I Bumped Into

This week I bumped into Lunga Mooi.  Lunga is the head of Media and Digital at Unilever, he is also a member of the MMA board which judges media effectiveness.In this wide ranging episode, Lunga shares insights on ·  Whether TV and Billboards are still important in Africa· Mistakes he see's leaders making the most ·  The best media strategy for Small and medium sized businesses when you have limited dollars · Advice for Chief Marketing Officers who struggle to measure their impact at a C-suite And as always I get personal, I ask Lunga questions such as · how he takes care of himself mentally?· The best lesson his mother or father ever taught him ?· Has his beliefs on business/ media changed? If yes, what exactly?I hope you find this episode inspiring & as insightful as I did, as always appreciate any feedback you have for me. Continue to light up the dark my friends.  Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent. 

Please enjoy this 2 min clip where Abey shares bad marketing advice he hears. Abey's full episode is a must-listen if you're thinking of becoming a marketer, or if you're currently working in marketing and want to learn more about the craft.  Abey & I touch on a variety of topics ranging from ·        Being a black man in Corporate·        Imposter Syndrome·        Leadership and the mistakes he sees leaders making. ·        Bad advice he hears in marketing circles ·        Does being the consumer of the product you marketing make you a better marketer? Or not·        Can you have the same impact on people's lives in corporate vs starting your own business. Full episode link below: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/being-black-corporate-bad-advice-i-hear-leadership/id1456065209?i=1000544357554https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ItAG0LL8rtwNx8FSVjbhi?si=pKkNkPifRDudIK4CtEUceAContinue to light up the dark I Bumped into team.  

 It is easier to develop an identity when you dont have to walk away from one you have already developed – Seth Godin In this 5 minute clip, Roy and I discuss what exactly identity is- if it's fluid or fixed. We also talk about how identity is actually a performance and we are constantly performing our identity whether at work, home and in our communities. Please do enjoy & continue to light up the dark. The full wide ranging episode where Roy & I have uncomfortable conversations such has identity, violence in the LQBTQ community, if as a society we want equality and much more, is now available from wherever you download your podcast. Full episode links: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/do-we-want-an-equal-society-violence-towards-lgbtq/id1456065209?i=1000537334314https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Ln1y6gnROZ2rNywohgcUO?si=vI5zNQWITQmCSM6CioIGuw

This week I Bumped into Abey Mokgwatswane who is currently the Brand Executive at Vodacom and is the incoming Chief Marketing Officer of Investec. In this episode we get to know the man behind the success. In this wide ranging discussion Abey & I touch on a variety of topics ranging from ·        Being a black man in Corporate·        Imposter Syndrome·        Leadership and the mistakes he sees leaders making. ·        Bad advice he hears in marketing circles ·        Does being the consumer of the product you marketing make you a better marketer? Or not·        Can you have the same impact on people's lives in corporate vs starting your own business.  I hope you enjoy this wide ranging conversation I had with Abey as much as I did. The full episode is now available from wherever you stream or download your podcasts. I am you host Mnotho Mtshali & Continue to light up the dark my friends. 

This week I bumped into Kagisho Masae, the founder of Cync group which later merged with Matric Live. Since merging the app has been downloaded over 500k times. Matric Live is an education app targeted at grades 10-12 supported and promoted by the Department of Education KG and I touch on a variety of topics in the mobile app space from the challenges of building an App. Why you should start on Android before going to IOS The consequence of Growth  Getting Feedback from friends and family. Getting a company that will allow you to pursue businesses on the side & much more. I hope you enjoy this podcast episode as much as I did. If you are new to the podcast and enjoy the content, please subscribe, share and give us feedback. I am your host Mnotho Mtshali, and I hope you continue to light up the dark. 

This week, I bumped into Roy Gluckman. Roy is the director of Cohesion Collective, which is an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) consulting and training firm & is a Ted X speaker. His firm have facilitated sessions at multinational firms from Mckinsey & Co, BAT, Unilever, Deloitte and FNB to name a few.Roy and I discuss topics ranging from:·        how violence is used in the LGBTQ+ community to maintain a hierarchy,·        to what equality means - is it treating different people differently?·       Benefits and pitfalls of Cancel Culture·       Do we really want an equal society?I am your host, Mnotho Mtshali and I really hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. If you like what you hear and haven't listened to us before, please subscribe to our podcast and give us some feedback on either iTunes, Spotify or Youtube.

This week I bumped into Beki Ngulube, who is the co-founder of Kweza, a last mile spaza delivery app. Kweza is one of the fastest growing Spaza delivery apps and is processing more than R3 million on their platform. In this episode, we discuss something that all business owners need to know: how to get your first customer and building a MVP!We also discuss funding in Africa, and its many pitfalls. I am your host Mnotho Mtshali, and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. If this episode or any other episode adds any value to you, please subscribe, share and give us feedback.  I hope you will continue to light up the dark. Enjoy 

Welcome to Season 3 of I Bumped Into. This week I bumped into Patrick Palmi. Patrick is the CEO of Palm TV which reaches over 20 million people across multiple platforms, Palm TV has & continues to host multiple celebrities & influencers. In this episode, Patrick & I chat about: ·        His Failures in entrepreneurship ·        How he built Palm TV to reach 20m people ·        And much more. And as always, In true I Bumped into style we go deep. Thank you to the team at Palm TV for hosting me and allowing me to record in their state of art studios. I keep rising because of people like you. I'm your host, Mnotho Mtshali, I hope you enjoy this episode and I trust you will continue to light up the dark. 

In this 9 min short clip of when I bumped into Vus Ngxande, he breaks down iDlozi. He then discusses the challenges our generation will face with regards to African Spirituality. Vusumzi is an engaging a storyteller. He has a way of telling 'stories' that will make you listen to every word. This episode helped me have a deeper understanding of African Spiritualty. If you enjoy this short clip, you can listen to the full episode where we cover a variety of topics, now available from wherever you listen to your podcasts. Be sure to follow his journey, on the Journey of Kwantu https://thejourneykwantu.co.za/ Continue to light up the dark. I Bumped into Team. 

In this short clip of when I bumped into Busi Sibeko the economist from the Institute for Economic Justice, We chat around how capitalism thrives off structural inequalities. How it exploits both women and children and we finish with what can be done about it. We hope you enjoy this short clip and if you find it valuable, please share & comment, your feedback is highly valued. Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark

In this short episode of when I bumped into Bright Khumalo, he shares his view on the old debate on whether you should Rent or Buy Property. I hope you enjoy this short clip & remember the full episode is available from wherever you listen or download your podcasts from. Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark.I Bumped Into Team. 

In this short 8 min clip of when I bumped into Ibtisam, she takes us through why she started Hijabeefied and how she built a following of over 50k followers. We also explore the responsibility of having such an influential platform without losing your authenticity. We hope you find this clip from our archives inspiring and insightful. The full episode is available from wherever you listen to your podcasts. Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark.I Bumped Into Team. 

In this short 3 min clip, we explore if African’s living outside of Africa can have as much of as an impact of people that live in Africa.We chat around thought leaders offering solutions but may be detached from the realities of what is happening on the ground.We hope you enjoy this gem. Taken from the interview I had with Ijangalet Ogwang. Full episode available on all Podcast platforms.Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark. 

This week for the end of Season 2, I bumped into Nda Ngulube. Nda is the co-founder of Pineapple Insurance, which is a peer to peer insurance platform that has disrupted the insurance industry. Pineapple has been consistently recognised at the MTN App of the year awards, is one of 12 Disrupt Africa Start ups to watch, in the Insuretech top 100 globally, wait there’s more, this is on the backdrop of receiving R22.5million in a US start up competition back in 2019. · In this episode we chat on how they got their first 100 customers. · how they built they MVP, funding and how they went about paying developers· Why they chose the insurance industry and how they went about selecting their target audience. If you think this episode could benefit anyone in the start-up community or even someone who is thinking of starting a business, please share it with them, also if you enjoy this episode like I did, give us a shout out by commenting and giving us a review from wherever you are listening. This brings us to the end of season 2, the last 2 years have been nothing short of incredible, thank you for your support, feedback and thank you to all my guest that have blessed me with their presence. Until we meet again in Season 3. Continue to light up the dark.

This week I Bumped into Vusumuzi Ngxande. Vusi is the founder to the Journey of Kwantu. His website, blog and podcast explore questions around African Beliefs, its history and its function in society. In this deep and insightful podcast episode, we chat around: · African Spirituality and Christianity · What is, or Who is idlozi? And can other races have idlozi? · We speak on how colonization stripped us of our African spirituality & how our parents and grand parents had to practice in secret. · We speak on surnames, the history and the contention around it. And as always we go deep. If you find this episode valuable or think you know someone who could benefit from hearing this, please share & comment. We really appreciate your feedback. And lastly if you want to find out more about African spirituality and are brave enough as Vusi would say, please check out his podcast and website, the journey of Kwantu. (show Website) Continue to light up the dark my friends.

This week I had the absolute pleasure of bumping into Richard Charlie. Richard Charlie is your go to guy for understanding the township and why Corporates fail to unlock the value in the informal sector. He is currently the Route to Market specialist for a large multinational in the fortune 500. I really enjoyed chatting with Richard where he dropped many gems. In this insightful episode we speak about :- How big the informal market is & why our government doesn’t embrace it where other African countries clearly promote their informal sector. - What big corporates get wrong about the informal market- How corporate can win in the informal market. - Which big players are actually doing well in the informal market. - What is exactly digitizing the informal market. And As always we go deep. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. As always if this episode adds any value or you think someone in corporate, small business or even a friend who wants to expand their knowledge on the informal sector, please do share and comment and tag them. Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark my friends. *Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the guests and author and do not represent those of people, institution or organisation that the guests and author may or may not be associated with in a professional or personal capacity, unless explicitly stated. Any views or opinions are not intended to malign any region, ethnic group, club, organisations, company or individual.

This week I Bumped into Bright Khumalo. Bright Khumalo is an equity analyst and portfolio manager, managing funds both in the NYSE & JSE. He is a regular contributor to business day and hosts a show on business day live called Velocity. He also has a podcast focused on investment and finance called “the art of randomness” where he interviews industry juggernauts in the investment and finance world. In this episode we discuss a range of topics, such as Active vs Passive investing & which gives better returns. Whether poor people can afford to save? Renting vs buying a house (which is the better option from an investment point of view) The biggest mistakes we see black graduates making regarding finances. And as always, we go deep. I hope you enjoy this episode and remember If this episode adds any value to you or think someone will find value in it, please share it with them and please give us feedback if you have any. Continue to light up the dark. I Bumped Into team

In this short 8 min episode of when I bumped into Busi Sibeko, an economist at the Institute for Economic Justice, breaks down the narrative around “Grants make people lazy” and makes a counter argument which may surprise you. She offers a different perspective to why we should give people grants and why its currently not even enough. I hope you enjoy this short episode clip & as always if you have any feedback or believe someone can get value from this, please share and recommend the podcast episode. *Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the guests and author and do not represent those of people, institution or organisation that the guests and author may or may not be associated with in a professional or personal capacity, unless explicitly stated. Any views or opinions are not intended to malign any region, ethnic group, club, organisations, company or individual.

In this short 3 min video Ibtisam and I discuss the racism that she has experienced in the Arab culture in East Africa. As always, if you find this episode clip interesting or believe someone will benefit from this, please share, comment and give us any feedback. Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark. I Bumped Into Team.

In this short 5 min episode clip from our archive of when I Bumped Into Ben Iwisi, we chat Ignorance. We discuss the implications your ignorance is negatively affecting people. I hope you enjoy this short episode clip & as always if you have any feedback or believe someone can get value from this, please share. Stay Safe and continue to light up the dark.

In Part 2 we explore the difference between being a capitalist and living in a capitalist society. We discuss whether Capitalism is benefiting society. We then dive into the ethics around women labour in a capitalist society. Lastly, we talk about the Pro’s and Cons of the IMF and whether they benefit developing nations. We hope you enjoy this Part 2 of 2 and if you find any value in the discussion’s taking place please comment & share. As Always, Stay Safe, Legendary and continue to light up the dark. *Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the guests and author and do not represent those of people, institution or organisation that the guests and author may or may not be associated with in a professional or personal capacity, unless explicitly stated. Any views or opinions are not intended to malign any region, ethnic group, club, organisations, company or individual.

This week I bumped into Busi Sibeko. Busi is an economist and is currently working for the institute for economic justice. Busi features regularly in Parliament, where she challenges the Budget and other economic reforms proposed by the government. She also is a prominent economic commentator where she shares her economic views and solutions. In part 1 of this episode we touch on: - Why its false to think people have children for grants. - Why we should not have cut national spend. - The cost of austerity. - Why GDP is not great measure to tell us the state of the economy? - We demystify the R500billion (why we didn’t have to go to the IMF) and the avenues we did not explore. - How south Africa was the second country in the world to introduce gender response budgeting. But since then we have gender blind budgets, child blind budgets etc. - So much money was shuffled into building field hospitals, but what about the current hospitals. I hope you find value in Part 1 and if you ever feel so inclined, please share, comment and give us feedback. Remember to stay safe and continue to light up the dark my friends. I Bumped Into Team.

This week, I bumped into Ibtisam Habib, founder of Hijabeefied. Hijabeefied was created to empower Muslim women and later East African women to live their best lives and not fall for societal peer pressure. We chat on why she started her channel and how she built a following of 44k , Racism in the Arab culture, Patriarchy, why hijabs are controversial to the west and in true I Bumped into style we go deep. We get to know who through asking questions such as: - If she were to give a TED a Talk, what would she talk about, - If there is anything she is holding onto that she needs to let go of and other interesting questions where we get to know this Superwomen. I really enjoyed bumping into Ibtisam and having this insightful conversation around being muslim women, Arab culture & islamophobia amongst the many other topics we touch on. If you find a particular part of this episode interesting, let us know, my team and I are always willing to hear your views and learn, comment & share it with someone who may need to hear it. Remember to stay safe and continue to light up the dark.

Welcome to Part 2 of 2,where I bumped into humans of the world. In this last part we chat the biggest lesson that my guests have learnt about themselves or humanity. We look into the crystal ball and predict how do we foresee life continuing from now on in, especially for touchy cultures like Brazilians and Italians, we then end off with quick fire words, quick fire answers. Thank you too all my guests and to you the listener, remember to stay safe, & continue to light up the dark.

This week I Bumped into Humans of the world. I decided to check in with a couple Friends from around the world, more specifically from friends that are living in the epicenter of the coronavirus. In this 2 part series, I chat to friends from Italy, Sweden, The UK, Brazil and the USA. In part 1, we get to know briefly know these humans, ask if they life had to be a genre what would it be ,How life has changed during Corona, and 1 thing they have started doing since the beginning of this pandemic. I hope you enjoy this episode and you learn as much as I did with regards to how other humans of the world are dealing with Coronavirus.

In this insightful short clip, Ben discusses why he hates the narrative around Africa is corrupt. Just a disclaimer, we are not saying Africa is corrupt, however we break down how the media has played a role in constructing a narrative or this perception that only Africans are corrupt, meanwhile we don’t look at who is benefiting the most and least from the “African Corruption”. We also dive in, how selectively we use this term when it applies to the west, meanwhile at the core of it, the west & east is just if not more corrupt but we tend to slap a different name to it. I hope you enjoy this short clip and to hear the entire full podcast episode, just search I bumped Into Ben Iwisi.

In this 5 min short clip from one of our most popular episodes, when I bumped into Liz Letsoalo, we go deep. She shares 3 truths that she would love to leave for the world when she is gone, and its quite profound. Even listening to it more than a year later, it is still moving, inspirational and very insightful. I hope you enjoy this short clip, giving you a glimpse of the wisdom that Liz carries. Stay Safe, Stay Legendary & continue to light up the dark. I Bumped into Team

In this short 4 min episode clip is taken from when I Bumped into Tauriq Adams the visionary who built a $1 million start up in 12 months, in this short clip we briefly talk about the future of jobs. What blew my mind was how he mentions there is a bank that can run the entire business on half the staff. If you enjoy this clip or find it valuable, please share, comment and feedback. If you want to hear the entire podcast on how he built his Food delivery company in Norway, the full episode is available from wherever you get your podcasts. Stay Safe, Healthy and Legendary I Bumped Into team

In this short clip, Sihle and I discuss the psychological loss African Americans suffered during the Atlantic Slave Trade. Stay Safe, Healthy and Legendary I Bumped Into Team

This week I bumped into Sihle Khumalo. Sihle is a mother, a wife, a black women in America, a South African and is currently working in the front lines of Covid-19 in the USA as healthcare worker. In this episode Sihle and I discuss what its really like being on the front lines of Covid especially in the epicenter which is the USA. We also then front into the topic of being black in America and the parallels of being black in SA & America and this time due to Covid, we decided to change our deep approach slightly (to get a better sense of how people are feeling) by asking rapid fire questions in the form of 1 word questions and answers. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed interviewing Sihle.Remember to stay safe, healthy, and legendary. I Bumped Into Team

In this part 2 of 2, I expand on the reasons why I started the "I Bumped Into" podcast and the themes you should expect going forward. Stay Safe, Healthy and Legendary I Bumped Into team.

In this short clip, I cover why I started "I Bumped Into".

In this short 4 min episode from I Bumped Into, Lerato breaks down why its hard to have a Gender Pay gap in the aviation industry. However given South Africa’s historical past, it can become a gray area if you lean into the details. I hope you enjoy this episode. The Full episode is also available on all major podcast platforms. Just search I Bumped into Lerato and it should appear. Stay Safe, Strong, Healthy and Legendary. I Bumped Into Team

In this relatively short episode of I Bumped Into, Oggy shares how GrowSari is disrupting the informal market known as spaza shops in South Africa and Sari Sari stores in the Philippines through eCommerce. He breaks down how Grow Sari essentially has become an Uber for Retail. I hope you find gems in this episode that you can apply to your business. Stay Safe, Stay Healthy. I bumped Into team.

In this short 6 min podcast clip, of when I bumped into Sharon Ogwang, we chat about cultural appropriation of African Americans and other cultures. Some might see it as innocent, but what are the implications of appropriating a culture. If you have any views on this, we would love to hear them, otherwise stay safe, healthy and strong The full episode of when I bumped into Sharon Ogwang is available from where ever you get your podcasts. Stay Legendary I Bumped Into Team

In this short episode clip, my recent guest Ben Iwisi unpacks why we should look at SA as a person. Then following that analogy, we get to understand how South Africa suffered extreme levels Trauma and at times shows PTSD. We further talk about how South Africa does not want to go see a therapist and deal with its abusive past coupled with the fact that South Africa has multiple personalities.We dive deeper to understand the consequences of this predicament, economically and socially and conclude with offering some direction on the topic by looking at how other countries have managed. I hope you enjoy this short episode clip. Full episode is available on all major platforms and as always, if you have any feedback, comments or suggestions for the show, please reach out to the team. Stay Safe, Healthy & Strong. I Bumped into team

This week, I Bumped into a Philosopher, A challenger of beliefs, a Marketeer and a man who refuses to cut his beard, I think its there, so he can stroke it whilst thinking.He goes by the name Benjamin Iwisi and we had a very interesting conversation on several topics such as Slavery, how SA is suffering trauma, has many personalities and is refusing to see a therapist, his challenge with Religion, and as always, in true I bumped into Style we go deep, where I ask him is there anything he is holding onto that he needs to let go of. I am your host Mnotho Mtshali, and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed our intriguing conversation with my guest Ben Iwisi.Stay Safe, Healthy and Strong. I Bumped Into Team

In this short episode clip, Oggy shares a very interesting technique, which can not only be applied to business, but to life in general. I have tried it, and it truly helps you get your house in order and get a better understanding of what is going on. Do you have any other techniques you use in your start up to solve many issues at once, especially if you are fire fighting everyday? Full episode available on all major platforms. Stay Safe and Healthy I Bumped into team

In this short 4 minute episode clip, Lerato shares the pieces of advice she would leave for her daughter. She is actually currently writing a book of advice for her daughter. Full episode available on all major platforms. Just search " I Bumped Into Lerato Mantambo" Stay Safe and healthy. I Bumped Into Team.

This week I bumped into Lerato Mantambo, who at the time of entering, was one of 8 black female pilots in the aviation industry. We chat about why she chose such an industry that is particularly dominated by white males, why its actually hard to have a gender pay gap in the aviation industry and as always, in true I bumped into style we go deep, where I ask her questions such as what have her exes misunderstood about her & what is the one piece of advice she would give her child. It was an absolute delight to have this conversation with Lerato Mantambo & I hope you enjoy this episode as well. If you have any questions for Lerato, comments or feedback on the show, please reach out. Stay Safe, Stay Home & Stay Strong. I Bumped Into team.

In this short episode clip, Oggy shares his idea on its easier to identify what you don’t want vs what you want, as unfortunately people generally don’t know what they want in life or a career. What people generally do know is what they don’t want / don’t like, its easier to identify and thus begins helping you sharpen what you do want, process of elimination. Oggy expands on this idea in this clip. I hope you will use this quarantine as alive time vs dead time, and reflect on what you don’t want in your career. If you enjoy this clip or have any feedback or comments on this subtle change in mindset, please let us know. If you enjoy this type of content and would like to hear more, please do subscribe on YouTube or follow I Bumped into on Instagram, Twitter & Social media.

This week, I bumped into Andrzej Ogonowski otherwise known as Oggy. Oggy has helped build one of the fastest growing startups in the Philippines. He is the Head of Product at GrowSari which is growing to be one of the biggest retail networks in the Philippines without owning any retail outlets. Simply put an Uber for Retailers.We chat in detail in how GrowSari grew, its triumphs and shortcomings. He also shares some advice & tools he uses in business which you can also use in your own life. And as always, in true I bumped into style we go deep, where I ask him questions such as what would he do differently if he knew nobody would judge him, and how would he measure his life. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed interviewing Oggy, and as always if you have any feedback on the show, please let us know. If you want to find out more about GrowSari, below is their website addresshttps://www.growsari.com/ Stay Safe, Stay Home & Stay Healthy.

Where do we draw the line with blaming our history and taking responsibility | Sharon Ogwang In this short clip, Sharon and I discuss where do we exactly draw the line with blaming our history, whether its personal, economic or even at a country/continental level and begin taking responsibility. A disclaimer is that we acknowledge this is a very sensitive subject, hence we never claim to have the answers and we also acknowledge we are talking from a point of privilege, However we do believe it’s a conversation starter. Any thoughts and feedback on this topic are welcome. Stay safe and healthy I Bumped Into team.

Does being a tweet activist having any impact? | Sharon Ogwang on I Bumped Into podcast In this short 3 min clip from when I Bumped into Sharon Ogwang, we briefly speak about being a tweet/couch activist. It is easy for us to criticize or advocate for a cause we “believe in” from the click of a button, however I question does this have any impact in moving (insert what you feel strongly about or against here…) There are countless examples that started off as a movement on social media, but quickly fizzle out as fast as they rose. Sharon gives an unexpected answer that I was surprised by. Full episode available on all major platforms.

Welcome to Season 2 of I Bumped Into. This week I bumped into Sharon Ogwang. Sharon Ogwang is a published author, her book (An image in a Mirror) -link shot its way in the Top 10 list at exclusive books when it launched. She describes herself as a Polymath- I had to google that word a couple of times. One of Sharon’s convictions is having strong beliefs but holding onto them loosely, so in this episode I push the boundaries. Being a Christian, I ask her about Religion in Africa, why is she Christian when it was not the religion of our forefathers especially for someone who is passionate about Africa. -clip I ask about being a tweet activist, we love to change our profile pictures and tweet about events however I question whether this has any impactWhat frustrates her the most about Africans. And as always in true I Bumped Into Style we go deep.

In this short 5 min podcast clip of when 'I Bumped Into Sikelela Finini" we speak about delaying your dreams, aspirations and goals, to pay the bills. What we mean by this is getting the "safe" job to pay the bills. We go on the journey of "if there is a balance" between having that safe job and starting your side hustle. We also touch on how black tax & on how it forces our hand to shelve our dreams for now. My interview with Sikelela was the most popular show to date, so I highly recommend you give the full episode a listen, now available on all platforms. As always, if you have any feedback, please drop us a message, comment or email on how we could improve this show for you. Continue to light up the dark. I Bumped Into Team.

We all love to talk about the “freedom” of being your own boss and starting a business. We also tend to be overly optimistic about our venture, without really questioning or understanding, what it will take to become a successful entrepreneur. In this short 3 min episode clip of when” I bumped into Tauriq Adams”, Tauriq shares his lessons on the dark side of entrepreneurship and what people don’t realise when they are about to embark on such a journey. This segment never appeared in the final episode as this was recorded in a phone call we had prior to the interview, however the team & I felt it was too important not to talk about. As always, appreciate any feedback you may have on the show and if you have any additions to the dark side of entrepreneurship. Continue to light up the dark.

In this 4 min episode of when “I bumped into Jabu Nene” the co-founder of Seven Khalaz a food truck business, he shares the importance of market research for entrepreneurs, however you WONT find the answer in Google. I hope you enjoy this “I Bumped Into” clip and if you enjoy this, find the full episode interview available on all major platforms – Now including Google Podcasts and Stitcher for offline listening. Continue to light up the dark.

The last time I bumped into Liz Letsoalo she shared 3 books everyone should read before they die. Enjoy this 4 min podcast clip from when I Bumped Into Liz Letsoalo To add flavour to what Liz shares, the below was taken from Tools of Titans. Context matters for me, Like where you are in your life. I may pick up a book now that wont resonate but 5 years later it will really touch deeply. So if that’s the case put it down for later and move on. And what exactly are you looking to get out of them. For me is, I have 1 life, I have this massive business goal so why not collapse the timeline and read about people who have gone through similar situations. On that note, here are my top 8 in no particular order. -Mindfulness by Maria Kannikova-As a man thinketh -7 habits if highly effective people-The Zahir-Thinking fast & Slow-The greatest salesman in the world-How to win friends and influence people. -Sapiens Do you have top 5 books you'd recommend before you die?

In this episode clip of I Bumped Into, Tauriq breaks down how to start small whilst validating your idea by using other companies as Guinea pigs as he did whilst built one of the biggest food delivery business in Norway. Think Big, Start Small.

In this 6 min intimate episode clip of "I Bumped Into", Sikelela shares an intimate story of his experience of growing up gay in the township. It took a lot for him to share this on my recent interview with him and I appreciate him being vulnerable and I trust this will assist someone who might be going through the same. Full episode now available. Thank you for speaking your truth.