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Darren Meltz

I consider the future of the business when making decisions	Consistently
I have ideas for improving the business or our solutions	Consistently
I respectfully question how we do things to make improvements	Consistently
I speak to colleagues to obtain their expertise and perspectives	Consistently
I use my initiative and am not afraid to get involved in solving issues	Consistently
I am a pioneer and encourage others to find new and better ways of working	Consistently
I invite people with different views to co-develop solutions to problems	Consistently
I recognise and reward creativity	Consistently
I work with others to turn my best ideas into reality	Consistently
I look for ways to use technology to improve the business	Consistently

Please provide examples of how you have shown vision and the ability to innovate in your career (Approx 100-300 words)
Vision and innovation have defined how I have built and scaled SecretEATS from a single dinner into an internationally expanding hospitality platform. I recognised early that the future of hospitality would be driven by experience rather than location. I developed a secret-location model that removes the fixed costs and limitations of traditional restaurants, allowing chefs to create immersive, narrative-driven dining experiences in unconventional spaces. This unlocked new commercial opportunities, enabled emerging chefs to showcase their talent and created a scalable, asset-light business model. During the COVID-19 lockdown, I rapidly transformed the business into a fully digital experience through “Dining From A Distance” and global #CookingForACause collaborations. This preserved income for chefs, wineries and suppliers at a time when the hospitality sector was severely impacted. It also expanded our reach internationally and introduced hybrid digital experiences that remain part of our operating model. I have continued to innovate by developing new platforms including Secret Cinema in partnership with United International Pictures, integrating exclusive film premieres with curated dining. I also established international expansion in a variety of regions, validating the concept’s global scalability and secured strategic partnerships with organisations including American Express to create exclusive culinary experiences for premium clients. Beyond events, I have designed future-facing concepts including Intimate Dining, Secret Wine Tours, Secret Dinner Meanders, SecretEATS : The Reserve Restaurant Series and the soon to launch Secret Soirées immersive dining and entertainment offering, all structured to scale across global cities. My innovation has focused on anticipating shifts in consumer behaviour, leveraging technology and partnerships and building adaptable systems that create sustainable economic opportunities while positioning SecretEATS as a globally relevant South African-born hospitality brand.

About Rising Star

The Rising Star Programme, operated by BlackBark Productions, has been established for the purposes of recognising, celebrating and connecting young talented people who have a capacity for achievement and success and who contribute in an inspirational manner to the future of our nation. The qualities that elevate Rising Stars to the top go beyond performance and technical excellence. Rising Stars are polished, brilliant individuals with tremendous promise and great talent who excel for reasons that go far beyond their technical abilities alone.

Talented people make things happen, are highly committed to achieving goals, innovate very rapidly, and create a great deal of value (for companies and/or themselves) when their talent is spotted and harnessed.

The Programme aims to be a significant and sustainable vehicle through which organisations, our country and our continent can identify and nurture these “organisational and national assets” who are set to play a key role in shaping the future of our country and our continent.

The Rising Star Programme is establishing a living community of young African talent that will be developed, mentored and provided with platforms for development and communication, therefore enabling them to become role models, opinion leaders and the inspiration for other future African Talent.

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