I’ve always said the future is always around the bend - it is not a lifetime away. Future Readiness with Za - is a series of conversations with game-changers and pioneers from around the world, exploring the nature of emerging futures from the now, the next and beyond.
After many years of meeting smart people doing great things over time- I wanted to create a space where we could converse about the now, what comes next and how we can all be ready for it - as individuals, companies and societies.
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In this inspiring episode of Future Readiness with Za, I am in conversation with Monde Twala, a global media influencer and Senior Vice President at Paramount Africa & BET International Lead. Monde reflects on his upbringing in Soweto, crediting his grandparents and the community for instilling values of respect, learning, and storytelling. His early fascination with cinema, along
with his social sciences studies, ignited his passion for responsible representation in media, with a focus on gender, race, and minority experiences.
Monde emphasizes the power of the African creative economy and the potential of young Africans to lead global storytelling. He discusses the need for authenticity,
excellence, and investment in Africa’s creative industries, and calls for government support through legislation. Monde also highlights the rise of user-generated content and niche communities, while stressing the importance of
showcasing Africa's diversity and culture on the world stage.
Tune in for a conversation filled with wisdom on leadership, creativity, and the future of African storytelling.
27 Jun 2024
Balancing Psychology and Spirituality with Pearl Proud
Our guest on #FutureReadinesswithZa is South African-born and Australian-based Pearl Proud. She is a distinguished executive with a robust Psychology, Strategic Leadership, and Organizational Development background. As a proud member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD), she exemplifies dedication to corporate excellence and ethical practices.
Throughout her extensive career, Pearl has held key leadership positions across diverse industries, where she has driven transformative initiatives and steered companies in their DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) and psychologically safety sustainability.
She joins me on the podcast and we dive into her different interests and how her personal and professional journeys have unfurled thus far. We speak on her spirituality and how she balances this gift with the practicalities of being a Psychologist.
We also talk about the challenges of being the only one in a room, the only Black or Person of Colour and the confidence required to thrive in spaces where one might not be seen or heard.
She invites us to understand how to self-define, to balance duality and thrive in spaces known and unknown. Pearl’s story is as unique as she is and is rich with wisdom.
21 Mar 2024
A Journey Of Design with Glenda Venn
#FutureReadinessWithZa Presents Sizakele in conversation with Glenda Venn – an award-winning creative with experience in designing and brand strategy. A new connection that already feels deep.
She is smart, explosively creative, kind, benevolent, wise, and human-centred. She has walked multiple paths from working in a challenger ad agency (at which I have also worked but our times did not overlap) to running her own design practice and in her latest pivot, she is the Senior Design Strategist at Tetris Design and Build (https://www.linkedin.com/company/tetris_fit-out/), working with global research and industry specialists to understand how resetting the return to office culture requires creativity throughout an organisation and its infrastructure.
In this episode, we explore foundational creative concepts worth a re-fresh such as transitioning from customer-centricity to human-centred. We laugh about our early mistakes and delight in our emergent wisdom. She reflects deeply on the role of design in improving environments and then drops a magical bomb with her definition of Future Readiness…
Glenda invites us all to lean into the bits that petrify us with courage You’ll learn how to challenge socially imposed boundaries about what creativity means and is, start betting on your own ideas and become more secure from the inside out.
You can watch the interview on YouTube.
You can connect with Glenda here:
LinkedIn - Glenda Venn (linkedin.com/in/glenda-venn-80a3454 ) and Tetris Design and Build (https://www.linkedin.com/company/tetris_fit-out/)
Website: https://practise.biz/
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