Leigh-Anne Williams

Leigh-Anne Williams chats to Alexandra Miszewski, who, by the age of 22, had three successful businesses. She shares more about her challenging yet inspiring journey to becoming the business woman that she is today as well as some tips of how to be a good business owner. 

Siva and Solam Mbana took home half a million rand as winners of South Africa’s first financial education TV show. Now, Siva is sharing some insightful tips on how to transition from singlehood to married life and the money life lessons learnt from this experience.

Ahead of the Italy vs. Spain semi-final match at the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship, our resident travel expert, Versatile Lyle, chats to the team about a few reasons why you should travel to Italy or Spain. He also finds out which members of the team support each country. 

Luigia Nicholas is a Postgraduate Tax Law Candidate at Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape, South Africa and a part of many organisations that focus on raising awareness for those with disabilities. She chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about achieving all that she has with a visual disability and explores why disability representations matters in all spheres of life. 

Leigh-Anne Williams chats to much-loved TV muppet, Elmo, about what adventures him and all of his friends have been up to on Takalani Sesame during this difficult time. Innocent Nkata, the Managing Director of Sesame Workshop South Africa, then shares more about why they decided to focus on diversity and inclusion in the new season and the important lessons that they hope viewers will take away fr...

After being a flight attendant for more than 14 years and being retrenchment during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nicole Gordon decided to start her own business called Nixary. She creates custom-made gift boxes and cheese boards, which are perfect for any occasion. She shares more about her journey and how to turn your hobbies into a business.

Professor Jonathan Peter is a physician, specialised in internal medicine at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about the importance of anaphylaxis, a severe life threatening allergic reaction to triggers such as food allergens, pollen, insect stings and sometimes even physical factors such as extreme cold. He explores ways in which people can handle their alle...

Former Miss South Africa 2019 and a Play Your Part Ambassador, Sasha Laurel, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about her brand new partnership with The Regenesys Foundation, to help youth from financially disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their dreams in higher education.  

Nic Haralambous, Professional Speaker & Obsessive Entrepreneur, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about his business "The Slow Fund". This organisation aims to help you build your side hustle through various means such as providing online business courses and a cash kickstart.

Leigh-Anne Williams chats to Disability Empowerment Consultant and Life Coach, Lidia Pretorius, about youth with disabilities and mental health. She shares how to enable persons with disabilities, their families and the people in their eco-system to unlock the potential of persons with disabilities as champions of their own destinies.

In our first episode of our brand new segment, Mind Your Business, Leigh-Anne Williams chats to Sadiq Majal about his clothing brand: Tumi&Peng. He speaks about local design house, how it was born as a lockdown baby as well as what the future holds for the brand.

Leigh-Anne Williams chats to Dr Jaclyn Lotter, the Academic Dean of SACAP (South African College of Applied Psychology), taking up the reins from a man more than twice her senior in years. She chats about the importance of education and shares more of her story with us.

iSchoolAfrica, a South African education initiative, has empowered more than 100,000 South African learners and 3,000 teachers in rural and township-based schools. Leigh-Anne Williams chats to Michelle Lissoos about what the organisation does and how we can get involved.

Leigh-Anne Williams chats to Ayabonga Buhlungu, 22 year old from Khayelitsha who didn’t let learning challenges stand in the way of his dreams. He started his own clothing line and has worked with the Tassie Foundation, which is an organisation that fights discrimination against people with Albinism, and people with other forms of disabilities.

Nomzamo Mbatha, South African actress (now based in USA, recently starred in the Hollywood sequel "Coming 2 America"), chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about the amazing work she is doing with The Cotton On Foundation and UNICEF to help deliver 1 million vaccines to the world’s most vulnerable (including in Africa) and how South Africans can support it.

Our resident travel expert, Versatile Lyle, tells us all about the top 10 travel destinations for the youth and chats to the team about where they wanted to travel to when they were young.

Rajan Naidoo, Director of EduPower Skills Academy, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about the impact that youth unemployment has on the economy as well as provides information on learnerships and why they are so useful, especially for those coming out of school and individuals who have completed their degrees too.

Nonkululeko Selwane, a 27-year-old South African from Johannesburg with Albinism, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about International Albinism Awareness Day and shares more about her journey and the struggles that she faces on a daily basis.

Leigh-Anne Williams catches up with the star of the brand new SABC 1 TV Show, "uBettina Wethu", which is the South African adaption of the popular US telenova, "Ugly Betty". Farieda Metsileng shares more about her role as Betty Sikhakane and what people can extend from the show too.

Caitlyn de Beer, author, speaker and life coach, shares five lessons on how to make yourself a priority when juggling responsibilities and find the joy in your life again, especially from a working mum's perspective.

Travel expert, Versatile Lyle, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about jobs in the tourism and hospitality industries for the youth and what they can expect to do in each field of work.

One of Johannesburg and South Africa's top plastic surgeon's, Dr Deon Weyers, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about the rise in cosmetic surgeries, the difference between Liposculpture and Liposuction as well as debunking some of the myths that we have about certain procedures and the job of a plastic surgeon.

Nick Curtin, Investor Relations Manager at Foord, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about how investing in sustainability can help you grow your money.

The 31st of May to the 7th of June 2021 is Child Protection Week, and Erica du Toit, National Council of and for Persons With Disabilities In South Africa, chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about children living with disabilities and how parents and the general public can contribute to their protection and ensuring their rightful place in our societies.

With 17 years of experience in the beauty industry, specialising in personal transformation of women through the AMAZI Academy, Lisa Mgcotyelwa (Co-Founder and COO of The AMAZI Group) chats to Leigh-Anne Williams about her journey; and shares noteworthy tips for the youth who would love to be entrepreneurs too.