Theo Baloyi
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- Entrepreneur
- shoe designer
- Businessperson
Theo Baloyi | |
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| Born | Theo Baloyi |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Education | University of South Africa |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Founding Bathu Shoes. |
| Title | Founder and CEO of Bathu Shoes Founder and CEO Avenue Exchange |
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Theo Baloyi is a South African entrepreneur, and the founder and chief executive officer of Bathu Shoes.[1] He launched his eponymous shoe brand in 2015, having previously served as a Senior Associate at PwC in Dubai.[2][3] He was featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2019.[4][5] In 2021, he won GQ's Business Leader of the Year.[6][7]
Baloyi was born and raised in Hammanskraal, Gauteng, where he also spent his childhood.[8] His father, Solly Baloyi, quit his nursing job to become a real estate agent and died in 2014.[9] His mother is Tshidi Baloyi and he has a sister called Goitsimang Baloyi.[9] Baloyi's childhood education was at Shalom Primary School, followed by high school. In 2009, Baloyi relocated to Johannesburg and studied BCom Accounting at the University of South Africa.[10]
Career
Before leaving the University of South Africa, Baloyi began his entrepreneurship journey by selling perfumes door-to-door.[11][12] Baloyi was then selected to work for PwC South Africa under their graduate program, his performance prompting the company to hire him on a full-time basis, and he was transferred to PwC Middle East in Dubai.[13]
In 2015 Baloyi founded Bathu, a shoe company. The company owns and operates over 30 stores across South Africa and the SADC region.[14][15] He was appointed a board member of South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) in July 2022.[16]
