Alpha Female The Podcast

Healthy confidence is a balanced sense of self-assurance where you recognise and embrace your strengths and abilities without overestimating them or belittling others. In this podcast episode our guest Thando unpacks how to build confidence based on her experiences including lessons from summiting Kilimanjaro. She shares ways in which community is one of the core elements of building healthy confidence; and how we can continuously work on ourselves to show up as our best versions.

Singer, songwriter extraordinaire, performer, producer, creative producer, vocal director, arranger & vocal coach. These are some of the extraordinary titles used to describe our guest. In this podcast episode we have a conversation with Ndu Shezi on her journey in music and the gift of seasons. We also unpack the beautiful body of work that is her debut album titled “Isibusiso Sami” which has introduced not only her work but who she authentically is. 

Reflections, reflections, reflections, 2024 what a year!!! Join me Lungi your podcast host as I reflect on 2024. Things I've learnt and what I'm thankful for. Thank you for journeying with us this year, I look forward to the conversations we'll curate in 2025. Have a great holiday and I wish you well going into the new year.

Prioritising your health is one of the most impactful decisions you can make, it can make or break your life.  Physical and mental well-being also prevents burnout and reduces the risk of long-term health issues. When you make health a priority, you're investing in a foundation that supports your personal and professional goals—ensuring that you're at your best and can lead a fulfilling, balanced life in this conversation we speak to Kholofelo Tsoalane about the importance of having your health at the core of our lives.

This podcast episode is a girls chat between two women born in two generations, the type of chat with a friend over popcorn and face masks. We speak about love, careers, motherhood, pressures that stem from being a pioneer if you're from poverty and more. We unpack these from our perspectives on what we've learned and how some experiences shaped our life decisions.

What is my personal brand? What do people think of how I show up? Am I a brand? Should I be a brand?If these are the questions that have crossed your mind, then this podcast episode is for you. In this episode we speak about Building a Personal Brand with Sibahle Magadla, a seasoned Economist Specialist and Mindset Career Coach. She shares her experience and advice on building a consistent, authentic brand unique to you and your personal value. 

In this episode we speak about the gift of friendship, how a friendship can shape us, make us feel safe, seen, loved and heard. Our guest Lebogang Shongwe shares her experiences in friendship and learnings.“ She is a friend of my mind. She gathers me man. The pieces I am, she gathers them and gives them back to me in all the right order. It's good you know when you have a woman who is the friend of your mind” Toni Morrison

In this podcast episode we speak about motherhood in honour of Mother's day, Nondyebo Zingitwa-Maake shares her journey of motherhood from a lens of being a new mother, career woman and a daughter. We unpack the challenges, triumphs and beauty in the journey of motherhood not only that but also the growth in every area of life that's in this journey. To all the amazing mothers, Happy Mother's Day, know that you are loved and appreciated.

What's your reason for being? What is your purpose? These seem like a trivial questions however many battle with articulating a clear answer. Sometimes you know your purpose however the journey to pursuing it, immersing yourself in it is not linear and discouraging. Do you know your purpose but have disqualified yourself? To unpack this topic I speak to speaker, youth employment expert and millennial manager Farai Ntuli. Farai is super driven about shaping Africa for the better through her work in youth development, gender equality and African growth. On this podcast episode we speak about what it means to Live in Your Purpose and her career as well as personal journey in the pursuit of her purpose. 

On this podcast episode , we explore a few valuable lessons from my perspective and highlight the importance of applying important life lessons to break an undesirable cycle and how these gave helped me align with who I am becoming!

Join us in an episode where we have a light hearted and yet insightful conversation about what it means to be a woman in tech, lessons learned from pivoting and redirecting your dreams, most importantly investing in yourself as a woman even investing in the woman you want to become. This episode we sit down with an amazing, gorgeous,thriving woman in tech Robina Kafuko who through her experiences shares how she invests and honours herself.

We have had podcasts about self-love, worth, equally important are romantic relationships in our lives. In her book lean in Sheryl Sandberg declares "Who you marry is the single most important career decision you make." Often intentionality is given in every other area of life but this one; yet it is one of those that affect us the most. In this episode I chat with Thabo Ndlela to explore love, dating and just navigating modern day relationships from a male perspective.

"Ziphathise okwesitsha esihlala ku room divider" treat yourself like the best dish set that is kept in a cabinet or rather that special place that holds valuable items. In this episode we unpack self worth with our resident psychologist Busisiwe Mhlungu, a concept we often struggle with. We speak about being a person of high value and believing in what we deserve. How do you see yourself?  how do you treat yourself? Do you self sabotage when good things happen to you? these are all the things explored in this podcast. " You cannot manifest what you don't believe you deserve"  in this podcast we learn how to start believing so we journey into becoming the best version of ourselves. 

A wholesome conversation with the newest CodeNgwana board member, a social entrepreneur, visionary and technology innovation specialist Apiwe Hotele. Founder of Enlighten-edu and  of breaking stereotypes a platform that has evolved from not only show casing women in STEM but being a safe haven for women pursuing STEM careers to vent, be seen and heard. She's a change maker and a physical representation of what young women of colour dream of. In this episode Apiwe Hotele  shares her journey as a pioneer in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). She shares the challenges and triumphs, the reason she regards herself a STEM advocate for women and her hope for future leaders in STEM.  

We often start the year with new year's resolutions, a long change list, challenges etc. However, if you've tried to change; you quickly realise that staying true to those goals is not as trivial. Furthermore, things don't always go as planned, the world goes into a recession for instance which might present adverse effects on your finances. Changing our habits requires a shift in mindset, behaviour and often isn't glamourous. In this episode I speak to Zethu Ngema a consistent queen! A mechanical engineer, writer on her way to actress, overall creative to explore the evolution of our goals and how to stay the course. 

In this episode we have a seat at the table and talk to Sne Dlamini, Chief Information Officer in one of the leading FinTech companies in South Africa. Sne is a trailblazer, she holds various IT degrees with over 15 years experience in IT. This spans across local, regional and global roles. She also holds an MBA degree with over 8 years experience in various leadership roles. She's passionate about igniting a spark of magic within people  and the crucial role of technology to become a strategic differentiator for businesses. In this episode we talk about Taking Up Space!, Climbing the Corporate Ladder as your Authentic Self. She shares her journey from an IT Analyst to Chief Information Officer, we find out the key things one has to think about when they want to become a leader whilst showing up as your full self. 

" I love myself; the quietest, simplest, most powerful revolution ever." Nayyirah Waheed. In this episode we speak about "self love", how to cultivate a healthy relationship with self. Counselling Psychologist Busisiwe Mhlungu helps us explore this topic sharing the importance of how we were loved, how emotional attachments stem from this. She then provides wisdom around boundaries, how we can start unlearning certain behaviour and how we can really start spending time with ourselves.  Self love is a revolution because from this baseline that's how we know what we truly deserve!

Happy 2022 Alpha Females , may this year be everything you desire and more. Many of us have new year's resolutions and are in goals mode. Some entered the year with the intention of finally starting something great or lean into your purpose. However, no one talks about the emotional journey of starting something and seeing it through despite the challenges. In this episode we speak to Founder of Yeu's Handmade Natasha Saungweme about the Journey of Starting Something, she shares pearls of wisdom as an entrepreneur. 

Imali, Money, Chelete is such an integral part of our lives. In the words of Rachel Rodgers "Money is important, it affects everything- your health, your ability to parent, your safety". In this episode we speak to Amanda John and Nelisiwe Mbara Financial Fitness Authors who've written a  12 month journal titled Financial Fitness to Financial Freedom to help South Africans improve their money management behaviours, including savings and retirement planning, debt traps and budgeting. We discuss the importance of financial planning and how to take the first steps to owning our finances. 

 Palesa Terry Khoza is a pilot passionate about aviation and all things science. She surpassed the big 1500 hours flying milestone, trailblazing in a male dominated industry.  In this episode we chat about FEAR, how fear can hold us back , how that builds into imposter syndrome and limiting beliefs about ourselves and capabilities.  We also discuss lessons learnt from fear and how we can push through it to reach our wildest dreams. 

Welcome to Alpha Female The Podcast, an extension of the Alpha Female Non Profit Organisation. One of our objectives is to inspire and share knowledge on how to take up space and being a wholesome being whilst at it. This is a platform where we'll speak everything that concerns a woman of colour; from trailblazers career journeys, success stories,leadership to our mental well being,self awareness and learning how those elements contribute to reaching our full potential. Join me Lungi Hlatshwayo your host as we unpack and curate inspiring conversations that will bring out the ALPHA in you.