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
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Improve Your SME Profit Margin

CliffCentral.com — Are you a small business owner caught up in the roller-coaster ride which is today’s economic environment? Are you running out of ideas on how to stay ahead and securing a healthy profit margin as the ride seemingly gets bumpier and bumpier? Join Gareth Armstrong and Hlubi Mboya…
17 Nov 2016 26 min

HOW TO: Make A Living From Blogging

CliffCentral.com — Can one really make a career out of blogging? Over the last few years digital media has evolved into a powerful entity. Blogging is one of the platforms digital media offers which is capable of reaching and influencing large and widespread audiences (aka potential customers). As influential as…
17 Nov 2016 26 min

To MBA or Not To MBA

CliffCentral.com — Are you falling short by not having an MBA? Does it make you seem less attractive to those hunting for talent? “Will I be more successful as a business owner if I have an MBA?” Listen to this insightful Career Advancement Panel Discussion during which we determine whether…
10 Nov 2016 31 min

Don’t Ask For Funding Until…

CliffCentral.com — Is your business worthy of funding? If yes, then WHEN and HOW do you raise the money? Answers to these questions and more as the #FutureCEOs team unpack the facts around the challenge of funding, which every business owner will face as they push to grow their company.
10 Nov 2016 26 min

What Makes A Company Great To Work For?

CliffCentral.com — We’ve all worked for a bad company at one time or another - but what made that experience so poor? We’ve also worked for great companies, and the #FutureCEOs team looks at what makes a company great to work for with a panel of thought leaders and experts…
3 Nov 2016 36 min

Women Being Architects of Society

CliffCentral.com — For generations, women have achieved many great milestones - but more needs to be done. Do we as women have the capacity to be architects of change? Are you questioning old practices in your business that are no longer appropriate? Join Hlubi Mboya Arnold and other phenomenal women…
3 Nov 2016 31 min

How To: Branding & Rebranding

CliffCentral.com — What is in a brand? Is it still just a name and logo, or is there more? Join the #Future CEOs team as they discuss the significance of branding and brand strategy, and also delve into the dreaded rebrand, which often involves radical changes to a brand’s logo,…
27 Oct 2016 25 min

Supporting Local Film Producers

CliffCentral.com — Are you an aspiring filmmaker? The team is joined by Lodi Matselela and Surprise Ngwenya, who are both participating in the up and coming Red Bull Amaphiko Film Festival this weekend. Another important industry is front and centre in this week’s live, in studio discussion.
27 Oct 2016 26 min

Do You Want To Earn More? (And Other Important Job Trends To Note)

CliffCentral.com — No one is going to say no to earning more money. BUT Marc Privett, the GM of Careers24.com, doesn’t just share insights into earning more, but also reveals job trends that could see us earning nothing if we don’t move with the times, learn, and evolve. Listen here…
20 Oct 2016 31 min

Do I Really Need A Business Plan?

CliffCentral.com — Can You Relate: For most entrepreneurs there is nothing worse than being cooped up in a room and forced to plan every small detail, every next step and move of your business, especially when you have no idea what is going to happen five years from now. If…
20 Oct 2016 26 min

Ask The CEO - Your Questions, Their Experiences & Lessons

CliffCentral.com — What career question would you ask a CEO if you had the chance? Our #FutureCEOs audience got to do just that during this interactive Career Advancement Masterclass, during LeaderEx 2016 at Sandton Convention Centre. Hlubi and Gareth were honoured to be joined by Karabo Denalane, CEO of TBWA…
13 Oct 2016 28 min

The Opportunity in Supplier Development

CliffCentral.com — Celebrated each year, Tsogo Sun's efforts to develop and recognise entrepreneurs are more than just a social goodwill project. The #FutureCEOs team explore the benefits of this programme with the Tsogo Sun team.
6 Oct 2016 23 min

Thando Mangaliso, Founder of Sun Goddess (and more)

CliffCentral.com — The SA fashion house icon, Sun Goddess, was founded in 2000, based on the idea of harvesting tales and images of South African traditions. But there is more to Thando Mangaliso than just Sun Goddess, he is a multi-business entrepreneur who joins Hlubi Mboya Arnold and Gareth Armstrong…
29 Sep 2016 18 min

Women’s Forum – Insights From Top SA Business Women

CliffCentral.com — This women’s only conversation focuses on understanding what makes one woman so successful in their career and another not – Hlubi Mboya Arnold explores this by picking the brains of some of the best women leaders in South African business during this #FutureCEOs LeaderEx panel discussion, and pushes…
29 Sep 2016 31 min

Why Am I Not Being Promoted?

CliffCentral.com — This is a question many of us have asked. Hlubi and Gareth host an interactive panel discussion where audience members are able to engage with top experts around the topic of job promotions and career advancement. This insight-filled and career-empowering conversation is brought to you by Careers24.com
22 Sep 2016 19 min

South Africa’s Future Business Leaders

CliffCentral.com — The recent annual Rising Stars Awards revealed another group of outstanding talent that our #FutureCEOs community can look up to. More than just top performers with technical expertise – they are polished, brilliant, and show tremendous promise as future leaders. Hlubi and Gareth are joined by three of…
22 Sep 2016 52 min

South Africa’s Future Business Leaders

CliffCentral.com — The recent annual Rising Stars Awards revealed another group of outstanding talent that our #FutureCEOs community can look up to. More than just top performers with technical expertise – they are polished, brilliant, and show tremendous promise as future leaders. Hlubi and Gareth are joined by three of…
22 Sep 2016 24 min

Are You On The Right Career Path?

CliffCentral.com — Are you having second thoughts about your career? Are you on the right career path? Hlubi and Gareth asked these questions to a panel of experts in front of a live event audience during the recent LeaderEx 2016 conference at Sandton Convention Centre. A fascinating conversation follows where…
16 Sep 2016 30 min

Are You On The Right Career Path?

CliffCentral.com — Are you having second thoughts about your career? Are you on the right career path? Hlubi and Gareth asked these questions to a panel of experts in front of a live event audience during the recent LeaderEx 2016 conference at Sandton Convention Centre. A fascinating conversation follows where…
15 Sep 2016 30 min

Marlinie Ramsamy, CEO of FranklinCovey SA

CliffCentral.com — Five years at the helm of the hugely well thought after training organisation FranklinCovey SA, means that Marlinie Ramsamy is trusted by this multinational brand to continue to lead their South African operation. The #FutureCEOs team asks: How did she find herself as their CEO? What are some…
15 Sep 2016 26 min
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