The Real Network Rookies and Rockstars

Rookies and Rockstars

Every expert in their field was once a rookie and every rookie has dreams and aspirations of becoming a rockstar within their field. South African entrepreneurs and wanna-be entrepreneurs are thirsty for knowledge and the know-how when it comes to achieving their goals and bringing their business ideas to life.

Jade Reinertsen, co-owner and founder of an award-winning agency Jawbone – specialising in experiential solutions and campaign creation - is a South African entrepreneur desperate to be a beacon of light for South Africans wanting to explore their entrepreneurial spirit. The opportunity lies in finding these rookies out there, as well as the experts who can inspire this group of like-minded individuals.
Weekly English South Africa Health & Fitness
74 Episodes
40 – 60

Rookies and Rockstars 18.02.15

Jenna Clifford is a world-renowned jewellery designer, known for her unique customised creations, she comes in to tell us of her passion. Then SA Coffee Barista Champ Ishan Natalie tells us everything we need to know about coffee, and of course, there are many varieties of coffee in studio too.
18 Feb 2015 51 min

Rookies & Rockstars have a Valentines themed show as Jade interviews a representative from award winning sensual boutique - The Bedroom. Then Michael de Klerk from Honest Chocolate joins the conversation.
11 Feb 2015 46 min

Rookies and Rockstars 04.02.15

Together with Siya Sangweni-Fynn, Jade pays tribute to her late co-host Simba Mhere. They're joined by Simba's friend and business partner Jarred Doyle and the Cliffcentral team.
4 Feb 2015 45 min

Rookies & Rockstars 28.01.15

Jade speaks to industry experts. Jessica Gregory who is involved in HR and labour law, as well as Jon Tullet who is an expert in software and tech.
28 Jan 2015 52 min

Rookies and Rockstars 21.01.15

Jade and Simba speak to Sam from Elephant Shoe regarding trends around customised stationary and gifts. Then we get the hottest trends in the business of biking from Complete Cyclist.
21 Jan 2015 47 min

Rookies and Rockstars 14.01.15

Jade features the owner of Wolf Pack, Greig Warker, who chats about his new launch in Sandton and managing all the other brands he owns. We also find out about trends for 2015 from Jono Cloete and what we can do to get healthy as business owners.
14 Jan 2015 49 min

Rookies and Rockstars 24.12.14

Simba talks all things entertainment. He's joined by Kady-Shay O'Bryan and celebrity publicist Jarred Doyle, as they do a top 10 countdown of the biggest entertainment stories for 2014.
24 Dec 2014 45 min

Rookies and Rockstars 17.12.14

With Jade already on leave, Simba The One steers the ship. He's joined by the crew from Owen Kessel Leo Bennet who tell us all about the ins and outs of advertising and their respective roles in the company and industry as a whole.
17 Dec 2014 51 min

Rookies and Rockstars 10.12.14

Darren from Virgin Atlantic has a chat with Simba and Jade. Then EFC Champ - Soldier Boy and Ettienne Pretorius, who have just returned from Richard Branson's Necker Island pop in to tell us about their exciting journey.
10 Dec 2014 48 min

Rookies and Rockstars 03.12.14

Jade has TBWA founder and author Reg Lascaris in studio telling us about his life journey and Marisa Da SIlva from "Complete Bakery in a Box" pops in. We also get schooled on size, material, style and lots more as the guys from Tailor Me tell us about getting suited…
3 Dec 2014 47 min

Rookies and Rockstars 26.11.14

Today it is all about the MNET Magic In Motion Academy Launch, Kershnee Govender pops in to tell us all about it. Then Simba and Jade have Marthinus from Vega School of Brand Leadership on the line telling us about their course in Digital Media.
26 Nov 2014 54 min

Rookies and Rockstars

Today Jade focuses on healthy sustainable fitness and lifestyle. She's joined in studio by Yossi from Performa Ball who tells us about the stability balls. And Sam from Bliss Juicery tells us about leaving the corporate world to start her company and all things juicing.
19 Nov 2014 50 min

Rookies and Rockstars

Today see what it takes to run a multi-national corporation. Jade and Simba speak with the CEO of Autotrader George Mienie as well as Sam and Brad of African Insider who tell us about the move from print to digital.
12 Nov 2014 54 min

Rookies and Rockstars

Jade speaks to Debbie and Ryan Jones, the owners of 3peaks, an established financial services company that offers debit order collection, payment gateway and short-term insurance solutions.
5 Nov 2014 52 min

Rookies and Rockstars

Today Jade is running solo and she chats to the Founders of the Tomorrow Entrepreneur Event, an entrepreneurial movement - as well as the founder of Daily Fruit and Dragon’s Den contestant Shane, who developed Moxiwall.
29 Oct 2014 50 min

Rookies and Rockstars

Entrepreneurs Nhlalo Mpofu, Silinganiso Fuyana and Fred Moluri are in studio with Jade and Simba. They tell us about their stories, their experiences, their lessons and what to know as an entrepreneur in South Africa.
22 Oct 2014 53 min

Rookies and Rockstars

Jade is rolling solo today and she's joined by Trish, marketing manager for The Pink Drive to raise awareness for breast cancer as well as Monique Flemming of Mona Bona, a beard grooming company.
15 Oct 2014 52 min

Rookies and Rockstars

Lucilla Booyzen from SA Fashion Week and Simon Hodgson from Love SA Music join Simba and Jade and they give us in-depth entrepreneurial advice on how to take your talent, whether in fashion or music, and generate revenue from it. Trevyn McGowan also joins them on the phone and tells…
8 Oct 2014 54 min

Rookies and Rockstars

This week's show is all about social media... Jade speaks to Mike Stopforth from Cerebra, Janet Hancock from Rubio and Don Muller from Apple Tree.
1 Oct 2014 55 min

Rookies and Rockstars

The Rookie and Rockstar team have Chef Graham Powel from The Culinary Workshop and Boyden Barnardo from Freedom Hair join them in studio to discuss how they turned their passions for food and hair into successful and fulfilling careers.
24 Sep 2014 54 min
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