Like their counterparts elsewhere, the older generation of South Africans tend to fret about the "big" stuff. Yet 80% of what we worry about never happens - something young people seem to "get" more readily. Mbongeni Sibanda, a matriculant at Redhill School, offers a good example of that reality in this fascinating interview ahead of the CEO Sleepout on 11 July. He'll be at the event as a guest of IQ Business Group's CEO Adam Craker, doubtless pinging as many CEOs as he can find for their views on his plan to study in California next year.

As he explains it, the arrival of his first born five years ago pushed Louis Pulzone into starting a business in the garage. After hearing from past participants and doing his homework on the event, Pulzone and his executive team at LFP Training will be at the CEO SleepOut on July 11. He has an interesting story: a farm boy from Kroonstad, fluent in South Sotho, who made his personal transition into the New South Africa. And is now determined to provide the right example for his two young sons.

CEO of 700-employee IQ Business Group Adam Craker, will be at Liliesleaf on 11 July to complete a hat-trick of CEO Sleepouts. He explains why he wouldn't consider missing the event, and shares his experience to help other participants prepare themselves for a night in the sub-zero temperature.

This will be the first time Tollo Nkosi participates in South Africa's annual CEO Sleepout, and he's made sure it will be a memorable occasion having invited some high profile business associates. But he'd also like to see more of the construction industry's big hitters coming along - including the industry leader Mike Wylie of WBHO. He explains why he's going to be braving the elements on July 11th and what he expects to learn.

In this moving interview, patron of the 2018 Nelson Mandela CEO Sleepout Movement Dr Makaziwe Mandela, explains why she became involved and what she believes the CEOs who participate will take home with them. The eldest surviving child of democratic South Africa’s first president, Makaziwe is a Phd graduate from the University of Massachusetts. As we hear in this interview, unlike her father Nelson Mandela, she has stayed away from politics - but like him, she has deep empathy for the poor and strives to be a living embodiment of his values.