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In this episode of BizTrendsTV, Faith Popcorn, renowned futurist and the CEO of Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve, who has been instrumental in identifying transformative social trends and societal movements, offers critical guidance on how business leaders and global citizens can engage with a trend she calls the people's pushback.

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Diarise BizTrendsTV: Dropping last Tuesday of every month at 8am on Bizcommunity’s official website https://www.bizcommunity.com and via The Real Network digital platforms / @therealnetworkpodcast / @therealnetworkpodcast

About RAPT BizTrendsTV: AfroGlobal Business Trends: BizTrendsTV is a collaboration between Bizcommunity, Rapt Creative and The Real-Networks consortium. Available on multimedia platforms, including YouTube, podcasts and social media.

About Bizcommunity: Bizcommunity is South Africa’s leading B2B news platform, providing industry insights, business trends, and market intelligence to professionals across multiple sectors.

About Rapt Creative: Rapt Creative is a strategic creative agency specialising in brand storytelling, digital innovation and content production.

About The Real-Networks Consortium: The Real-Networks consortium is a collaborative hub of media and production experts dedicated to shaping the future of business content.

About Bronwyn Williams: Global keynote speaker and media commentator on future trends and economic trajectories, columnist and author, Bronwyn’s credentials include qualifications in Marketing Management, Economics, Foresight, Future Studies and a Masters in Applied Economics. BizTakeouts: Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO

This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on brands in a future where digital wallets are a gamechanger as the technologies of digital identity, crypto/blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) converge.

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Subscribe and get alerts to BizTrendsTV for a unique African angle on global trends.

Diarise BizTrendsTV: Dropping last Tuesday of every month at 8am on Bizcommunity’s official website https://www.bizcommunity.com and via The Real Network digital platforms / @therealnetworkpodcast https://www.youtube.com/@Therealnetworkpodcast

About RAPT BizTrendsTV: AfroGlobal Business Trends: BizTrendsTV is a collaboration between Bizcommunity, Rapt Creative and The Real-Networks consortium. Available on multimedia platforms, including YouTube, podcasts and social media.

About Bizcommunity: Bizcommunity is South Africa’s leading B2B news platform, providing industry insights, business trends, and market intelligence to professionals across multiple sectors.

About Rapt Creative: Rapt Creative is a strategic creative agency specialising in brand storytelling, digital innovation and content production.

About The Real-Networks Consortium: The Real-Networks consortium is a collaborative hub of media and production experts dedicated to shaping the future of business content.

About Bronwyn Williams: Global keynote speaker and media commentator on future trends and economic trajectories, columnist and author, Bronwyn’s credentials include qualifications in Marketing Management, Economics, Foresight, Future Studies and a Masters in Applied Economics. BizTakeouts: Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO

In this 4th episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV, host Bronwyn Williams welcomes Ronen Aires speaking on the key trend of DIY decentralised brands, how Gen Z micro-influencers are creating these new brand ecosystems that are steering marketers and employers towards post-brand worlds and how these trends may be impacting in the AfroGlobal business space.

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About Ronen Aires: In this episode youth expert, global speaker and author, Ronen Aires, co-founder of Student Village, South Africa’s most prominent student marketing and graduate development specialists. Ronen has dedicated much of his career to supporting youth and guiding them towards greatness.

Diarise BizTrendsTV: Dropping last Tuesday of every month at 8am on Bizcommunity’s official website https://www.bizcommunity.com and via The Real Network digital platforms / @therealnetworkpodcast https://www.youtube.com/@Therealnetworkpodcast

About RAPT BizTrendsTV: AfroGlobal Business Trends: BizTrendsTV is a collaboration between Bizcommunity, Rapt Creative and The Real-Networks consortium. Available on multimedia platforms, including YouTube, podcasts and social media.

About Bizcommunity: Bizcommunity is South Africa’s leading B2B news platform, providing industry insights, business trends, and market intelligence to professionals across multiple sectors.

About Rapt Creative: Rapt Creative is a strategic creative agency specialising in brand storytelling, digital innovation and content production.

About The Real-Networks Consortium: The Real-Networks consortium is a collaborative hub of media and production experts dedicated to shaping the future of business content.

About Bronwyn Williams: Global keynote speaker and media commentator on future trends and economic trajectories, columnist and author, Bronwyn’s credentials include qualifications in Marketing Management, Economics, Foresight, Future Studies and a Masters in Applied Economics. BizTakeouts: Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO

In this 3rd episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV Bronwyn Williams welcomes Musa Kalenga speaking on how the key trend of Agentic AI is impacting in the AfroGlobal business space to identify and solve some of Africa’s most pressing problems.

Listen now to how certain companies are integrating AI tech into African languages specifications, transforming business and reshaping the way we work and innovate.

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About Musa Kalenga:

In this episode we welcome author, marketer, brand communication specialist, writer and entrepreneur, former Head of Digital Marketing for Nedbank and former Client Partner for Facebook Africa and currently Group CEO of the Brave Group and Co-founder of Bridge Labs.

Diarise BizTrendsTV: Dropping last Tuesday of every month at 8am on Bizcommunity’s official website https://www.bizcommunity.com/ and via The Real Network digital platforms / @therealnetworkpodcast

About RAPT BizTrendsTV: AfroGlobal Business Trends

BizTrendsTV is a collaboration between Bizcommunity, Rapt Creative and The Real-Networks consortium. Available on multimedia platforms, including YouTube, podcasts and social media.

About Bizcommunity: Bizcommunity is South Africa’s leading B2B news platform, providing industry insights, business trends, and market intelligence to professionals across multiple sectors.

About Rapt Creative: Rapt Creative is a strategic creative agency specialising in brand storytelling, digital innovation and content production.

About The Real-Networks Consortium: The Real-Networks consortium is a collaborative hub of media and production experts dedicated to shaping the future of business content.

About Bronwyn Williams: Global keynote speaker and media commentator on future trends and economic trajectories, columnist and author, Bronwyn’s credentials include qualifications in Marketing Management, Economics, Foresight, Future Studies and a Masters in Applied Economics. Bizcommunity Multimedia · RAPT BizTrendsTV · RAPT BizTrendsTV: Musa Kalinga - How Agentic AI is revolutioning business

The second episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focused on the informal economy, a key growth trend reshaping the South Africa’s and Africa's economies. Often referred to as the grey economy, this is brimming with potential.

Afropreneur, marketer, speaker, and author on the subject, GG Alcock, unpacked how trends are shaping the informal economy, why it's crucial for businesses and communities, and what it all means for the future of South Africa's growth. BizTakeouts: Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO

RAPT BizTrendsTV | A first-of-its-kind trend show focussing on global topics impacting future socio-economic trends from a uniquely Afrocentric perspective.

Hosted by leading voice in the African business trend ecosphere - fast-talking, fast-thinking Bronwyn Williams - futurist, economist, future finance specialist and business trends analyst - in conversion on trending topics such as AI, influencer farming, billionaire bunkers, distraction democracy, Gen Bees, hyper-capitalism, trade wars, exclusionary geopolitical policies, hot wars and more with leading PanAfrican futurists.

Episode 1: In conversation with Li Ndube, Group Strategy Director, PHD Media, a visionary Afro optimist, pioneering Afropreneur and strategist whose Generative AI tools are attracting global investor interest and collaborations in African storytelling.

BizTrendsTV is a collaboration between Bizcommunity, Rapt Creative and The Real-Networks consortium. Available on multimedia platforms, including YouTube, podcasts and social media.

Diarise BizTrendsTV dropping last Tuesday of every month at 8am on Bizcommunity’s official website and via The Real Network digital platforms.

About Bizcommunity: Bizcommunity is South Africa’s leading B2B news platform, providing industry insights, business trends, and market intelligence to professionals across multiple sectors.

About Rapt Creative: Rapt Creative is a strategic creative agency specialising in brand storytelling, digital innovation and content production.

About The Real-Networks Consortium: The Real-Networks consortium is a collaborative hub of media and production experts dedicated to shaping the future of business content.

About Bronwyn Williams: Global keynote speaker and media commentator on future trends and economic trajectories, columnist and author, Bronwyn’s credentials include qualifications in Marketing Management, Economics, Foresight, Future Studies and a Masters in Applied Economics. BizTakeouts: Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO

In a recent episode of BizTrends 2025, hosted by Dubs on Bizcommunity and brought to you by RAPT, renowned futurist economist and business trends analyst Bronwyn Williams laid out a bold vision for navigating the choppy waters of the year ahead. The interview, themed “Stepping into the Void: Confidence Amidst Uncertainty,” offered a sweeping overview of major shifts—ranging from the rapid rise of AI to water shortages and even transformations in personal relationships. BizTakeouts: Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO

Twyg founder and editor, Jackie May, discusses sustainability in the fashion industry in this exclusive interview with Marketing & Media Editor Danette Breitenbach. BizTakeouts: Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO

Alex Okosi, the managing director at ‪@Google‬ Africa, who while he takes great pride in the fact that Google has trained over 6,500,000 Africans over the last four to five years in digital skills, is very aware of the many unique challenges the continent faces, from the high cost of data and infrastructure investments as well as the cost of handsets down. BizTakeouts: Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO

Episode 3 is the Energy Episode with special guests Kagiso Tshepe, executive creative director at Grid Worldwide, Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of VML, Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of The Loeries and Brandon Govender, digital & integrated executive creative director at Joe Public. BizTakeouts: Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO