This week I Bumped into Abey Mokgwatswane who is currently the Brand Executive at Vodacom and is the incoming Chief Marketing Officer of Investec. In this episode we get to know the man behind the success. In this wide ranging discussion Abey & I touch on a variety of topics ranging from ·        Being a black man in Corporate·        Imposter Syndrome·        Leadership and the mistakes he sees leaders making. ·        Bad advice he hears in marketing circles ·        Does being the consumer of the product you marketing make you a better marketer? Or not·        Can you have the same impact on people’s lives in corporate vs starting your own business.  I hope you enjoy this wide ranging conversation I had with Abey as much as I did. The full episode is now available from wherever you stream or download your podcasts. I am you host Mnotho Mtshali & Continue to light up the dark my friends. 

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Being black @ Corporate, Bad advice I hear, leadership mistakes & more | Abey Mokgwatsane

This week I bumped into Kagisho Masae, the founder of Cync group which later merged with Matric Live. Since merging the app has been downloaded over 500k times. Matric Live is an education app targeted at grades 10-12 supported and promoted by the Department of Education KG and I touch on a variety of topics in the mobile app space from the challenges of building an App. Why you should start on Android before going to IOS The consequence of Growth  Getting Feedback from friends and family. Getting a company that will allow you to pursue businesses on the side & much more. I hope you enjoy this podcast episode as much as I did. If you are new to the podcast and enjoy the content, please subscribe, share and give us feedback. I am your host Mnotho Mtshali, and I hope you continue to light up the dark. 

Building an education App with over 500k downloads | Kagisho Masae

This week, I bumped into Roy Gluckman. Roy is the director of Cohesion Collective, which is an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) consulting and training firm & is a Ted X speaker. His firm have facilitated sessions at multinational firms from Mckinsey & Co, BAT, Unilever, Deloitte and FNB to name a few.Roy and I discuss topics ranging from:·        how violence is used in the LGBTQ+ community to maintain a hierarchy,·        to what equality means - is it treating different people differently?·       Benefits and pitfalls of Cancel Culture·       Do we really want an equal society?I am your host, Mnotho Mtshali and I really hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. If you like what you hear and haven&apos;t listened to us before, please subscribe to our podcast and give us some feedback on either iTunes, Spotify or Youtube.

Do we want an equal society, violence towards LGBTQ+ , Racism & more | Roy Gluckman

This week I bumped into Beki Ngulube, who is the co-founder of Kweza, a last mile spaza delivery app. Kweza is one of the fastest growing Spaza delivery apps and is processing more than R3 million on their platform. In this episode, we discuss something that all business owners need to know: how to get your first customer and building a MVP!We also discuss funding in Africa, and its many pitfalls. I am your host Mnotho Mtshali, and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. If this episode or any other episode adds any value to you, please subscribe, share and give us feedback.  I hope you will continue to light up the dark. Enjoy 

Building a Spaza delivery app processing over R3 million in transactions, getting your first customer, funding in Africa & more | Beki Ngulube

Welcome to Season 3 of I Bumped Into. This week I bumped into Patrick Palmi. Patrick is the CEO of Palm TV which reaches over 20 million people across multiple platforms, Palm TV has & continues to host multiple celebrities & influencers. In this episode, Patrick & I chat about: ·        His Failures in entrepreneurship ·        How he built Palm TV to reach 20m people ·        And much more. And as always, In true I Bumped into style we go deep. Thank you to the team at Palm TV for hosting me and allowing me to record in their state of art studios. I keep rising because of people like you. I’m your host, Mnotho Mtshali, I hope you enjoy this episode and I trust you will continue to light up the dark. 

How I built a media platform that reaches 20m people | Patrick Palmi

In this 9 min short clip of when I bumped into Vus Ngxande, he breaks down iDlozi. He then discusses the challenges our generation will face with regards to African Spirituality. Vusumzi is an engaging a storyteller. He has a way of telling &apos;stories&apos; that will make you listen to every word. This episode helped me have a deeper understanding of African Spiritualty. If you enjoy this short clip, you can listen to the full episode where we cover a variety of topics, now available from wherever you listen to your podcasts. Be sure to follow his journey, on the Journey of Kwantu https://thejourneykwantu.co.za/ Continue to light up the dark. I Bumped into Team. 

What is or Who is Idlozi ? | Vus Ngxande

In this short clip of when I bumped into Busi Sibeko the economist from the Institute for Economic Justice, We chat around how capitalism thrives off structural inequalities. How it exploits both women and children and we finish with what can be done about it. We hope you enjoy this short clip and if you find it valuable, please share & comment, your feedback is highly valued. Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark

The flaws of Capitalism & how it thrives off structural & racial inequalities | Busi Sibeko

In this short episode of when I bumped into Bright Khumalo, he shares his view on the old debate on whether you should Rent or Buy Property. I hope you enjoy this short clip & remember the full episode is available from wherever you listen or download your podcasts from. Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark.I Bumped Into Team. 

Rent vs Buy ? | Bright Khumalo

In this short 8 min clip of when I bumped into Ibtisam, she takes us through why she started Hijabeefied and how she built a following of over 50k followers. We also explore the responsibility of having such an influential platform without losing your authenticity. We hope you find this clip from our archives inspiring and insightful. The full episode is available from wherever you listen to your podcasts. Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark.I Bumped Into Team. 

Growing Hijabeefied to over +50k followers & the responsibility that comes with building a following | Ibtisam Habib

In this short 3 min clip, we explore if African’s living outside of Africa can have as much of as an impact of people that live in Africa.We chat around thought leaders offering solutions but may be detached from the realities of what is happening on the ground.We hope you enjoy this gem. Taken from the interview I had with Ijangalet Ogwang. Full episode available on all Podcast platforms.Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark. 

Can you still have an impact if you living outside of Africa vs living in Africa? | Ijangolet Sharon Ogwang

This week for the end of Season 2, I bumped into Nda Ngulube. Nda is the co-founder of Pineapple Insurance, which is a peer to peer insurance platform that has disrupted the insurance industry. Pineapple has been consistently recognised at the MTN App of the year awards, is one of 12 Disrupt Africa Start ups to watch, in the Insuretech top 100 globally, wait there’s more, this is on the backdrop of receiving R22.5million in a US start up competition back in 2019.  ·        In this episode we chat on how they got their first 100 customers. ·        how they built they MVP, funding and how they went about paying developers·        Why they chose the insurance industry and how they went about selecting their target audience.  If you think this episode could benefit anyone in the start-up community or even someone who is thinking of starting a business, please share it with them, also if you enjoy this episode like I did, give us a shout out by commenting and giving us a review from wherever you are listening. This brings us to the end of season 2, the last 2 years have been nothing short of incredible, thank you for your support, feedback and thank you to all my guest that have blessed me with their presence. Until we meet again in Season 3. Continue to light up the dark. 

Co-Founding Pineapple Insurance, Getting your first customers, MVP & More| Nda Ngulube

This week I Bumped into Vusumuzi Ngxande.  Vusi is the founder to the Journey of Kwantu. His website, blog and podcast explore questions around African Beliefs, its history and its function in society. In this deep and insightful podcast episode, we chat around: ·        African Spirituality and Christianity ·        What is, or Who is idlozi? And can other races have idlozi? ·        We speak on how colonization stripped us of our African spirituality & how our parents and grand parents had to practice in secret. ·        We speak on surnames, the history and the contention around it. And as always we go deep. If you find this episode valuable or think you know someone who could benefit from hearing this, please share & comment. We really appreciate your feedback. And lastly if you want to find out more about African spirituality and are brave enough as Vusi would say, please check out his podcast and website, the journey of Kwantu. (show Website) Continue to light up the dark my friends. 

Ancestors, Being Christian and practicing African Spirituality, History of surnames & more | Vusumuzi Ngxande

This week I had the absolute pleasure of bumping into Richard Charlie. Richard Charlie is your go to guy for understanding the township and why Corporates fail to unlock the value in the informal sector. He is currently the Route to Market specialist for a large multinational in the fortune 500. I really enjoyed chatting with Richard where he dropped many gems. In this insightful episode we speak about :- How big the informal market is & why our government doesn’t embrace it where other African countries clearly promote their informal sector. - What big corporates get wrong about the informal market- How corporate can win in the informal market. - Which big players are actually doing well in the informal market.  - What is exactly digitizing the informal market. And As always we go deep. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. As always if this episode adds any value or you think someone in corporate, small business or even a friend who wants to expand their knowledge on the informal sector, please do share and comment and tag them. Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark my friends. *Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the guests and author and do not represent those of people, institution or organisation that the guests and author may or may not be associated with in a professional or personal capacity, unless explicitly stated. Any views or opinions are not intended to malign any region, ethnic group, club, organisations, company or individual.  

Why corporates fail to win in the informal market, digitising the township, kasinomics & more | Richard Charlie

This week I Bumped into Bright Khumalo. Bright Khumalo is an equity analyst and portfolio manager, managing funds both in the NYSE & JSE. He is a regular contributor to business day and hosts a show on business day live called Velocity. He also has a podcast focused on investment and finance called “the art of randomness” where he interviews industry juggernauts in the investment and finance world.  In this episode we discuss a range of topics, such as Active vs Passive investing & which gives better returns. Whether poor people can afford to save? Renting vs buying a house (which is the better option from an investment point of view) The biggest mistakes we see black graduates making regarding finances. And as always, we go deep. I hope you enjoy this episode and remember If this episode adds any value to you or think someone will find value in it, please share it with them and please give us feedback if you have any. Continue to light up the dark. I Bumped Into team 

Rent or Buy?, Can poor people afford to save?, Active vs Passive investing & more | Bright Khumalo

In this short 8 min episode of when I bumped into Busi Sibeko, an economist at the Institute for Economic Justice, breaks down the narrative around “Grants make people lazy”  and makes a counter argument which may surprise you. She offers a different perspective to why we should give people grants and why its currently not even enough. I hope you enjoy this short episode clip & as always if you have any feedback or believe someone can get value from this, please share and recommend the podcast episode. *Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the guests and author and do not represent those of people, institution or organisation that the guests and author may or may not be associated with in a professional or personal capacity, unless explicitly stated. Any views or opinions are not intended to malign any region, ethnic group, club, organisations, company or individual.  

Do Grants make people lazy? | Busi Sibeko

This is a show about the interesting people I Bump Into, who share intimate stories about their lives and their general views about life. We all have a story to tell and if we listen attentively we can all learn from each other and I hope that this show does that for you. Told by yours trulyMnotho Mtshali

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