Frank Magwegwe
Ronak Gopaldas
Mapalo Makhu
Frank Magwegwe
Areas of Expertise
Financial Planner
Financial Consultant
Frank Magwegwe is an entrepreneur, personal finance and employee financial wellness expert, active citizen, and business speaker whose work has been recognized by many esteemed organizations. A lifelong learner, Frank is reading for his doctorate in financial planning at Kansas State University.
Keynote Topics
Life.Money.You
The average person makes six to ten money decisions per day ranging from small decisions like buying a cup of coffee or packing lunch for work to saving for retirement or a child’s education. So many financial decisions require a balance of financial literacy, self-control and making the best possible decision given limited information. Most of these decisions are unguided. No wonder money continues to keep people up at night. Since personal finance is hardly taught in schools, most people learn to manage money through trial and error or from their parents who also learnt to manage money through trial and error. No wonder, low financial literacy is accompanied by high levels of debt, irrespective of income and background and general financial stress. Financial stress can impact negatively impact mental and physical health. People need more financial guidance but they are not getting it Get hope in your financial life and get started on the journey to long-term financial security using Frank’s 6 SMARRT steps. In this practical talk, Frank will discuss the money mindset, money stories, money mindfulness, the power of choices and the money behaviours that sabotage long-term financial security
Life.Purpose.You
Are you passionate about how you are living today and where you are going in the future? Or do you sometimes feel that you are merely a passenger in a bus to nowhere that you hopped on early in your working life and allowed to determine the direction of your life With very few people instinctively knowing where they want to go with their lives and many people in search of purpose, Frank’s talk puts people in the driver’s seat of their life, making them confident about being there, knowing where they want to go and more importantly WHY. Through the 6 SMARRT steps, Frank shows that the “why” of life is the force that inspires people and the foundation for finding their purpose.
Life.Obstacles.You
Be inspired by Frank’s deeply personal story of setbacks, challenges, adventure, success and triumph. Frank takes you on an amazing journey through his life experiences as a barman, dead broke, unemployed, and homeless young man, fruit & vegetable vendor, entrepreneur and most importantly, the lessons learned. Motivate your audiences to get out of the shadows, overcome obstacles, go from invisible to invincible and flourish with Frank’s 6 SMARRT lessons from overcoming obstacles. The proven, actionable, real-life and practical SMARRT steps show how Frank “beat the odds” and “escaped” homelessness in his transformation from invisible homeless young man to personal finance and employee financial wellness expert, entrepreneur and active citizen. The 6 SMARRT steps can be brought into the context of any organization and harnessed by anyone with determination, drive and desire to excel.
Ronak Gopaldas
Areas of Expertise
Political Economist
Panelist
Moderator
Keynote Speaker
Ronak Gopaldas is a political economist, “pracademic”, writer and speaker.
His work focuses on the intersection of politics, economics and business in
Africa. He is a currently a Director at Signal Risk and a Fellow at the Centre
for African Management and Markets at the Gordon Institute of Business
Science. He was previously the Head of Country Risk at Rand Merchant
Bank.
A prominent voice in print, radio and television in both the local and
international media, Ronak has made frequent appearances on the likes of
CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera and CNBC Africa, and publishes regular opinion and
analysis pieces. He has spoken at several the world’s top universities and at
leading Africa-focused policy and business conferences as a moderator,
panelist and keynote speaker.
In 2019, he was selected as part of a cohort of emerging African leaders for
the prestigious Tutu Leadership Fellowship. Ronak is also an alumnus of the
Asian Forum on Global Governance as well as the young African Leadership
Initiative. In 2016, he delivered a powerful TEDx talk entitled Embracing
Africa: Beyond the Binaries.Ronak has a BCom degree in Philosophy, Politics
and Economics (PPE) with Business French as well as a BCom (Hons) in
Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management from the University of Cape
Town (UCT). He also holds an MSc in Finance (Economic Policy) from the
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London
Keynote Topics:
- Reimagining Africa – the five policy puzzles shaping Africa’s future
- Politics in an era of disruption – understanding the political tsunamis
shaping the new world order
Mapalo Makhu
Areas of Expertise
Investments
Savings
Personal Finance
You’re not Broke, you’re Pre-Rich!
Mapalo is an award-winning Personal Finance Coach, Speaker, City Press Columnist and the Founder of Woman & Finance. She holds a BCom Finance Degree, a Post-Grad in Financial Planning and currently studying towards a Post- Grad in Financial Markets.
Mapalo has over 6 years in the financial services industry. Her passion is in helping her clients gain clarity and confidence around their personal finances.
Her work has been featured in notable publications including Destiny Magazine, City Press, and Mail & Guardian to name a few.
From campaigns, speaking, contributing to your event or content for your website, Mapalo’s experience, skill, knowledge and how easily she engages the audience will add to your project.
Mapalo’s Achievements
• Won Woman of the Year in Education 2018 by Woman of Stature
• Awarded Top 40 Women Financial Blogs 2018 alongside international
personal finance blogs by Feedspot Today!
• Columnist for City Press
• My Money, My Lifestyle Podcast with Maya Fisher-French
Author of a personal finance book coming out in October, published by
Penguin Random House . You’re not Broke, you’re Pre-Rich!
Articles written by Mapalo
Read two of them below or more by visiting her blog.