Topic: MC and Entertainment

Zipho Sikhakhane is an international speaker, writer and business advisor. She has been a motivational speaker for 15 years and has presented to audiences across four continents, including TEDx Talk delivered in the USA on Africa’s business potential. She is also a weekly Business Columnist for the Sunday Times and is the first black South African to complete an MBA at the prestigious Stanford University in the USA. She delivers inspiring talks and poetry on topics related to Africa’s potential, leadership, entrepreneurship, youth and women empowerment.

In 2016, she received the Outstanding Young Achiever Award from the UNESCO Center for Global Education and the Independent Pan- African Youth Parliament. Zipho’s professional background includes developing strategies for large public and private sector clients as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co (the leading management consulting firm globally).

She also held project management and change management positions for the industry leading retailers – Edcon in South Africa (the biggest clothing retailer in Sub-Saharan Africa)and Inditex in Spain (the parent company of Zara and the biggest fashion retailer globally). In 10 years, she has travelled to 30 countries and worked in 10 of them. Currently she is an Executive at a new venture that is acquiring the scaling businesses in the food sector. She also provides advisory and investment support to small businesses and entrepreneurs across Africa.

Leadership Begins with YOU

Individuals need to learn how to lead themselves first, before they can effectively lead others. Emerging from humble beginnings, Zipho beat the odds to achieve outstanding academic success and hold leadership positions in leading corporations locally and globally. She shares insights on the leadership techniques that enabled her to become an exceptional leader.

Leading Africa to Prosperity

The African continent presents immeasurable growth opportunities for local and multi-national corporations. The leaders that will succeed in making the most of these opportunities are ones that understand the importance of having a long term vision and adapting their leadership approaches to the demands of the local context. Zipho has presented inspiring talks across four continents on the progress and potential of African economies – including a TEDx talk delivered in the United States.

Entrepreneurship – Building the Giants of Tomorrow

Zipho is passionate about helping entrepreneurs build businesses that will last and achieve scalable growth. Having been an entrepreneur throughout her youth, since as early as the age of five years old, she shares her perspectives on some of the pitfalls that prevent small business owners from taking their businesses to the next level. She also shares the latest trends and insights on entrepreneurship in the local context – based on research done for the weekly business columns written in the Sunday Times on this topic.

Inspirational Poetry

Zipho has been writing and presenting poetry for many years. She can deliver engaging poetry recitals on a variety of topics.

Graeme Codrington is an expert on the future of work and the disruptive forces that are shaping it. As an author and researcher, his insights and analysis are sought after by business schools and CEOs around the world, with five degrees, four best selling books and a full-time research team at his company, TomorrowToday, to back it up.

Graeme works as a Board advisor, strategist, and as a keynote presenter and facilitator, using multimedia, a gently rebuking humor and an engaging style to make his insights accessible and inspiring. He works across multiple industries at numerous meetings and events in more than 20 countries every year. He was recently inducted into the Professional Speakers Association “Hall of Fame”.

Build the Future Now

• How to keep and engage your customers – and staff – in a world of digital integration.

The new digital companies that have become household brands in just the last decade have tapped into some core values of the digital age. Learn how every company can – and must – do the same in order to be successful in the future.

Achieve Remarkable Things

• Get More Productivity, More Innovation, More Meaningfulness and More Competitiveness.

We are living in a New Age of Discovery where exponential advances in technology are fast enabling the impossible to become possible. Successful companies and individuals will be those that are bold enough to think big, challenge conventional thinking, fail fast and implement innovations that do remarkable things.

Tomorrow’s World Today

• The disruptive forces shaping the world right now, and how we should respond.
• The mega-forces shaping the world right now, and what we should be doing about them.

This presentation or workshop provides a future-focused leadership toolkit, along with a compelling picture of the near future. It will inspire and inform in equal measure, and leave your team excited about the future while at the same time knowing what each of them can do to help you get there.

Future-Fit Leadership

• Understanding what it means to be an Adaptive Leader.

Future-Fit Leadership clarifies the changing context for leaders and explores the problem of ‘what to do next’ in order to be an effective and successful ‘future-fit’ leader in tomorrow’s world.

“An Entertainment and Technical, one stop shop”

A Powerhouse, made up of a high caliber team who boast over 11 years of experience in professional productions. We are driven and thrive on diversity, logistics, artistic assignments, and personalised services.

With new benchmarks set to generate exceptional productions tirelessly striving to inspire our clients, audiences and affiliates in the entertainment industry, internationally acclaimed productions, sets and audiovisuals to suit any budget.

Our graphics department and creative divisions support cll branding installation for event and entertainment requirements.

• Our values are realistic – careful to deliver on our promises
• Our Systems – functional, efficient and practical.
• Our Approach – success  focused on
  • keeping the outcome in mind
  • rapid turnaround on delivery
  • budget margins that stick to efficient scheduling.

With state of the art studio facilities, we specialise in:

• Choreography
• Entertainment directions
• Stage management
• Scriptwriting
• Music production
• Musical arrangement and score
• Dance studio facilities
• AV, sound, lighting, staging,multimedia and recording studio facilities.

With a Bachelor of Commerce and Chartered Marketer (SA) designation from WITS, Musa has excelled academically, and was the top student in Sustainability and Future Fit Business at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), while completing his MBA in 2015.

Musa received three nominations for the prestigious Black Business Quarterly Awards in 2008, and was voted as one of the Top 200 Young South Africans by the Mail & Guardian in 2012. Musa was the first Chairman of the Youth Advertising Board of South Africa in 2005/6, and previously held the position of Head of Brand Portfolio for the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). He is also a board member for Africa Teen Geeks. As a thought leader and influencer, Musa was a member of the Johannesburg Hub of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community, an organisation of inspiring young individuals who work together to make a strategic and grassroots impact on their communities through dialogue, policy contributions and partnerships. https://www.globalshapers.org/

Orchestrating Success

Armed only with a baton, enlivened by energy and humour, he conducts orchestras like none other. Leading thousands of novices and creating music that competes with the pros in its surpassing beauty.

They may not have rehearsed; and for some, it may be the very first time he or she has wielded a musical instrument. The Silent Conductor encourages his audience to sculpt a symphony that is uniquely theirs. He knits teams together and builds unity. He never says a word, but his music speaks volumes.

About Steve Barnett

Steve Barnett is The Silent Conductor. Born and raised in South Africa he has infused with the country’s unique rhythm. Steve has been a ‘Non-Speaker’ on the Professional Speakers circuit for the past 21 years in over 50 countries across six continents at venues such as Wembley Stadium and the Royal Albert Hall in London, to bush lodges in Africa. He has shared the podium with the likes of Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and Bill Clinton.

The Presentation

Using only simple percussion instruments, humour, and positive energy, he conducts his orchestra with ease. His performance is the perfect illustration of what is possible through good teamwork. Cultural, social and language barriers are forgotten as the audience becomes part of an experience that transcends words, and music is the metaphor.

Through his orchestrating, Steve subtly and quietly teaches the principles of effective leadership, effortless innovation, team-work and change management. Using facial expressions and body language as the tools of communication,

Steve guides his audience to discover the power of collaboration with these Basic Rules of Engagement:

Actions speak louder than words

Make work serious fun

Use the power of one to one

Smile, make eye contact, listen

Encourage the good stuff

Demonstrate belief in people

Ian von Memerty has been labeled the “the complete all round entertainer”. He is gifted as a comedian, pianist, singer, dancer – but it is how he uses those talents that makes him unique. His experience and delight in connecting with an audience means that his ability to lead an evening is almost unparalleled.

Highlights from his show include “the Supersonic History of South Africa in 17 minutes” ; The Great Audition “everything from Opera to Gospel to Rap” ; and “The SA political GPS”.

“The success of any function is understanding the audience and making sure I give them permission to truly enjoy themselves. And the combination of laughter and music is very special. Because most audiences now are very mixed – with big differences culturally and age wise – I always aim to turn several groups into one happy and delighted crowd.”

Whether knocking out side-splitting jokes (without swearing and blasphemy) ; or thrilling audiences with his dynamic pianistic skill ; or sending his voice soaring through an evergreen song – Ian is indeed “Captain Entertainment”.

Comedian, Actor, Businessman, Cool Dad Extraordinaire

Is much more than what meets the eye. Mpho’s journey began like anyone with a “big dream”, in the casting line on the national comedy search TV show , “So You Think You Are Funny”. This platform gave him the audience needed to put himself out there as a serious comic.

With great local and global appeal, Popps packed venues and line ups with his debut one-man show, “Exhibit A”, and his annual, “Mpho Popps Birthday Comedy Special”, Blacks Only.

Club tours and festivals is where Popps solidified his mark in the industry, earing him a nomination for the first ever, Annual Comics Choices Awards as best newcomer where he went on to win the award for “Breakthrough act” the following year.

Popps has a talent for languages and is a “fox with a real silver tongue” on stage, captivating all types of audiences in and around South Africa. Popps performs overseas, a comedian of the world and as such he has already shown his global appeal.

• LA – Laugh Factory
• Canada – Just for Laughs Comedy Festival
• Nigeria – Lord of the Rib’s Comedy Festival
• Zimbabwe – Shoko Festival
• Kenya – A Night of a Thousand Laughs
• Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland and Ghana ‘s – Easter Comedy Show

Popps uses real-life situations and makes them relatable through humour. Combining Intellectual Wit and Pop Culture Plugs, creates a world filled with joy and laughter. His performances, talent and skill is an embodiment of his true self – this is Popps, all day and every day.

• More of Popps’ s Accomplishments
• Debuted as an Actor on the hit drama series “Ayeye”
• Starred and executive produced a local film “Tina Sobabili” that was selected to represent South Africa at The Oscars and The Golden Globes
• Hosted the South African Music Awards

Joe Public’s service offering is through its specialist companies:

• Joe Public (Above-the-line)
• Connect Joe Public (Digital)
• Engage Joe Public (Public Relations)
• Ignite Joe Public (Cross-platform)
• Shift Joe Public (Brand Design)

The group has African and European partners/affiliates in fourteen different countries.

Achievements

Currently ranked number one creative leader in the South African advertising industry

• Autor of Growing Greatness, a journey towards personal and business mastery, offering purpose as a significant path towards business success
• Recipient of the 2018 Sanlam Business Partnership Entrepreneur of the Year Award for medium companies, together with his business partner
• Serves on the board of SA Day
• Founder and Chairman of One School at a Time
• A Closet Afrikaans rocker and Humanitarian at heart

You can view videos of Katlego presenting here

www.youtube.com/user/ExpressoSABC

Hailing from Potchefstroom, Katlego matriculated from Potchefstroom High School for Boys, in 2004. He attended North-West University and in 2007 completed a BCom Degree in Chartered Accountancy. Fluent in Afrikaans, English and Setswana, Katlego gifted with an on-point sense of humour allowing him to effortlessly maneuver around any given situation and transcends any demographic border.

Katlego has always been very active in cultural, sporting and academic activities; taking a keen interest in various sporting codes; excelling to provincial level in cricket. In 2015 he put his athletic abilities to the test when he took part in the charity boxing match Unfinished Business, fighting against Lunga Shabalala, Katlego won 3-0.

Katlego has a passion for music; a burning desire fueled since becoming a member of the North West Children’s Choir in 1998. His love for singing manifested itself in his involvement with the well-known South African a capella boy-band, Flip-A-Coin, as one of their lead vocalists and beat-boxers.

Achievements:

Katlego is not only a presenter on The Expresso Show; a Feel-Good Breakfast Show broadcast weekdays from 06h30 to 09h00. He also did a second season of Strictly Come Dancing in 2014 and 2015.

Katlego awarded the title, Presenter of the Year, at the 2015 and 2016 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) including the YOU Spectacular Awards in 2016. Through the years, Katlego continues to thrive, becoming a well-known TV presenter, singer, voice-over artist, MC, model and actor.

Appointed the HOPE Cape Town Goodwill Ambassador in 2014, Katlego is regularly involved in humanitarian projects, with the focus on education and health, he gets involved in ongoing community work with HOPE Cape Town. He completed the Cape Town Cycle Tour twice in the name of charity (Open Gate with Michael Mol in 2011, and for Pick n Pay in 2013 in support of the Velokhaya Cycling Club).

Amongst his many accolades, Katlego was crowned as the most stylish male celebrity at the South African YOU Spectacular Awards in 2014 and featured in the 2015 South African Menswear Week, modelling for Presidential Shirts.

Keynote Topics

As such, she offers informed and personal insight into how to:

• build an effective leadership culture
• the challenges in creating future fit organisations and
• the challenges and opportunities in ensuring greater inclusion in the workplace.

Niven has spent 18 years working at a senior and executive level in business, civil society and the public sector. Interspersed with a few sabbaticals and road trips.

In the process she has developed an integrated and unique range of expertise. Her career started in management consulting, where she worked in client engagements across industries as diverse as healthcare, mining and retail.

This global experience gave her invaluable grounding in how to analyse and craft company, group and country strategies from “the outside-in”.

Author, Motivational Speaker as well as an Entrepreneur.

Sibusiso grew up just like any other kid in Soweto. Strong to his Faith, by God’s grace he was afforded the opportunity to go to boarding school. Growing up in a township, the experience, exposed him to many things.
To dream bigger and work harder.

“Your talent will be seen once you are given an opportunity to try out things.”

Sibusiso’s book, Work Through the Barriers to Success, speaks about what he refers to as the five significant barriers preventing our dreams from coming true.

1.Lack of Vision
2.The Enemy Within
3.Negative Opinions from others
4.Victims of Circumstance
5.Being Comfortable

Keynote Topics

1.From Idea to Reality

Sharing strategies on how to take an idea and make it a reality as well as ways in which to overcome procrastination

2.Attitudes of Champions

Sharing five attributes that Champions display:
1.Attitude of Patience
2.Attitude of Plus +1
3.Attitude of Persistence
4.Attitude of Personal Growth
5.Attitude of Partnership

3.From Communication to Connection

Sharing strategies that help people become more effective, confident and eloquent communicators that will not only communicate but connect with their audience.

Zolani, well-known and respected for bringing South Africa and its people together across social, racial and cultural divides through her work as a musician. Quoted to say, “our individual stories are unique and there is value in examining one’s personal history, and to being curious about those around us … that we help each other move toward our fullest expression as human beings”. Zolani is passionate to share her own personal experience of growing up in a divided South Africa, speaking intimately about the coping mechanisms she
developed as a child and what impact they had on her both positively and negatively grow from a township girl to an international superstar.

Freshlyground was formed in 2002 and has become a household name as one of South Africa’s most acclaimed and successful bands. Capturing the heart of South Africa and claimed global recognition. One of Zolani’s highlights, a collaboration with pop superstar Shakira with whom Freshlyground recorded the official song for the FIFA World Cup 2010, performing at the closing ceremony to a global audience of over a billion people.

After an unbelievable 17 years with the band, we know as ‘The One Who Sings’ to spread her wings and fully commit to her new venture as a solo artist and inspirational speaker.

Interesting Facts about Zolani

Studied Theatre and Performance at the University of Cape Town where she
met and formed the band Freshlyground
• Sung with legends, such as Stevie Wonder, Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba
• Staged a tribute show for the great Ella Fitzgerald
• Recognised for her portrayal of “Boniswa” the popular character in the
inspirational SABC drama series Tsha Tsha
• Stared in the feature film, Cold Harbour
• A judge on the a’capella show, and a guest judge on Idols