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Rayana Edwards is the founder of Sari for Change, an organization that collects old saris and empowers unemployed and uneducated South African women with the skills to open their own businesses in the fashion industry.
Through her efforts with Sari for Change, Rayana is making a significant impact on women's lives by providing them with opportunities for socio-economic transformation.
On the Award side, the list keeps on getting longer. SABF Social Innovation Award Winner 2022, and she won the Goldman Sachs Fortune Global Women Leader Award 2020. 
Rayana is also a mother of five daughters, a sustainable fashion consultant, life coach, and a community change agent.

Sue Gajathar from The Vegan Chef has created one of the best Vegan and Plant-based Restaurants & Frozen Food Ranges in South Africa in less than 5 years! Their goal is to deliver gourmet cruelty-free vegan food that is delicious, good for our customer’s well-being, and produced in an environmentally sustainable way.

Listen to the inspiring South African Entrepreneur’s story as told to Christél Rosslee-Venter.

Claudia Castellanos is the co-founder and CEO of Black Mamba Foods, a fair trade producer from Eswatini (Southern Africa) that manufactures and distributes specialty food products that are good for the planet and good for the rural communities they work with. 
The company's range includes chilli sauces, pestos, chutneys, and jams, all made with organically grown ingredients and no added nonsense. Through its partnership with the local NGO Guba, Black Mamba trains smallholders in permaculture and organic farming and buys the fresh produce from them to make its goods.
To date, 60 farmers are part of their value chain, and their direct positive impact reaches over 1000 individuals in Eswatini. The company has won several Great Taste Awards in the UK for its sauces and exports to several countries including the US, the UK, Germany, Norway, and Taiwan.
Claudia Castellanos is passionate about changing the world one chilli at a time and is an impact entrepreneur and food rebel.
She holds an MBA from ESADE with a focus in Marketing and a degree in Finance and International Relations from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. She is a Future of Food Fellowship Fellow and has received several awards, including the WIA Awardee 2020, the 500 Most Influential Africans in the World 2021, the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women 2022, and the Trophee des Anciens Eleves du Lycee Francais dans le monde 2022.
 
Host:  Christél Rosslee-Venter
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This episode of Expedition Business was sponsored by AddShine Corporate Gifts & Clothing.  When you need to ADD SHINE to your TEAM.
 

Rael Levitt has been the Golden Boy of the Auctioneering industry in South Africa, but this all changed at the fateful Quin Rock Auction on 10 December 2011.  His entire legacy fell to pieces.
But this is not where the story ends.
A couple of marathons, two International Masters' Degrees, and just over a decade later Rael has managed to reinvent himself.  Bigger & better.  In fact, he has aced the reinvention so well, that deserves Reinvention Platinum Status.
The dramas he faced shaped him for bigger and better journeys ahead.  And in-between he learned how to navigate away from the 20th floor.  Or so it seems.
If you need some serious inspiration, this is one Expedition Business episode that you must listen to from beginning to end. 
In the car, at the gym, or in your tekkies on the road.
 
Expedition Business is hosted by Christél Rosslee-Venter.
This episode is sponsored by AddShine Corporate Gifts & Clothing. It's all about helping your team to shine spectacularly!

Tiffany Markman is a highly accomplished professional with nearly 20 years of experience as a freelance copywriter, writing skills trainer, and international speaker.
She is known for her wide-ranging expertise, diverse experience working with both local and global clients, and an excellent industry reputation.
Tiffany is passionate about teaching and empowering others, whether it's helping someone craft a brilliant email subject line or guiding them into self-employment.
She even offers an online course on freelancing. Tiffany Markman is also recognized for her social media survival strategy, focusing on maximizing results with minimal time and effort.
Additionally, she is a published author and a successful word nerd, showcasing her talent and dedication in the field of writing
 
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Franchising is alive and well and Anita du Toit, founder of Franchise Fundi is ready to help our South African entrepreneurs scale their business to heights previously unimaginable.