Good Things Guy [2018 - 2021 episodes]

Their son died but they are sharing his story to make a difference

The Children’s Hospital Trust has just launched a campaign aiming to raise R150-million over the next two years for projects and programmes to help heal the children of The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. The campaign launched with a tragic true story about the Weber family who lost their…

19 Mar 2019 24 min

Riaan Manser: Crossing the oceans unassisted again!

In this day & age of the 21st century one would think that all credible world first explorations have been done... but they haven’t. Over the past decade, Riaan Manser has re-written the definition of tenacity & become the epitome of courage & determination. Riaan rose to prominence on becoming…

5 Mar 2019 32 min

Pride Factor, Millennials and Influence!

Pride Factor is a life skills academy dedicated to improving the quality of young people’s lives by inspiring, guiding and mentoring them to challenge their assumptions, broaden their aspirations and develop entrepreneurial thinking. Dene Botha, the MD and founder of Pride Factor, joins Brent Lindeque on the Good Things Guy…

26 Feb 2019 32 min

Riding 8800km to raise awareness for SA’s young autistic adults

The countdown has begun for South Africa’s self-styled “CrazyBikeGuy”, Grant Cameron-Smith, as he prepares to embark on the journey of a lifetime. A tough three month, 8,800km solitary trek on a specially configured mountain bike from London to Istanbul for a worthy cause: the future of autistic young adults. The…

18 Feb 2019 14 min

STROOP - a documentary every single person needs to know about

Two women left their jobs, sold their homes, moved in with their parents and worked for four years to make a film about Rhino Poaching… and the documentary keeps winning incredible international accolades! Bonné de Bod and director Susan Scott risked their lives, placing themselves in incredible danger to document…

12 Feb 2019 27 min

Tiny the Mighty

There are no words that have been invented to explain what it’s like to lose a child. The nightmarish heartache of it. The unexplainable trepidation that follows. The child may be gone, but the years the child were meant to live remain behind, solid in the mind like an aging…

5 Feb 2019 23 min

From a wheelchair to the top of Everest… an inspirational South African story

Robby Kojetin is an ordinary guy with an extraordinary story. In 2006 Robby broke both ankles in a climbing accident, permanently damaging both ankles and putting him in a wheelchair for the longest year of his life. With crippling debt, severe depression and constant pain, Robby spiraled into an abyss…

28 Jan 2019 27 min

Miss Teen Social Entrepreneur SA

Miss Teen Social Entrepreneur SA is a fresh, new and exciting female youth empowerment and acceleration program for young women in high school with the goal of creating awareness around social responsibility and developing social entrepreneurship skills. Tarryn Ogle, the founder and CEO, joins The Good Things Guy Brent Lindeque…

4 Dec 2018 18 min

Seeing South Africa through the eyes of a tourist

xameliax.com is an international luxury lifestyle blog and YouTube channel which has been shortlisted for the Cosmopolitan Blog awards and Best Vlogger in the Blogger's Lounge Awards. Amelia, the owner of xamelaix has joined the Good Things Guy Brent Lindeque to chat about her recent trip to South Africa and…

27 Nov 2018 18 min

What to do after Black Friday... #GivingTuesday

#GivingTuesdaySA is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organisations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Following the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this year’s #GivingTuesdaySA will take place on November 27th and will kick off the…

20 Nov 2018 21 min

South Africa’s top five-a-side soccer team

The #KlipdriftCup national finals took place recently in JHB. It's hosted by Fives Futbol, which has established itself across the country, offering world class 5-a-side facilities. The Fives format of soccer has grown rapidly in South Africa. Many people play it socially, but with the increased growth comes increased difficulty…

12 Nov 2018 13 min

Why opening a business in SA could be the best thing for YOU!

There may be a feeling of despair in South Africa when it comes to politics, the economy and business but the truth is business is actually booming in our incredible country with phenomenal South Africans making waves locally and abroad. Entrepreneur Mike Sharman and 'Follow the Bounce', also known as…

6 Nov 2018 26 min

Karen Landi: Keeping hope alive, even in times of tragedy

On Thursday 27 September, Karen Landi became a crime statistic. Apparently, 1 out of 10 hijack victims are taken and assaulted. That day her number was up. Her story is heartbreaking, tragic and somehow inspiring. She refuses to be a victim of this crime. She refuses to change the way…

30 Oct 2018 49 min

Helping each other: why giving in South Africa is so important

South Africa's facing a tough time when it comes to charity… we've almost become numb to the reality of what our country has to deal with every single day, but it is still our reality. If we want better neighbourhoods, we need to be better neighbours. Kelly McGillivray has been…

16 Oct 2018 21 min

Young South Africans making the biggest difference

Four Grade 6 school boys came together to collect unused sports kits for kids at underprivileged schools in South Africa. Recently they gave 13 full cricket kits to a club in Alexandra. Brothers, Somaan Khan and Aazan Khan, Ross Garrett and Michael Adamson have now set up Play It Forward…

5 Oct 2018 6 min

Catching up with Rich Mulholland

Richard Mulholland kicked off his career as a rock n roll roadie, then started South Africa's largest presentation firm, Missing Link and co-founded 21Tanks, SA's first perspective lab. Richard is a highly regarded international speaker. He’s written books; spent time on various radio and TV shows and has a Youtube…

25 Sep 2018 40 min

How to recycle glass… and make a business for yourself!

The Glass Recycling Company is South Africa’s official organisation for promoting glass recycling. Their core objective is to keep glass alive by promoting the practice of recycling and reusing this environmentally friendly packaging. But did you know that recycling glass could also create employment for yourself? The Glass Recycling Company…

18 Sep 2018 14 min

The Santa Shoebox Project

Poverty is like a punishment for a crime you didn’t commit… especially when we look at the children who suffer these circumstances. Every single child deserves to be loved, to be taken care of… & to enjoy Christmas time. And with just over 3 months to go… we need to…

11 Sep 2018 11 min

The incredible journey of the 67 Blankets movement

In 2013, she was hosting a birthday lunch for her husband, the insurance entrepreneur Douw Steyn, and one of the guests was Zelda La Grange, former PA to Nelson Mandela. From a casual chat on that day, came the inspiration for an idea that's since turned into a global phenomenon…

4 Sep 2018 28 min

Land Expropriation & a Constitutional conversation

This week on the Good Things Guy podcast, Brent Lindeque chats to a lawyer who majors in the South African Constitution. The biggest thing Brent has learnt about the current “Land expropriation without compensation” debate is that many South Africans have NO IDEA how our Constitution works, or what our…

21 Aug 2018 24 min