Intelligent Africa™ #FutureCEOs

#FutureCEOs

A show focused on assisting young, ambitious, up and coming, high-potential entrepreneurs and executives grow their businesses and fast-track their careers. Gareth Armstrong and Hlubi Mboya do this every week by pulling together an expert panel that includes CEOs, thought leaders, industry experts, and other movers and shakers, to discuss topics and issues that are facing those pushing for CEO status.
Weekly English South Africa Business · Technology
302 Episodes
172 – 192

Startup Empowering Rural Startups – Modular Innovations

CliffCentral.com — What do you get when you take a Master’s Degree in Engineering, add a healthy portion of entrepreneurial flair, a dash of applied ethics, and leave it simmer for a few years? Hasan Darwish, the founder and CEO of Modular Innovations, is the result of this interesting recipe…
12 May 2016 26 min

#EuroFilmFestSA

CliffCentral.com — The #EuroFilmFestSA Festival Director, Katarina Hedrén, Ben Keuffel from the Goethe Institut, and the CEO of Ndoti Productions, Nhlanhla Ndaba joins Hlubi and Gareth to discuss the different approaches they see when comparing the film industry in SA with what is happening overseas.
12 May 2016 24 min

#StartupOfTheWeek – Woodlands Spa

CliffCentral.com — Tania Pheiffer and Anel van Gerve join the #FutureCEOs team in studio to talk about their experience starting and growing their business, Woodlands Spa. Listen out for questions like: How are you making money in a difficult economy? Were you 100% funded or have you grown this in…
5 May 2016 25 min

Networking: How To Make An Impression That Lasts

CliffCentral.com — You get just one chance to make a good first impression, and we know there have been times when you haven’t.  Hlubi Mboya and Gareth Armstrong invite Neville De Lucia, a Director and Facilitator from the world renowned Dale Carnegie Training organisation into studio to help us understand…
5 May 2016 26 min

Managing Director of Saint-Gobain Weber South Africa: Evan Lockhart-Barker

CliffCentral.com — Evan Lockhart-Barker, Managing Director of Saint-Gobain Weber South Africa, is a new breed of leader with his roots in marketing rather than finance. This is especially interesting given the construction industry within which he is now hoping to lead this organisation to market leadership. Hlubi Mboya and Gareth…
28 Apr 2016 25 min

Dr Riaz Motara – Top Cardiologist & Medical Entrepreneur

CliffCentral.com — Dr Motara is considered to be one of South Africa’s top cardiologists, but his passion for alleviating pain and illness does not just stop there, he is also a successful entrepreneur where his unique approach to healthcare has resulted in his leading the way for disruption of an…
28 Apr 2016 27 min

Future CEOs - SuperSport CEO - Gideon Khobane

CliffCentral.com — Undeniably Africa’s largest carrier of sport and sports entertainment, Supersport, part of the Multichoice Group, needs a leader that knows how to keep the ball rolling. Gideon Khobane is this man, and the Future CEOs team, Hlubi Mboya and Gareth Armstrong, enjoy a rare opportunity to learn from…
21 Apr 2016 25 min

Future CEOs - When & How To Scale Your Business

CliffCentral.com — The urge to convert and scale up a small business to a medium to large enterprise is one of the most common goals among business owners. However, contrary to popular belief, scaling up a business is not just a goal for most entrepreneurs, but also a necessary step…
21 Apr 2016 25 min

Anina Malherbe-Lan, Founder & CEO of VividLuxury

CliffCentral.com — This CEO has almost 20 years of experience working with top international brands in Southern Africa, where her passion for luxury brands and the African continent resulted in the creation of VividLuxury, an award-winning communications agency with clients including Gucci, Burberry, Bentley, Jimmy Choo, and more. Anina Malherbe-Lan…
14 Apr 2016 25 min

Anina Malherbe-Lan, Founder & CEO of VividLuxury

CliffCentral.com — This CEO has almost 20 years of experience working with top international brands in Southern Africa, where her passion for luxury brands and the African continent resulted in the creation of VividLuxury, an award-winning communications agency with clients including Gucci, Burberry, Bentley, Jimmy Choo, and more. Anina Malherbe-Lan…
14 Apr 2016 24 min

How to Pitch to Investors & Get Funded

CliffCentral.com — Pitching to investors can be a nerve-wracking and scary experience! Yes, you’re passionate, and yes, you’re convinced of your product’s value, but now you’ve got to convince investors that value and your passion equal big, healthy profits. It isn’t easy, especially when you’ve got two minutes or an…
14 Apr 2016 27 min

Emilian Popa, Former CEO of Groupon SA

CliffCentral.com — Emilian Popa, the former CEO of Groupon SA has an impressive resumé having travelled and started businesses all over the world. With platforms like Groupon, Zando, Lamoda, Jumia and Groupon under his founder's belt, Emilian has lived life at a high pace with equally high demands that tech…
7 Apr 2016 25 min

Choosing Good Stocks

CliffCentral.com — Do you know how to pick a good stock? What are the five key things every good share investment has in common? Hlubi Mboya and Gareth Armstrong ask these questions to equity investors and traders from Easy Equities and GT247.
7 Apr 2016 26 min

Don’t Miss LeaderEx 2016

CliffCentral.com — Future CEOs will be hosting the Career Development Masterclass Sessions at LeaderEx 2016 on the 24th of August. Listen to this recap of one of the conversations with three top CEOs from last year’s event – Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom, William Mzimba, CEO of Accenture South and…
31 Mar 2016 22 min

Want To Be A CEO? Be Climate Conscious

CliffCentral.com — The realities of climate change are scary and real, and their impact on the global economy and our local businesses is undeniable. Hlubi Mboya and Gareth Armstrong talk through this with United Nations Environmental Programme Ambassador, Director of Miss Earth SA, and Founder of Generation Earth, Ella Bella,…
31 Mar 2016 28 min

MommyFit

CliffCentral.com — Hlubi Mboya and Gareth Armstrong are joined by Nicole Haines-Thorn, co-founder of MommyFit - she shares how her passion has allowed her to absorb some of the frustrations of starting her own business, as well as some of the lessons and insights her journey has taught her.
24 Mar 2016 23 min

African Leadership Academy’s – Model African Union

CliffCentral.com — What do you get when you put 200 young (16-18yrs) leaders representing 54 states across the African continent together in a room? “Amazing discipline, incredible cooperative efforts, and enviable maturity”, were the words and phrases Hlubi Mboya and Gareth Armstrong used after they attended the UNECA (United Nations…
24 Mar 2016 27 min

YALI & the Mandela Washington Fellowship

CliffCentral.com — Are you a Young African Leader? Have you heard of the Mandela Washington Fellowship or the Young African Leaders Initiative? Hlubi Mboya and Gareth Armstrong talk about this President Obama initiated international programme with Tsakani Nola Mashaba and Bonolo Cebe, both YALI and Mandela Washington Fellows, as well…
17 Mar 2016 26 min

Future CEOs - MD of JSE-listed MoneyWeb – Marc Ashton

CliffCentral.com — He heads one of Southern Africa’s largest financial media groups, and is an avid and active investor, and entrepreneurial philanthropist – Marc Ashton, Managing Director of MoneyWeb, joins Hlubi Mboya and Gareth Armstrong in studio to talk through his experiences at the helm of this Johannesburg Stock Exchange…
17 Mar 2016 24 min

WEF Global Shaper - Pearl Maphumulo

CliffCentral.com — Her list of accolades is long and illustrious, including being a Raymond Ackerman Academy Alumni, World Economic Forum Global Shaper, and more. Pearl Maphumulo joins Hlubi Mboya to talk about these experiences and more.
10 Mar 2016 25 min
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