SuperLead Podcast

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed May Govender, who is the Deputy Chief Information Officer at Old Mutual. May holds an MBA from Henley Business School and she has over 20 years experience within the IT field, which spans across Banking, Telecommunications, the Public Sector as well as in the Retail space. May has recently been nominated for the CTO of the Year Award. On this interview, May shared her journey of leadership excellence, specifically focusing on resilience and bouncing back from those career stints that did not go well. She also unpacked Digital Transformation and how organisations of all sizes can drive this transformation.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Mukundi Lambani, who is the Founder and Director of Ambani Africa, an education company that offers an accessible platform for foundation phase learners to learn their mother tongue. Mukundi has a Masters Degree in Communication and Media Studies. She was inspired to create this App after realising that her peers who were starting their families were increasingly getting worried that their children might grow up without being able to speak their home language. Ambani Africa App has done incredibly well and won numerous awards, including the MTN App of the Year 2021, IDF I am in Demo Day 2021, and the TIA Swiss SA award. Mukundi shared her personal experience of leading this start-up, and spoke to some of the challenges of how the team is working through them.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Noluvuyo Gqadu, who is the Founder of CodeNgwana, an organisation that is focused on teaching children from disadvantaged areas how to code. Noluvuyo is an award-winning technology professional, notably one of the 2021 Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans. She has written stories about technology for kids and has published 3 books, including a coding encyclopaedia that has been translated into isiXhosa and seTswana. She is involved in numerous initiatives aimed at closing the digital divide. Most recently, she helped translate the MIT Scratch Junior Curriculum into isiXhosa. She holds a Masters in Information Systems from the University of Cape Town. On this interview, she talked about how her passion for solving social issues through technology led to the birth of CodeNgwana. She also unpacked lessons from that journey. She is passionate and driven to help that African child go digital through teaching computational thinking and coding.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Polo Leteka, who is the Chairman and Founder of the IDF Capital, which is a South African based entrepreneurial financier and advisory firm. Polo is highly accomplished, experienced entrepreneur and a Private Equity investor. Through the IDF Capital Polo has contributed towards channelling investments into women owned SMEs across South Africa. She was also part of South Africa’s version of the Dragon’s Den, and she is a co-author of And for all These Reasons, I’m In. The book is aimed at assisting entrepreneurs to become investor ready. On this interview, Polo shared her journey and leadership lessons she has learned over the years. She also unpacked how the IDF has been instrumental in demonstrating her passion for transformation and development, expanding outside the borders of South Africa. She let us in on some of the secrets of why the IDF Capital has done so well since its inception and through the pandemic. She also gave entrepreneurs tips on how to be investor ready and to succeed in business.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Victor Kgomoeswana, who is an Author, Speaker, an African Business Expert amongst others. Following the success of his book Africa is Open for Business published in 2014, Victor has just recently published another book titled Africa Bounces Back: Case Studies From a Resilient Continent. On this interview, Victor, who is well known as the Afro-optimist shared his journey from growing up in Lebowakgomo. Then he unpacked his latest book.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Faisal Mkhize, who is the Group Managing Executive of Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance. Faisal has served in several senior roles in the bank, including being Head of Market and Leadership and Change in the Absa Business Bank, and a Regional executive of the Private Bank in the Northern region. He holds a Masters in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch. He has also served as a director on various boards, including the Durban Chamber of Commerce, Ford Financial Services, as well as the Absa Vehicle and Fleet Management. On this interview Faisal shared his leadership journey and the principles he has learned from his extensive experience in senior roles in banking. They spoke about the transport month and Absa’s involvement there in. The unpacked vehicle financing and the innovations in the space.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Nontokozo Madonsela, who is the Group Chief Marketing Officer at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings. Nontokozo has more than 20 years of experience leading in various global organisations. On this interview, Nontokozo shared her incredible journey of leadership excellence, the lessons she has learned over the years, her experience of repositioning the Momentum Metropolitan Holdings brand, and the internal culture. She also offered branding insights for SME’s and individuals.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Steve Briggs, who is the Chief Sales Marketing Officer at SEACOM. Steve has two Master’s Degrees. One is an MBA from the University of the Witwatersrand and the other a Masters in Theology from Stellenbosch University. He has also completed a senior executive program at Howard Business School. On this interview Steve shared lessons he has learned from his journey of leading in start-ups, medium sized organisations as well as in large corporates. Steve unpacked and shared a fresh approach to digital transformation. He spoke about leading with healthy rhythms of rest to avoid burnout, especially in this season.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Bongiwe Gangeni, who is the Deputy Chief Executive for Absa Retail and Business Bank. She heads up the Absa Relationship Banking Business Unit. Bongiwe holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from the Wits Business School, MBA from GIBS, and has also attended the Advanced Management Program at Howard Business School. Bongiwe shared her journey of leadership excellence and unpacked the Absa repositioning journey. They spoke about the future of Retail Banking and so much more.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Tinashe Ruzane, who is the Co-Founder and CEO at FlexClub, which is a car subscription marketplace. On this interview they spoke about his journey from growing up in Pretoria to his executive role at Uber based in Amsterdam, and ultimately co-founding this transformative organisation, which is aimed at disrupting the car financing and ownership model. He shared leadership insights from both his corporate and entrepreneurship journey. He also unpacked the fresh and customer-centric FlexClub model.