Cirque Du Soleil Dance Auditions in Cape Town & Jozi and Insight from Business Leaders

Cirque Du Soleil Dance Auditions

Cape Town - October 2 - 4

Johannesburg October 8 and 9 

For more details visit their Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/CirqueduSoleilCasting

Advice from the speakers at the FNB Business East Coast Radio Breakfast 

Nicola Tyler, Ferial Haffajee, Kalyani Pillay, Bernice Samuels and ECR's general manager Trish Taylor

These were some of the insights that these women shared with more than 500 women at the FNB Business East Coast Radio Ladies Breakfast in association with GIBS:

'If you want to change your state of being, start by appreciating the things you have.' - Bernice Samuels.(FNB)

'If someone believes in you, how can you not believe in yourself?' - Kalyani Pillay (SABRIC) 

'When someone applauds you, stand in your own light.' - Nicola Tyler (Business Results Group)

City Press Editor, Ferial Haffajee pointed out that South African women wouldn't be where they are today, if it wasn't for the sacrifices and tenacity of the women who fought for freedom. 

The host on the day was ECR's general manager Trish Taylor. 

Free Photography Workshop 

Article by +Fred Felton 

Image Supplied.

4 dynamic businesswomen to share insights in Durban

Four dynamic women from some of SA’s most driven industries will be sharing their wisdom to an exclusive gathering of women at the FNB Business East Coast Radio Ladies Breakfast in association with GIBS.

Bernice Samuels

The annual breakfast meet brings together women from all professions and industries in KZN who hope to take away valuable lessons and key insights from some of the country’s top women achievers.

Ferial Haffejee

This year, Chief Marketing Officer of FNB, Bernice Samuels, City Press editor, Ferial Haffejee, Nicola Tyler the CEO of Business Results Group and CEO of SABRIC, Kalyani Pillay will offer advice and share the lessons they’ve learnt while climbing the ladder of success in the banking, media and business industries.

Nicola Tyler

These courageous, determined and passionate women will be speaking around the theme “Empowering Together.” The event takes place at Durban’s ICC on 8 August 2014.

Kalyani Pillay

Tickets at Computicket but with only 500 seats available, space is limited.

Images: Supplied 

Article by +Fred Felton 

Business Tips from the Speakers at TIKZN GIBS East Coast Radio Business Breakfast

Last week I attended this business breakfast and came away with some great business insight from the business leaders in attendance.

(Nick Binedell, Trish Taylor, Zamo Gwala, Nicola Tyler, Jake White, Bernice Samuels and Anwar Jappie - picture by Abhi Indarajan)

Five of South Africa's most influential thought leaders, strategists and trendsetters converged at Durban's ICC.  The event was sponsored by TIKZN.  The theme of the GIBS / East Coast Radio Business Breakfast was Strategy, Transformation and Branding. The MC was the hilarious Darren Maule from East Coast Radio.

Here are some of the tips that the speakers shared:

Zamo Gwala - TIKZN 

• There is now a brokering unit to help companies with their EIA's 
• Business confidence is high as delegations from India and Japan have visited KZN 

Jake White - Director of Rugby, Sharks Rugby

• You need to become bigger and stronger
• You need to understand what you are good at
• What does your business stand for?
• Have a plan, have a direction.
• Backing players leads to success.
• Experience comes with a massive responsibility
• Experienced players set the trend and tone
• Decide how you will be innovative
• Think outside the box
• Build up a network
• He used to look at other sports codes to see what he could learn from them
• History tells you something

Nicola Tyler - CEO of BRG

• Leaders know how to get results 
• Leaders realize it's not about them
• A plan is a set of anticipated steps 
• You have to align what you Think, Say and Do. 

Nick Binedell - GIBS

• What do we have to do as leaders to create those outcomes?
• We learn to lead
• Why are we doing what we are doing?
• This country has produced economic champions
• What attracts you to certain companies?
• Relish the uncertainty
• Do you have training going on in your business? 
• Never take the same route to work
• Do you really understand your city and the markets?
• Does your company engage in Africa?
• You have to take the risk

Bernice Samuels - Chief Marketing Officer - FNB

• You are surrounded by info now so you start resisting a lot of it
• You want to become a brand champion
• Social Media is a weapon of mass communication
• Everyone is a broadcaster 
• You need to give something to people that is meaningful
• What is it you are broadcasting?  Do your clients understand it and relate to it?
• A brand is not a logo
• A brand should have a strategy behind it
• What is so special about your brand?

Anwar Jappie - Brand Director - Nike Africa

• Be brave
• Go into spaces where people say you can't do it
• Look through the lens of the youth
• The youth are confident and opportunistic about Africa
• Half of Africa's population is under 25
• The Youth want to be treated with dignity and respect
• Consumers want it now
• This is now a portable life
• Africa is Number 2 Growth in Mobile Usage Worldwide
• You have to have a digital plan
• Mobile first, then digital
• Be laser focused, who are you speaking to?

All in all much food for thought.

Article by +Fred Felton 

An Inspiring ECR GIBS Executive Breakfast

This week I attended the East Coast Radio, GIBS Executive Breakfast.
It was indeed quite inspiring.

Speakers - Nicola Tyler, Buhle Dlamini, and Nick Binedell with East Coast Radio's Trish Taylor
and Seema Diahnan and TIKZN's Wendile Gumede and Norman Chorn.

Put on by East Coast Radio and Trade and Investment Kwazulu-Natal (TIKZN) the GIBS
Breakfast had some fantastic speakers.

Seema Diahnan from East Coast Radio started us off and introduced everyone.

Nicola Tyler was a wonderful MC for the event.

Transnet CEO Brian Molefe

We heard a great talk by Brian Molefe the Transnet CEO.  He told us about the developments
happening at Durban Harbour.  New Cranes will be put in place, new infrastructure.
Twenty Years from now the Durban Harbour will need upgrading.  Transnet is focused on spending on training as as well.  He told us that new jobs are on the horizon over the next 7 years.

Nick Binedell was very inspiring.  He reminded us to learn faster than the rate of change.  He also told us
that there was no country of our size that has produced so many champions.   He told us that SA has a legacy of greatness.  Good people want to work in great companies he said.  Great companies want to be in great countries.  People need great countries.

Norman Chorn showed us how organisations work and the changing face of technology.  This is a much more complex world he reminded us.  He asked us, 'What is the dominant competitive position of your company?'

Lastly we had an inspiring talk by Buhle Dlamini.  What a motivator he is.  He suggested we change our thinking and look for the opportunities.

To find out more follow the hashtag #ecrgibs on www.twitter.com
and get more insight into the Breakfast.

All in all a wonderful event and successful executive breakfast.

Article by Fred Felton - Photo's Courtesy of East Coast Radio.


(Fred Felton was a guest of East Coast Radio.)