Jurie grew up in Port Elizabeth and returned home after completing a B Com Hon degree at UCT. During his stay in the Western Cape he worked for a large international finance company, only to discover that this was totally not his vibe. He decided to start an estate agency right at the start of the 2008 credit crunch; not the greatest timing, but it all worked out in the end! ?In his spare time, Jurie spends a lot of hours in the ocean and enjoys the odd triathlon. He has recently taken up bee keeping as a hobby.