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Success Isn’t the Point | The South African-born founder behind a $460M healthcare exit reflects on faith, failure, and why success means more than money.

Clinton Phillips reflects on faith, failure, a $460 million healthcare exit, and why the true measure of success lies in who your work ultimately serves.

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Ntando Zikalala, founder of To The Max Brand Management
  • Brand Strategy, Liquid Image Consulting, Ntando Zikalala, Talent Management, To The Max Brand Management

Taking It To The Max | Ntando Zikalala on grit, authenticity, and building a brand‑management business that emerged from Covid and went all the way to the Oscars.

Ntando Zikalala built To The Max from a side project into a global agency, shaped by instinct, timing, and a long-term approach to growth.
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Dr Andrea Campher, Senior Manager of Sustainability and Agribusiness at Standard Bank Group
  • Agribusiness, Andrea Campher, Climate-Smart Agriculture, Standard Bank, Sustainable Finance

From Praying for Rain to Shaping Policy | Dr Andrea Campher on agriculture, capital, and building sustainability that actually works

Dr Andrea Campher reflects on the intersection of agriculture, finance, and policy, sharing insights from her work on sustainability strategy and building resilient systems across African markets.
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Mozee Khan, founder of Racket Rescue
  • Business Resilience, Mozee Khan, Padel South Africa, Racket Rescue, South African Entrepreneurs

Fixing What is In Front of You | Mozee Khan on Losing Everything, Starting Again, and the Discipline of Endurance

After losing a decade-long logistics business, Mozee Khan found clarity in the true meaning of resilience, and fixing what was directly in front of him—one racket and one decision at a time.
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Sed Pillay, South African comedian and co-founder of Groops
  • Content Creation, Groops, Human Connection, Sed Pillay, South African Comedy

What Comes After the Laugh | Sed Pillay on Comedy, Sustainable Happiness and Why Connection Matters More Than Virality

From actuarial science to parody songs, Sed Pillay reflects on comedy, social media, and the search for sustainable happiness through real-world connection.
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Two Generations, One Way of Working: Vicky Wentzel and Pearl Erasmus on Building Wozani Africa

Vicky Wentzel and Pearl Erasmus unpack how pressure, trust, and lived experience shaped Wozani Africa into a lean, people-first business built on confidence and follow-through.
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  • Barefoot Butterfly, Burnout, Business Sustainability, Nazeema Tierney, Reflexology

Listening Before the Body Breaks: Nazeema Tierney on Building a Business That Supports Life, Not the Other Way Around

From corporate pressure to nervous-system regulation, Nazeema Tierney reflects on burnout, boundaries, and why true productivity begins with regulation, not exhaustion.
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  • Built Environment, Entrepreneurship, Inkspired Architects, Kakra Asare-Bediako, South African Architecture

Kakra Asare-Bediako: Inscribing Vision Into the Built Environment

The architect behind Inkspired on migration, imagination, and building with purpose in South Africa.
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The Path of The Happy Warrior: Mapping Roads and Building Bridges with Thabiso

Bryan Welker and Stefan le Roux sat down with Thabiso Ciliza to discuss his rise from a rural KZN upbringing to leading major municipal projects
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Pedro Camacho: Engineering Access, Opportunity, and Connection Across Africa

How a childhood shaped by transition led one entrepreneur to build a continent-wide web of communication, access, and possibility.
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Tim Evans, co-founder and design director of Malvah Studio
  • Creative Entrepreneurship South African Design, Malvah Studio, Odd Ritual, Tim Evans

What You Build When No One’s Coming to Save You: Tim Evans on Leadership, Creative Grit, and the Long Road to Craft

South African creator Tim Evans shares how conviction, craft, and uncompromising standards shaped Malvah Studio, Odd Ritual, and his path to leadership
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  • ACT Animation Films, Artificial Intelligence in Filmmaking, Films Invest, Patrick Garcia, South African Film Industry

Frame by Frame: Patrick Garcia on the Art, Code, and Chaos of Filmmaking

From childhood film sets and photocopied animation manuals to four feature films a year, Patrick Garcia’s journey spans breakout horrors, action features, and a bold vision for South African filmmaking.
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  • Edge Executive Search, Executive Search, Janice Wagner, Kestria South Africa, Women in Leadership

Grit Is the Strategy: A Conversation with Janice Wagner

South African powerhouse and Edge Executive Search founder Janice Wagner on grit, reinvention, and building a business that lasts.
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