Ludwick Marishane, Founder, Headboy Industries

Started business as a teenager in Limpopo, northern South Africa

Like many, failed when he tried his own brand of biodiesel, healthy cigarettes and a security magazine.

Why doesn’t someone invent something that you can put on your skin and then you don’t have to bathe?” a friend asked?.

While in high school (age 17), invented Drybath, a gel that does all the work of a bath without water
South Africa's youngest patent-holder
Pursued a Bachelor of Business Science (Finance & Accounting) in University of Cape Town, South Africa).
Was a campus ambassador for Google and had internship with Goldman Sachs
Was the first African to reach the finals of the Singapore University Global Business Plan competition in 2010
Rated the 2011 best student entrepreneur in the world.
Named by Google in 2011 as one of the 12 brightest young minds in the world.
Named in 2013 by TIME Magazine as one of the “Top 30 under 30 people that are changing the world”
After graduation at 22, established Headboy Industries with plans to take it global

DryBath is the world's first germicidal Bath-substituting skin lotion/gel. You no longer need a bath! It moisturises the skin, kills germs, and leaves the user smelling fresh

by Kayode Osokoya