Mashudu Modau
MASHSTARTUP
What does it take to build a business in South Africa’s toughest conditions? Host Mashudu Modau sits down with the country’s most innovative entrepreneurs to uncover the failures, pivots, and breakthroughs that shaped their journeys. From building independent African media platforms to creating township-born sneaker care brands, and reimagining digital education for millions of learners—these are the untold stories of turning South Africa’s challenges into opportunity. Each episode is a masterclass in resourcefulness, innovation, and building in South Africa’s uniquely complex landscape.
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Mashudu Modau
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Oct 14, 2025
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Episodes
Community Centered Commerce - with Candice Modiselle & Nkanyiso Dlamini (Selle) 25.10.2022 20:51
A podcast exploring practical learnings and candid journeys of Africa's emerging entrepreneurs and creators. The Mashstartup Podcast profiles the most talented creators, impactful entrepreneurs & high performing professionals with the purpose to drive insights and tactics to help you build what you believe in. Youth entrepreneurship evangelist Mashudu Modau is an influential voice in the small bu...
Mission Drives Impact - with Candice Chirwa (Qrate_SA) 22.08.2022 49:51
A podcast exploring practical learnings and candid journeys of Africa's emerging entrepreneurs and creators. The Mashstartup Podcast profiles the most talented creators, impactful entrepreneurs & high performing professionals with the purpose to drive insights and tactics to help you build what you believe in. Youth entrepreneurship evangelist Mashudu Modau is an influential voice in the small bu...
What Investors Get Wrong - with Vuyani Tati (Startupbootcamp Afritech) 21.02.2022 50:08
A podcast exploring practical learnings and candid journeys of Africa's emerging entrepreneurs and creators. The Mashstartup Podcast profiles the most talented creators, impactful entrepreneurs & high performing professionals with the purpose to drive insights and tactics to help you build what you believe in. Youth entrepreneurship evangelist Mashudu Modau is an influential voice in the small bu...
Growing Conciously. Together - with Aisha R. Pandor and Alen Ribić (SweepSouth) 14.02.2022 53:24
A podcast exploring practical learnings and candid journeys of Africa's emerging entrepreneurs and creators. The Mashstartup Podcast profiles the most talented creators, impactful entrepreneurs & high performing professionals with the purpose to drive insights and tactics to help you build what you believe in. Youth entrepreneurship evangelist Mashudu Modau is an influential voice in the small bu...
VC, NFT, WEB3 and Other Buzzwords - with Ububele Kopo and Daliso Ngoma (Compass) 08.02.2022 1:46:16
A podcast exploring practical learnings and candid journeys of Africa's emerging entrepreneurs and creators. The Mashstartup Podcast profiles the most talented creators, impactful entrepreneurs & high performing professionals with the purpose to drive insights and tactics to help you build what you believe in. Youth entrepreneurship evangelist Mashudu Modau is an influential voice in the small bu...
The Business of Football - with Chuck and Jay Mngomezulu (Two Up Front) 11.01.2022 44:36
Whether a sporting fanatic or not, the Two Up Front podcast - coming to you all the way from South Africa - Chuck and Jay come together to unpack all the sporting action from the previous week as well as to shed light on all the headlines from both on and off the field of play. Find Two Up Front on www.lutcha.com
The Engineering of Self - with Thabang Tseboho (Bash) 04.01.2022 38:47
Thabang Tseboho is a storyteller, maker and "Full-stack Human" who created a blog to share personal stories, career & productivity advice, and tips on how to lead a self-directed life. Learn more here https://thabang.blog/
Legal Matters, Mattter - with Thabani Njozela (Njozela Legal) 23.11.2021 1:40:19
Meet Thabani Njozela. His interests lie at the intersection between commercial and entertainment law and empowering those who have been previously disadvantaged. His experience extends from starting a creative design studio in 2012 and practising as a lawyer to working in the architectural industry and heading the Policy and Regulation Unit at the ICT SMME Chamber. Over the years, he have witnesse...
Honor The Season You are In - with Dennis Ngango (Defining Media) 18.11.2021 49:23
Dennis Ngango is an Industrial Engineer and Digital Entrepreneur, founder of Defining Media. DEFINING Media is a digital video publisher with the mission to unleash the potential of Africa’s youth through compelling, creative and wholesome storytelling. We create and publish high-quality video content that ignites conversation and influences culture by exploring South African and African stories.
Come for Product, Stay for Purpose - with Vutlhari Rikhotso (Basalt Technology) 16.11.2021 1:37:11
Vutlhari Rikhotso (VT) is the Chief Technology Officer at Basalt Technology, one of South Africa’s leading software development agencies with human centric values. He has had a meteoric rise with eight years of development and management experience despite his tender age of 29. But what VT is best known for in the competitive SA tech industry, is solving problems with ingenuity. His previous roles...
Being Financially Aware - Frugal Local 05.08.2021 27:12
To learn more about our new partnership with Sage and how #SageForSmallBiz can impact your business here: https://www.sage.com/en-za/size/small-business/ Signup for a free trial using the offer code SageMash Mashudu Modau explores the journies behind some of the Africa's emerging entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses. The Mashstartup Podcast profiles the most talented creators, impactful en...
Making Money Work For You - Thando (Small Steps To Freedom) 04.08.2021 18:18
To learn more about our new partnership with Sage and how #SageForSmallBiz can impact your business here: https://www.sage.com/en-za/size/small-business/ Signup for a free trial using the offer code SageMash Mashudu Modau explores the journies behind some of the Africa's emerging entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses. The Mashstartup Podcast profiles the most talented creators, impactful en...
Multiple Streams of Income - with Phumzile Skosana (Balleo Engineering) 03.08.2021 26:30
To learn more about our new partnership with Sage and how #SageForSmallBiz can impact your business here: https://www.sage.com/en-za/size/small-business/ Signup for a free trial using the offer code SageMash Mashudu Modau explores the journies behind some of the Africa's emerging entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses. The Mashstartup Podcast profiles the most talented creators, impactful en...
Opening Access as a Growth Strategy - with Karidas Tshintsholo (Khula) 29.07.2021 34:32
Karidas Tshintsholo is the Founder & CEO at Khula! Karidas is a young entrepreneur from South Africa with over 7 years experience in building startups from ideas to fully fledged businesses. He is passionate about finding inclusive sustainable solutions for emerging markets. To learn more about our new partnership with Sage and how #SageForSmallBiz can impact your business here: https://www.sage.c...
How To Raise Money - with Octavius Phukubye (IDF VAS) 28.07.2021 44:23
Octavius Phukubye is the Managing Director at IDF Value Added Services. An experienced strategy consultant and project manager in business process improvement, enterprise and supplier development, entrepreneurship enablement and an early-stage technology venture investment advisor with a proven track record that spans over 12 years. To learn more about our new partnership with Sage and how #SageFo...
There's No Room To Fail - with Liz Letsoalo (Masodi Organics) 27.07.2021 21:31
Liz Letsoalo is an Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, consultant in South Africa and the founder of Masodi Organics. Their Hair & Skin Care products are thoughtfully made to be kind on your body and reduce impact on the environment. All their products contain key ingredients from nature and are Free from Parabens, Sulfates and Mineral oils. https://masodiorganics.com/ To learn more about our new partne...
Impact Design as a Business Strategy - with Vuyolwethu Dubese (InnovTel) 24.06.2021 48:37
Vuyolwethu Dubese is a multiple award-nominated professional in impact and inclusive development, and innovation strategy. Over the past five years, she's served as a Startup Partnerships Lead for Africa for global intelligence firm, Thomson Reuters and as an Impact Acceleration Associate at investment and advisory firm, Impact Amplifier and served on boards. During this period, she has also worke...
The Creator Economy - with Wogan May (BankerX, Amberstone) 18.06.2021 37:55
This week's episode is with Wogan May, the guy who keeps the lights on at Banker X and founder of Amberstone about the creator economy in South Africa. What is the creator economy? It’s defined as the class of businesses built by over 50 million independent content creators, curators, and community builders including social media influencers, bloggers, and videographers, plus the software and fina...
How podcasts are changing media - with Tecla Ciolfi (Texx and the City) 14.04.2021 53:52
This weeks episode is with Tecla Ciolfi founder and editor of Texx and the City. Tecla has been apart of the music industry in South Africa for the last 10 years in various capacities, namely journalism, radio presenting, event curation and artist management. Her podcast Texx Talks is a resident of the Apple Top Podcast charts and is shifting how music journalism is done in South Africa. Check it...
The Exploitation of Human Potential - with Luyanda Jafta (The People's Fund) 23.03.2021 1:10:01
Disclaimer: this episode contains explicit language. This weeks episode is with Luyanda Jafta, co-founder and CEO of The People's Fund.
Small Business Compliance 17.03.2021 23:13
This week we talk about the thing too few ever wantto discuss. The core part of your business you should be deeply focused one. Compliance. Learn more about our new partnership with Sage and how #SageForSmallBiz can impact your business here: https://www.sage.com/en-za/size/small-business/
Reframing Gaming - with Glenn Kisela (NiBBLE Esports) 03.03.2021 1:00:30
This weeks episode is with Glenn Kisela, co-owner & creative director at NiBBLE Esports. Glenn is a Creative Director who is passionate about creative work, whether it be conceptual, design, or photography. He holds a Bachelor of Business Science Degree from the University of Cape Town and after winning the Ogilvy & Mather Graduate Program in 2015, his passion and skill for creative brand building...
What Makes A Brand - with Wade Moonsamy & Samukele Belle (BCKRDS) 26.02.2021 1:40:12
BCKRDS (pronounced back-roads) is a branding & design consultancy, based in Johannesburg. The consultancy was founded by SamuBelle and Wade Moonsamy. A year ago we met to collaborate to develop what Lutcha is - and would become as a brand. This podcast is the final stage of that process and officially our effort to present our brand to the world. Learn more about BCKRDS here https://www.bckrds.com...
Building Iconic Products - with Alexandria Procter (DigsConnect) 22.02.2021 1:07:46
This week's episode is with Alexandria Claire Procter - CEO of Diggs connect. DigsConnect is the largest student accommodation marketplace on the African continent. They pair up registered students and young professionals looking for a place to stay with homeowners across South Africa that are looking to rent out their properties on a long term basis. Alexandria's Linkedin bio reads: Galactic Over...
Kasinomics with Banele Rewo 18.02.2021 52:03
This weeks episode is with Banele Rewo. A Businessman, Podcaster, Author and Entrepreneur. We Are Coming For Everything a social development company that seed funds and provides bursaries to young impactful individuals. Host of The General Podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify. A CEO at THreads United a fast-growing online store for local brands chain. Author of 'Nomayini - A Mentality From Street...
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