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Worklife Matters

Join Workshop17 and host Siv Ngesi for candid stories, practical strategies and incredible insights from a range of cross section professionals, entrepreneurs, start ups and much more. Listen in to find out how their work life can matter to you.
Occasionally English Explicit South Africa Business · Business News
24 Episodes
1 – 20

Betina Swart - Head of Design at Me & B

We chat to some entrepreneurs who learned the hard way exactly what it takes to turn obstacles into opportunities. Betina Swart Head of Design of SA's fastest independent clothing brand talks about the challenges of starting a business with your daughter and the importance of spontaneity for growth.
20 Mar 20 min

Francesca Beighton - Free speech - or not?

Fran looks at publishing and journalism in South Africa, and how putting cynicism aside and changing the business model has made Daily Maverick one of the most respected and successful publications today. Plus, is fact checking still a thing, what is the difference between misinformation and disinformation and how do…
6 Mar 22 min

Virginia Blaser - Is the grass always greener?

Member at Leadership Council for Women in National Security / Diplomacy / Gender Parity / International Relations. Known as being America’s least diplomatic diplomat, Virginia looks at South Africa through an Americans eyes and discusses the pros and cons of a young democracy and why she chose to call SA…
21 Feb 22 min

Jess Meniere - Founder of Bitchy Bites and young entrepreneur

Young women are doing it very differently today and have thrown out the mould. Jess discusses bridging, and then breaking, the traditional road that used to go from studying to internationships to eventually your start-up journey. Here are her thoughts on the difficulties of being taken seriously as a young…
7 Feb 20 min

Yolanda Senekal - Founder of Gloei Beauty

The founder of SA’s most ethical make-up brand in SA chats about how our products compare on an international scale and shares her tips on selling to a younger demographic who don’t like being sold to. Here’s her tips on how interactive marketing needs to be a conversational relationship to…
24 Jan 23 min

Vusi Ndlovu - Executive chef doing it differently

The Exec chef that everyone has on the edge of their tongue, whether they are talking about him or eating his authentic South African braai food, Vusi Ndlovu, shares his quickfire journey to the top. He shocked his family by leaving a promising engineering degree to follow his dream of…
10 Jan 20 min

Dr Leila Sadien - Holistic Energy Healing

How many medical doctors do you know that have chosen to include holistic energy healing as part of the treatment? Dr Leila shares with us the benefits of choosing nature as an office, how to fine tuning your South African culture to benefit your work and why you deserve, yes…
13 Dec 2023 22 min

Cassidy Nicolson - Frank conversations with the “Constantia mom”

We chat to well known influencer, the “Constantia mom” that wrote the rule book on making it big on TikTok. She gives insights on how you can recharge your soul with positive experiences shared online, on loving trolls, because we’re all allowed opinions after all, and how education and giving…
29 Nov 2023 22 min

Jared Molko - Remaining Relevant in The World of AI

Worklife Matters and host Siv Ngesi chat current trends and topics. Siv checks in Jared Molko, Co-Founder & CEO at Yenza on how we're adapting and reshaping our lives for an alternative future and remaining relevant in the world of AI.
15 Nov 2023 17 min

Josh Dippenaar - Energy Solutions for a Connected Nation

Worklife Matters host, Siv Ngesi, powers up to chat to Josh Dippenaar, Engineer at Sustainable Energy Africa about sustainable energy, power grids, and electricity tariff design and solutions for a connected nation.
1 Nov 2023 21 min

Sune Luus - Batting Against The Boys

Siv Ngesi and Worklife Matters get pretty much bowled over by Sune Loos, Captain of the Protea Women's Cricket Team, as they dive into batting outside the boundaries of women in a man's world.
18 Oct 2023 14 min

Shona Macdonald - Understanding What Women Want

Thursdays founder and CEO Shona Macdonald, chats to Siv on breaking the mould on frumpy bras and swimwear for the bigger sizes. From start up, support, fashion and functionality, get ready to toss away your granny bras and frumpy swimwear, Thursdays is doing differently - bringing you beautiful swimwear and…
4 Oct 2023 24 min

David Chait - Building a vegan brand from retail to hospitality

Worklife Matters and host Siv Ngesi talk good food revolutionaries, today Siv chats to David Chait, founder and CEO of Okja, a plant based food and beverage business on the highs and lows of building a vegan brand from retail to hospitality and what the landscape of sustainable dairy alternatives…
20 Sep 2023 18 min

Ryan Meiring - The Soul of Sustainable Seasonal Farming

Worklife Matters and host Siv Ngesi serves up insights, and industry antics from a growing sector of good food business revolutionaries. Today he's chatting to Ryan Meiring, Supply Chain Manager from The Munching Mongoose, an organic seasonal delivery box about the soul of sustainable farming, and working with nature to…
6 Sep 2023 22 min

Brett Thompson - Culturing Your palate With Lab Grown Meat

Worklife Matters and host Siv Ngesi dish up the deets on a growing industry of food revolutionaries - Today, Siv chats to Brett Thompson from Newform Foods, formerly known as Mzansi Meat Co, a company whose taking the bull out of meat, literally. With their innovative approach to lab grown…
23 Aug 2023 23 min

Our sustainable community - The future is waste

Tune into this weeks Worklife Matters, with our host Siv Ngesi who'll be picking Gift Lubele's brains on everything waste. Gift Lubele Co-founder of Kudoti the ultimate waste warrior and climate entrepreneur chats circular economy initiatives, reducing waste impact and the future of waste.
10 Aug 2023 12 min

The Sustainable Community - How networking enables creative systems

Siv Ngesi sits down to chat to Nthakoana Maema, Manager Director at Oribi Village about 'Our sustainable community'. Fondly known as Ntaks, this passionate powerhouse behind economic justice and social change in Africa, believes in networking and how it enables creative sustainable systems.
26 Jul 2023 11 min

The Sustainable Community -Support the right products and people

Worklife Matters and host Siv Negesi talks 'Our sustainable community', with Lorna Pretorius, CMO of Faithful to Nature. They'll be chatting ethical, accessible, and affordable shopping alternatives for everyone - keeping it local and supporting the products and people that count to make a healthy environmental and social impact in…
12 Jul 2023 17 min
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