TSIBA Purpose-Lived Conversation with Gia Whitehead
Welcome to TSIBA’s podcast channel – home to two inspiring series that explore purpose, entrepreneurship, and human potential from different but complementary angles.
Purpose-Lived
Purpose-Lived at TSIBA underpins an approach to education as a catalyst for the best of what humans can be. When we dream and live for a purpose, we create a better world.
This conversation series explores diverse perspectives on purpose from remarkable individuals. Each episode is a discovery of a personal journey — a collection of profound reflections shared by those living with intention.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Entrepreneurial Mindset dives into the journeys of entrepreneurs and innovators from a wide range of industries and backgrounds.
Through honest conversations with dynamic founders and leaders, the series unpacks the highs and lows of entrepreneurial life.
Whether you're passionate about innovation, leadership, or social impact, these episodes offer valuable insights to inform and inspire your own journey.
Episodes
32 episodes
LevelUp, Entrepreneurial Mindset - Navigating the Highs & Lows of Entrepreneurship with Claire Keet
A different way to startup? Moving into venture building for someone else from co-founding startups!We explore an enriching journey with our esteemed guest Claire Keet. When Claire studied Journalism at Rhodes,...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:01:54
LevelUp, Entrepreneurial Mindset - Navigating the Highs & Lows of Entrepreneurship with Kudakwashe Mazhetese
Ubuntu is a term widely used in Africa, which means Humanity, also referred to as " I Am Because We Are"!This is exactly the audacious mission Kudakwashe Mazhetese (he, him, his)
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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58:19
The Second Annual TSIBA Purpose-Lived in London Conversation
The second annual TSIBA purpose-lived in London conversation recorded in June 2024 is shared here. In a profound conversation, our panel of remarkable leaders explore the theme of Purpose-Lived as a principal leadership dimension needed for the...
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1:14:09
PURPOSE-LIVED, Regan Adams in conversation with Gia Whitehead, TSIBA Co-Founder and CEO
Professionally qualified in engineering with a Bachelor of Science Engineering degree from the University of Cape Town, and in commerce with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Regan Adams has experience with multiple global organizations - inclu...
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28:28
PURPOSE-LIVED, Munouwarrah Abdurahman in conversation with Gia Whitehead, TSIBA Co-Founder and CEO
Munouwarrah is a third-year Bachelor of Business Administration degree student at TSIBA Business School, an Allan Gray Orbis Fellow, co-founder of student society 'TSIBA Earth', the 2023 Chairperson of the TSIBA Student Representative Council (...
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30:45
PURPOSE-LIVED, Monika Jiang in conversation with Gia Whitehead, TSIBA Co-Founder and CEO
Monika JiangWhen our first purpose-lived podcast conversation with Monika Jiang took place in 2023 Monika was the head of content and community at the House of Beautiful Business. This podcast remains the most downloaded conversation on the...
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PURPOSE-LIVED, Camaren Peter in conversation with Gia Whitehead, TSIBA Co-Founder and CEO
Camaren is an Associate Professor with the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership at the Graduate School of Business and the Executive Head and Director of the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), a non-profit organization...
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PURPOSE-LIVED, live at TSIBA Ndabeni Campus.
As the democracy project in South Africa reaches the three-decade milestone, the conversation on building and rebuilding Nelson Mandela's dream for South Africa remains relevant and critical. Madiba's leadership and legacy cannot b...
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1:18:56
PURPOSE-LIVED, Nathalie Jean-Baptiste in conversation with Gia Whitehead, TSIBA Co-Founder and CEO
A truly beautiful conversation between Natalie and Gia reveals the reverse side of purpose - unapologetic courage, service to that which is bigger than ourselves, and the need to actively challenge our collective propensity to design excl...
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30:57
PURPOSE-LIVED, Dr Peter Ayuk in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
A Farmer and an Educator at heart with decades in school and tertiary education Dr Ayuk talks about teaching untraditionally, with authenticity, with abundance, with purpose, and beyond academic subject matter to enable young minds to fin...
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27:04
Purpose-Lived in London – A conversation with Inspirational Leaders
A conversation on learning and leading with purpose’ in London. Hosted by communications professional Amanda Blair, a panel of remarkable leaders will explore the theme of Purpose-Lived as the principal leadership dimension needed for the reali...
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PURPOSE-LIVED, Adam Forste in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
From his ten-year old dreamer-self to building numerous global business endeavours and businesses enterprises, Businessperson extraordinaire Adam Forste shares profound personal wisdom learned through a remarkable entrepreneurial and purp...
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26:27
PURPOSE-LIVED, Zaid Omar in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
Passionate about sport since a young age, Zaid Omar is former NSL footballer, a qualified football coach, Managing Director of Television Production house Showreel FX the founding president of FC Kapstadt Football Club. ...
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36:41
PURPOSE-LIVED, Rob Hersov in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
The ‘Spirit Chief', Rob Hersov speaks his mind on speaking truth to power, finding the courage to do so, the okayness of fragility, real friends and loved ones, and finding purpose in saving South Africa. Robert Hersov is an entrep...
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28:18
PURPOSE-LIVED, Marlene le Roux in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
Marlene pays tribute to the people on whose shoulders she stands, her mother, grandmother, teachers of all kinds, and the community of Wellington in the Western Cape, and shares perspectives on healing and survival, discomfort to purpose and th...
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27:05
PURPOSE-LIVED, Caron Olivier in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
Caron speaks on puzzles to purpose, and the pieces filling the picture - poetry, passion and compassion, resilience, family, community and forgiveness, time to discover our personal space, and consciously choosing hope. Caron...
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25:43
PURPOSE-LIVED, Asavela Gwele in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
Asavela, a lover at heart, singer, dancer and people person shares her story about humility, self-learning and belief, perseverance and how to save and strive to build an optimistic future for young leaders. Asavela has Bachelor of...
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19:33
PURPOSE-LIVED, Francois Pienaar in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
Francois on rugby, wheeling and dealing, giants, MADness, taking people’s breath away and dreaming (BIG) to purpose. Francois Pienaar, born and educated in Gauteng (previously the Transvaal) in South Africa is world-renowned ...
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30:47
PURPOSE-LIVED, Trueman Goba in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
Trueman Goba is the chairman of Hatch Africa (Pty) Ltd, part of Hatch Ltd, the global group of multidisciplinary professionals in the fields of consulting engineering and construction management. Trueman was born in Durban, lived in townships a...
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18:14
PURPOSE-LIVED, Melanie Daniels in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
“I am the author of my life” shares Melanie in this conversation as she speaks to the chapters of deep humility, honesty to self, losing everything, rebuilding with the responsibility of motherhood, Madiba’s inspiration to service to community,...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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25:44
PURPOSE-LIVED, Matsi Modise in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
With a deep sense of empathy and purpose, Matsi speaks to ‘swopping glamorous Sandton employment’ for entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship activism, embracing curiosity, the unknown, never settling, leading with heart, how words land, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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34:03
PURPOSE-LIVED, Ethel Mkonto in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
Ethel Mkonto is a proud TSIBA Alumni and currently, works as Recruitment lead for TSIBA Business School. During her studies at TSIBA Ethel was recognised as a leader and role model among her peers - in part for her work through Enactus and mult...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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23:51
Address by Dr Imtiaz Sooliman at TSIBA 2022 Graduation
In this Graduation address to the TSIBA Class of 2022, Dr Sooliman inspires listeners of this Podcast deeply to the true meaning of spirituality - through working to reverse desperate poverty, serving all people, all races, all religions,...
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PURPOSE-LIVED, Ruth Stoffberg in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
In just “1 minute with Ruth” you feel a passion for hard work to personal independence and a strong sense of community contributing to others dreams. Ruth also speaks to intentional interactions to leaving a mark on others and using investment ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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24:33
PURPOSE-LIVED, Dr Riedwaan Kimmie in conversation with TSIBA Co-Founder and Chairperson Gia Whitehead.
From a mining-town childhood before decades spent in the education of young people, Rudi has learned that actually, unlocking the potential of the real diamonds in the world- people - is the answer. To get there, and to do great things we...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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