Today I will be talking to Onkgopotse Khumalo, the founder of The Pocket Couch and co-founder of Mediwell. She will be sharing her journey on building a mental health care startup, The Pocket Couch. The Pocket Couch enables psychologists to conduct virtual consultations, to help make mental healthcare accessible, yet affordable.

Onkgopotse is a management consultant and financier by training hailing from her alma mater, UCT.  She has a deep passion for social impact at the interception of business. Soon after graduating, she co founded a 100% women owned primary healthcare facility, Mediwell, that seeks to provide quality healthcare to those who would otherwise not afford it. 

She is setting out to democratise access to mental healthcare help and  to challenge the stigma attached to it. She prides herself in her most important role of all, being mom to a beautiful 15 month old baby boy, Mehluli

Today I will be talking to Liz Letsoalo is an entrepreneur and Speaker who is on a journey to public service as well as the founder of Masodi Organics. She will be sharing her journey on building and scaling Masodi Organics. She will be discussing raising funding for your business, building the dream team and more. She will also be sharing her career journey and some key values that have shaped her life.

Masodi Organics prioritises kindness to your body and to the planet by focusing on what she calls ‘thoughtful beauty’.  As the founder of a beauty brand, she considers herself to be primarily in the business of transforming beauty and its standards to achieve more equitable, realistic and thoughtful standards that empower and uplift beauty in all its forms. Liz Letsoalo  also has experience in strategy and operations from three multinational companies.

Today we will be talking to Kabelo Mohale co-owner of Lived Loved and founder of BE’LOVED. Kabelo will be sharing her journey of launching her wellness business, Live Loved, during the pandemic. She also discusses some biblical business strategies and principles she has learnt in the process of setting up her business.

Live Loved is a wellness store which allows customers to fill and refill their favourite whole foods and pantry goods without being wasteful and avoiding unnecessary packaging. The mission is to add meaningful value by improving people’s health and well-being, and inspiring the awareness of the need to safeguard the planet for the future generations to come. Kabelo is also the founder of  BE’LOVED is an inspired movement of arising women, who chose to ignite lives to restore identity; refreshing of souls and awakening to purpose.

Today, we will be talking to Zizipho Moloko a social-media content creator and investment professional with four years of experience in Asset Management, Corporate Finance and Private Equity. Zizi will be sharing sharing insight and tips on taking control of your personal finances. She will be touching on points around financial habits that keep people broke, effective ways of saving, budgeting and more financial tips!

Zizi mainly creates Financial Education and Lifestyle content that is aimed particularly at women between the ages of 18 and 35. She holds a BCom in Economics & Statistics from UCT as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Development Finance from the Stellenbosch University Business School. She is passionate about Financial Inclusion and ensuring that everyday South Africans, particularly black South Africans have a fair and equitable chance at economic participation and building financial stability & security for themselves and their families.

Today we will be talking to Zimasa Mabuse, a financial regulation specialist and an award-winning writer and blogger. She will be sharing some insight and tips on balancing a side hustle while working a 9-5. Zimasa will also be taking us through her career journey and sharing some key values that have shaped her life.

Zimasa started her career at one of the big Banks in 2013 then she launched her online magazine, The Corporate Canvas - a platform geared at exchanging knowledge on climbing the corporate ladder for young professionals. Her most notable achievements include winning the McKinsey & Company Next Generation Women Leaders award, and being listed in True Love magazine as a “Mbokodo to watch” in 2018. 

Are you tired of feeling stuck in your career? Are you not progressing in your career?  This is the episode for you! In today's episode we will be talking to Vumile Msweli about feeling stuck to accelerating in your career. She will be some sharing insight and tips on how to accelerate in your career! 

Vumi is founder of Hesed Consulting, a Pan-African coaching firm with presence in Botswana; South Africa; Rwanda; Nigeria and the United States of America. She is the voice behind the world of work with Vumi careers feature on Botswana’s Duma FM as well as South Africa’s Kaya FM. She has been featured on international media outlets including CNBC Africa, Business Day (Nigeria), and ENCA (Ghana).

 She holds an Accounting Sciences degree, Honours in Financial Planning, postgraduate from New York University, a MBA from the University of London and is currently studying her Doctorate in Switzerland.

Her business accolades include being named Mail and Guardians Top 200 young South Africans, CEO Magazine’s Pan-African Business Woman, Avance Media Top 100 South Africans twice and Brand South Africa’s “Play Your Part” Ambassador.

Today we will be talking to Nompendulo Mkatshwa the Youngest woman on the benches of the African National Congress in the National Assembly of the South African Parliament and an aspirant specialist in education. She will be taking us through her upbringing and sharing some key values that have shaped her life. She will also discussing her journey in her student activism and politics as well as her hopes for South Africa.

She the is former President, Wits SRC and one of the leaders of the Wits Fees Must Fall in 2015/2016.  As the Whip to the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology in the National Assembly of the South African Parliament

She sits on the Board of Trustees of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation. The Founder of Yenza Foundation which focuses on youth, women, the environment, knowledge and the African continent. A regular newspaper columnist on Polity.Org.Za. To sum her up she is an activist!

Today we will be talking to Buhle Mbele about taking control of your job search. She will be sharing some insight on how to position yourself in the job market and advise on ways to stand out to recruiters. Buhle will also be taking us through her career journey and sharing some key values that have shaped her life.

Buhle is heading the Gauteng Regional Audit Graduate Recruitment programme for a Global Audit Firm that provides Bursaries and Training Contracts to young top talent that want to build their career towards a Chartered Accountant Qualification. 

She's also an entrepreneur which has led her to collaborate with The Professionista and Wanawake Holdings.

Today we are going to be talking about Jabulile's journey on leaving her 9-5 to pursue entrepreneurship during the pandemic.  Jabulile will be taking us through her journey in corporate as well as sharing some tips on building a business.

Jabulile  is the founder and CEO of Blac Lyon a holding company housing Africa’s first Nguni print inspired athleisure wear and the women empowerment platform called In Good Company . The company also has a communications brand which manages all brand partnerships, influencer marketing strategies and brand building experiences.

She has worked on partnerships with power brands like Brand South Africa, DStv, Dark & Lovely, Mall of Africa, Miss South Africa, Maybeline and many more. In corporate she has worked as a brand manager, marketing manager and finally Head of Marketing of a big corporate before leaving corporate sa to pursuit her business interests.