Nokuhle Kumalo-Chamoto | Outsmart your cash flow
CA(SA) and founder Nokuhle Kumalo-Chamoto joins us to break down the essential money lessons rarely taught to entrepreneurs. From separating personal and business finances and mastering cash flow to navigating pricing and tax fundamentals through her firm, Lomaku, Nokuhle shares real-world financial truths. Explore how founders can leverage personal branding as a revenue driver.
30 September 2026 | 17:00 - 19:00
Workshop17 West Street
Ryan Stramrod | Navigating Wild Waters
Ryan Stramrood is a four-time Guinness World Record holder and a leading global speaker on resilience and high performance. Best known for pioneering some of the most grueling open-water swims on Earth, including a record-breaking, unassisted solo circumnavigation of St Helena Island. Ryan expertly draws deep parallels between extreme endurance sports and the business world.
14 October 2026 | 17:00 - 19:00
Workshop17 The Bank
Chris Bertish | Maverick waves and Atlantic crossings
Facing down 60-foot waves, paddling alone across the Atlantic, and navigating a stormy economic climate in the boardroom. Chris Bertish shares the lessons he has uncovered at the extremes of human endurance and business leadership. You’ll discover how the potent combination of next-level research, meticulous planning, and relentless preparation inevitably paves the way to success.
26 August 2026 | 17:00 - 19:00
Workshop17 The Bank
Angela Yeung | Conquering Everest for good
24 June 2026 | 17:00 - 19:00
Workshop17 The Bank
Angela takes audiences into the thin air of Mount Everest and back into the realities of leadership and resilience in everyday life. Having summited Everest after a demanding 50-day expedition, Angela uses the mountain as a powerful metaphor for navigating uncertainty, pressure, and personal transformation; blending lessons from mountaineering, entrepreneurship, and her philanthropic work through the Impilo Collection Foundation.
Bow & Arc | Beyond the bricks
22 July 2026 | 17:00 - 19:00
Workshop17 The Bank
We welcome Andries Pretorius and Etienne Maritz from Bow & Arc and co-founders of Volley, Pretoria's premium student accommodation, who’ve built their careers on this philosophy. They’ll be chatting about how they’ve put community at the centre, changing not just how buildings look, but how people move through them, connect in them, and make them their own. From purpose-built student living to multi-use spaces like Workshop17 Hazelwood, creating spaces where people feel like they belong.
Tiffany Green | Working smarter, to work better
28 January 2026 | 17:00 - 19:00
Workshop17 Hyde Park Corner
Starting 2026 off with a strong, clear and goal-setting attitude.
Tiffany Green from Emergent Inquiry Consulting in an inspiring and interactive talk about presence, purpose and partnership.
Craig Leppan | Make AI work for you
25 February 2026 | 17:00 - 19:00
Workshop17 The Bank
Move beyond prompts and into workflows. Deep dive into Google AI and how you can implement three distinct gears of the ecosystem to automate your business logic. Boost your marketing. Boost your sales.
Bruce Whitfield | Corner Trivia meets the perspective shift
4 March 2026 | 17:00 - 19:00
Workshop17 Hyde Park Corner
Think you’re the smartest person in the room? Think again. Award-winning broadcaster Bruce Whitfield hosted The Impossible Pub Quiz. This wasn't a dry lecture, but a high-speed, interactive ego-check where almost nobody gets the answers right. Through the art of being "wrong," Bruce revealed The Chaos Advantage.
Rudger van Wyk | State of the vine
15 April 2026 | 17:00 - 19:00
Workshop17 Newlands Cricket Ground
Doolhof Wine Estate presents Rudger van Wyk, the visionary winemaker behind the award-winning labels of Doolhof Wine Estate. Go behind the bottle and hear the personal story of one of South Africa’s most dynamic winemaking talents. Beyond his personal history, Rudger presents a "state of the vine" address, touching on the evolution of the South African wine industry today. Ending off with an exclusive wine tasting featuring the best of Doolhof Wine Estate.
Steve Whitford | Wired to Win
20 May 2026 | 17:00 - 19:00
Workshop17 Hyde Park Corner
Thought leader Steve Whitford will be chatting to us about our inner wiring as people. How we come to understand it and leverage it as we show up across the various parts of our lives? He isn't just talking about being a better manager or a better leader; he's talking about a more unified self. Representing Think Digital Consulting and ScaleForce.