Future Minds with Phil

In this episode, we speak with Kate Goliath.

Kate is the managing director of Goliath and Goliath, an award-winning comedy and entertainment agency and club. Her role includes managing the careers of Jason, Donovan, and Nicholas Goliath, as well as the day-to-day operation of the business.

Kate has helped support, develop, and grow the careers of dozens of comedians across the country and has fearlessly continued to build Goliath and Goliath despite the challenges of COVID-19. Kate is part of a movement and woman’s collaboration network called Cotton Candy and also executes her role as supermom, flawlessly.

In this episode, we discuss topics such as:

• Kate's entrepreneurial journey.
• How Goliath and Goliath have adapted during the national lockdown.
• Piloting the survival of the comedy industry.
• How she educates her kids.
• What it takes to be both a businesswoman and a full-time mom.

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In this episode, we speak with Nicholas Goliath.

Nick is a well-known South African comedian, the former host of the hit eTV game show, Beat That Price, and has performed at Comedy Central Africa's International Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, Canada, and Montreux Comedy Festival in Switzerland.

Nick is the proud father of 2 and remains dedicated to bringing world-class comedy to center stage through the highly successful Goliath and Goliath brand.

In this episode, we cover topics such as:

• Nick's children's education.
• How Nick educates his kids at home.
• Adopting safe technology practices at home.
• The challenges the Goliath and Goliath brand faced in lockdown.

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In this episode, we speak with Marc Bennie.

Marc holds a Master in Education and is an Information Technology teacher at Reddam House, a prestigious private school in Cape Town. Marc completed his master's thesis focusing on EdTech and its impact on the future of education. He was involved in the introduction and roll-out of robotics in Reddam's curriculum and has been teaching kids to code for several years now. A passionate surfer, husband, and father of 2 teenage boys, Marc strongly believes in the power of project-based learning, curriculum personalization, and the adoption of a blended learning approach, whereby students are encouraged to learn both in-class and online.

In this discussion with Marc, we unpacked topics such as:

- How COVID has impacted class-based learning.

- Traditional vs Digital education.

- The need for innovation in education.

- What an optimal national education model would look like.

- Parental involvement.

- The power of AI in online education.

Marc offers a unique blend of insight and foresight from the perspective of both a parent and teacher, making this a must-listen episode.

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In this episode, we speak with Glen Biderman-Pam.

Glen first made his professional debut by winning the Comedy Central Open Mic competition in 2013, which earned him three more appearances on Comedy Central. Glen has performed at the Leicester Square Theatre in the UK, the Perth World Fringe Festival, and the Brighton Festival.

He’s also appeared as a co-host on WTF Tumi and played a key role in hit series Tali’s Wedding Diary. More recently, Glen’s the creator, actor and director of the viral parody video, My Kreepy Teacher which has been viewed over 100,000 times since its release.

In this episode, we discuss:

- Glen's personal education journey in Cape Town, South Africa.

- What it takes to be a comedian and director.

- How Glen would advise his younger self.

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In this episode, we speak with Ameera Faber.

Ameera is a Creative Solutions Strategist, Executive Producer, and Serial Business owner. She is best known for her work in Time Wealth Creation and Consulting. Ameera founded her first business, a production agency when she was 21 years old. She created the South African Edutainment television series, Teenagers on a Mission, otherwise known as ‘TOMZ’ which first broadcast on SABC 1 in 2010. It is the story of two teenagers from Soweto who received a message from the future to save the planet. The Science & Technology focused series has broadcast over 700 episodes and still broadcasts to date.

Ameera’s television show ‘1s and 2s’ is also a household name with a primetime viewership of over 3 million people and focuses on the development of South African musicians. ​ Having observed the power of entertainment to educate, Ameera began exploring other unconventional methods of learning including gamification, Virtual Reality, and mixed reality, while simultaneously questioning and exploring the needs of the underlying frameworks that make up today's education system. As well as being a successful businesswoman, Ameera is a full-time mother of 2 very talented children whom she successfully homeschools according to her unique guiding principles in an effort to provide her kids with the best learning experience possible.

In this episode, we cover topics such as:

- Ameera's personal education journey.

- How Ameera homeschool's her kids.

- The shortcomings of the traditional education system.

- How to optimize your day as a busy parent.

- The importance of communicating with your kids.

- How to define a successful education experience.

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In this episode, we speak with Stacey Baisitse.

Stacey is an official momfluencer for MomSays SA, an accomplished blogger, content creator, and full-time mother of 3. She runs a popular blog focusing on the responsibilities of motherhood, building, managing, and maintaining a diverse family and consistently delivers bite-sized content helping new parents navigate the challenges of parenthood.

Stacey is a proud advocate for diversity and inclusivity and remains passionate about education and the responsibility of all parents to play an active role in developing their children’s academic roadmap.

In this episode, we cover topics such as:

- Stacey’s personal education journey.

- The challenges of home-based learning during COVID.

- Tips for first-time parents.

- The role that online programs play in the education journey.

- The future of home-based learning.

- How Smartick has helped her kids.

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The Future Minds podcast is a weekly show dedicated to exploring the world of EdTech, online learning, and the future of education. 

The show features a variety of guests from diverse backgrounds, ranging from education specialists, EdTech start-up founders, and academic thought leaders, to professional athletes, entrepreneurs, and celebrities – all with the purpose of better understanding how the fast-evolving education sector is impacting and shaping the minds of the future.