Our Work

Founded in Johannesburg in 2013, Speak Geek? has sought out the most promising new technology platforms globally and now develop applications on these platforms in order to provide users with the latest next generation technology experiences. With a passion for the latest trends we have been providing Virtual Reality (Gaming, Education, Training), Augmented Reality, Web VR, Custom Software, and IoT solutions to South Africa and the world.

Meet the team

  • Dean Hodgskiss Speak Geek? CEO

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    "But what if?"
    & Beer

    Dean Hodgskiss Engineer Extraordinaire

    It is rumoured that he is the only person to have landed a quadruple axel during a competition back home in Queenstown during the winter, but when not on the ice our Chief Executive Officer, Dean is building Unicorn Start-Ups with his impressive resumé and energy towards changing the world.

  • Dylan Holshausen Speak Geek? CTO

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    Code & Beer

    Dylan Holshausen Digital Overlord

    A robot from the future, our Chief Technology Officer has been sent to this timeline to learn about and explore current technologies which he uses to create full stack solutions that vastly improve the way businesses operate to build a better tomorrow. Perhaps he just wants to be a real boy.

  • Rick Hodgskiss Speak Geek? International Business Development

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    Driving Views &
    Gadgets

    Rick Hodgskiss Wizard of Possibility

    With years of wanderlust driving his steps, he is equally likely to be found on the beach in Phuket, warming himself with vodka in a Moscow winter or at one of the plethora of micro brews at home in San Diego extolling the virtues of incorporating technology into communication, whether it is 3D, VR, AR or even text messages.

  • Denis Vaden Speak Geek? CRO

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    Business Systems &
    Fantasy/Sci-Fi

    Denis Vaden Start Up Guru

    We don’t really know how many businesses Denis has started and built but some say that it is greater than the number of s’s in Mississippi and lower than 10 squared.

  • Chris Behrens Speak Geek? VFX Artists

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    3D & Playstation

    Christopher Behrens Vertex Wrangler

    After 10 years in 3D Animation for the big and small screen, the student became the teacher as he found himself lecturing at the college he once studied at. Until one fateful day he stumbled into Dylan and asked, "What are we doing tonight, Brain?"

  • Andre Hamman Speak Geek? Developer

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    Tea & Game Design

    Andre Hamman Anarchist of The Brew

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  • Catharina Potgieter Speak Geek? VFX Artists

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    Optimisation & Literature

    Catharina Potgieter Low Poly Philosopher

    A super-power was bestowed upon Cat the day she stood a little too close to an open computer. A few verts jumped out and entangled themselves with her neurons and now she will not stop until her magic moulds the world into something better. Don’t tell anyone but she has setup her super hero HQ at our offices. I wonder if she has a super hero costume?

  • Shaun Lottering Speak Geek? Developer

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    UX & Football

    Shaun Lottering The Web Unraveler

    Abandoned as a pup, he was found by Dylan who saw an eagerness, thirst for knowledge, and an eye for beautiful yet simplistic UI design. Shaun found a home where he spends his time coding in Edenvale with his family of Geeks. We pay him in doughnuts, which he can't get enough of.

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