The Thembe Khumalo Podcast

What do you do when your professional life is soaring but tragedy strikes you where it matters most? A legend in the banking sector Agatha's leadership journey has not been without its challenges. In this conversation, we talk about grieving, resilience, and dealing with personal loss as a professional in leadership. A student of lifelong learning, Agatha's story is inspiring and insightfu...

LadyTshawe is a multi-talented award-winning artist. Her artistic style, expression and image embody her abilities, aspirations and achievements. She is a force whose convictions and views about equal opportunities for self-expression influence her writing, theatrical roles, music and conversations. Her professional artistic journey began in 2009 and she advocates for expressing herself as a perso...

Clare Chambers A.K.A The Personal Branding Stylist started out as a celebrity fashion stylist working with the likes of Mariah Carey, Naomi Campbell, and Rene Zelwegger before turning all her experience and knowledge of creating globally recognisable images, to help businesswomen transform their own wardrobes not just into a style sanctuary, but their ultimate visual storytelling tool and tactic f...

Linda Mabhena-Olagunju is the Founder and CEO of DLO Energy Group Resources . At the age of 27 she became the owner of one of Africa’s largest wind farms. Globally she is one of the first black women to own renewable energy power plants. She is a unique African voice on matters of climate change and the just energy transition. DLO Energy Resources Group operates as an independent power producer, d...

Sapi Bachi is the co-founder of Queen Productions. She has over 20 years’ experience in the Marketing and Communications industry. She has worked in various capacities including leading a regional multimillion dollar business. Sapi is an entrepreneur whose focus is on Africa and Africa’s potential to be self- sufficient. She is passionate about storytelling and changing the narrative of Africa by...

Nozipho (Mbanjwa) Tshabalala is a conversation strategist moderating global conversations that are designed to have measurable outcomes. She is in demand for her unique and insightful ability to facilitate difficult conversations with courage, depth and breadth. As an internationally acclaimed conference moderator and Human Capital Advocate for The World Bank and Global Citizen, she has successful...

Zandile Zazalicious Ndlovu is a media personality, public relations consultant and SRHR Gender Rights Advocate with over 20 years work experience in media communications, marketing, business development, financial and conference management. She was that familiar face that conducted public health awareness campaigns on tv, radio and roadshows across the country during Covid 19 pandemic with the Min...

Yes, we're back. It was a long time-out, but a productive one. In this solo episode, I'll be sharing some of the reasons I needed to get away, and what i think is so good about spending some time away from the hustle and grind.

Sicelo Dube is The STEM Lady. She gets this name from her passionate contribution to the field of STEM in education, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Endowed with drive, determination, and dignity, she is the role model that many of us wish we'd had.  Sicelo brings glamour, grace, and a touch of genius to the field of STEM, successfully expanding her business interest across the continent a...

Consider the time you spend with family and friends - cocktail parties, family lunches, networking events, birthday celebrations… you make time for all these. Apart from time, you also invest money and effort - think about what it costs to raise a child from infancy to adulthood, or the amount you spend on bachelor parties, kitchen teas, birthday presents for people who are close to you. What abou...

Trish Carmen is a consultant and coach in image, personal branding, grooming & etiquette. She helps individuals, executives, scholars, celebrities, and entrepreneurs showcase the best version of themselves through their appearance, behaviour, communication, and digital footprint. She has 16 years' experience in the Fashion Industry. www.trishcarmen.design Instagram: @trishcarmen.firstofhername

Emmanuella is an excellent Non-profit communicator and result-oriented strategist with proven expertise in non-profit communications, brand management, content creation, digital marketing, and copywriting. She is also a French language tutor. Emmanuella is the Director of Communications NOB Foundation and Health Volunteers Nigeria Initiative alongside the Founder of Ellah communication, a communic...

Tsitsi is Founder and Lead Consultant at Nhaka Legacy Planning. She is also Co-Founder at African Family Firms (A nonprofit Africa Family Business Association) Tsitsi Mutendi is a well-versed, award-winning businesswoman with over 12 years of experience building her own successful publishing and education businesses, during this time Tsitsi developed a passion to assist family businesses to build...

Betty Sibeso is the creator of Namibia’s leading digital magazine, Monochrome Magazine, and the founder of creative agency, Beso Media.  She is a graphic designer by profession and a passionate creative entrepreneur. IG & Twitter: @bettysibeso

Ntombi is an experienced designer, brand marketer, cultural insights lead and content creator. Driven by the love for creative brand strategy and culture, she takes pride in providing the best possible opportunities for growth for companies and teams. As a Head of Brand, her goals include brand growth and developing insight led solutions. In addition to her primary job functions, Ntombi has been r...

My name is Mark Xolile van den Bergh. I have extensive experience across a variety of businesses in South Africa, and abroad. Part of my experience lies in digital marketing and compliance and this has led me to have vast experience in small to large enterprise business operations. I have contributed to the success of many organisations by entrenching myself into problem solving and collaboration...

Atang L.S Arnold is the founding manager of “The Space Botswana” a newly established Art Gallery / Creative Hub based in Maun, Botswana. She holds a Creative Multimedia Degree and runs her own Multimedia Production company- Lipstick and Dust (Pty) Ltd . She is a voluntary Public Relation Officer of Okavango Artists Association ( O.A.A). She also holds a Creative Hub Entrepreneurship Academy accred...

Shingirayi Sabeta is a Brand Strategist and Creative Director who helps businesses grow and be more innovative by helping them understand and connect with their customers. In short, he designs businesses.  Before starting brnd. consultancy in 2008, Shingirayi worked across several branding and advertising agencies in South Africa, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, and also gained experience in corporate m...

Kuda Musasiwa is a Zimbabwean entrepreneur, musician, communications practitioner and music producer. He is known largely for airing his fearless and outspoken views on social media, and also known for founding tech-based businesses Fresh In A Box, Fresh Ideas and Fresh Logistics. Musasiwa was born in Harare’s oldest suburb of Mbare and lived in the UK where he moved to after school. In 2008 he ma...

Being a reflective leader means that you are interested in, and committed to, examining your own reactions, thoughts, and feelings about the work you do, the people you work with, and the processes you use to get work done. So why do so many leaders struggle to make reflection a part of their leadership practice?  In this episode, I'm going to give you a few ideas for simple and easy reflecti...

A business growth and digital marketing strategist, ex-LinkedIn employee and a coffee lover, Elina loves helping people set up, grow and scale their businesses online. She uses marketing psychology to help you give your business or brand a competitive edge and superior Customer Experience in the digital space. Elina loves using technology to transform the organization’s operating model and bottom...

Chidi Afulezi is a product management and media guy with a broad set of experiences in the corporate and entrepreneurial arenas. His product chops were honed at Sony Music, Time Warner, and Turner Broadcasting/CNN (now WarnerMedia) where he led mobile and digital product teams, and prior to that was a key member of the wireless engineering team that designed and built AT&T's digital wireless n...

Amma Aboagye is the Founding Curator of The Afropole and Host of the Podcast Inside Out by Amma G . Amma is a fervent believer in the power of people to drive change and has been using various forms of media, including blogs and radio programming, to empower people and promote meaningful conversations about the role Afrodiasporans play in their global advancement. In 2019, she launched her podcast...

Today I am rounding up some of the many lessons I learned from each of the incredible women we featured on the WOMEN WHO DARE SERIES in celebration of International women's month.  Jackie Mgido, Modesta Mahiga-Mbughuni, Saray Khumalo, Adetola Akinola, Njambi Koikai, Brendah Nyakudya, Yawaa Hansen-Quao, Pastor Funmi Johnson, Barbara Kamba-Nyathi, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, I thank you all for sh...

If I had to describe Advocate Fadzayi Mahere in three words, they would be:  Clarity, Courage and Commitment.  A constitutional lawyer who has been in practice for 12 years, she practices as an advocate at the Harare Bar. Her main fields of practice include constitutional law, human rights law, and administrative law. In this conversation we talk a lot about how her early years prep...