A different way to startup? Moving into venture building for someone else from co-founding startups! We explore an enriching journey with our esteemed guest Claire Keet. When Claire studied Journalism at Rhodes, her favourite project had this brief: "design a 120 page magazine". That was it. Her first taste of the complete freedom that comes with defining and solving a problem! She's been chasing this high in the startup world ever since. As a multidisciplinary fo...
Ubuntu is a term widely used in Africa, which means Humanity, also referred to as " I Am Because We Are"! This is exactly the audacious mission Kudakwashe Mazhetese (he, him, his) from Bantu Stall set out to achieve when starting his business. For people within Africa and outside of our country to feel, connect and experience what the spirit of our motherland represents. How through these memorable experiences, radical kindness, empathy, love and compassion are the cornerstone to meaningf...
With a deep sense of empathy and purpose, Matsi speaks to ‘swopping glamorous Sandton employment’ for entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship activism, embracing curiosity, the unknown, never settling, leading with heart, how words land, and constantly asking “how can we do more” . Maktub, it is written. Matsi Modise is the founding CEO of Furaha Afrika Holdings, a Pan-African company with subsidiaries including Furaha Solutions (a partnership with Workforce Holding...
“I am the author of my life” shares Melanie in this conversation as she speaks to the chapters of deep humility, honesty to self, losing everything, rebuilding with the responsibility of motherhood, Madiba’s inspiration to service to community, and doing so with God’s plan to hope, purpose and expanding our limits. Melanie is a recognised strategic manager with a progressive track record of achieving outstanding business results through people and team development. Over 20 years’ exper...
Ethel Mkonto is a proud TSIBA Alumni and currently, works as Recruitment lead for TSIBA Business School. During her studies at TSIBA Ethel was recognised as a leader and role model among her peers - in part for her work through Enactus and multiple pay it forward initiatives. Ethel's passion and commitment to making a difference in education have led her to a role where she can directly impact the lives of young people. Ethel's dream is to be a social entrepreneur to ...
In just “1 minute with Ruth” you feel a passion for hard work to personal independence and a strong sense of community contributing to others dreams. Ruth also speaks to intentional interactions to leaving a mark on others and using investment language to measure humanness. Ruth’s wisdom, realism, clarity on life and understanding of who she is, is captivating. Ruth is a TSIBA Business School graduate who is currently completing postgraduates in Education and Training (PGCE). In...
From a mining-town childhood before decades spent in the education of young people, Rudi has learned that actually, unlocking the potential of the real diamonds in the world- people - is the answer. To get there, and to do great things we need to be a little bit crazy, unclutter our minds when we can and ask how we make every day count when all we have is 86400 seconds in each one. Living consciously and mindfully permeates through this beautiful purpose-lived conversation. ...
From the Cape Flats to Harvard and more, Shirley’s journey from impossible to possible teaches and inspires to the greatness that lives within us. This conversation provides a remarkable map to dance to a unique and remarkable life. Dr. Shirley Zinn hails from Cape Town's 'Cape Flats' and started her career as a secondary school teacher of English before moving to the University of the Western Cape where she lectured in Teacher Education. Dr Zinn serves as Executiv...
A ‘naive optimist’, Dr Janine Haendel speaks about glasses half hull, loving Mondays, loving challenges and doing so through a life committed to humanitarian care and the importance of finding people’s unique strengths to sustainable empowerment. Dr. Janine Haendel is the Chief Executive Officer of the Roger Federer Foundation. Janine joined the Roger Federer Foundation in 2010, seven years after its inception. She describes the Foundation as a learning organi...
With a clear lens of seeing the world for what it is, Adri brings us down to earth in the deepest, most conscious value-driven way. “Living towards purpose, with purpose, and then to live on purpose” is a beautiful way of living your best self. Beneath Adri’s straight, strong words, underlies a fun-loving and playful, yet powerful woman! Adri is the Chief Executive Officer of Crystel House South Africa. Adri is a co-founder of TSIBA Education NPC and prior to joining Crystel House Adr...
With a deep sense of self and commitment to conscious living Leigh provides us with an alternative take-on Purpose. Born ‘backwards and wise way beyond her years’, Leigh shares reflections on HOW we show up every day - by looking out for our neighbour and attending to the injustices and sadness. As a teacher of ‘the soul of education’ Leigh encourages us to look at our pain, listen to our gut and to engage with our shadows. Leigh is a TSIBA co-founder and held the position of TS...
This conversation inspires humanity to make business more beautiful, to bring nature into the heart of business, and to reflect that the notion of humans at the centre of the universe may just not be the best way forward. Monica’s profound reflections on what really matters, and starting with the small things might just make you pause - in a beautiful way, to a more beautiful purpose. Monika Jiang is the head of content and community at the House of Beautiful Busine...
The second annual TSIBA purpose-lived in London conversation recorded in June 2024 is shared here. In a profound conversation, our panel of remarkable leaders explore the theme of Purpose-Lived as a principal leadership dimension needed for the realisation of social and justice and the Global Sustainability Goals.
Professionally qualified in engineering with a Bachelor of Science Engineering degree from the University of Cape Town, and in commerce with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Regan Adams has experience with multiple global organizations - including BNP Paribas, the largest bank in France, one of the world's largest banks and owner of RCS. Regan serves as Chief Executive Officer for RCS, as an executive director for various subsidiary RCS Boards, as Chairman for CapeBPO – the Western Cape indu...
Munouwarrah is a third-year Bachelor of Business Administration degree student at TSIBA Business School, an Allan Gray Orbis Fellow, co-founder of student society 'TSIBA Earth', the 2023 Chairperson of the TSIBA Student Representative Council (SRC), and a United Nations PRME Global Student Regional Leader in Africa. Underlying such remarkable accomplishments is a natural inclination to leadership and exceptionality as a human, as evidenced by her volunteer involvement with various NGOs such a...
Monika Jiang When our first purpose-lived podcast conversation with Monika Jiang took place in 2023 Monika was the head of content and community at the House of Beautiful Business. This podcast remains the most downloaded conversation on the TSIBA platform to date. In the time since, following five years with the House of Beautiful Business, a global platform and community to make business more beautiful, Monika felt called to explore 'the other side of community'. This has led Monika to an e...
Camaren is an Associate Professor with the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership at the Graduate School of Business and the Executive Head and Director of the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), a non-profit organization established to track and counter mis- and disinformation and polarising, divisive rhetoric promulgated online to undermine social cohesion and democratic integrity. Camaren holds a cum laude BSc (Hons) degree in theoretical physics, an MSc in astrophys...
As the democracy project in South Africa reaches the three-decade milestone, the conversation on building and rebuilding Nelson Mandela's dream for South Africa remains relevant and critical. Madiba's leadership and legacy cannot be lost to history. Is the Mandela project still alive, how do we move forward, and 'what now' emerge as key themes in a conversation with a panel of remarkable South Africans from diverse background and age perspectives. The conversation, hosted by TSI...
A truly beautiful conversation between Natalie and Gia reveals the reverse side of purpose - unapologetic courage, service to that which is bigger than ourselves, and the need to actively challenge our collective propensity to design exclusive systems. And if you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far! About Dr Nathalie Jean-Babtiste Prior to joining the Julius Baer Foundation, Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste (Nathalie) led an action research unit in East Africa for 4 ye...
A Farmer and an Educator at heart with decades in school and tertiary education Dr Ayuk talks about teaching untraditionally, with authenticity, with abundance, with purpose, and beyond academic subject matter to enable young minds to find their own unique path. About Dr Peter Ayuk With significant experience in Higher Education Management, especially in private higher education, Dr Peter Ayuk has led projects in curriculum and instructional design, performanc...