In the episode of the Abaxoxi podcast, Mastering Change, Lebo Biko and Rehema Isa of Womanomics Africa®, chat to Ntsiki Biyela, the first South African black woman winemaker. Ntsiki had never really been a wine lover, and even disliked the taste when she had her first sip in 1999 as a student – but that has since changed. During this interesting interview, Ntsiki shares how she was able to submerge herself more in wine and wine culture. She went to Stellenbosch to pursue a BSc in oenology and viticulture. It is her passion and the chemistry that propelled her into making a great bottle of wine.

Shereen Hunter joins Lebo and Rehema in studio to talk about how she managed to build a career from the boardroom to the boxing ring. Shereen describes herself as a passionate builder of businesses and brands. She has 25 years’ experience in marketing and has spent the last seven years promoting boxing. Shereen shares her journey and all the changes that got her to choose a career in sport – particularly boxing.

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In this episode, hosts Lebo Biko and Rehema Isa of Womanomics Africa®, chat to CEO of Ata Capital, Mamedupi Matsipa. Mamedupi has over 18 years’ experience in investment banking, IT and private equity. Starting off as an IT professional, she managed to switch up careers and make a name for herself in the private equity space – talk about being an agent of change! Mamedupi has a passion for finance, investing and IT.

You don’t want to miss this change-charged conversation!

Rehema and Lebo host CEO of Dzana Investments, Nkateko Khoza. The former Associate Director at Deloitte chats about her journey, all she has learnt over the years as a woman in the property, energy, education, health, and ICT sectors, and how it’s changed her.

Former CEO and founder of Elgin Free Range Chickens, Jeanne Groenewald, is this episode's guest on Abaxoxi - The storytellers. She talks to Lebo and Rehema about how she got into the agricultural sector, managed to grow her business from 100 chicks for home consumption to a thriving enterprise that produces 150 000 chicks a week.

In this episode of Abaxoxi - the storytellers, we chat to Tech entrepreneur, social activist and LAWTrust CEO and co-founder, Christi Maherry, about how she got into cyber security. She shares her journey and all the changes that resulted into her choosing a career in the technology space. Christi co-founded LAWtrust Information Security Solutions in 2006. She also co-founded the V3 foundation, which focuses on using cyber and human intelligence, along with AI, to identify, reduce and eliminate human trafficking.

In this episode ofAbaxoxi – Lebo Mutloane, the co-founder and managing partner of events management agency, Luzuko is in the hot seat. She shares the biggest change moments in her career and how she has carved her own path from the IT industry to becoming an entrepreneur in the creative space.

Abaxoxi – the storytellers – is here to unlock local, intercontinental, and intergenerational stories of women, profiling African women as thought leaders and change makers.

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In this episode we chat to Michelle Mokone, co-founder (with her sister) of Mo's Crib, a South Africa-based eccentric home décor design company which specializes in manufacturing sustainable handmade décor items.

We talk about sustainability, partnership, authenticity, and the challenges of scaling handmade products into the warehouses of companies like Target.

We loved chatting to Michelle, and know that you will get so much out of this conversation. To find out more about Michelle and Mo's Crib, you can visit their site here.