Expedition Business

Jorge Calisto is synonymous with all things Portuguese.  The visionary behind Calisto, Senhor Fast Foods , The Sauce Kitchen and Allegiance Properties co-owner, to name a few. Listen to Jorge’s secret to moving on in business, why you can mix cigars & a rigid training schedule to a unique take on the Bible. Host:   Christél Rosslee-Venter Want to find out more about Expedition Business? Visit...

Herman Bezuidenhout is a Global Trade and Foreign Exchange Specialist, Founder/CEO of BeztForex and an Amazon Best-Selling Author of Is This Place Too Small for Me? focusing on business strategy and personal growth.  With 41+ years of international banking, including CEO of FNB International Banking there are Herman knows his field inside and out. We spoke to Herman about how he managed to transit...

Gerhard Moolman, is the Founder & CEO of ALTSA, the leading commercial and industrial LED Lighting Solutions provider in Africa, as well as the largest lighting replacement company in Africa. But, as they say in the commercials, that’s not all.  In December last year, Gerhard undertook a solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, covering over 4000 kilometers in a rowing surf ski. This journey was t...

In this episode of Expedition Business, we delve into the inspiring journey of Tersia Burger, CEO of Stepping Stone Hospice. Founded in 2013, this Alberton-based hospice was born from a deeply personal promise Tersia made to her late daughter, Vicky, who suffered from Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Vicky’s dying wish was for her mother to create a haven where others facing life-limiting illnesses could...

Chantelle Botha, also known as The Catalyst, is a powerhouse of transformation and unapologetic authenticity. Having overcome addiction twice and rebuilt her life with purpose, she now empowers others to reclaim their true identity.   She is the author of Phoenix Rising and creator of Reclaim the Flame, a journey designed to help women embrace their full power and purpose. Chantelle’s mission is t...

Founded by Sarah Collins in 2008, the Wonderbag was developed as a solution to the South African energy shortage, forcing blackouts across the country. WonderBag is a slow cooker designed to reduce cooking time, fuel use, and carbon emissions. It also lightens the load for women in countries where open-fire cooking and hours of unpaid labor daily fall to them. She received Time Magazine’s Top 50 M...

Klippies Kritzinger is the CEO of VBC or Vaal Business Community. A non-profit organization aimed at uplifting the Vaal region in South Africa. The VBC was established by local businesses in Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark to foster economic development and improve community welfare. Klippies is also the founder of Going North Tours, which takes explorers to Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, a...

Salt-of-the-Earth Person: "Preserve, enhance, and improve the world with God's love and values." Perplexity Adriaan Rossouw is the Director of NuEco Solar, a company based in Gauteng, South Africa, specializing in solar energy solutions.   Under his leadership, NuEco Solar has gained a reputation for reliability and quality in the solar power industry, particularly in the context of South Africa's...

"No amount of wealth will bring back your health."  Sue Fuller-Good These are the profound words of Sue-Fuller Good, the Body Whisperer. Sue has been working as a specialist physiotherapist for the past 34 years, she is a registered life coach and facilitator of wellbeing. Her postgraduate training in Mindfulness, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Coaching, Pain...

"For the first time in my life, I have created something out of nothing. And here are 500 people who have come and are just having a ball. And the joy and the happiness and the stress and the drama and the excitement and everything else was just fantastic. " These are the words of Warren King after organizing his very first Run The Berg Trail Run Event in the Northern Drakensberg. Warren pivoted f...

Yoke van Dam is known as the Kintsugi Queen™ for her ability to join, repair, and transform teams into collaborative, committed, and cohesive units. As a qualified behavioral change coach with extensive experience, she has helped over 2,000 team members, providing 2,300+ hours of training and 350+ coaching hours. Yoke's approach is based on the Japanese art of Kintsugi, which involves repairing br...

Rayana Edwards is the founder of Sari for Change , an organization that collects old saris and empowers unemployed and uneducated South African women with the skills to open their own businesses in the fashion industry. Through her efforts with Sari for Change, Rayana is making a significant impact on women's lives by providing them with opportunities for socio-economic transformation. On the Awar...

Sue Gajathar wants to change the world one meal at a time!!  And by the looks of it, she is making serious progress.   Have you ever considered starting your own restaurant or frozen food brand?  Then you cannot miss out on this episode! Three years ago Sue Gajathar embarked on a journey to try the global initiative Veganuary, which is a month dedicated to going vegan. It is at that point that my...

Claudia Castellanos is the co-founder and CEO of Black Mamba Foods, a fair trade producer from Eswatini (Southern Africa) that manufactures and distributes specialty food products that are good for the planet and good for the rural communities they work with.  The company's range includes chilli sauces, pestos, chutneys, and jams, all made with organically grown ingredients and no added nonsense....

Rael Levitt has been the Golden Boy of the Auctioneering industry in South Africa, but this all changed at the fateful Quin Rock Auction on 10 December 2011.  His entire legacy fell to pieces. But this is not where the story ends. A couple of marathons, two International Masters' Degrees, and just over a decade later Rael has managed to reinvent himself.  Bigger & better.  In fact, he has aced...

Tiffany Markman is a highly accomplished professional with nearly 20 years of experience as a freelance copywriter, writing skills trainer, and international speaker. She is known for her wide-ranging expertise, diverse experience working with both local and global clients, and an excellent industry reputation. Tiffany is passionate about teaching and empowering others, whether it's helping someon...

Franchising is alive and well and Anita du Toit, founder of Franchise Fundi is ready to help our South African entrepreneurs scale their business to heights previously unimaginable. She has more than 26 years of franchise consulting experience across the telecommunications, automotive, restaurant, and retail industries. During her years in the industry, she has served on amongst others, the counci...

"So it's creating a purposeful time for self and being selfish. Selfish being self first. Because if I'm not looking after myself, then there's nothing left for anybody else around me, my clients, my networks, the people, my community, the wife." Tim Wagner is a former burnt-out executive now turned Breathwork Alchemist. He now specialises in breaking business professionals and teams out of the st...

Hamilton Wende is an author, journalist and TV producer.  He has worked all over the world, covering historical events and some 17 different wars and conflicts. He is the winner of a 2022 National Press Club's Journalist of the Year award and a 2023 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Award. He has worked for a number of international networks including BBC, CNN, and Al Jazeera.  He is the author of...

When it comes to inspiring entrepreneurs in South Africa, Heidi Muller, has taken this challenge to a whole new adventure.  An adventure race to be exact.  And she is not going to settle for runner-up!   As CEO of the Adventure Racing World Series (AR World Series), Heidi Muller has expanded this global series of Adventure Racing events by building relationships, sharing her knowledge and experien...

Fred Richardson is a seasoned entrepreneur with a diverse and rich background. His journey began in the realm of IT, where he was deeply involved in startups during the mid-90s and the early part of the 2000s. With a career spanning over 30 years in the IT sector, Fred has demonstrated a keen ability for innovation and a flair for pioneering new ventures. His entrepreneurial spirit eventually led...

Expedition Business brings you the highs & lows of our inspiring South African Entrepreneurs and how they manage to keep the flame of business adventure burning.  Ian Fuhr is the living definition of a serial entrepreneur in South Africa. His working career is lined with a number of entrepreneurial start-up businesses, which include: His retail chain Super Mart was sold to Edcon in 2003 and wa...

"It's a mountain and we've got to climb it, or we go down the mountain and walk away and switch the lights off.  But this country's too beautiful and the people are too precious to walk away." These are the inspiring words of Wayne Duvenage, at the helm of the OUTA challenge to slow down corruption in South Africa to manageable portions.   Christél Rosslee-Venter had the privilege of talking to Wa...

South African Entrepreneurs come in many shapes and sizes, and you definitely do not have to sit behind a desk to run your business competition into the sea. Brothers Mark & John Collins, co-founders of the most sought-after trail running event in South Africa, the Otter Run, have perfected the marriage between adrenaline and entrepreneurship and made it cooler than the Matric boy sitting at t...

Survivor SA's Shona Macdonald, is a dynamic South African Entrepreneur and the founder of Thursdays Lingerie & Swimwear who brings sexy underwear to Big Boobed women!    With her extensive experience in the South African fashion industry and her appearance on popular shows like Survivor South Africa and Shark Tank, Shona has established herself as a resilient and adventurous entrepreneur.  Her...