Conversations with Pioneers

Conversations with Pioneers

By Refilwe ThobegaBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Conversations with Pioneers episodes

  • Dr Marcia Lebambo empowers kids in rural & township areas

    Dr Marcia Lebambo holds a Doctoral Degree in Business Administration from the Tshwane University of Technology, Business School.

    She is currently working as a Senior Lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology, in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship.  

    With more than 10 years of experience in Higher Education, Dr Lebambo published book chapters and articles in accredited journals and presented her work at local and international conferences. Her research interests are in the areas of entrepreneurship and small business development, entrepreneurship policies, rural tourism and technological entrepreneurship.

    She has previously worked as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, in the School of Tourism and Hospitality.

    In 2012, she founded the Marcia Lebambo Foundation, focusing on improving literacy in South African townships and rural schools.

    And she established a pre-school in 2020, the Dr Marcia Lebambo Academy. 

    34 min
  • Sibabalwe urges entrepreneurs to fix their perspective regarding rejection

    Sibabalwe Sesmani is the owner and group CEO of Unorthodox Group, which is a Public Relations, Media and Sport Management company focused on providing its clients with media exposure in Southern Africa, West Africa and parts of the United Kingdom.

    She shares her entrepreneurship story with us in this episode, advising entrepreneurs to fix their perspective when it comes to rejection as entrepreneurship is "hard". 

    Tune in and share! 


    24 min
  • Talifhani Banks is all about digitising Africa through data tech

    Talifhani Banks is the founder and CEO of Analytics Advertising, which is a four-time award-winning medium enterprise and one of the best data tech companies shaping the continent of Africa. 

    We catch up with him as he attends the Dubai Expo 2022, presenting Analytics Advertising on a global scale. 

    Tune in. 

    19 min
  • 'We have enough role models in our communities' - Reabetswe Molapo

    Founder of Yung Heirz, speaker, mindset architect, facilitator, and entrepreneur Reabetswe Molapo is no stranger to Conversations with Pioneers. 

    In this episode, we touch on: 
    The psychology and notion of influencing
    Role models in society
    Impacting minds and effecting change. 
    The list is endless. 

    Enjoy. And please share. 




    30 min
  • Thabo D Tabane is set to take Wi-Fi to SA villages & townships

    Thabo David Tabane is an entrepreneur and owner of DT Tabane Consulting. He specialises in business process automation and Information Communication and Technology (ICT) solutions.  

    He promotes STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths - and does his bit to support and educate youngsters in communities. 

    He is set to put Wi-Fi hotspots in different villages and townships in South Africa. 

    He travels and works between South Africa and the UK.

    Tune in. 

    24 min

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Introducing the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs and thought leaders. Refilwe Thobega has deep and delightful conversations with cool people who make dope things happen.