Podcasts about Dimension Data

Adam Craker has strong views on what's needed to turn around South Africa's fortunes and fix its biggest city, Johannesburg, which has fallen into a state of disrepair. The CEO of iqbusiness, a digital integrator in the Reunert stable formed recently though the merger of IQbusiness and +OneX, is our guest in this episode of the TechCentral Show. Craker – whose career has seen him working for the likes of Accenture, Merchants, Dimension Data and Super Group – tells TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod about his plans for iqbusiness post-merger, how it fits in with Reunert's overall growth plans and why the transaction made sense. He also unpacks: • His take on the government of national unity and why he remains bullish about South Africa's prospects; • The news that government is considering listing some of South Africa's state-owned enterprises on the JSE; • His biggest concerns about the country's future; and • What needs to be done to save Joburg – and the role of the Jozi My Jozi initiative. Don't miss a great conversation! TechCentral

Stephen Grootes speaks to Jan Vermeulen, Editor of My Broadband about the recent high court judgment that found six former Dimension Data executives guilty of engaging in a 'brazen and dishonest' scheme to sell the company's Johannesburg head office, and the executives' vow to appeal the judgment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South African entrepreneur and 'capitalist activist' Rob Hersov discusses Judge Denise Fisher's judgment against former Dimension Data executives. The case reveals alleged fraud involving a rigged R1.4 billion campus sale, exploiting the BEE framework. Hersov criticises the behaviour as harmful to capitalism, foreign investment, and governance while emphasising the judgment's importance for upholding the rule of law.

Two of our most popular commentators are featured tonight, capitalist activist Rob Hersov provides context on Justice Denise Fisher's Jhb High Court judgement slamming six execs of Dimension Data (including co-founders Jeremy Ord and Doc Watson); and 36ONE's founder and CEO Cy Jacobs shares a JSE sector that hasn't caught up with SA's good news. Plus, why Foord's Singaporean team are hot on China for 2025.

Nasdaq-listed Equinix has completed construction of the first phase of a new data centre in Johannesburg, part of a R7.5-billion commitment to building cloud infrastructure in South Africa and the rest of the continent over the next five years. The company's South African MD, Sandile Dube – a former country manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and a former executive at Dimension Data (now NTT Data) – tells TechCentral Show host Duncan McLeod about the new Johannesburg data centre, which is located in Isando on the East Rand, and what type of clients it's hoping to attract. In the interview, Dube chats about: • Equinix's African investment plans and where it intends to build data centre facilities and why; • The Isando data centre and what it offers; • The Equinix company and its investment focus – including its investments in West Africa; • Whether there is an overbuild of data centres taking place in South Africa. Can market demand sustain the level of investment taking place?; and • How Equinix differentiates itself in an increasingly crowded market. Don't miss a great interview! TechCentral

Former Britehouse CEO Scott Gibson was recently appointed as chief executive of enterprise asset management company Pragma. He is the guest in this episode of the TechCentral Show (TCS). Gibson, who also previously headed Dimension Data's (now NTT Data's) global digital practice, tells TCS about his appointment and why he decided to join Pragma, which develops a software platform in South Africa that it exports to companies around the world. Gibson plans to step up that internationalisation effort as CEO. “Pragma's software competes comfortably with the world's top brands, such as SAP, Maximo and IFS Ultimo. I plan to use my experience growing software businesses to help Pragma achieve its international expansion goals,” he says. Co-founder and outgoing CEO Adriaan Scheeres, who led Pragma for 34 years, will remain a shareholder and member of the board. In the interview, Gibson chats about: • Pragma's history and what it does; • The size of the business, and the opportunities he sees abroad for the company; • Its clients; • The trends in the enterprise software market; and • The application of artificial intelligence. Don't miss the conversation! TechCentral

In this episode, Dave McKenzie and Christophe Mallet look at the win from Michael Matthews, and we get nerdy with Dimension Data.

A 2023 report by International Data Corporation (IDC) found that an astonishing 96% of CIOs in South Africa plan to modernise their ERP applications using cloud services. Yet actual implementation has stalled. To discuss this, and what's holding South African organisations back from cloud modernisation projects, TechCentral was joined on the TCS+ business technology show by executives from NTT Data (formerly Dimension Data) and SAP: NTT Data Middle East and Africa head of enterprise applications and cloud Brent Flint and SAP Africa head of partner ecosystem (MEA South) Nazia Pillay. Reasons for slow uptake, Flint and Pillay explained, include a perception that the costs involved are exceptionally high and the dire shortage of the right IT skills to handle these types of projects. In this episode of TCS+, Pillay and Flint unpack: • The history of the relationship between SAP and NTT Data and how the two companies work together today; • Why there is a pressing need for companies to modernise their ERP systems and move to cloud-based solutions; • The benefits of and costs associated with moving to SAP S4/HANA Cloud – what the software offers that legacy ERP systems can't, and the benefits organisations can expect when migrating; • How best to deal with the critical IT skills shortage in South Africa, especially around these types of business application modernisation projects; • The risks associated with business application modernisation and how NTT Data and SAP help their clients address those risks upfront and during project implementation; • The role SAP S/4 HANA Cloud can play in modernising enterprise IT infrastructure and help organisations stay competitive; • The best practices companies should be aware of in achieving a successful migration to S4/HANA Cloud; and • What's coming next from S4/HANA Cloud that companies should get excited about. If you're in any way involved in enterprise IT, you don't want to miss this discussion. TechCentral

David Frankel played a pioneering role in the commercial development of the internet in South Africa as co-founder and CEO of Internet Solutions. Since then, he's gone on to a successful investing career in the US, where he is co-founder and managing partner at Boston- and New York-based Founder Collective, a seed-stage venture capital fund whose successful investments have included Uber Technologies, Brontes (sold to 3M) and PillPack (sold to Amazon). Frankel, widely regarded as one of the most successful entrepreneurs to come out of South Africa's technology industry, joins TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod on TCS Legends to chat about: • His career, and how the Internet Solutions opportunity came about; • What it was like in the early days of the internet in South Africa; • The fight he led, with Mark Todes, against Telkom's attempts in the 1990s to monopolise the internet industry – and how the industry won the battle; • The cast of characters at Internet Solutions, including brothers Ronnie and Alon Apteker, that made it a special place to be at the time; • Whether he was really offered the job of CEO of Dimension Data; • His studies at Harvard Business School; • The creation of Founders Collective, and why Boston is a great place for a tech-focused venture capitalist to be; and • His views on South Africa in 2024 and his continued connection to the country. Don't miss this insightful interview with one of South Africa's leading entrepreneurs, exploring the role he played in the heady days of the internet in South Africa and what it took to build a successful investment career in the US. We apologise for the audio quality issues in this episode. TechCentral

Persetel's Roux Marnitz, Altron's Bill Venter, Vodacom's Alan Knott-Craig and Datatec's Jens Montanana are all undisputed business legends in South Africa's ICT industry. The four – all now retired except for Datatec CEO Montanana – are the subject of episode 2 of TechCentral's new fortnightly technology show, TCS Legends. This episode, the second part of an opening double header, features insights from investing legend Duarte da Silva about the four businessmen who had an outsized impact of the technology sector in South Africa. The show, the latest from TechCentral — the home of real technology journalism in South Africa –showcases people who achieved great things in (and for) the local tech sector. In episode 1 of TCS Legends, Da Silva – a well-known industry figure who was once the country's top IT analyst (at Merrill Lynch) and who founded Macquarie First South – unpacked the Dimension Data story, with a focus on former CEO Jeremy Ord. Find that episode at techcentral.co.za. TechCentral

Well-known investor and businessman Duarte da Silva joins TCS Legends to discuss Jeremy Ord, Roux Marnitz, Alan Knott-Craig, Jens Montanana and Bill Venter. -- Well-known investor and businessman Duarte da Silva is the guest in the inaugural episode of TechCentral's TCS Legends, a new video podcast series focused on legendary figures who helped shape South Africa's technology industry. A two-part scene setter for the rest of the limited series, Da Silva – who knows many of the individuals who built businesses in the country's tech space after 1994 – shares his insights into the (often colourful) characters who helped define the country's ICT sector into what it is today. TCS Legends, which is powered by Mitel, has a great line-up of guests secured over the coming months. But in episode 1 – the first of a double header with Da Silva – we delve into the people, the deals and sometimes the scandal that helped define an industry. Da Silva, an avid investor who serves on a number of company boards, is a former director of Merrill Lynch – where his hefty analyst reports on JSE-listed tech companies in the 1990s had company CEOs lapping up his insights, and more than a little fearful about what he might write about them. He also founded Macquarie First South, among other enterprising ventures, and possesses encyclopaedic knowledge of business in South Africa. A legend in his own right, Da Silva shares often-amusing tales of deals (some of which went horribly wrong), corporate shenanigans and plenty more besides with TCS Legends. In the show, he chats about many people and companies, but the primary focus is on five individuals: • Jeremy Ord at Dimension Data (now NTT Data) • Roux Marnitz at Persetel (now BCX) • Bill Venter at Altron • Jens Montanana at Datatec • Alan Knott-Craig at Vodacom The show is hosted by TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod, who said of the interview with Da Silva: “If you are, or have ever been, involved in South Africa's IT industry, this is one show you simply do not want to miss!” Part 2 of the interview with Da Silva will be published on Monday, 4 March 2024. TechCentral

In this What's Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Dimension Data CEO Alan Turnley-Jones discusses why the company is rebranding to NTT Data. Turnley-Jones held multiple managerial roles at BCX in the 1990s before joining Dimension Data in 1999. Turnley-Jones also held other roles at Dimension Data, such as Services Executive and Managed Cloud and Infrastructure Services Executive, before taking over the reins as CEO in 2022. Towards the end of 2023, Dimension Data announced that after 40 years, it would be changing its name to NTT Data starting 1 April 2024. Turnley-Jones joins Aki Anastasiou to discuss the motivations behind this move. He explains how the company will benefit from this change while maintaining the legacy Dimension Data has built in South Africa over the last few decades. Turnley-Jones also unpacks the digital trends he expects to see in 2024 and explains how Dimension Data will adapt to these changes. He talks about the sustainability of Dimension Data's data centres before concluding by revealing the company's plans for 2024.

Big changes are coming to the way companies build and manage their network infrastructure. This is a key discussion point in the latest episode of TechCentral's TCS+ technology show, featuring subject matter experts from Dimension Data – soon to be NTT Data – and Cisco. NTT's 2022/2023 Global Network Report found that 70% of CEOs surveyed indicated that a lack of network maturity was negatively impacting business delivery. But what's the solution? To unpack that question in some detail, TCS+ spoke to four experts in the field: • Prashil Gareeb, vice president of MNCS, Dimension Data; • Paul Mende, director of managed networking product management, Dimension Data; • Adesh Baboolal, acting client partner director: managed services, NTT South Africa; and • Aadil Hassim, sales specialist for enterprise networking and software, Cisco South Africa. Gareeb kicks off the discussion on the brand changes taking place at Dimension Data – including the renaming of the company – and what they mean for the business and its clients. He also unpacks the longstanding relationship between both Cisco and Dimension Data and Cisco and the NTT Group. The panellists then unpack: • Why many companies have failed to pay sufficient attention to networking. Why is it important to get networking right in the modern cloud era? And what role does this play in digital transformation initiatives? • The advances in wireless networking compared to traditional cabled networks; • How Dimension Data – soon, NTT Data – can help companies with their network modernisation efforts, including a look at what Dimension Data offers the market in terms of managed network services through the NTT Spektra solution; • The relationship the Cisco and how the organisations are working together to solve customers' problems; • The advantages – and potential pitfalls – of a network modernisation project, including a look the security considerations; and • The benefits of outsourcing network management. Don't miss this insightful discussion! TechCentral

In 1987, David migrated from South Africa and founded Com Tech Communications, one of Australia's first specialist supplier of IT networking and communications products. Fourteen years later, he sold the business to Dimension Data at an enterprise value of over $1 billion making him the first Australian 'unicorn'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 04:45:00 +0000 https://jungeanleger.podigee.io/1170-borsepeople-im-podcast-s10-02-margarete-schrambock 2ea1b6083d3aeb78a94f76ce115f3080 Margarete Schramböck ist Board Member bei der neuen Aramco Digital, Strategic Advisor & Investor, war in der Österreichischen Bundesregierung Ministerin für Wirtschaft und digitale Agenden und davor 22 Jahre Führungskraft in der IT-Branche. Wir gehen auf eine dreigeteilte gut gelaunte Zeitreise mit zunächst den Stationen als Chefin von Alcatel-Lucent, Nextira One, Dimension Data, A1 Telekom Austria, dann weiter in die Politik mit viel Digitalem und letztendlich in die aktuelle Phase der Selbstständigkeit als Advisor und Investor, sprechen da u.a. über Hueck Folien, Aramco Digital, die Future Tech in Oman (findet am Publishing Tag dieser Aufnahme statt), die MSCH Management GmbH und vieles mehr. Grüsse gehen u.a. an Palfinger und Wolfgang Marek. https://www.aramco.com https://www.hueck-folien.com About: Die Serie Börsepeople findet im Rahmen von http://www.audio-cd.at und dem Podcast "Audio-CD.at Indie Podcasts" statt. Es handelt sich dabei um typische Personality- und Werdegang-Gespräche. Die Season 10 umfasst unter dem Motto „24 Börsepeople“ 24 Talks Presenter der Season 10 ist die Bawag, https://www.bawaggroup.com/de .Welcher der meistgehörte Börsepeople Podcast ist, sieht man unter http://www.audio-cd.at/people. Der Zwischenstand des laufenden Rankings ist tagesaktuell um 12 Uhr aktualisiert. Bewertungen bei Apple (oder auch Spotify) machen mir Freude: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/audio-cd-at-indie-podcasts-wiener-boerse-sport-musik-und-mehr/id1484919130 . 1170 full no Christian Drastil Comm.

Louwki Coetsee's entire career has been devoted to serving companies' technical needs. After earning his Master Network Engineer qualification, he became a technical trainer for Torque-IT, and shortly after this, he was promoted to Technical manager. Louwki then joined Tronic Trade Technology Holdings and served as Technical Manager. He then spent over a decade at Netsurit starting as a Senior Technical Consultant. He worked his way up to Head of Support at Netsurit and was part of the executive committee. Following a 3-year stint at Dimension Data as a Service Improvement & Enablement Manager and part of the GSC Management team, he re-joined the Netsurit team in 2017 to help grow the US business. Louwki enjoys playing Ice-hockey and spending summer weekends on the boat. He also loves spending time with his wife, Yolandie, and son, Logan. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!   Connect with Louwki Coetsee: Website: www.netsurit.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/netsurit YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9m8aozkbtALdVriOsePPg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/netsurit/mycompany/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Netsurit/

Secure access service edge, or SASE – pronounced “sassy”, this emerging network security concept, first described four years ago by Gartner, has huge benefits for organisations, provided it's done right. To discuss what SASE is and how South African organisations can take advantage of it, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod is joined on the TCS+ technology show by leading experts on the topic from Dimension Data and Palo Alto Networks. Dimension Data's Padma Naidoo, head of the company's security practice, is joined by her colleague, Laudec McCarthy, a senior security solutions architect at Dimension Data in the Middle East Africa, as well as Ross Templeton, a system engineering manager at Palo Alto Networks in sub-Saharan Africa. The three experts tackle a range of topics around SASE, including: • The relationship between Dimension Data (soon to be NTT Data) and Palo Alto Networks. • What SASE is exactly, and why organisations should be taking it seriously. • The concept of zero-trust security and the role it plays in the SASE model. • What is involved in deploying SASE technology – what companies should expect on the journey. • The complexities and challenges involved in a SASE deployment. • Dimension Data's solutions in the SASE space. • Palo Alto's Prisma solution – what it is and how companies can use it. • How companies should go about evaluating the SASE options available to them. And what should they be considering when selecting a managed network services partner? There's a ton of valuable information in this episode of TCS+. If you organisation is considering a SASE project, or even you are simply curious about what can be achieved using the SASE model, don't miss this discussion! TechCentral

Episode 79 explores Customer Centric Selling with Dave ElsnerDave Elsner is a seasoned sales professional with over 35 years of experience in technical sales.  He has held positions in sales, management, Director, RVP, SVP, and EVP's for 30 years with Dimension Data and A&T.  Dave's passion for developing, enabling, mentoring, and coaching sales teams to greater success led him to establish “The Tech Sales Coach”. As the founder of The Tech Sales Coach, Dave has impacted over 50 Companies and thousands of sales representatives and sales engineers with his Social Selling and Sales Methodology workshops.  His coaching helps sales teams improve their Connections, Conversations, Relationships, Leads, Discovery, Qualifications, Deal Development, Negotiations, and Results. Dave's expertise in sales methodology training is based on his belief in “Customer Centric Selling” methods, which hit every stage of sales.  He works with sales teams to implement a consistent, repeatable sales process that is customized with their solutions.   Dave's passion for sales coaching and training has made him a sought-after speaker.  His expertise in sales methodology, sales coaching, sales training, sales enablement, B2B Sales, marketing, business management, and business development makes him a valuable resource for any organization looking to improve its sales performance.The Business of Business, topics are divided into 4 Categories: Management, Operations, Sales, and Financial. Target Audience is Business Owners, C-Level Executives, Management, and anyone considering starting a business. Helping you run a successful profitable business.Contact me at: www.bcforg.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-fisher-72174413/

Send us a Text Message.“You can't always succeed, but we keep trying and we keep showing the value or trying to show the value of what we do and why it's going to be in the organisation's best interest.”Jane CurtainIn this episode, you'll hear about:Themes & Trends in the Modern Workplace: How flexibility, hybrid work models and remote facilitation have changed & continue to change the way in which businesses and teams operateBreaking Down Design Thinking: Why organisations need to place greater value on inclusive & service design and how leaders can foster greater diversity and inclusivity in the processMitigating Flight Risk: Staying ahead of employees seeking career change and knowing how to find, motivate and maintain loyal employeesImportance of Employee Experience: The right tools, processes and technology that can optimise employee experience and improve retention and productivityFacilitation Engagement: Tips & tricks to improve involvement and contributions when running workshops and presentations and how to shift facilitation styles to meet modern expectationsKey links:UniSuper https://www.unisuper.com.au/Jakob Nielsen https://www.designprinciplesftw.com/authors/jakob-nielsenFlight Risk https://www.aihr.com/blog/flight-risk-employee/Dimension Data https://www.dimensiondata.com/Design Thinking https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/design-thinkingService Design https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/service-designAbout our guestJane Curtain (https://www.linkedin.com/in/janecurtain/) is an enthusiastic and ever-evolving design thinker, having spent time as a strategic CX design consultant and an in-house service designer across a vast range of industry verticals for over 20 years. She first entered the industry as a Voice User Interface Designer in 2000. She's particularly passionate about directing people's attention to how we think about end users, how we include them in the design process, and how we provide fit for purpose, connected products and services.Jane is very multifaceted in her approach to CX design, and her role usually requires her to be part researcher, part designer, part strategist, part trainer, part coach, part mentor and part change manager.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-hud..., is a Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching & consultancy Company Road (www.companyroad.co)Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with Academy Xi in CX, Product MaFor weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

In this What's Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Brent Flint – Cloud Services Executive for Dimension Data Middle East and Africa – discusses everything your business needs to know about cloud migrations. Flint has been a part of the Dimension Data team for over 20 years, where he has held strategic leadership roles across multiple departments. He has an intimate understanding of the IT services market, which has helped Dimension Data to perform and deliver on shorter-term commitments, while also transforming its delivery model to embrace long-term managed and cloud services. In this What's Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Flint discusses the process of moving to the cloud. He begins by discussing cloud ERP migrations in particular and highlights the challenges businesses face when undergoing this process. Flint then explains when businesses should move their systems to the cloud, as well as the scenarios where it isn't the best idea. He also covers how businesses can measure the success of their cloud migration, as well as how they should manage their new cloud systems to maximise their value. Flint concludes by discussing the biggest mistakes businesses make when embarking on their cloud migration journeys.

In this What's Next in Security interview, Sudipto Moitra – GM for ICT Solutions at MTN Business – joins Aki Anastasiou to discuss MTN's transformation from a telco to a TechCo. Moitra has built up extensive experience holding several strategic management positions at leading companies – including TCS and Dimension Data. In his current role at MTN Business, Moitra is responsible for ensuring that the company creates industry-leading B2B ICT solutions by converging legacy telco infrastructure with modern technology. Moitra is a distinguished thought leader in this arena and is building a strategy that will move MTN Business up the ICT stack. Moitra begins this What's Next interview by explaining what a TechCo is and why MTN Group is focused on becoming one. He then unpacks the latest B2B ICT trends and highlights the trends where South Africa is lagging behind the rest of the world.

It's been eight months since Werner Kapp took the reins from Mteto Nyati at Altron. Now firmly in his new role, Kapp joins the TechCentral Show (TCS) to unpack his strategy for the storied JSE-listed technology group. Kapp, who previously led Dimension Data, talks about Altron's financial results for the year ended 28 February 2023 and how, despite the rotten economy, it still managed to produce revenue growth of 19%. In the interview, Kapp unpacks: • His strategy for Altron – and why he's focusing on the areas he is; • Which parts of Altron have him particularly excited; • Value-unlock opportunities for Netstar and other operating companies; • The role played by Altron investor Value Capital Partners; • The plans for Altron Document Solutions; • The opportunities and challenges facing Altron Karabina, Altron Systems Integration and Altron Security; • The impact of load shedding on Altron; and • Why he's still cautiously optimistic about South Africa's future. Don't miss the interview! TechCentral

Louwki's entire career has been devoted to serving companies' technical needs. After earning his Master Network Engineer qualification, he became a technical trainer for Torque-IT, and shortly after this, he was promoted to Technical manager. Louwki then joined Tronic Trade Technology Holdings and served as Technical Manager. He then spent over a decade at Netsurit starting as a Senior Technical Consultant. He worked his way up to Head of Support at Netsurit and was part of the executive committee. Following a 3-year stint at Dimension Data as a Service Improvement & Enablement Manager and part of the GSC Management team, he re-joined the Netsurit team in 2017 to help grow the US business.

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Fairtrees's Jacobus Lacock talks the move from economics to the asset management industry, his worst-ever trade and why Dimension Data was his first buy.

Fairtrees's Jacobus Lacock talks the move from economics to the asset management industry, his worst-ever trade and why Dimension Data was his first buy.

In this What's Next in Cloud interview, Aki Anastasiou is joined by Ahmed Mahomed and Sandile Dube. Mahomed is the Group CEO of Datacentrix and a seasoned businessman with 22 years of experience in the IT industry. He has been with Datacentrix since 2002, having joined to head up the company's Infrastructure division. He was then named the COO in 2007 and soon took the lead as the CEO in the same year. Before joining Datacentrix, Mahomed held several executive management positions, including being Operations Manager at Cashbuild for 12 years and the Managing Director of Pinnacle for four years. Sandile Dube is the Acting Managing Director for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) South Africa. He is experienced in management, having been the Country Manager for HPE South Africa and the Sales Manager for Dimension Data's MEA region. These two experienced businessmen join Aki to discuss how their companies are working together to deliver a unique hybrid cloud solution to the South African market. Mahomed begins by explaining why Datacentrix is pushing a data-first strategy while others are focusing their attention on cloud-first approaches. Dube then talks about the challenges companies face when moving to the cloud, before Mahomed highlights that while one of these challenges is the cost of moving, the greater cost will be incurred if companies do not deploy one.

The COVID pandemic required a rapid restructuring of corporate and business networks to include mobile and remote work-from-home network access. That 2-year network nightmare also highlighted the security holes accelerating a need for networking and security personnel to address the problems. Jacob Hess Don Witt, of The Channel Daily News, speaks with Jacob Hess, Chief Academic Officer, and Co-founder of NGT Academy, about their training programs. Jacob points out that both co-founders served in the Air Force teaching servicemen what they needed to know to be network and cyber security engineers.  They have implemented  the same style of training at NGT. For example, their Skills Qualifications Checks process proactively implements a verification procedure for the specific skills on the list.  The list was created from those known activities that are required to perform certain functions in their chosen NGT program. Jacob goes on to enthusiastically outline their new training program. If you are a carrier or enterprise, NGT can update and provide current information to your staff.  If you were in the military or not, NGT can prepare you for a new HIGH PAYING career. Listen in to Jacob and then give him a call to find out how you can hire his graduates! About: NGT Academy was founded by two Air Force veterans who have trained thousands of engineers for the military. They have combined the military-style training philosophy of job readiness with decades of network engineering and cyber security experience working at Cisco Systems, Arista Networks, and Dimension Data into an immersive program to get people into cyber security or networking careers faster and more effectively than ever! They believe they have the best program to equip anyone to be cyber security specialists in the fastest way possible. They believe in having a strong foundation in network architecture before students go into their cyber security training. Once the student masters the fundamentals in networking, they are better prepared to step into the NGT Academy cyber security training program along with real-world projects. For more information, go to: https://nexgent.com/

Sean Duffy is the Global Vice President of Cybersecurity GTM at NTT, a position he has held since June 2019. Duffy is responsible for the development and execution of the NTT Security GTM strategy and portfolio. He joined Dimension Data in 1999 and worked there until 2019, holding many prominent positions during this time - including Security National General Manager, Security MEA Executive, and Senior Vice President of Group Security. In this What's Next in Security interview, Duffy discusses the latest trends in the cybersecurity industry. He talks about how the skills shortage across South Africa is affecting the managed security services market.

Surely, there must be something to learn from someone who started a company from scratch and sold it 15 years later for a value of more than $1 billion. Well, David Shein is that someone who is generous to share his business lessons from growing Com Tech Communications (later Dimension Data) as one of Australia's first unicorns. He outlines his journey in his book, ‘The Dumbest Guy at the Table'. Far from being dumb, though, he's surrounded himself with very smart people – that itself is a very smart move. Business Essentials Daily is produced by: SoundCartelsoundcartel.com.au+61 3 9882 8333See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neal Botje is the Practice Head of Security for Dimension Data, a position he has held since August 2021. He is passionate about data privacy and information security, and has a background in problem-solving, critical and systems thinking, and protecting sensitive data for large financial institutions. Botje previously worked at XON as the Head of Information Security and Compliance for over five years. He then joined McAfee in 2016 as an Enterprise Account Executive involved in data protection and cybersecurity. Finally, Botje moved to Dimension Data in November 2020 as a Cloud Executive before assuming his current position. In this What's Next interview, Botje joins Aki Anastasiou to discuss the latest cybersecurity threat trends and how Dimension Data is adapting to tackle them. Botje highlights the biggest cyber vulnerabilities most organisations currently have and explains the best way they can mitigate these threats.

TalkingHeadz is an interview format podcast featuring the movers and shakers of enterprise communications - we also have great guests. In this episode  Dave and Evan  discuss the contact center, video, UCaaS, and life as an entrepreneur with Joe Manuele, CEO and Founder of No Filter. Prior to No Filter, Joe served as SVP Corporate and Business Development at Dialpad, where he landed after Dialpad acquired Highfive. How Joe ended up running Highfive is covered in this podcast, but he started there as a board member representing NTT.  Joe has over 25 years of IT and communications experience in the enterprise and global carrier markets, gained at organizations including Avaya, Cisco, Actelis Networks, and Dimension Data.  Joe  served as Group Executive ̶ Communications at Dimension Data and NTT Global where he was responsible for its global UC and Collaboration business unit. 

Today, we will be talking with our good friend, Jacob Hess. He is the Cofounder of NGT Academy, an immersive, military-grade cybersecurity and IT professional training platform founded by former tech instructors from the U.S. Air Force who trained thousands of engineers for the military with top security clearances. The founders have combined the military-style training philosophy of job readiness with more than 40 years of work experience across network engineering, cyber security, and systems engineering for the U.S. government, Cisco Systems, Arista Networks and Dimension Data. The result is an immersive program constructed to get NGT Academy students into careers in cyber and network security jobs within months rather than after years of traditional education. For more information please visit www.ngt.academy. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ years of expertise help you achieve the outcomes that are best for your business: cybersecurity, cloud, SD-WAN and data center. We have engineers and project managers available to assist you. Call our office at 678-575-8515, email us at info@techandmain.com or visit us at www.techandmain.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techandmain/message

In this fifth episode of season two, we're in conversation with public relations consultant, public speaker and WomeninTechZA co-founder Samantha Perry. Through the work of WomeninTechZA, Perry aims to bridge the gender diversity gap in the tech sector. Working both as a journalist and PR professional in a consultancy and full-time capacity over the past 20 years, Perry has covered the ICT sector for the likes of Computing SA (editor), ComputerWeek, and Brainstorm magazine (editor). In her capacity as a PR professional and consultant, she has worked with listed and multinational organisations such as Striata, Google, Telkom, MTN and Dimension Data. She currently serves as the Johannesburg Agency Lead for public relations and integrated marketing agency Irvine Partners. We'd love to hear from you, tweet us @changevoices, find us on Instagram, connect with us on LinkedIn, and visit our website frayintermedia.com. If you have any specific women in mind that you'd like to hear from or if you want to support our endeavor, please contact Paula directly at pfray@frayintermedia.com or direct message her on social media.

Shaun chats with Jacqui Miller (Application Architect at Dimension Data), one of the newest UiPath MVP's and the first female MVP in Africa, on all things UiPath and Microsoft Power Automate.

“It's very easy to get excited about new ideas when you don't understand the foundations." Michel Robert (CEO of Epsilon Telecommunications) speaks with Xquadrant's Founder Richard Medcalf. Michel had an extensive career in tech and telecoms, with positions at Dimension Data and Claranet before becoming CEO of Epsilon Telecommunications, a global connectivity provider that is simplifying how businesses connect applications and data in the cloud and around the world through its Network as a Service platform.​ We are continuing our season "The CEO Learning Curve". Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they've learned over the first few quarters in the role, and what lies ahead.

http://www.ianmoyse.co.uk/ (Ian Moyse) is Sales Director at Cloud Telephony provider http://www.natterbox.com/ (Natterbox) and Onalytica #1 Social influencer in Cloud 2017. He was awarded Sales Director of the Year by the Institute of Sales Management (ISM) and Linkedin awarded him a Linkedin Power Profile as a top 10 Influencer in the UK technology sector. Ian has built many new business sales teams in both small start-ups and large corporate organisations. SPONSORS SneakerCreatures: https://www.sneakercreatures.com/ USE PROMO CODE: NICKLUGO for 10% discount on all sneakers Over his years of branding, he has amassed 36,000 followers on LinkedIn, 41,000 Followers on Twitter, becoming a “micro-influencer” He was awarded the accolade of UK Sales Director of the year by BESMA (British Excellence in Sales Management Awards) and in 2019 and 2020 was listed in the top 50 Sales Keynote speakers by Top Sales World. Ian was rated #1 Cloud influencer by Onalytica and Klout and has been recognised as a as a http://cloud-implementation.com/best-cloud-computing-blogs/ (leading cloud Blogger) and was listed in the https://data-economy.com/data-economy-emea-50-the-top-influencers-in-data-centres-cloud-and-data-in-2017/ (EMEA top 50 influencers in Data Centres, Cloud and Data 2017) also winning best Unified Comms Blog in 2017 from UCtoday. Ian is prolific content contributor and creator and is widely published on matters of Cloud, Security, Sales Leadership and Social Selling. Ian has social influenced/blogged for Oracle, SAP, Sage, IBM, HP, Commvault, Equinix, Dimension Data and many more and is a guest writer for many publications. On This Episode of the Nick Lugo Show, we talked about how to keep up with podcast guests. FOLLOW IAN MOYSE LinkedIn: http://ianmoyse.co.uk/ (http://ianmoyse.co.uk/) Twitter: http://ianmoyse.cloud/ (http://ianmoyse.cloud/) SPONSORS SneakerCreatures: https://www.sneakercreatures.com/ USE PROMO CODE: NICKLUGO for 10% discount on all sneakers PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://nick-lugo.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lugos-journey/id1527159307?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OrMPWEyIGIdQpBkNEZqe0 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/3ffb95d4/podcast/rss YouTube Full Episodes: www.youtube.com/NickLugoShow YouTube Clips: www.youtube.com/channel/UC_IEc5zSq7grb4lgGGEcqUw SUPPORT and CONNECT: – Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickLugooo – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick.lugo/ – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-lugo-2a7124208/ – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicholas.lugo.311 – Email: nicholasanthonylugo@gmail.com

My guest this week is David Bowie. No, obviously not that David Bowie, although, of course, he gets that response all the time. But David Bowie, the senior vice president and managing director of MRI Software Asia Pacific. David has a 25 year history in the technology space, working for companies including PWC, IBM, Dimension Data and SaaS. And if you're not sure who MRI Software is, well, they are a global real estate solutions company that purchased Rockend back in 2019. David joined MRI just before the pandemic broke out and since then, he's made an impact as a transformative leader who has also acquired several well known Proptechs, including Australian CRM Box and Dice and New Zealand Proptech who is on location. David's a big believer in the importance of strong organisational cultures. And in this interview, we talk about the role of longstanding tech suppliers in the innovation ecosystem and driving change in large organisations, including the best way to handle rusted on clients who may not wish to upgrade. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theproptechpodcast/message

I'm delighted to be welcoming back David Shein, the Co-founder and General Partner of Our Innovation Fund, as my guest for Episode 157 of The Startup Playbook Podcast. We last spoke on the podcast a year ago, where David shared his lessons and journey as the Founder of Com Tech, a business that over 14 years he grew to 1,400 staff before being acquired by Dimension Data for $1B. We also spoke about David's role as the Co-founder & General Partner at our Innovation Fund, an early stage VC fund that has just closed it's 3rd fund worth over $100M to invest in exciting Australian startups. David is coming back on the podcast to discuss his recently published a book titled; “The Dumbest Guy at the Table: How I founded Australia's first unicorn” to uncover many of the lessons he picked up from his time as a founder & investor. Not only is the book full of fantastic insights and lessons, the book is supporting a great cause as well with 100% of the proceeds from this book going to The Black Dog Institute to raise money for mental health research. In this episode we discussed a wide range of topics including: The importance of keeping A players and how to deal with bad hiresWhat David looks for in early stage investmentsLessons from having legendary sports starts such as Bob Dwyer and Ian Chappel on the Com Tech BoardWhy founders should keep it simple& much more Ps - as mentioned at the end of this episode, I will be doing a giveaway of a few copies of David's book. To enter, head over to the LinkedIn post here and share your favourite lesson from this or any previous episode of The Startup Playbook Podcast. Alternatively you can buy David's book here Timestamps  2.45 - Introduction to David and his new book6.07 - How David started his first company and how business has changed since then7.30 - Knowing when your business isn't working out and when to leave it 11.41 - Why someone isn't always an expert just because they know more about something than you14.14 - Managing people and the importance of letting people go when they aren't the right fit18.16 - Why you should hire for attitude and teach specific skills20.53 - What David looks for in founders and a founding team to invest in23.55 - Making intuitive investment decisions 27.40 - Building culture and why an Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) isn't the answer to all company culture problems31.19 - Implementing company culture effectively 37.29 - Focusing on getting a core product right before doing too many different things40.47 - The similarities between sport and business culture46.02 - Defining the business focus and whether the systems or people are most important 50.36 - Why profits are made on the buying, not the selling53.24 - What David believes will always be true and relevant in startups 57.23 - Where to find David and how to get a copy of his new book  Links Mentioned  David's Links:  David's LinkedIn The Dumbest Guy at the Table Book Our Innovation Fund Website Our Innovation Fund LinkedIn  People Mentioned: Satya Nadella Bob IgerElon Musk Jeff BezosMark Zuckerberg Reed HastingsAnthony EisenNick MolnarMelanie Perkins Cliff ObrechtMike Cannon-BrookesScott FarquharLarry DiamondMatt Browne Jack WelchBob DwyerIan Chappell Emily PheifferBen CroweAsh BartyDylan AlcottGabby Leibovich Neil Perry  Companies Mentioned  Black Dog InstituteCiscoMicrosoftAfterpayCanvaZipNetflix  AWS XeroAmazon AtlassianBlack Nova VenturesGeneral Electric (GE)Richmond Football Club Deliveroo CatchSquare Rockpool Other Links Mentioned Netflix Show - The PlaybookNetflix Show - Bad SportApple TV Show - Ted LassoCatch Of The Decade Book Past Episodes Mentioned  Episode 133 - David SheinEpisode 156 - Matt BrowneEpisode 135 - Gabby Leibovich Feedback/connect/say hello: Rohit@startupplaybook.co@RohitBhargava7 (Twitter)/rohbhargava (LinkedIn)@ro...

If you're a founder and are wondering how to really get sales right, or if you're a sales leader and want to figure out how to hire people, help them level up and really propel your company into the next orbit, you must listen to Joe Manuele, the SVP of Corporate and Business Development at cloud communications company Dialpad. For several years now, Joe has had a ringside view of the transformation in the selling process. In this episode of The Orbit Shift Podcast, we talk to him about his journey and the need to continuously evolve as a manager. The top traits and abilities he looks for in salespeople, the metrics with which to track a sales team, how companies can wed an inside sales motion along with a product-led growth motion, and the lessons learned from the acquisition of his previous company Highfive. Get $10,000 free credits to use Freshworks products (including the brand new Freshworks CRM packed with AI-based lead scoring, phone, email, and activity capture) by joining the Freshworks for Startups program. Click here to check eligibility.To signup for Dialpad for Startups click here About the GuestJoe Manuele is Sr. Vice President Corporate and Business Development at Dialpad and former CEO of Highfive, which Diaplad acquired in August 2020. He has over 25 years of IT and communications experience in the enterprise and global carrier markets, gained at Avaya, Cisco, and Actelis Networks. Joe also served as Group Executive ̶ Communications at Dimension Data and NTT Global, where he was responsible for the $2 Bn UC and Collaboration business unit. Sign up for regular updates from The Orbit Shift Podcast.The Orbit Shift Podcast is powered by Freshworks Inc, a global SaaS company headquartered in San Mateo, California. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, consider giving us a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Host and Producer - Jayadevan PKAssistant Producer - Shashwath JAudio Engineer - Rajesh Subramanian  

In this episode, Themba talks about how HR and “Ways of Working” is like music, painting, cattle herding, village elder meetings, and warrior collectives, how much better work could be if, as with his son going to school, we went there more for the people than the job itself, and what both African and artificial intelligence have to offer toward employee engagement.Themba Chakela is the General Manager of Ways of Working at Transnet, South Africa's state-owned transport company. a Change Maven, Impact Driver, Culture Chemist, Transformation Trooper, Organisation Whisperer, Complexity Slayer, Value Wrangler, and Engagement Engineer. Before Transnet he was Principal Head HR, Southern Africa at Dimension Data.Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interviews a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the new distributed workplace.Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of Innovation At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.Guests for our first season include corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson TangYou can read more about our season one guests at our website, and sign up for reminders to make sure you never miss an episode. 

Stephanie, Head of Marketing at Dimension Data (East & West Africa) is on the couch today talking about the role Dimension Data is playing in helping unlock digital transformation and tech and IT services access to businesses in Africa, and all she has learned through her journey with a strong emphasis on community and constant learning

My guest for Ep133 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Co-founder & General Partner of Our Innovation Fund, David Shein. In 1986, David launched Com Tech, just 9 months after moving to Australia from South Africa. Fast forward 14 years and the company grew to 1,400 staff across Australia and revenues of $700M before eventually being acquired by Dimension Data for $1B. Since then, David has transitioned into becoming an investor and mentor to a number of startups, many of which have been successfully exited. These include Zipmoney, CalReply, Latam Autos, Pocketbook, Centric Wealth, BlueFire, BizCover, MacromatiX and Holly Connects. He is currently the Co-founder & General Partner of Our Innovation Fund, a $125M early stage venture capital fund that invests in exciting Australian startups. We covered a range of topics in this interview including: Building and scaling a company culture through trust, respect and storytellingCom Tech's infamous approach of legendary customer service that helped beat out it's competitorsWhat David looks for as an investor& much more! Full interview below! Show notes: Nathan CherNo Rules Rules (book) - Reed Hastings & Erin MeyerSteve NolaArianna Huffington - “No more brilliant jerks”Holly ConnectsLance BerksBare CremationsClear DynamicsSteve Vamosa16z Podcast: Designing a Culture of Reinvention with Ben Horowitz & Reed HastingsThe Hard thing about Hard things (book) - Ben HorowitzJohn Chambers (Cisco)VoiceGenie TechnologiesRangeMeNicky Jackson Special Thanks: Special thanks to Ross Cochrane, Nathan Cher, Steve Nola and Lance Berks who helped with research for this interview ? . Next interview: Join our next live podcast interview with the Co-founder & Co-CEO of Open AI & Huddle, Jason WilbyDate: 24th November 2020Time: 8-9am (AEDT)Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/ep134Open Feedback/connect/say hello: Rohit@startupplaybook.co@RohitBhargava7 (Twitter)/rohbhargava (LinkedIn)@rohit_bhargava (Instagram)My Youtube Channel Credits: Music: Joakim Karud – Dreams Other channels: Don't have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Spotify, Soundcloud & Stitcher Audio Player. https://youtu.be/LOK9H4wFY6g The post Ep133 – David Shein (GP – Our Innovation Fund) on legendary customer service appeared first on Startup Playbook.

Doug Ryder only wanted to be a pro cyclist. He eked out a living trying to fulfil that dream on the cold European winter and autumn circuit in the 1990s and had moderate success. Through those experiences a dream of building an African cycling team that would compete at the elite level started to form. The dream slowly became reality as Ryder banged on the door of the sport with only his vision and passion to sell. He met resistance, mirth and suspicion from cycling's establishment, and learned some valuable lessons along the way. But he never gave up and today the NTT Pro Cycling Team (formerly Dimension Data) is in the first division of the World Tour. Since its entry to the upper echelons of the sport its riders have won many races, including seven Tour de France stages. It has also given over 80,000 bikes to underprivileged African communities through its Qhubeka Foundation and it continues to grow. Today, Ryder joins the Maverick Sports Podcast to talk about the rise of the little team from Africa, which had no money, to an organisation that employs more than 100 people and has a R255m annual budget.

A lack of consistency in the marketing community seems to be the only consistency. Change is constantly being thrust upon us and yet we're still surprised when it shows up at our door.  But Ruth Rowan has a different experience with change. She embraces it; she's a biologist by academic training, started her career in banking, then wound up in publishing until she fell into marketing. Lots of change, and she welcomes it. She also introduces change as the global CMO at Dimension Data. I guess you could call it a dream job.  Digital transformation and change in general in any organization is difficult. But Ruth has seldom experienced resistance when leading the charge. Why? Well, that's exactly it. She starts with why.  ----------- Join Sangram's "Becoming Intentional" newsletter for a 1 min read on how to lead professionally, grow personally, and live fully. Only available on LinkedIn.

How can a leader bring about change in their organization and get everyone on board? It's Take Over Tuesday and today my host David Lewis is speaking with Ruth Rowan who handles the Group Executive Marketing at Dimension Data.  Learn how to paint the picture of the future and get your team to understand why change is important, why taking time to explain and creating a journey for your team to join you on is important, how simplifying can create more purpose and more by listening to this episode. 

The podcast for project managers by project managers. Hear about Connected Conservation's pilot plan in a private game reserve in South Africa. Doc Watson tells us about the project and the impact it has to track and apprehend poachers and save endangered animals. Table of Contents 01:00 … Meet Doc 01:38 … Rhino Poaching Problem 03:08 … Doc's Passion for Conservation 04:06 … Dimension Data 06:06 … Tour de France Innovations 09:15 … Connected Conservation Beginnings 12:40 … A Proactive Solution 14:27 … Tracking Humans 17:54 … Connected Conservation Stakeholders 18:43 … Opposition to the Project 20:20 … Risk Assessment and Recruiting 22:40 … Keys to Project Success 25:11 … Why the Horns? 27:08 … Looking Back 30:06 … How can You Help? 31:50 … Find Out More about Connected Conservation. 33:09 … Closing DOC WATSON: I think there was almost a calling, if I could call it like that, where I could marry technology to conservation and have a look at saving species.  NICK WALKER:  Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers.  Every two weeks we meet with you in mind, you who are living and working in the field of professional project management.  What we do is try to get inside the brains of those who are involved in all sorts of projects, big and small; see what has brought them success and how they foster success in others. I'm your host, Nick Walker, and here along with Bill Yates.  We're going to be talking about, among other things, a project that brought together some of the greatest minds in technology to save a species. BILL YATES:  Yeah, this is so fascinating to me, Nick, because Doc is going to talk to us about wedding technology with a really serious issue, a very serious passion point for him.  And to hear him explain it, this is going to be great. Meet Doc NICK WALKER:  Well, let's meet our guest.  He's Doc Watson.  For 32 years he's been part of Dimension Data, a South African tech company.  Between 1998 and 2002 he was on the company's board of directors and was responsible for developing the group's global networking services operations, and all operations in the U.K. and Europe.  In 2015 he launched a groundbreaking project called Connected Conservation, which uses technology to help eradicate the poaching of endangered species.  Doc Watson, welcome to Manage This. DOC WATSON:  Thank you very much indeed.  Thank you. Rhino Poaching Problem NICK WALKER:  Before we get into the specifics of this project that we want to talk about, can we just talk about how big the problem of poaching is?  I mean, the figures are staggering.  Almost 6,000 rhinos have been killed by poachers since 2008.  At one point they were being killed at a rate of one every eight hours, a rate that, if it persists, means the extinction of the species in six years.  Why does this tragedy tug so fiercely at your heartstrings? DOC WATSON:  Okay.  So I come from the computer world.  My passion is wildlife and conservation.  To give you your specifics, rhinos are still being killed one every eight hours, which is three per day.  And if it continues at the rate that it's going, about 2025 we will have no rhinos left in this world, and certainly in South Africa.  And so I think from my point of view, being passionate about it, I think there was almost a calling, if I could call it like that, where I could marry technology to conservation and have a look at saving species.  And I'm sure you'll be aware that there are 7,000 species around the world that are endangered currently.  This is just looking initially at Africa, where we want to save, not only rhino, but also the elephant, pangolin – which is a scaly anteater – as well as lion.  And those are all highly endangered animals currently in Africa. Doc's Passion for Conservation BILL YATES:  Doc, this passion of yours goes way back; right?  I think I've heard you speak and say that you travel the world just to understand endang...

“You need to push yourself because when those doors open, they fling open and if it's not a door that's open, there's a window you can squeeze into usually.”- Gugu Malope, Ep98. The Monica Kade Podcast In Episode 98 of The Monica Kade Podcast we talk to Gugu Malope, our fourth conversation in the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls series.  My conversation 'Choose The Person You Want to Be' with Gugu was truly eye-opening. It forced me to take a deep look at my life, at the world around me and to remember that no matter where we come from, we have the power to choose. We can look at where we are and know there is something more for us and we can step toward it, or we can stay put. Our power lies in the way we choose to respond to what is. Meet Gugu Vivica Malope. She was born in the small town of Middelburg, Mpumalanga but raised by her grandmother in Johannesburg. She is part of the 2014 graduating class, The O'Paragons of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls.  "Leadership isn't making people follow you and your ideologies—although that could be  a component—I don't think that's what it is. For me, at its core, leadership is leading yourself and then inspiring people around you to almost take what they can from the way you live, to implement it on themselves." - Gugu Malope, Ep98. The Monica Kade Podcast Gugu started her journey at OWLAG in 2008 where she was active in the leadership, sports and cultural facets of the school. She played netball, was part of the senior debating team, choir and Marimba ensemble. She continued her studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Media Studies. She is currently studying towards her Honours in Media Studies at University of South Africa (UNISA).  Her career in IT services began in 2018 through the Dimension Data Graduate Accelerate Programme and is now an Enterprise Client Manager at the Dimension Data subsidiary Internet Solutions.  This conversation will change the way you look at your life. You cannot walk away not appreciating what you have. If you do, you haven't truly listened to her story. Learn About What is was like to be raised by her grandmother? The upbringing and approach to life her grandmother imparted with her. Her funny story about applying to OWLAG? What it felt like and what it meant for her and her family to be accepted into OWLAG. What leadership means to Gugu. How Gugu fosters leadership in her daily life? The number one life lesson OWLAG taught her. What Gugu has learned about herself having achieved so much academically? Why she loves the possibilities in IT. Her big vision for her life? Who is one of her greatest mentors in life so far? What they supported her to realise? How Gugu yearns to change the world? Gugu's one piece of self-acquired wisdom for you about chasing your dream. Signature Questions 1. Sunset or sunrise, and why? 2. What she's afraid of? 3. The piece of wisdom she's been given that she lives by?

My guest for Episode 59 is Scott Handsaker, the CEO of Cyrise, Asia-Pacific's first Cyber Security Accelerator program. Scott has been at the forefront of the Victorian Startup ecosystem over the last decade. He has cofounded 2 startups, has been a mentor at accelerator programs such as AngelCube and is the cofounder and board member at Startup Victoria, a non-profit organisation focused on helping Melbourne become a world class startup ecosystem. Scott has recently taken on a new role as the the CEO of CyRise, a venture accelerator backed by Deakin University and Dimension Data, focused squarely on early stage cyber security startups. In this episode we talk about the challenges of hiring, what the best accelerator programs should provide, the importance of mentor networks and the characteristics of the best founders. JOIN OUR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS Show notes: Cyrise Lean Startup Melbourne Startup Victoria Leni Mayo Brad Feld's Boulder Thesis Vinomofo PayPal Mafia AngelCube Phil Bosua Startmate Techstars Dimension Data Deakin University Feedback/ connect/ say hello:  Rohit@startupplaybook.co @playbookstartup (Twitter) @rohitbhargava7 (Twitter – Rohit) Rohit Bhargava (LinkedIn) Credits: Intro music credit to Bensound Other channels: Don't have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Stitcher & Soundcloud The post Ep059 – Scott Handsaker (CEO – Cyrise) on accelerators, hiring & building ecosystems appeared first on Startup Playbook.