Life is a Beach Podcast with Geniene Preston

Robin Ball has been in sports tours and involved in sport in general since the 70's. His love of Travel and Sport has led him on a journey that includes 8 Olympics, has almost never missed a World Cup for Rugby or Soccer and knows almost every crickter's statistics by heart. His favourite soccer team is Liverpool and certainly that means he will never walk alone....Contact him on +27 (0) 62 617 59...

Richard Finch is a very interesting man. I met him during one of my trips to Durban and found that he had such a rich and interesting story, that anyone staying in his guest house would find it a privilage to listen to him and enjoy his anecdotes about growing up in England and of course ending up in South Africa. His guest house,, Ekhaya Ballito, is just a wonderful, warm and hospitable place to...

"Empty offices get a makeover aimed at millennials who might not want to be tied to one place but want a range of living amenities. In the late 1980s, when Moritz Wellensiek was four, his German father — an obstetrician-gynaecologist —was offered a position at a Durban hospital. For his father and his Italian-born mother it began a back-and-forth life between SA, Germany and Italy. And aside from...

There are some firsts in life which will stay with you forever, taking part in The Pathfinder Edition of The Africa Rally will definitely be one of them. Paul Clayton shares his journey with me. and that of the upcoming rally starting 3 July in Harties north of Johannesburg and ending in Niarobi on the 23rd July 2023. Only 50 vehicles can enter and he encourages classic cars. Go on, sign up, join...

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Ellen has had her hands full with so many changes within the event and conference industry that I was fortunate enough to meet with her at an event we were both attending. She was full of news and had a great outlook on how the world has changed and the new hybrid of having conferences both online and with the reality of being in a room where social distancing is now here to stay. Bebe's Events an...

Coming out of COVID is not easy and most hospitality venues used the opportunity to upgrade, change and look at things from a different perspective. Shaun has assisted Africlassic in finding their market and going forward. We talked about the venue, the market and of course tasted the most delicious meal in the Morocco Supper Club, cooked by their Executive Chef and her team. So visit their beach,...

Edwin H. Kramer (born 19 April 1942) is a South African-English recording producer and engineer. He has collaborated with several artists now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, the Kinks, Kiss, John Mellencamp, and Carlos Santana. Even lesser known groups such as Presence[disambiguation needed] from t...

This quaint and beautiful guest house, nestling in the heart of Cullinan, is the brain child of Lisa Marie and her husband, Jacques Pistorius. They decided to start the guest house as part of a project to afford the sprawling property and give their children a great place to grow up. Soon it got so busy they had to buy a house nearby to actually live in! This is their story as told to Geniene Pres...

Life is a Beach went off and visited the Vaal Riviera hotel. It has recently been refurbished and hotel GM, Daniel Tharratt, took us through some of the upgrades. 6 new rooms with self catering options for long stays, a supper club (which hosted Elvis and Friends with Shaky Russell), and slowly upgrading all the floors to be more modern and have a more modern feel. They now host picnics on the law...

Audrey McMillan, the CEO of SAPRO, Exporting Home Abroad, has challenges that most freight companies are facing today. The shipping of containers around the world has not been as smooth as they have been in the past due to a number of factors. Here she tells us why your favourite food may be slightly delayed in arriving in your SA Store but not to despair!

Shaky Russell and Friends are one of South Africa's best tribute bands because when they pay a tribute, they certainly honour the band they are paying homage to. I was fortunate to see Shaky and his band of merrymen at The Riviera on Vaal during October 2021 and Elvis had certainly not left the building when you close your eyes and listen. Catch them next month with Abba. Visit Shaky and team on w...

Nancy Zwiers who runs her own company Funosophy, is an intuitive and innovative former corporate executive who loves to help people grow and play through executive coaching. Her talk about inventing toys and games and the marketing mindset of an inventor will include an understanding of the psychology and philosophy behind the importance of play.

Janine Lazarus was used as a killer's bait back in 1991. For years she kept the story and the information ready to one day write a book. And finally she did. In this interview we chat about what happened and how the book came about to be launched on 24 August 2021. SA Commuter Radio · Reach out to Janine on this link to purchase the book

Audrey McMillan, CEO of SAPRO International, talks to me about the company's success built on delivering nostalgia to South African's worldwide. South African shops across the globe, order their food, drinks and iconic items into the countries in which they currently reside. Her knowledge of multiple customs requirements and new products within the local markets, is legendary. #sacommuterwithgenie...

Hobby historians, Robert Forsythe and Andre Wederpohl, traced the soldiers journey and battles from the West of Johannesburg close to the Cradle of Humankind, through to Paul Krugers' Farm in Boekenhoutfontein, where Robert purchased the farm and created Kedar Lodge. I caught up with them at Misty Hills, Conference Hotel and Spa, and had a live history lesson, which we carried through many of the...

Bill Harrop has been on the South African tourism landscape for many years and is an iconic representation of a family business built on a solid foundation with great vision. I took the opportunity of interviewing Bill in one of his balloons, high up in the Magaliesburg sky during our 36 hours in the Cradle. I was fortunate to be able to include his wife, Mary, during breakfast. I did manage to ed...

This Ability, a newspaper published by Simon Manda, carries content relevant to integrating the disabled with the outside world, otherwise known as the "non-disabled".. His vision has helped those who did not have a voice and where they needed to be accepted, he stepped in and made it possible. Currently he is involved with News24 in assisting him and creating opportunities for his journalism stud...

Barry Hilton, our cousin, has been entertaining us for years on South African stages and abroad. He is a South African icon like boerewors and braai, like melktert and koeksisters. Here he talks to Geniene Preston about how he has kept up with the times by re-inventing himself with online product reviews while going back on stage. Cousin Approved Product Reviews by Barry Hilton · For more e...

Julia Albu is one of the most incredible octogenarian's you will ever hope to meet. She is full of life, and smiles and I had the privilege of interviewing her a while after her return from her epic journey across Africa and then onto England to see the Queen (who incidentally didn't have the time to see this fabulous person who had just driven in a 20 year old Toyota Conquest across Africa to see...

We celebrate legends whilst they are still alive to tell us their story. We catch up with Joe Tshabangu, a serial entrepreneur, husband, father, mentor and activist. In a two part series, we tell his story More podcasts from Life is a Beach!

We celebrate legends whilst they are still alive to tell us their story. We catch up with Joe Tshabangu, a serial entrepreneur, husband, father, mentor and activist. In a two part series, we tell his story Listen to the second part of Joe Tshabangu

What makes Southern Africans unique? Is it how we see the world? Is it the norms and values instilled in us by our parents in Africa? Is it the African ‘village’ that raised us? Is it the solid foundations our DNA give us, in a unique existence on the southern tip of the continent? An outsider would say that Southern Africans see bright colour in everything, are proud of their culture,...

Gerard Govender, MD and founder of Lifewell together with Career Centre's operations director, Ischtelle Hechter, connect and discuss the affiliate program offered to entrepreneurs. Career Centre · Lifewell