Dr Marcia Lebambo holds a Doctoral Degree in Business Administration from the Tshwane University of Technology, Business School.
She is currently working as a Senior Lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology, in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship.
With more than 10 years of experience in Higher Education, Dr Lebambo published book chapters and articles in accredited journals and presented her work at local and international conferences. Her research interests are in the areas of entrepreneurship and small business development, entrepreneurship policies, rural tourism and technological entrepreneurship.
She has previously worked as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, in the School of Tourism and Hospitality.
In 2012, she founded the Marcia Lebambo Foundation, focusing on improving literacy in South African townships and rural schools.
And she established a pre-school in 2020, the Dr Marcia Lebambo Academy.
This is the trailer of the episode with Dr Marcia Lebambo. Listen to the full interview to hear all that went down.
Sibabalwe Sesmani is the owner and group CEO of Unorthodox Group, which is a Public Relations, Media and Sport Management company focused on providing its clients with media exposure in Southern Africa, West Africa and parts of the United Kingdom.
She shares her entrepreneurship story with us in this episode, advising entrepreneurs to fix their perspective when it comes to rejection as entrepreneurship is "hard".
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Here is a trailer of the episode featuring Sibabalwe Sesmani of Unorthodox Group. Please listen to the full episode.
Talifhani Banks is the founder and CEO of Analytics Advertising, which is a four-time award-winning medium enterprise and one of the best data tech companies shaping the continent of Africa.
We catch up with him as he attends the Dubai Expo 2022, presenting Analytics Advertising on a global scale.
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Here is the trailer from my chat with Analytics Advertising CEO Talifhani Banks. Listen to the full episode above.
Founder of Yung Heirz, speaker, mindset architect, facilitator, and entrepreneur Reabetswe Molapo is no stranger to Conversations with Pioneers.
In this episode, we touch on:
The psychology and notion of influencing
Role models in society
Impacting minds and effecting change.
The list is endless.
Enjoy. And please share.
This is the trailer of my conversation with the Founder of Yung Heirz Reabetswe Molapo. Please tune in the full episode for more.
Thabo David Tabane is an entrepreneur and owner of DT Tabane Consulting. He specialises in business process automation and Information Communication and Technology (ICT) solutions.
He promotes STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths - and does his bit to support and educate youngsters in communities.
He is set to put Wi-Fi hotspots in different villages and townships in South Africa.
He travels and works between South Africa and the UK.
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On the next episode of Conversations with Pioneers, I have a chat with Thabo David Tabane of DT Tabane Consulting.
Bongi Ndaba is a South African born and bred writer, director and producer. She started her career in theatre as a child in 1993 and began writing for television in 2003 at one of South Africa’s longest-running and top soapies, Generations, which she ended up be a head writer for in 2011.
Bongi’s TV credits as head writer include: Generations, Generations the Legacy, Isidingo, Shreads and Dreams, Uzalo, eHostela, Greed and Desire, among others.
Her TV titles as a writer, include: Gazlam, Home Affairs, Muvhango, Sokhulu and Partners, Saints and Sinners, Jozi H, Ashes to Ashes, Z’bondiwe, and Imbewu the seed – among others.
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Here is what is to come from the conversation with storyteller Bongi Ndaba.
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Sabata-mpho Mokae is an academic, novelist and translator. He teaches Creative Writing in African Languages at the Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley. He has written an accessible biography 'The Story of Sol T. Plaatje' (2010) and Setswana novels 'Ga ke Modisa' (2012), 'Dikeledi' (2014) and 'Moletlo wa Manong' (2018).
He has translated two children's books by Gcina Mhlophe ('Our Story Magic' to 'Semaka sa Dinaane' and 'Stories of Africa' to 'Dinaane tsa Aforika') from English to Setswana.
He has also co-edited, with his British colleague Professor Brian Willan, two academic books; 'Sol Plaatje's Mhudi: History, Criticism, Celebration' (2020) as well as 'Sol T. Plaatje: A life in letters' (2020).
In 2014 he was a writer-in-residence at the University of Iowa in the USA where he was subsequently awarded a fellowship.
He has won the M-NET Literary Award for Best Setswana Novel (2013), M-NET Film Award (2013), South African Literary Award (2011 and 2019) and the Humanities and Social Sciences Award (2020). He is an affiliate at the Tsikinya-Chaka Centre at Wits University.
This is the trailer of the conversation I had with novelist, academic, and translator, Sabata-Mpho Mokae. Do tune in to the whole episode!
Kgosi Gift Kgosierileng has been pioneering the fashion arena in a unique way by communicating his indigenous background through fashion.
He is a top fashion, costume, and set designer.
Kgosi is the founder of No Modern Slave by Kgosi and co-founder of Johannesburg's first concept home, Kogae The Village.
He is also an advocate for the arts in his home province, the Northern Cape.
Meet Gift Kgosierileng, a top fashion, costume, and set designer. Tune in to the full episode.
Napo Masheane is an executive creative producer, multi-award-winning playwright, scriptwriter, poet, storyteller, stage director, translator, and acclaimed performer on both international and national stages.
She is managing director of Village Gossip Productions, a theatre company that allows her to travel the world - directing, researching, performing, documenting, and lecturing African Theatre Her-Story.
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Here is the trailer of the episode featuring multi-award-winning playwright, poet, and artistic director Napo Masheane.
Jay Sebesho develops marketing, brand and communication strategies for government, parastatals and corporate brands.
With over 12 years of experience, she is inspired by creating brand-to-consumer connections, as well as building brand relevance and credibility in the lives of consumers.
She has worked with big B2B and B2C brands such as MTN, Jet, Unilever, RCL, as well as other brands including the big four banks in the country: Standard Bank, First National Bank, Absa, and Nedbank.
Jay has experience developing brands across multiple industries and African markets, analysing varying consumer insights, needs and behaviors.
She is founder and managing director of Janong Digital Agency in Johannesburg and she is at the forefront of the evolution of Brand Strategy thinking in a post-pandemic world.
Here is the trailer of the first episode of season 2 of Conversations with Pioneers. I had a chat with a brand strategist and guru Jay Sebesho.
