Sydney Mbhele: The Sowetan Boy Who Became An Award-Winning Serial CMO. In this episode, I chat with the one and only Sydney Mbhele , Group Chief Marketing & Corporate Affairs Officer at Absa Group; Africa’s 5th largest bank. Ranked among the top five CMOs in Africa & the Middle East by the SCOPEN Survey, Sydney is a "serial CMO" leading marketing & corporate communications for some of the most valuable and leading brands on the continent. 🌍 Prior to joining Absa, Sydney...

A carjacking experience led to his pursuit of legacy and building Africa's leading independent ad agency. Lanre Adisa a.k.a "LA", is the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Noah's Ark Communications, a top-tier West African advertising agency with HQ in Lagos, Nigeria. 🇳🇬 With over 30 years of experience, LA made history in 2018 as the first Nigerian Juror at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, elevating Nigeria's presence in global advertising. Under his leadership,...

From dreams of becoming the First Female Black President to Chief Marketing Officer, Africa & Middle East for one of the world’s largest wine and spirits group, Pernod Ricard. With 240 premium brands in over 160 countries across the globe, Nthabi Motsoeneng leads marketing for the Africa & Middle East regions at Pernod Ricard. Nthabi has over 20 years of diverse experience in marketing, in various roles within multinational companies across FMCG, personal care, food & beverage,...

She lost her mum at 14, paid her way through school, once worked as a waitress, then went on to build one of Africa’s largest agency networks! If I had to define Dawn Rowland’s story in one word, it would be “Relentless”. Over the last 10 years, Dawn led the agency’s growth from 40 to 1,500 people across Africa's sub-saharan region. 🌍 She has been responsible for the growth of Denstu's African Network expanding the footprint in South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya & Tanzania, and...

It was my pleasure to have Andisa Ntsubane, Managing Executive, Brand Marketing & Communications Africa at Vodacom on the 6th episode of podcast. 🎙 From Cell C to Microsoft, Old Mutual and everything in between, Andisa has served as a Marketing Leader for over two decades across multiple markets and industries on the African continent. 🌍 Besides sitting on numerous advisory boards, he has served as the Global President B2B Cannes Lions and was recently awarded Africa's Marketing Leader...

Paul Jackson is a second generation, 30-year veteran in the creative industry. Paul and his partners at different times built and sold 2 companies in the creative & communications space, Volcano Group & Grey. He recently started Boundless, another advertising company with 2 of his friends and partners, Roanna Williams & Stuart Walsh. With an infectious passion for Africa, he’s a firm believer that African ideas, talents, and expertise have what it takes to compete and lead the...

She’s a human behaviour scientist at heart with C-suite experience in various industries and across multiple markets on the continent. I call her the "CMO Whisperer". From Standard Bank Group to Kantar, Pernod Ricard, and everything in between, Barene’s track record is one for the books. I had the distinguish pleasure of hosting Barene on the podcast recently and it was an incredible time spent with an advisor and mentor to CMOs, marketing and business leaders across the African...

His incredible career spans decades, over 32 years to be precise. He has held key positions across the continent, Managing Director at Nielsen West Africa, Marketing Director at Cadbury East and Central Africa, Africa Marketing Director (Family Nutrition) at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Marketing Director at Airtel Nigeria (then Zain), and Marketing Director at PZ Cussons. His influence extends globally, being named in the '100 most influential global marketing leaders' by the World...

Khensani Nobanda is an electric Brand Maverick! Her first marketing role was at Unilever where she started as an Assistant Brand Manager. At Unilever, Khensi, as she's popularly called, rose to leading the Skin Category for Unilever in Africa, Middle East and Turkey. She has also worked at Diageo, South African Breweries and Vodacom from where went on to join Nedbank (Africa's 4th Largest Bank) in September 2017.  Khensi's story is that of passion, courage, and resilience. She's fought...

Over the past 20 years, Matt has served as the Global Chief Executive Officer and now Chairman of Advertising Week, a premier event platform that brings together thought leaders, creatives, and professionals from the advertising and marketing world. With a deep understanding of the evolving landscape of advertising and its related media, tech, and creative industries, Matt has played a pivotal role in shaping Advertising Week into a global hub for industry insights, networking, and...

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