TSIBA Purpose-Lived Conversation with Gia Whitehead

From the Cape Flats to Harvard and more, Shirley’s journey from impossible to possible teaches and inspires to the greatness that lives within us. This conversation provides a remarkable  map to dance to a unique and remarkable life.    Dr. Shirley Zinn hails from Cape Town's 'Cape Flats' and started her career as a secondary school teacher of English before moving to the University...

A  ‘naive optimist’, Dr Janine Haendel speaks about glasses half hull, loving Mondays,  loving challenges and doing so through a life committed to humanitarian care and  the importance of finding people’s unique strengths to sustainable empowerment.   Dr. Janine Haendel is the Chief Executive Officer of the Roger Federer Foundation.  Janine joined the Roger Federer Foundation in 2010, seven years...

With a clear lens of seeing the world for what it is, Adri brings us down to earth in the deepest, most conscious value-driven way. “Living towards purpose, with purpose, and then to live on purpose” is a beautiful way of living your best self. Beneath Adri’s straight, strong words, underlies a fun-loving and playful, yet powerful woman! Adri is the Chief Executive Officer of Crystel House South A...

This Professor Mills Soko facilitated conversation with Simon Susman explores the professional and personal challenges and meaning of business leadership with profound insights from decades of experience, and through both failures and triumphs.   Professor Milford Soko teaches International Business and Strategy at Wits Business School, and is a former Director of UCT Graduate School of Business....

Simon Susman is the Honorary President of Woolworths Holdings Limited, having joined Woolworths in 1982.  Prior to his retirement, Simon served as the Chief Executive Officer of Woolworths Holdings and then Chairman over a twenty year period until 2019. He was recently appointed Honorary Professor of Entrepreneurship at Stellenbosch University Business School. Simon currently also chairs a number...

With a deep sense of self and commitment to conscious living Leigh provides us with an alternative take-on Purpose. Born ‘backwards and wise way beyond her years’, Leigh shares  reflections on HOW we show up every day - by looking out for our neighbour and attending to the injustices and sadness. As a teacher of ‘the soul of education’ Leigh encourages us to look at our pain, listen to our gut and...

This conversation inspires humanity to make business more beautiful, to bring nature into the heart of business, and to reflect that the notion of humans  at the centre of the universe may just not be the best way forward. Monica’s profound reflections on what really matters, and starting with the small things might just make you pause - in a beautiful way, to a more beautiful purpose.     Monika...