Episodes
This episode features Ntombenhle Khathwane, a South African entrepreneur andfounder of Afrobotanics and Girl Boss SA. Ntombenhle Khathwane graduated from university in the late 1990s with amission to rewrite the African narrative. She started as a government employeebut her hopes and dreams were always bigger. She wanted to make a biggercontribution and so she ultimately started her own company. Ntombenhle grew up in the Mpumalanga Province in South Africa. She wants tocontribute to the...
Published 08/19/20
Edrisah Musuuza (Eddy Kenzo), is a Ugandan singer and music executive who is a member of Big Talent Entertainment.  He has collaborated with #FrenchMontana, #Drake, #Micasa, #Niniola and #ChrisBrown to name but a few. Eddy's type of music is a relentlessly upbeat Ugandan dancehall like Afro-beat. In short, its high energy super infectious music that makes you want to get down. In his life he has overcome tragedy including the death of his mother at his early age. He received international...
Published 08/10/20
Brian Thomas has served in several senior leadership roles, including Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Healthcare Executive in the Fortune 500, Healthcare and public sector spaces. He is known for delivering innovative and user-friendly solutions to the business partners and customers he serves. Prior to his executive roles, he gained experience in and recognition for dependable performance improvement, leadership, program management and solution innovations. Brian has...
Published 08/09/20
This episode features Danny Tong (Ph.D Candidate, Serial Entreprenuer, Pan-African Activist and Founder at InvesTong Group) and Boma Harrison (Marketing Director) Boma has a strong marketing background of +14 years of proven results across FMCG categories - Laundry, Homecare, Feminine care, Beauty and Beverages. Over the years she has worked across different markets and regions including the Middle East Africa and Europe focusing on established brands as well as launching into whitespace new...
Published 08/05/20
This episode features Tom Peters, business coach, reader, student, people watcher, researcher, writer and international speaker. Tom is the recipient of the Thinkers50 Lifetime Achievement Award. He virtually invented the modern thought leadership industry. He co-authored In Search of Excellence, which helped create the business book industry – and had a serious impact on how managers managed and how we view organizations. The book changed the way the world does business, and is often tagged...
Published 07/28/20
In this episode, Tyson takes us on a journey to where it all began. From a call centre agent – to one of Africa’s comedic rising stars. Tyson’s brand of character-driven humour and sharp observations is a distinct addition to Africa’s well of talent.    His is a thrilling blend of stand-up and vocal deftness and he represented his country in Showmax's 'Funny People Africa' - a show curating the continent's rising comedy talents. Tyson speaks fluent Dutch - owing to his first job in a call...
Published 07/27/20
Trend Analyst Dion Chang helps us connect unexpected dots, as he unpacks skills of the future and the importance of Generation Z - the most pronounced age demographic on the African continent.   Dion was fashion editor at Elle Magazine before founding FluxTrends. He tags himself a global citizen who is proudly South African. The observer. Forever curious.   Twitter: @dionchang Instagram: @dionchang www.fluxtrends.com  
Published 07/20/20
In this episode we speak to a multifaceted South African woman, Tidimalo Sehlako. In this era of innovation, she tells us how she balances entrepreneurship, yoga, and her acting career. Tidimalo is a journalism & marketing graduate. She made it as a top 5 finalist in the Miss South Africa pageant, 2014. Instagram: Tidimalo_S Facebook: Tidimalo Sehlako Team Africa Cheerleader, Lerato Mbele tells us why she loves being on the other side of the conversation as the host of “Talking Business...
Published 07/13/20
This episode features Faith Makhubele, a change maker and Tobe Okele, a vibrant Data Scientist.   Faith Makhubele, Medical student,Award Winning Activist and Entrepreneur who never shies away from anything. She shares what it takes to achieve all that she has at 22 years and her mindset when tackling life challenges. She is the founder and CEO of a non profit organization (Unforgettable Smiles) aimed at empowering the lives of children through advancing social and academic change, mental...
Published 07/08/20
This episode features Sola Amusan, an AI Leader and Philanthropist and Douglas Ogeto, Co-Founder and CEO of LudiqueWorks. Sola Amusan, an Artificial Intelligence Evangelist, is an UNLEASH Alumnus, HIVE Global Leader, the Author of Are You Branded or Stranded (2010, 2020), a global shaper of the World Economic Forum, a member of the Country Support Mechanism (CSM) of the Global Community Engagement & Resilience Fund in Nigeria and the President of the 8th Session of the African Youth and...
Published 07/08/20
This episode features Angad Singh and Rupesh Mittal from India.  Angad is the founder and CEO of Officialhacker.com, a firm that provides the latest information on hacking news, cyber attacks and tips and tricks to make for a safer cyber experience. He is a successful digital entrepreneur who started his blog, officialhacker.com in 2016. It has since become a leading site in the cyber, technology and blockchain worlds. He is also a motivational speaker having started his second blog,...
Published 07/08/20
This episode features Celeste Ntuli and Brendon Peterson, Celeste is a Comedian and Actress on one of South Africa’s most watched soapies. Brendon is a Tech Journalist considered an expert in the Industry. In this episode, one of the funniest women in South African comedy speaks about her transformation over the years and how it changed the manner in which she delivers her material on stage, and lastly she shares the difficulties of being a woman in an otherwise male dominated industry....
Published 07/06/20
This episode features the one and only Vusi Thembekwayo, Business Mogul, Author, Speaker and Venture Capitalist.  Vusi is the founder of MyGrowthFund & IC Knowledge Bureau. He is a business tycoon and a renowned global business speaker. Vusi is amongst the most accomplished authors having sold over 50,000 copies of his various books. He has successfully built and transformed business in South Africa and abroad.  In this episode, Vusi reveals a secret to public speaking.  Instagram –...
Published 06/29/20
This episode features Elisabeth Moreno, Vice President and Managing Director of HP Inc. Africa.   In her role, Elisabeth provides country leadership for South Africa and is tasked with driving profitable growth across the company's printing, personal systems and services business across the Africa region.  Having grown up in the island nation of Cape Verde with just over 500 000 people, she has definitely beaten all odds to find herself heading HP Africa. How exactly did she manage such a...
Published 06/22/20
Chris is an Emmy award-winning motion designer, director, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind and the founder of The Futur. Dr. Anjali Malik is a board-certified, fellowship-trained breast imaging radiologist and women’s health advocate. Chris is the founder of The Futur—an online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love. He currently serves as the chairman of the board for the SPJA, and as an advisor to Saleshood. Instagram –...
Published 06/21/20
This episode features Ayanda Borotho, Actress, Author, MC, Speaker, MC, Entrepreneur, Mother and Wife. In the episode Ayanda talks about her 400+ page book, Unbecoming to become and the process of writing a book. We cover wide ranging topics from parenting, the death of George Floyd and the meaning thereof. She explains why she has never attended an awards ceremony even though in 2020 she was nominated for this year’s United Nations Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), Under...
Published 06/09/20
This episode features Linda Raimondo and Giulia Bassani from Italy.   Linda is an aspiring European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut, physics student, television presenter, author and science traveler. She is passionate about space and has always wanted to be an Astronaut.  Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/Astro_linda/?hl=en Twitter - @AstroLinda99  Facebook - Linda Raimondo LinkedIn - Linda Raimondo  www.ragazzimondadiri.it    Giulia is an Aerospace Engineering Student, Italian writer of...
Published 06/01/20
This episode features Ismail El Azizi from Casablanca, Morocco and Lissa Njenga from Kenya. Ismail is a UX/UI designer who enjoys helping people turn ideas into great products. He is also a Figma ambasador. Twitter - https://twitter.com/smailelazizi;  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ismail_elazizi/; https://ismailelazizi.com/ Lisa is an African Union Youth Ambassador based in New York Twitter - @mlnjenga
Published 05/28/20
Professor André Roux has been the Director of the Institute for Futures Research (IFR) at the University of Stellenbosch since 1996. He also lectures on economics and futures thinking on numerous programmes at MBA and executive education programmes. In this episode he talks about what futurists do and his views on alternative future scenarios. As an economist and futurist, how does he think COVID-19 will impact the world?  You can find Professor Roux at the University of Stellenbosch. You can...
Published 05/25/20
Marek Zmysłowski is a Polish-born Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor, Speaker, Bestselling Author. He co-founded Jumia Travel – Africa’s Biggest Hotel Booking Portal listed on NYSE as part of Jumia Group and HotelOnline.co – a Travel Technology Company. In 2014, he was chosen as one of the Ten Most Important People in Tech by IT News Africa Magazine.  https://marekzmyslowski.com/ Twitter - @marekchinedu
Published 05/21/20
This episode features two guests from two continents and working in two different fields. Maria Yolanda Nlang is a data scientist from Belgium. Dean McCoubrey helps learners acquire digital life skills. Dean is the Founder of MySocialife (https://www.mysocialife.com), Owner of Mediweb South Africa and Editor in Chief of LuxuryTravelEditor https://www.mysocialife.com/; Twitter - @MediawebSA; LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/deanmccoubrey Yolanda is a Senior Consultant at EY (Data Scientist) and the...
Published 05/18/20
Mushambi Mutuma, CEO, Author, Speaker and Tech Entrepreneur Mushambi has over 12 years of experience building brands and businesses across Africa and the US. His company focuses on African engagement in tech and digital industries. In this episode he talks about COVID-19, Tech, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. You can connect with him on the following channels http://www.mushambimutuma.co/ Twitter - @mushambimutuma  
Published 05/14/20
John Lombela, Blockchain and Crypto Advocate   In this episode John gives a masterclass on blockchain and cryprocurrencies. He is a graduate of Tshwane University of Technology, the University of Liverpool and the Anglia Ruskin University. If you ever wanted to know about blockchain in detail then this is the episode for you.  Twitter - @JohnLombela https://johnlombela.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlombela/    
Published 05/11/20
Josh is a Computer Programmer, Serial Entrepreneur, Futurist and IoT Evangelist. He is the President of Internet of Things Network Hub (IoT Network Hub Africa) Africa, the fastest and largest growing Tech community in West Africa, with chapters in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda and Gambia.Josh is also the Founder of Entrepreneurs Network Hub, a community envisioned to bring all aspiring, budding and serial entrepreneurs with grit who are self-motivated to be the next generation change makers...
Published 05/04/20
David Kamunyu is an independent, self-taught video game developer and the owner of the Kenya based Broken Helmet Entertainment studio.    If you have ever wonder about the process of building a video game from scratch then this is the episode for you. Press Play and enjoy the conversation.   Twitter @davidkamunyu @BrokenHelmet blog.brokenhelmet.co.ke   #4IR #FourthIndustrialRevolution
Published 04/26/20