Welcome to this bonus episode of She Brigade where I sit down with the Founder and Creative Director of Boss Plus 1. Boss Plus 1 and She Brigade have collaborated to bring you our first ever She Brigade product, worKIT - a career journaling kit to help you map out and navigate your career. In this episode, we talk about the journey to collaborating on this product and how and why it came it be, what it was like working together and how you can get your hands on it.

You can sign up to the worKIT community for all the latest updates at: https://shebrigade.myflodesk.com/shebrigade The journal will be available on https://www.bossplus1shop.com/ for purchase.

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The festive season is upon us and with that comes financial, mental and emotional obligations which can sometimes leave your January worse for wear.

In today’s episode, I’ll be chatting to Ayanda Vana - Agri-tech startup COO, Podcaster and Digital content creator - about how to successfully navigate this festive season in order to make sure that your December is better friends with January.

We’ll be diving into planning for and standing your ground throughout December, budgeting and equipping yourself for all the unseen expenses that may come your way this festive season.

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You have about a month to achieve an end-of-year goal and give yourself something to celebrate on New Year’s Eve. In today’s episode, I’ll be chatting with Aurelia Nxumalo, a legal practitioner and digital entrepreneur.

We’ll be diving into how to plan and set goals and, more importantly, how to follow through and finish the year strong.

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Today’s guest is Stephanie Kituri.

Stephanie started out studying for a degree in political sciences with dreams of being the Secretary-General of the United Nations. After a retrenchment, she found herself leaning into her passion for clean hair care and established Vana Naturals, a natural hair care clean beauty brand that creates effective products for afro-textured, coily and curly hair types.

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Today’s guest is Kentse Masilo.

In 2017, Kentse became a finalist at Sunglass Hut New Talent Search at SA Fashion Week and in 2018 she went on the be the first-ever winner of Project Runway South Africa.

In this episode, she shares how she was first introduced into the fashion world, how she’s been navigating it and life before and after Project Runway.

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Ofentse is the first black South African woman to conduct and own an orchestra. She started playing her first instrument at the age of 12. Ofentse studied architecture as a way to combine her love of the arts with numbers but never let go of her love of music.

Today she is the owner of Anchored Sounds, an all-black symphony orchestra.

In this episode, Ofentse shares how she took the leap from architecture to conducting and all the many many challenges she faced along the way.

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Dr Katlego is a University of Pretoria MBChB graduate. She is a self-trained makeup artist and the founder of Beats by Kaz. Having recently become a mom, she decided to start Clueless Moms, a platform for moms to come together, share knowledge and experiences and gain knowledge from experts as they enter postpartum.

In today’s episode, Dr Katlego shares about her journey growing up and all the challenges she faced including a dive into her experiences with colourism. She also takes us through why she decided to become a professional makeup artist while studying to become a doctor and the need for a platform like Clueless Moms.

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Support the podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shebrigade  Today’s guest is Boipelo Mabe. Boipelo is one of the Miss South Africa Top 3 Finalists for 2017 but what many people may not know is that prior to that she had been in the pageant industry from the age of 6 when her mom got her into pageants in order to build her confidence. Boipelo grew up navigating the socio-economic dynamics of being from the township while attending urban schooling. These contrasts in the worlds that she existed in are part of what drove her to eventually become one of the top 3 of Miss SA, embark on a number of entrepreneurial ventures and now to carving her way through the corporate world to become the Digital Communications Manager at one of the leading telecommunications companies in South Africa. In today’s episode Boipelo takes us through her journey of navigating different industries at once, the impact of the Miss South Africa pageant on her life as well as literally creating her own roles in the corporate world and so much more. Tune in to hear her story here. Sign up to get the latest updates from us HERE. The video feed of this podcast is also available on our YouTube channel HERE Let us know what you think of this episode by sharing it on Instagram or Twitter and tagging us @shebrigade Please also subscribe, follow and leave us a review on whichever platform you're listening on.  www.shebrigade.com

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Karen Mwendera is an award-winning multimedia journalist. She is a university lecturer, a speaker, writer, anchor, moderator, and founder of Afrikaren Media. She curates the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 lists bringing together game changers from across the continent in business, sports, tech and creatives fields. In her work as a journalist, she has interviewed the likes of Naomi Campbell, Naspers CEO Phuti Mahenyele, Danai Gurira, Femi Kuti, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, President Cyril Ramaphos and more.

In this episode of the podcast, Karen takes us through the highlights of her career as a journalist, the pressure of being the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 curator, behind the scenes of the media industry and her growth through it all.

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Today's guest is Gugu Mfuphi. Gugu holds many titles including orator, moderator, broadcast journalist, senior anchor and so many more. She has also recently presented her first Tedx talk with the University of South Africa.

Having studied accounting in university, Gugu quickly realized that the typical accounting route would not be the one for her and joined the campus radio station as a creative outlet. This is where her media career started.

In this episode of the podcast, Gugulethu shares how she merged the worlds of financial markets, broadcast journalism, media and public speaking to carve out her own career path. She also takes us through some of the lessons she has learnt on love and loss.

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Welcome to Season 4 of She Brigade, the Podcast. Hosted by Pelontle Mosimege. If you’re new to the podcast welcome and we hope you enjoy the ride and if you’re a returning Brigader welcome back and thank you for being on this journey with us. She Brigade was created to celebrate and amplify the stories of incredible and inspiring black female trailblazers. And in just over 2 years we’ve done just that. Over 60 stories have been shared and we’re back to share even more. While you wait for the new season to start head over to www.shebrigade.com or your podcast platform of choice and go through our archive to catch up with previous seasons if you haven’t already. We love to hear from you so please engage with us on our social media @shebrigade on all social media platforms or email us your feedback at [email protected]