Turning Points

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  1. Kea Pitsi-Mawela: Young People Need to Experience Living Outside South Africa to Build their Grit

    09/04/2020

    Kea Pitsi-Mawela: Young People Need to Experience Living Outside South Africa to Build their Grit

    Kea Pitsi-Mawela is a Brand Consultant for a multinational automative maker. She also is a wife, daughter, friend and sister. A believer in continuous learning, Kea's extreme determination was lit by a painful episode in her childhood which had her vowing to do better for herself and those she loves. In this episode she talks to Tshepo about living in Europe, her new social enterprise and what failing has taught her about winning.

    1h 1m
  2. Nic Rossouw: Rich People are Obnoxious

    08/28/2020

    Nic Rossouw: Rich People are Obnoxious

    South African-born, Florida-based Nicholas Rossouw left South Africa 8-years ago on a 46-foot Catamaran hearding towards Fort Lauderdale, U.S. as a Yatchie newbie after struggling to secure a permanent post his undergraduate degree. What happened thereafter is a whirlwind of sea sailing, living in cabins and the tough of life he experienced living and working for the rich and famous. In this frank talk, he shares what a yatchie-wannabe needs to know about the life and times of a living on a yatch, including lessons captured in his new book "How to become a Yatchie".

    37 min
  3. Nicholas Malete: Covid-19 Accelerated Our eCommerce Transformation

    07/24/2020

    Nicholas Malete: Covid-19 Accelerated Our eCommerce Transformation

    Nicholas Malete is the founder and CEO of the Bela-Group of companies which consists of Bela Delivery, Bela Tuk-Tuk and Bela Laundry. He is a passionate footie, loves 18 wheelers and helping develop others and the community. In this episode he talks about his path to CEO of the fastest growing start-up in Bela Bela and what motivated his turning point to branch out on his own.

    51 min
  4. Adrian Reed: A Cat Saved My Life Once

    07/10/2020

    Adrian Reed: A Cat Saved My Life Once

    Adrian Reed is a true advocate of the analysis profession. In his day job, he acts as Principal Consultant and Director at Blackmetric Business Solutions where he provides business analysis consultancy and training solutions to a range of clients in varying industries. He is a Past President of the UK chapter of the IIBA® and he speaks internationally on topics relating to business analysis and business change.  Adrian wrote the 2016 book ‘Be a Great Problem Solver… Now’ and the 2018 book ‘Business Analyst’. In this episode he talks to Tshepo his life in the UK and America, the future of business analysis, his interest in politics and how a cat once saved his life.

    50 min
  5. Andrej Guštin: The Consulting Business Has Good & Bad Times

    07/08/2020

    Andrej Guštin: The Consulting Business Has Good & Bad Times

    CREApro & CREAplus' managing director Andrej Guštin shares events that led to his co-founding his two companies, challenges in running a business during COVID-19 lockdown and whether he would be able to retire at 60 given the demand for his skills.

    44 min
  6. Thandiwe Shezi: My parents taught me to work hard for everything

    06/22/2020

    Thandiwe Shezi: My parents taught me to work hard for everything

    Thandiwe Shezi is the Executive Director for Applied Principle consulting - a cybersecurity and forensics consultancy with offices in South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, and Ghana. She is also a manager for Virtual Services at a leading vehicle asset finance house and is an avid hiker. In this episode, she shares some of the defining moments in her life including her battles with weight, parents losing everything, and an attempted hijacking in which she nearly lost her life.

    54 min
  7. Jaco van den Heever: I only had a month to save my company & staff

    06/12/2020

    Jaco van den Heever: I only had a month to save my company & staff

    Serial and health-techpreneur Jaco van den Heever had a great corporate career before starting three new startups by age 35. In this episode he shares how he got into entrepreneurship, his influencers and the defining moment that led to him quitting corporate.

    39 min
  8. Kaylee Folster: Construction industry conditions slowly changing due to women's influence

    06/04/2020

    Kaylee Folster: Construction industry conditions slowly changing due to women's influence

    Kaylee Folster is a Lead Structural Engineer for LTE Consulting. Kaylee has a MSc degree in Structural Engineering, runs a food blog, loves travelling and is a ballet dancer. In this episode she shares the story about her upbringing, challenges of the construction sector

    44 min
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    Tshepo Matjila
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