Podcasts about google south africa

My guest is Dr. Alistair Mokoena who has recently decided to "semi retire" in corporate as he puts it and go the entrepreneurship route. A Marketer by trade, Mokoena has spent time in many blue chip organisations like ABSA, Mondelez and Unilever leading marketing for those businesses and some of their brands. His last corporate stint was as the Country Director (CEO) for Google South Africa. Servings of Self-Mastery is his first book and we dive into what Marketers can take from this book as it was the centre of his key note address at the 2024 Nedbank IMC Conference. Africa's Largest Marketing Conference in the Continent.

Prof Alistair Mokoena is The Country Director for Google South Africa, and he joins John to discuss the agreement that has been signed between Google and South Africa's Tourism Ministry to promote the country as a safe tourist destination.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Covid-19 accelerated the way people use digital platforms to do the things we used to do in real life. As people upgraded their tech skills, it was also a boon for many companies. Mutsa Chironga, Nedbank's consumer segment managing executive who is responsible for over 7-million individual clients in South Africa, discusses the way people's financial habits have changed. Google South Africa's head of financial services Paul Mayanja tells Stuff Studios editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak how businesses are shifting to digital. Read more on Stuff.

Country Director for Google South Africa, Dr Alistair Mokoena takes a look at what South Africans are searching for online, which are reportedly showing on what came out of Google 4 Africa (G4A) event this week, which outlined a $1B investment in Africa for the First Cloud Region in AfricaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Head of Google South Africa, Alistair Mokoena, is a Professor of Practice in all spheres of his life, advocating for the pursuit of education and knowledge. Alistair believes that in order to grow and transform, South African businesses need to learn to adapt and upskill, by investing in digital tools. In this week's Business Unusual podcast, Ralf Fletcher, CEO of Topco Media engages in critical conversation with Alistair Mokoena to discuss the importance of digitalisation in businesses. From embracing failure to boosting accessibility – they unpack it all in length. Alistair shares valuable messages of hope and purpose surrounding the challenges that all families and businesses are currently facing. At present, Alistair Mokoena is the Country Director (SA) for Google ─ overseeing commercial business ─ which is located in Johannesburg, Gauteng. Mokoena, who has most recently served as Ogilvy South Africa CEO, has a long history in the South African advertising sector, having previously worked for the likes of Unilever, Mondelez and IAB South Africa. Today, with a strong background in branding and product development, he holds an LLB from Rhodes University, an MBA from MANCOSA and has just completed his PhD from the North West University School of Business (graduating in early December 2020). Recently, he was also appointed Professor of Practice by the Johannesburg Business School.

Head of Google South Africa, Alistair Mokoena, is a Professor of Practice in all spheres of his life, advocating for the pursuit of education and knowledge. Alistair believes that in order to grow and transform, South African businesses need to learn to adapt and upskill, by investing in digital tools. In this week's Business Unusual podcast, Ralf Fletcher, CEO of Topco Media engages in critical conversation with Alistair Mokoena to discuss the importance of digitalisation in businesses. From embracing failure to boosting accessibility – they unpack it all in length. Alistair shares valuable messages of hope and purpose surrounding the challenges that all families and businesses are currently facing. At present, Alistair Mokoena is the Country Director (SA) for Google ─ overseeing commercial business ─ which is located in Johannesburg, Gauteng. Mokoena, who has most recently served as Ogilvy South Africa CEO, has a long history in the South African advertising sector, having previously worked for the likes of Unilever, Mondelez and IAB South Africa. Today, with a strong background in branding and product development, he holds an LLB from Rhodes University, an MBA from MANCOSA and has just completed his PhD from the North West University School of Business (graduating in early December 2020). Recently, he was also appointed Professor of Practice by the Johannesburg Business School.

TechCentral — Well-known South African technology entrepreneur Stafford Masie, who was appointed as GM of WeWork South Africa last year, joins the podcast to talk about what he’s been up to, the impact of Covid-19 on WeWork – and the economy more broadly – and why e-commerce should be opened up fully during the lockdown. Stafford, who is a former MD of Google South Africa and founder of mobile payments company ThumbzUp, talks about how WeWork is dealing with the Covid-19 lockdown and explains why he believes it could be a beneficiary in the longer term as companies change their approach to work. He talks about WeWork’s focus coming out of the pandemic as well as some of the other initiatives he is involved with, including at the CSIR. It’s a great discussion – don’t miss it!

In this episode, Grey Jabesi interviewed Nitin Gajria, the Director at Google for Sub-Saharan Africa. He has been at Google for more than five years and led the YouTube business in India, as well as Google’s teams in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Google is building its brand in Africa on a mission to get more Africans online and to offer users relevant local content.    Nitin is looking to build on what Google South Africa has done. He’s passionate about the power of the Internet to change lives for the better and help fine-tune Africa’s technological future. We discussed the following topics in this interview; His early childhood. How built a successful life and career. His defining moments. His roles at Google as a director. Projects and initiatives he’s most excited for the year 2020. His five survival skills and many more.

This week’s special guest is Mich Atagana (@globemich) who’s the Head of Communications and Public Affairs at Google South Africa. Mich and I talk about her extensive travels around the globe, Google Maps’ 15th anniversary, offsetting our carbon footprint and sustainable travel. Listen to find out why she was sleeping in a Barcelona club and her love for Ethiopia. The travel conversation continues On Twitter/IG @MsLeloB / @ChicaTravelPod. Email travel@chica.co.za #ChicaTravelPod

This week’s special guest is Mich Atagana (@globemich) who’s the Head of Communications and Public Affairs at Google South Africa. Mich and I talk about her extensive travels around the globe, Google Maps’ 15th anniversary, offsetting our carbon footprint and sustainable travel. Listen to find out why she was sleeping in a Barcelona club and her love for Ethiopia. The travel conversation continues On Twitter/IG @MsLeloB / @ChicaTravelPod. Email travel@chica.co.za #ChicaTravelPod

Podcast Studio — This week’s special guest is Mich Atagana (@globemich) who’s the Head of Communications and Public Affairs at Google South Africa. Mich and I talk about her extensive travels around the globe, Google Maps’ 15th anniversary, offsetting our carbon footprint and sustainable travel. Listen to find out why she was sleeping in a Barcelona club and her love for Ethiopia. The travel conversation continues On Twitter/IG @MsLeloB / @ChicaTravelPod. Email travel@chica.co.za #ChicaTravelPod

This super-chill conversation, taped at the fringes of Africa Tech Summit 2018, features Google South Africa’s Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Mich Atagana. Mich is an exceedingly well-travelled former-journalist who, as Editor of Memeburn and Ventureburn, previously covered emerging tech and startups on the continent. Mich was a GSMA Global Mobile Awards judge for 4 years (from 2014 to 2017), and also formerly penned a column for CNN which featured insight about leading tech companies around the world. In this chat with Andile Masuku, Mich reveals how Google is working to ensure that Africans coming online - as access to the internet improves - are equipped with relevant educational resources to help them thrive in digital terms, and are served with content that reflects their world. Look out for some fun cameos in this episode. Editorial Disclaimer: Airbnb (https://airbnb.com) is the presenting sponsor of this podcast, which is part of an African Tech Roundup (https://africantechroundup.com) miniseries focused on inclusive travel and tourism— recorded at the Africa Travel Summit 2018. African Tech Roundup retains full editorial control over all published content. Opinions expressed by the host, Andile Masuku, and his guest/s do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the presenting sponsor, Airbnb.

CliffCentral.com — Disrupting the ICT space through invention and not just changing rules, but changing the whole game. #DISRUPTwithMpumi chats to Google South Africa former General Manager and founder of Thumbzup Innovations, Mr Stafford Masie.

In the second instalment of our four-part Annual Round-up 2015 insights series, we bring you a panel discussion on African startups featuring Google South Africa’s Head of Communications & Public Affairs, Mich Atagana and Entrepreneur Magazine Columnist & Co-Founder of LexNove, Andrew Taylor. Mich has had the unique privilege of not only covering the birth, progress, and often, the demise of many startups on the continent, but also working for some as well. Her current role at Google gives her a unique vantage point— given how the company is arguably one of the world’s biggest and most successful startups ever, and is privy to tons of rich data. Meanwhile, as a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur, and as a legal partner to many emerging small and medium-sized businesses in South Africa, Andrew operates at the coalface of the continent’s tech startup scene, and is well-placed to reflect on what kind of a year 2015 has turned out to be. Additional Music Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0