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The Status of GenZ in Africa with Dali Tembo

#BizTrends2023: BIGIMPACT! Welcome to another exclusive BizTrends interview. Listen now to with Dali Tembo, CEO and co-founder The Culture Foundry, in conversation with host Rutendo Nyamuda on The Status of GenZ in Africa.

6 Feb 20 min

What's the Next Great in our Great New World?

#BizTrends2023: BIGIMPACT! Episode three of our exclusive BizTrends interviews. Listen now to Ndeye Diagne, MD the West African Insights Division at Kantar, in conversation with host Rutendo Nyamuda on The Great Focus.

1 Feb 18 min

The impact of social contracts with Bronwyn Williams

#BizTrends2023: BIGIMPACT! The second of our exclusive BizTrends interviews. Listen now to Bronwyn in conversation with host Rutendo Nyamuda on the impact of social contracts - home, work and state.

30 Jan 29 min

The Great Unravelling with Dion Chang

#BizTrends2023: BIGIMPACT! The first of our exclusive BizTrends interviews. Dion Chang on the impact of trends from the Flux Trends State We’re In briefing. Listen now to Dion in conversation with host Rutendo Nyamuda on the impact of ‘polycrisis, 'permacrisis', 'the great unravelling’ and ‘the rise of the machines’!

26 Jan 27 min

Meenal Abdulla & Anita Mubangizi, from Distell and Felix Kessel, Grey WPP Liquid

Meenal Abdulla, Marketing Lead for Hunter's & Edge at Distell, Anita Mubangizi, Marketing Manager for Hunter's at Distell and Felix Kessel Magic Steam Turbine Driver, Grey WPP Liquid. In conversation with Rutendo Nyamuda on ‘Hold my Hunters’, a recent campaign for Distell’s Hunters Cider brand, which was voted one of…

14 Dec 2021 47 min

Chris Green, Producer at T+W and Itumeleng Senne, Head of Marketing at SuperSport

Chris Green, Producer at T+W and Itumeleng Senne, Head of Marketing at SuperSport. In conversation with Rutendo Nyamuda on the 5-part documentary series Chasing the Sun which has not only enjoyed critical and popular acclaim but is also a textbook case for Celebrating Diversity and Inclusivity.

7 Dec 2021 34 min

Alistair King, Founder of King James Group and Sydney Mbhele, Executive Brand at Sanlam Group

Alistair King, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of King James Group, in conversation with Sydney Mbhele, Chief Executive Brand at Sanlam Group. In conversation with Rutendo Nyamuda on their campaign "The Olympian" featuring Caitlin Rooskrantz - the only athlete in the world to do her Olympic routine in 2020.

23 Nov 2021 46 min

Carl Willoughby Executive Creative Director TBWA Hunt Lascaris and Sanele Ngubane Creative Director at Toasted Samish

Loerie Grand Prix winners Carl Willoughby, Executive Creative Director TBWA Hunt Lascaris and Sanele Ngubane, Creative Director at Toasted Samish. In conversation with Rutendo Nyamuda on the case study Shwii for Nissan that really demonstrates the incredible value and the rewards that diversity and inclusive thinking can deliver.

9 Nov 2021 32 min

Husqvarna and Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira offer empowering message of resilience

Jenna Robinson, regional marketing manager for Husqvarna Africa, shares the backstory about the brand's recent campaign, featuring rugby icon Beast Tendai Mtawarira as brand ambassador. As South Africans begin to emerge from one of our most challenging periods to date, the campaign offers an empowering message of our own resilience,…

22 Sep 2020 10 min

Mathe Okaba, CEO of the ACA & Brian Yuyi, CEO MASA

Mathe Okaba, CEO of the Association for communications and Advertising (ACA) in conversation with Brian Yuyi, CEO The Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA). In conversation with Rutendo Nyamuda on the topic of "Brand Adland: Building leadership, livelihoods and legacies".

8 Sep 2020 38 min

Claire Cobbledick, GM Gumtree SA; Avani Singh, Founder Alt Advisory & Fahmeeda Cassim-Surtee CEO DSTV Media Sales

Claire Cobbledick, GM Gumtree South Africa; IAB SA Vice-Chair and IAB SA Executive Board Member; Avani Singh, Founder and Co-director Alt Advisory, IAB SA Regulation Council Chair and IAB SA Executive Board Member and Fahmeeda Cassim-Surtee, CEO DSTV Media Sales and IAB SA Executive Board Member In conversation with Rutendo…

31 Aug 2020 37 min

Ann Nurock, SP at Relationship Audits and Management & Rorisang Setlogelo, MD and founder ROTH Media Produc

Ann Nurock, Senior Partner at Relationship Audits and Management and Rorisang Setlogelo, MD and founder ROTH Media Productions Interviewed by Rutendo Nyamuda on unlocking the value chains in smaller, transformed and black owned agencies.

18 Aug 2020 31 min

Abey Mokgwatsane: ME for Brand and Communication, Vodacom & Preetesh Sewraj: CEO of the Loeries

Abey Mokgwatsane: Managing Executive for Brand and Communication, Vodacom & Preetesh Sewraj: CEO of the Loeries. Interviewed by Rutendo Nyamuda on the topic of New North, New Narratives and Nation Building.

11 Aug 2020 28 min

Sechaba Motsieloa: Co-founder the Kansy Group & Ernst Kuhlmann Chief Evolution Officer, Arc 8 Global

Sechaba Motsieloa: Co-founder the Kansy Group & Ernst Kuhlmann Chief Evolution Officer, Arc 8 Global Interviewed by Rutendo Nyamuda on the topic of The New Currency of Humanity: The Real Value in Human Values

4 Aug 2020 34 min

Monde Twala: Senior VP ViacomCBS Networks Africa & Mbali Hlophe: Gauteng, MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation

Monde Twala: Senior VP ViacomCBS Networks Africa & Mbali Hlophe: Gauteng, MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Interviewed by Rutendo Nyamuda on the topic of Investing in Culture, Content and Creativity.

28 Jul 2020 33 min

Boniswa Pezisa: CEO Net#workBBDO & Mzamo Masito: CMO Google Africa

Boniswa Pezisa, CEO Net#workBBDO and Mzamo Masito: CMO Google Africa. Interviewed by Rutendo Nyamuda on the topic of Liquidity and the Economics of Advertising: Contracts, Communication and Collaboration.

21 Jul 2020 36 min

Gareth Leck:CEO Joe Public United; Mpume Ngobese: MD, Joe Public Connect & Khensani Nobanda: GE Marketing Nedbank Group

Gareth Leck: Group Chief Executive Officer and co-founding partner of Joe Public United; Mpume Ngobese: Managing Director of Joe Public Connect in and Khensani Nobanda, Group Executive for Marketing and Corporate Affairs of the Nedbank Group. Interviewed by Rutendo Nyamuda on the topic of the creative value chain.

14 Jul 2020 34 min

Sithembile Ntombela: Head of Marketing at Brand South Africa & Selae Thobakgale: CSO of The Odd Number Group

Sithembile Ntombela: Head of Marketing at Brand South Africa & Selae Thobakgale: CSO of The Odd Number Group. Interviewed by Rutendo Nyamuda on the topic of Black Lives Matter and the importance for African Youth to speak up and take a seat at the table.

30 Jun 2020 39 min

Thabang Skwambane: Group MD, FCB and Hello Computer & Robbie Brozin: Co-Founder of Nando's.

Thabang Skwambane: Group MD of FCB and Hello Computer in conversation with Robbie Brozin: Co-Founder of Nando's. Interviewed by Rutendo Nyamuda on the topic of "Liquidity and the economics of advertising".

23 Jun 2020 28 min

Veli Ngubane: Head of Transformation, IAB Transformation Council

Veli Ngubane - MD & Founding Partner of Avatar Agency and Head of Transformation, Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Transformation Council  In conversation with Rutendo Nyamuda about 'Front Row' the IAB's initiative to provide support and opportunities related to transformation within the digital media & marketing industry by providing the youth with access…

11 Mar 2020 12 min