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Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Original Careers; Published: 12 February 2008; Last Updated: 03 December 2015

Mat Schramm

2008 Interview of the Year!

Age: 34

Current Occupation: Senior Consultant: EC Harris International Dubai and passionate musician / writer.

So what is exactly is it that you do: Manage the budget & construction of Tiger Woods Golf Course which is open to due 2010, if you have a spare $25 million US you should snap up one of the villas for sale! (FirstStep.co.za says: we know a few people, we will give them a shout!). My passion is writing and producing music, I’m currently working on my second album under the production name Universal Dust. I recently co-wrote, produced and directed a music video for the new album with my Australian visual production team, Method of Design [formally Square Frame Studios] which was a ton of fun. The first one produced by MOD was nominated as the top 100 films in the St.Kilda Film Festival in Melbourne, which was a pleasant surprise. MOD is focusing on post production, animation and photography through multiple industry sectors.

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Original Careers; Published: 19 October 2007; Last Updated: 13 April 2016

Stephenie Meyer

The Author of the Twilight Saga tells us about her road to success and how one dream sparked a whole new career adventure!

“Being a writer rocks…its like living in an imaginary world!”

As success of her third novel Eclipse makes waves around the world, the life of Stephenie Meyer seems so chilled and not hectic at all. With three books that have been on the New York Times Bestsellers list, Meyer is extremely down to earth and is taking her new found fame in her stride. “I write purely for the sheer enjoyment of it and that’s what makes things easy.”

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Original Careers; Published: 25 September 2007; Last Updated: 03 December 2015

Gary Thomas

“Believe it or not there are a lot of successful bands operating in South Africa…”

At the age of twenty-three Gary Thomas has his mind focused on one thing and one thing alone, he wants to become a world class musician. Starting off his career at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Gary read for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music with majors in electro acoustics and jazz guitar. “The theory from my degree gave me a solid grounding into the musical field. It was extremely intense but worthwhile”.

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Original Careers; Published: 19 October 2007; Last Updated: 03 December 2015

Jody Hendricks

Jody Hendricks“I am a News junky!”

At the age of 25, Jody Hendricks has accomplished a lot in his life. Currently a staff writer at Men’s Health Magazine, Jody states that his passion for writing was instilled during his primary school years, “Listening to rap artists like Prophets of the City, writing rap music and really enjoying creative writing classes, inspired me to pursue a career in this industry.” With this creative side the development of a further interest soon emerged and that was the awareness of South Africa media, “My interest in media starting by listening to the radio and that rapidly evolved…radio, television and reading began to consume my life!”

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Original Careers; Published: 20 August 2007; Last Updated: 03 December 2015

Dave Glazier

Age: 23

Current Occupation: Journalist for the business-technology print magazine iWeek (www.iweek.co.za)

So what is exactly is it that you do: I write stories about the business and financial activities of IT and telecoms firms in South Africa and abroad. I also write stories about cutting-edge consumer technology, and IT solutions that can help other businesses to be more efficient and profitable, and broadcasting.