On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Career coach Phiona Martin unpacking how one can get the job they have always wanted. Phiona is a registered Industrial Psychologist with a special interest in Career, Talent and Leadership Development. And she holds a masters degree on industrial psychology. She is a Thought Leader in career coaching, she provides expert opinion on career development advice through on various platforms including her own blog (http://www.phionamartin.com/). She is a frequent contributor to several publications within the career development space and speaks at conference events and other media platforms. On the podcast, Phiona share practical steps for anyone looking to get to the next level in their career.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Shirley Zinn unpacking her story of grit and determination to succeed. Shirley hails from the Cape Flats in Cape Town, and started her career as a secondary school teacher of English, then moved to the University of the Western Cape where she lectured in Teacher Education

currently a Non-Executive Director on a number of Boards of JSE-listed and include AdvTech, Shoprite, MTN SA and Sanlam, just to name a few.

She holds a PHD in education from Harvard and she is the author of an incredible book, Swimming upstream: Story of grit and determination to succeed. She unpacked her journey of rising above poverty of the Cape Flats to ivy-league lecture halls and the boardrooms of some of South Africa’s biggest enterprises. And also an account of immense personal tragedy, picking yourself up and carrying on, and how that has shaped her to be an awesome leader that she is today.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Veronica Motloutsi on her journey to Top entrepreneur of the year! Veronica Motloutsi is one of the award winning and Top women in the ICT industry. She is the CEO of SmartDigital Solution a licensed ISP focusing on broadband connectivity, Digital Transformation, IoT, Data Analytics and Digital Skills. She is a highly talented black woman who continues to make her mark in the industry. She has a Masters in IT and an MBA, as well as an Executive Development programme certificate from leading institutions in and outside the country. She is currently the Standard Bank Top Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 and One of the Top Fifty Inspiring Women in STEM.

She also is the founder of Africa Lead with Veronica Motloutsi (Digital Disruption Evangelist), a platform aimed to challenge government, funders and policy maker to create a new digital economy that will propel Africa to compete better with other markets.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Dr Thulani Dlamini. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He joined the CSIR in 2005 as the head of the National Laser Centre and in 2008 he was appointed to the position of Group Executive for Research and Development (R&D), a position he held until 2011 when he left the CSIR join Sasol. At Sasol he was the Executive Manager: Research and Development and later became Vice-President for Strategic Research and Technology.

Dr Dlamini holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Master’s in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa. He has also completed advanced courses in several aspects of technology management in the chemical industry offered by institutions such as the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland.

He was instrumental in the establishment of the Photonics Initiative of South Africa and the development of a national strategy for photonics research, development and innovation (RD&I). He is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAF). Furthermore, he has served on numerous boards including the Sasol Pension Fund, Automotive Industry Development Centre, Sasol Technology UK and Netherlands.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo continued his interview with Nkazi Sokhulu (34) who is the Co-founder & CEO of Yalu, a digital insurer that offers credit life insurance. Prior to Yalu, Nkazi was the Co-founder & COO of FNB Life. He was 1 half of the duo who started the life insurance company within the FirstRand Group. Prior to FNB, Nkazi served as an Executive Assistant to the CEO of Old Mutual, Ralph Mupita, and soon after that worked in the company’s tied advisory distribution division. He has worked in a number of countries as a management consultant at McKinsey.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Nkazi Sokhulu (34) who is the Co-founder & CEO of Yalu, a digital insurer that offers credit life insurance. Prior to Yalu, Nkazi was the Co-founder & COO of FNB Life. He was 1 half of the duo who started the life insurance company within the FirstRand Group. Prior to FNB, Nkazi served as an Executive Assistant to the CEO of Old Mutual, Ralph Mupita, and soon after that worked in the company’s tied advisory distribution division. He has worked in a number of countries as a management consultant at McKinsey.

Nkazi is a University of Cape Town graduate who holds a finance degree from UCT and an MBA from Columbia University in New York.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Kim Johnston who is Director of SQS SA and heads up the management consultancy business as well as the Jhb Business Unit. With qualifications in Business Information systems, a diploma in Business Coaching, a qualified lifeline councillor and nearly completed a further degree in Business Psychology. Kim has worked in the USA at Boston University and then spent over 10 years in the UK working for Chase Manhattan / JPMorgan where she was the Vice President in the global custodian space. Kim spoke about taking accountability for one’s success, picking up early signs of burn-out and depression and how to get on the road to recovery.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Susan Moloisane, managing director at Oyana Consulting. Susan unpacked insights from her research findings on what makes SMMEs succeed. The answer will surprise you! Susan also developed an incredible framework for leadership development and she walked us through it on the interview.  She gave us a life-changing challenge and also recommended two fantastic books.

You can contact Susan at [email protected] and/or visit her website at https://www.oyanaconsulting.com/

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo continues his interview with Warren Ingram, Warren is a multi-award-winning financial planner and a respected personal finance commentator in the media. He has been a financial planner for nearly 2 decades. He is a co-founder and director of Galileo Capital. Warren is a regular guest on The Money Show with Bruce Whitfield on 702 Radio and Cape Talk. He is an author of two incredible books – “Become your own financial planner” – The real secrets to become financially independent and “How to make your first million”.

On this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed Warren Ingram, Warren is a multi-award winning financial planner and a respected personal finance commentator in the media. He has been a financial planner for nearly 2 decades. He is a co-founder and director of Galileo Capital. Warren is a regular guest on The Money Show with Bruce Whitfield on 702 Radio and Cape Talk. He is an author of two incredible books – the first one which we unpacked in the interview is titled “Become your own financial planner” – The real secrets to become financially independent and the second one is “How to make your first million”.

In this first part of the interview, Warren unpacked his journey from humble beginnings to building of a super successful financial services company – Galileo Capital.