Zeus received his fifth Channel O nomination under the Most Gifted African South video for Dancing Shoes. The man from Mahalapye has had a successful career, but justly says that he has not stumbled upon his accomplishments and speaks of so many factors that have seen him make steady progress in the industry:
"I really took my time with things to learn, study and prepare. I learnt a lot in terms of different aspects of the business like marketing and distribution." Zeus has always been an avid reader from an early age and he started serious reading on business topics as early as age 16. In fact, Zeus singles out the book, Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyowasaki as one of the books that opened up his mind concerning business and contributed to his success.
The former Big Brother Africa housemate also paid a lot of attention to music-related programmes like Behind the Music, VH1 series and E! True Hollywood when he grew up. Zeus grew up much closer to his mother than his father who worked in many places and he attributes a lot of influence and shape on his character to her:
"The fact that she was an academic did wonders for me in terms of opening my mind to learning." His thoughts though are that it is important for a father figure to be a part of every boy's life. The Mahalapye-born star, the last-born of four children in his family, hopes the current generation of fathers will break the father-son barrier.
