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Paula Quinsee, founder of Engaged Humans.
  • Engaged Humans, Leadership Development, Paula Quinsee, Relational Intelligence, Workplace Culture

The Business of Being Human | Paula Quinsee on leadership, connection, and why the future of work depends on how well we relate to one another.

Paula Quinsee explores why connection, communication, and relational intelligence are becoming essential skills in business and modern life.
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  • Henning Klopper, Hospitality Entrepreneurship, Wagyu South Africa, Zuney Burgers, Zuney Wagyu

Happy Cow, Happy Client | Henning Klopper on Wagyu, focus, and scaling a farm-to-table brand without losing control.

Henning Klopper unpacks Wagyu, hospitality, and the operational thinking behind scaling Zuney’s.
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Tumi Phake, founder and CEO of Zenzele Fitness Group
  • APARA Premium, Corporate Wellness, South African Entrepreneurship, Tumi Phake, Zenzele Fitness Group

The Responsibility of Capital | Tumi Phake on Building Without Shortcuts

From Katlehong to venture-backed entrepreneurship, Tumi Phake unpacks the responsibility of capital, long-term thinking, and building businesses with integrity.
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Sheldon Tatchell, founder of Legends Barbershop
  • Barbershop, Legends, Legends Barbershop, Sheldon Tatchell, Social Entrepreneurship, Youth Skills Development

From a Stoep in Eldorado Park to Barbershops Across Africa | Sheldon Tatchell on Faith, Barbering, and Building Opportunity

What began as a way to survive became something much bigger—Sheldon Tatchell reflects on building a business that serves others.
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Shaun Woolf of The Kitchen Mafia
  • All About Food, Business Resilience, Hospitality Entrepreneurship, Shaun Woolf, The Kitchen Mafia

Run It Like It’s Yours | Shaun Woolf on simple truths when things go wrong

Shaun Woolf’s relationship with food started early, shaped by exposure to a range of kitchens and food cultures. His early working life followed a similar rhythm—moving through different environments, picking things up along the way—eventually

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Portrait of journalist Paula Fray
  • African Journalism, fraymedia Foundation, Media Ethics, Narrative Change, Paula Fray

Changing the Narrative | Paula Fray on Media as a Public Good and Why Curiosity Still Wins

Veteran journalist Paula Fray reflects on media ethics, representation, and the work of building systems that support stronger, more accountable journalism.
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Devina Kowlas, former teacher, entrepreneur and television personality
  • Devina Kowlas, Durban Entrepreneurs, Education and Leadership, The Mommy Club Sugar & Spice, Women in Business

Lessons Beyond the Classroom | Devina Kowlas on Teaching, Entrepreneurship, Motherhood, and Life in the Public Eye

Devina Kowlas reflects on her journey from classroom to business and television—and why her years as a teacher still shape how she leads and lives.
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Ophelia Dahl, co-founder and board chair of Partners In Health
  • Global Health, Health Equity, Health Systems, Ophelia Dahl, Partners In Health

The Ecosystem of Health | Ophelia Dahl, co-founder of Partners In Health, on the complexity of equitable health care.

A conversation about proximity, patience, and the long work of building systems that allow care to endure beyond the moment of crisis.
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Jesse Pretorius, founder of Jesster Studios
  • Entrepreneurship, Jesse Pretorius, Jesster Studios, Podcasting, Self-Funded Business

Burning the Boats | Jesse Pretorius on Going All In Before the Market Existed

The difference isn’t always talent—it’s commitment. Jesse Pretorius unpacks the mindset behind going all in and letting the work compound over time.
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Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela, founder of Tolokazi and Brewsters Academy
  • Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela, Brewsters Academy, South African Craft Beer, Tolokazi, Women in Brewing

Brewing Through Setbacks: Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela on resilience, reinvention, and building Tolokazi

From corporate success to losing her first brewery during COVID, Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela’s story is one of recalibration rather than retreat.
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Tee Pillay, co-founder of Groops
  • Artificial Intelligence, Community Technology, Groops, Social Connection, Tee Pillay

Engineering Belonging | Tee Pillay on Groops and the Infrastructure of Human Connection

As loneliness rises in the digital age, Tee Pillay discusses why belonging may need to be designed intentionally—and how Groops aims to help.
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Ainsley Naidoo, founder of Red Cliff Enterprises
  • Ainsley Naidoo, Business Diversification, Business Systems, Coriander Flavours, Meat_Up

Ainsley Naidoo on Building Businesses That Endure | From a R1,000 start to a multi-disciplinary group shaped by discipline, service, and systems thinking

From corporate life to leading a growing business group, Ainsley Naidoo discusses sustainable growth, service, and building systems that last.
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