On Change with Petro du Pisani

About On Change with Petro du Pisani

Petro du Pisani is a dynamic South African leader whose career bridges the worlds of mining, change leadership, coaching, and storytelling. In the On Change podcast, Petro follows her curiosity to understand the many dimensions of change. Through candid conversations with innovators, leaders and everyday trailblazers she explores what it really means to navigate change, whether that’s career pivots, sabbaticals, reinvention, leadership breakthroughs or simply embracing a new chapter. The On Change podcast offers practical wisdom, personal stories and strategic insight for anyone ready to evolve with purpose.

Publisher

Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Nov 2017

Latest episode

2 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Jun 2026

   #048 The Accidental Entrepreneur | Carmel Peinke

   How curiosity became a technology business. In the sixth episode of On Change: Powerful Women, Petro du Pisani speaks with Carmel Peinke, founder and CEO of eRoute2Market, a technology business that helps brands understand where their products are sold and how consumers buy. Carmel Peinke built a business intelligence platform from scratch, without writing a single line of code, and kept it running for 17 years. This episode is for women climbing the corporate ladder or thinking about starting their own business who want honest proof that it is possible to lead, to grow, and to stay true to yourself while doing it. Carmel shares how she landed in the FMCG industry by pure chance, launched Lipton Iced Tea in South Africa at Smollan, and spotted a data gap that became the founding idea behind E-Route to Market, a SaaS platform that helps consumer goods brands understand where their products are sold in real time, including in township retail stores. She talks candidly about the self-doubt that slowed her down, the male competitor who sold a similar business for millions because he simply backed himself harder, and how she uses structured self-talk and a blank piece of paper to push through paralysis. The conversation covers authentic leadership, collaborative leadership style, how to build a business network through curiosity rather than selling, and what it feels like to work in a male-dominated tech environment as a woman. Carmel reflects on the moment she caught herself becoming someone she did not recognise, chose integrity over conformity, and how running her own company finally gave her the freedom to lead on her own terms. Carmel also shares her 2026 ambition: getting into universities to show female first-year students that consumer behaviour insight is a superpower in data science and analytics, and that they already are the sample size. If you have ever told yourself you are not technical enough, not confident enough, or not ready yet, this conversation is the one to listen to.

2. 

   30 Apr 2026

   #049 Pay Yourself First: Ann Wilson on Financial Freedom, Assets, and Women's Power

   The civil engineer who built financial freedom and teaches others to do the same. Ann Wilson, known as The Wealth Chef, built financial freedom in eight years starting from debt - and has now been financially free for over 20 years. This episode is for women who feel overwhelmed by investing, who have handed their financial decisions to a partner or advisor, or who sense there is a gap between earning money and actually building wealth. Petro du Pisani and Ann dig into exactly what that gap is and how to close it. Ann explains the fundamental difference between earning income and building wealth through assets - shares, real estate and diversified index trackers - and why women have historically been excluded from the asset-owning side of money. She unpacks the 'pay yourself first' principle, the myth that investing must be complicated, and why broad market index trackers beat most financial advisor products. She also challenges the cultural conditioning that pushes women to outsource financial decisions and warns that without financial empowerment, women will be overpowered in relationships, careers and life. Topics covered include: calculating your 'enough number', the debt trap and status symbols that masquerade as success, how financial safety unlocked Ann's authenticity in male-dominated engineering environments, transitioning from a career to an entrepreneurial business (including the Paris chapter and launching The Wealth Chef online), and the 'enough rock' story - a physical reminder that worthiness cannot be found in external achievements or net worth. Ann also addresses financial dynamics inside relationships, inheritance versus financial education for children, conservation and legacy, and why she now spends roughly one hour a month on her personal finances. Her five-day Wealth Made Simple challenge is available free for listeners and linked in the show notes.

3. 

   28 Apr 2026

   #048 How a Non-Techie Built a 17-Year SaaS Business | Carmel Peinke's Story

   The confidence gaps, pivotal mentors, and leadership lessons behind a 17-year tech business. Carmel Peinke built a business intelligence platform from scratch without ever writing a line of code. This episode is for women in mid-to-senior leadership who are weighing up a leap into the C-suite or entrepreneurship and want an honest, practical account of what that actually takes. Carmel traces the full arc: a chance entry into the FMCG sector, launching Lipton Iced Tea in South Africa for Smolin, spotting a data gap that no one was solving, and persuading a tech partner to build what became E-Route to Market - a real-time analytics and route-to-market platform now 17 years in market. She opens up on the self-doubt that nearly stopped her going after big clients, the moment she nearly lost herself to masculine leadership expectations, and the structured morning self-talk routine she uses to stay focused and move forward. Key topics include: how to lead a technical team without technical skills; building a business in a male-dominated industry; why relationships and trust are the real growth engine in B2B sales; how to network with genuine curiosity rather than a sales pitch; the difference between masculine and feminine confidence in business development; values-based decision making and when to walk away from a client; and what authentic leadership looks like when you own the company. Carmel also shares her vision for getting more women into data science and technology - and why consumer behaviour expertise is exactly the skill the sector is missing. Host Petro du Pisani is an executive coach working with women at middle to senior leadership level who want to step into more senior roles. If this conversation resonates, visit Petro's website to explore one-to-one coaching.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

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Social presence

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YouTube

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