In this edition, Amanda continues her series around the Business Model Canvas.

She starts by checking in with you, the audience, the community, the business owners, those on the frontlines of business. How are you doing?

Zooming in on the work that business owner typically do on a daily basis, Amanda asks "What are you busy with?" She says busyness sometimes hides a great deal of disorder that can actually hold back progress in a business.

The focus then shifts to the Business Model Canvas, where Amanda explains the correct way in which tasks and assignments should be done. This is not immediately obvious when looking at the model but having gone through it, the full picture does start to make sense.

In this edition, Amanda continues from the last episode, reflecting on the personal journey of being in business and the constantly evolving role of an entrepreneur.

Through the episode, Amanda takes us through a Monthly Review tool and model that can help businesses to gauge their progress on issues like: goals accomplished, lessons learned and tools for acquiring more knowledge.

By tracking progress on a consistent basis, Amanda highlights that entrepreneurs can quickly gauge what is working and not working in their operation. She also details how she has applied this review process in her own business.

In this edition, Amanda reflects on the personal journey of being in business and the constantly evolving role of an entrepreneur. Referencing Billy Jean King’s  statement “Pressure is a privilege,” she distinguishes between between pressure and stress.

Amanda defines stress as an an unwelcome challenge, while pressure is a way of life. One while can be a crippling state, the other can fuel ambition, drive and new ideas.

Through the episode, Amanda highlights the value of pressure and how to avoid the chronic stress of business that leads to sickness or complications in some. The key takeaway is for entrepreneurs, business owners and leaders to learn who to embrace the challenge that comes with striking out on your own, leading teams and possibly disrupting a certain market.

In this episode, Amanda Gcabashe, talks about what it means to be a CEO.  “Without you, this venture is actually not going to happen,” she says, explaining the responsibility that business leaders need to take on for their businesses to thriveShe shares some personal experience and difficulty in developing a new product.

She explains that as a leader, it is good to get others to do those things that you can’t do but that doesn’t mean you let go of the responsibility because no one else knows what you want to do better than you. To illustrate, Amanda shares some personal experience, highlighting recent difficulty in developing a new product that her business has faced. 

Amanda spends the second half of the show discussing iPhone-maker Apple's supply chain for manufacturing its electronic products. 

In this episode, our host Amanda Gcabashe continues her series talking about what it means to be an entrepreneur. 

She begins by calling on entrepreneurs to understand the gravity of what it means to be a business owner and chief executive of one's operation. Amanda then talks about ways in which business owners can begin to assess and create a sustainable operation by using a tool called the Business Model Canvas. 

Business Model Canvas example and download: 

https://www.strategyzer.com/canvas/business-model-canvas

In this episode, our host Amanda Gcabashe talks about what it means to be an entrepreneur, looking at how business owners or those about to venture down the path should be thinking. She discusses how to start building systems for a successful venture, some of common pitfalls that derail entrepreneurs, giving some insights from her own business journey. 

In this first episode, Amanda Gcabashe welcomes you all to The Olintshi Podcast. She gives some insight into her career in business, the purpose of the podcast and the type of content listeners should expect going forward.