on all the platforms he appears, which will be for his own expenses. He is looking to take the book international and make a great success thereof.