Building on the themes in Mike Abel’s book, Willing & Abel: Lessons from a Decade in Crisis, this podcast offers insight, wisdom and nuanced thought through interesting conversations with innovators, thought leaders and business people who all have one thing in common: they believe in driving society forward. This podcast aims to address, not shy away from, the challenges of being in South Africa – and the world – right now. Mike and his guests answer the question: what does it mean to be hopeful, despite…? Proudly produced by 2Stories.
Season 1 of Willing & Abel is brought to you by M&C Saatchi Abel, a proudly South African award-winning creative company founded on the principle of “Brutal Simplicity of Thought”.
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Building on the themes in Mike Abel’s book, Willing & Abel: Lessons from a Decade in Crisis, this podcast offers insight, wisdom and nuanced thought through interesting conversations with innovators, thought leaders and business people who all have one thing in common: they believe in driving society forward. This podcast aims to address, not shy away from, the challenges of being in South Africa – and the world – right now. Mike and his guests answer the question: what does it mean to be hopeful, despite…? Proudly produced by 2Stories.
Season 1 of Willing & Abel is brought to you by M&C Saatchi Abel, a proudly South African award-winning creative company founded on the principle of “Brutal Simplicity of Thought”.
Finding our own solutions with social entrepreneur Ayanda Vabaza-Mvandaba
Willing & Abel
51 minutes 40 seconds
1 year ago
Finding our own solutions with social entrepreneur Ayanda Vabaza-Mvandaba
Free Maths lessons in her home. Bursaries in her name. Social justice on her mind. Ayanda Vabaza-Mvandaba is a true original: a chartered accountant who wants to be remembered for how much she loved.
In the latest episode of Willing & Abel, Ayanda and host Mike Abel speak about the opportunity for upliftment in the forgotten township economy, using one’s own unique skills to contribute to society instead of just throwing money at the problem (even if you have the money), and how you can’t quantify the time you put into people.
The conversation has so many nuggets of wisdom for business people both aspiring and seasoned, and anyone who cares about contributing to South Africa.
The Willing & Abel podcast is the home of hopeful conversations that challenge perspectives. If you’re interested in how to grow as a person while you build something meaningful in this uncertain world, click the subscribe button on our podcast profile to make sure you don't miss more episodes!
Season 1 of Willing & Abel is brought to you by M&C Saatchi Abel, a proudly South African award-winning creative company founded on the principle of “Brutal Simplicity of Thought”.
This podcast is produced by 2Stories. Written by Linda Scarborough, produced by Carol Williams, with audio editing, engineering and sound design by Kozi Mzimela, with production assistance from M&C Saatchi Group South Africa’s team, Maciek Dubla and Nadia Siegel. Special thanks to Sonic Nursery and Edible Audio for the recording of these episodes.
Important links:
Mike Abel’s LinkedIn page: bit.ly/3wwwWt5
Mike Abel X: https://bit.ly/3IhWDjA
Willing & Abel website: https://bit.ly/3SNDNFS
M&C Saatchi Abel website: https://www.mcsaatchiabel.co.za
Ayanda Vabaza-Mvandaba’s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayanda-vabaza-mvandaba-ca-sa-1a1800bb/?originalSubdomain=za
Meet the young CA daring to disrupt SA’s non-alcoholic drinks market: https://femaleentrepreneursa.co.za/meet-the-young-ca-daring-to-disrupt-sas-non-alcoholic-drinks-market/
New Youth Bridge programme addresses solutions to youth unemployment: https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/publicity/153562/new-youth-bridge-programme-addresses-solutions-to-youth-unemployment
Ayanda Vabaza-Mvandaba: Commerce Bursaries 2024: https://stufnews.com/bursaries/ayanda-vabaza-mvandaba-commerce-bursaries-2024/#google_vignette
https://kwandiso.com/
Drink Nil website: https://www.drinknil.co.za/
SAICA Top 35 Under 35: https://www.top35-under-35.saicaevents.co.za/wp/2022/09/29/ayanda-vabaza-mvandaba-31/
Willing & Abel
Building on the themes in Mike Abel’s book, Willing & Abel: Lessons from a Decade in Crisis, this podcast offers insight, wisdom and nuanced thought through interesting conversations with innovators, thought leaders and business people who all have one thing in common: they believe in driving society forward. This podcast aims to address, not shy away from, the challenges of being in South Africa – and the world – right now. Mike and his guests answer the question: what does it mean to be hopeful, despite…? Proudly produced by 2Stories.
Season 1 of Willing & Abel is brought to you by M&C Saatchi Abel, a proudly South African award-winning creative company founded on the principle of “Brutal Simplicity of Thought”.
