Wisdom Personified - Conversations with Dudu Msomi
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E059 Tumi Mphahlele & Dr Lebo Mphahlele-Ntsasa - #Wisdom Personified - Conversations with Dudu Msomi
Jerry Smith said, “I may be a twin, but I am one of a kind.” This sentiment captures the two individuals I am speaking to on this episode of Wisdom Personified Conversations with Dudu Msomi. Tumi Mphahlele is the Chief Executive Officer of I-G3N Energy, one of the few women…
E057 Mike Teke - #WisdomPersonified - conversations with Dudu Msomi
Walt #Disney said: “You must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit is your #soul”. For this episode of Wisdom Personified Conversations with #DuduMsomi, I am having a conversation with Mike Teke whose life journey is captured in this quote. Mike Teke…
E057 Sangeeta Leach - #WisdomPersonified - conversations with Dudu Msomi
There is a quote that says, “Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are.” Sangeeta Leach is someone I proudly claim as a friend. From the instance you meet Sangs, her intelligence is palpable. Even at a young age, she was also undoubtedly wise…
E056 Nthati Moshesh - #Wisdom Personified - conversations with Dudu Msomi
Nthati Moshesh is one of the most accomplished actresses on the African Continent, professionally trained, having studied Performing Arts in Natal Technikon (now called Durban University of Technology). There is something so comforting about growing in this world alongside people you knew when you were younger. Seeing them charter a…
E055 Lerato Molebatsi - #Wisdom Personified- Conversations with Dudu Msomi
Jim Rohn says, “The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.” There are very few individuals that…
E54 Dr Renate Volpe - #WisdomPersonified - conversations with Dudu Msomi
“So often people assume that everyone has good parents”, was the answer to the response of my very first question. I knew that this conversation will be the epitome of what I hoped for when I conceived “Wisdom Personified Conversations with Dudu Msomi”. I foresaw individuals opening up. Being vulnerable…
E53 Santie Botha - Wisdom Personified,conversations with Dudu Msomi
In this episode of #WisdomPersonified, Conversations with #DuduMsomi, I am speaking to Santie Botha, one of South Africa’s most respected and accomplished businesspersons. She believes that to do big things, you need to do the hard thinking first. With the presence of formidable universities, with bright sparks in our country,…
E52 Farayi Mangwende - WisdomPersonified, conversations with Dudu Msomi
“Have to choose your hard.” A statement made by Farayi Mangwende during our conversation when I asked her why she has not emigrated from Zimbabwe like millions of professionals have done to make a better life for themselves in other countries because of the prolonged political and economic crisis in…
E51 Nonhlanhla Mjoli-Mncube - WisdomPersonified, conversations with Dudu Msomi
I so love no nonsense, simple advice. In this conversation with Sis Nonhlanhla Mjoli-Mncube, she shares salt of the earth wisdom. May I dare say, in this conversation, it is as though Sis Nonhlanhla is paying tribute to her parents and gives us a glimpse of the legacy that they…
WP E050 - Molefe Mputamputa - WisdomPersonified - conversations with Dudu Msomi
My guest for this new episode of Wisdom Personified Conversations with Dudu Msomi is Molefe Mputamputa, the Chief Operating Officer of Royale Energy. Dr Seuss says, “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose". I think this quote…
Episode 49 Mark & Dr LaTasha Blanton #WisdomPersonified
I hope this conversation with The Blantons, Mark and Dr LaTasha, has a butterfly effect: a light fluttering of butterfly wings that may cause unpredictable, but positive inspirations and actions in those that watch and hear which can lead to a large-scale movement of Africans and people of African descent…
E048 Zodwa Matsau #WisdomPersonified
“Don’t underestimate me because I’m quiet. I know more than I say, think more than I speak and observe more than you know.” – Michaela Chung I think this quote captures what I see as the essence of Sis Zodwa. Her ‘not too loud’ nature may have you overlook her…
E047 Women's Month 2022 - Conversations with Dudu Msomi
Rick Warren, an author echoes what I believe, which in part inspired the creation of #WisdomPersonified Conversations with #DuduMsomi. He said, “While it is #wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.” The more diverse the people you are exposed to, the more…
E046 - Irene Kiwia #WisdomPersonified, conversations with Dudu Msomi
Irene Kiwia is from #Tanzania. But is at home in any country in Africa as she grows her Pan-African empire. Irene is a co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer (CGO) of Adanian Labs, a #tech venture studio for #African start- ups. A former Ms Tanzania, her beautiful looks may initially draw…
E045 - Buyani Zwane #WisdomPersonified, conversations with Dudu Msomi
Buyani Zwane is the Founder and Cheerful Engagement Orchestrator of #BreakthroughDevelopment, a management #consulting firm providing managerial and #leadership development services. It is an honour to share Buyani, a fellow child of the Black Management Forum (#BMF) on this June, his birthday month with you. Having known him for about…
E044 Prof Manoj Chiba #WisdomPersonified, conversations with Dudu Msomi
Prof Manoj Chiba is an Associate Professor at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) & Data Scientist and principal consultant for ATBMI Advisory. You can undermine Prof Chiba at your own peril, but you certainly cannot deny the positive impact he has in our society. True wisdom is displayed…
E043 - Nadia Bilchik #WisdomPersonified, conversations with Dudu Msomi
Nadia Bilchik is President of Greater Impact Communication, is an internationally renowned television personality, communication and professional development based in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States, but operates globally. You can get in touch with her at https://nadiaspeaks.com/keynote-speaker/ Nadia Bilchik was born in #South Africa and still calls it home…
E041 Ambassador Nozipho January-Bardill #WisdomPersonified
Ambassador Nozipho January-Bardill is the Chair of the Council of the Nelson Mandela University & UN Global Compact Local Network Board. She believes that the beginning of wisdom is living consciously, meaning being aware of where you are, what you are and who you are in any point in time…
E042 - Women's Day - Break the Bias! #WisdomPersonified
Though laws are in place for the advancement of #women. The women carry a disproportionate burden of physical work and emotional labour in the workplace and in the home. It may require South Africa to adopt the Nordic Region practices where there is shared participation in childcare, a more equitable…
E040 Birthday Month #WisdomPersonified, conversations with Dudu Msomi
February is my favourite month of the year. One, because it is my birthday month. Celebrations literally start well before my born date of the 24th. And last sometimes until September 🤣🤣my second favourite month. Plenty of time to be spoilt and to drink in the fact that I am…