Equip and Elevate
Ayanda Vana
Equip and Elevate podcast is a place for women to cultivate the courage to own their purpose, own their journeys and own their success. The show is hosted by Ayanda Vana and in each episode she will be bringing you conversation with some dynamic and bold women. The goal is that through these inspired conversations, you will gain a new perspective and tools to thrive in your personal journeys, businesses and careers. Most importantly, to live a life of purpose and passion. The Podcast will cater for all women from young female leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals and creatives. The topics will range from navigating our personal journeys, building our careers as well as living a life of purpose and passion.If you are ready to learn and grow, hit that follow button and get ready for the conversations.
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Break Free from Imposter Syndrome, Soar with Confidence in your career: The Ayanda Way - Navigating Lessons
Equip and Elevate
02/12/24 • 15 min
Don't miss out on the newest episode of "Equip and Elevate" featuring Ayanda (creator of Equip and Elevate) which will form part of our new segment navigating lessons with Ayanda, where she offers her insights on overcoming Imposter Syndrome and developing confidence! Tune in now and embark on a journey to conquer self-doubt and unlock your full potential!
Ayanda explores the profound effects of Imposter Syndrome, shedding light on its subtle influence on one's professional path and offering strategies to overcome it.
In addition, Ayanda reveals the strategies for developing self-assurance when confronted with challenges. Ayanda's strategies will empower you to embrace your unique strengths and adopt a growth mindset, allowing you to step into your greatness with unbridled confidence and assurance.
Uncover the potential of being well-prepared, setting strategic goals, and prioritising self-care as Ayanda empowers you with the necessary tools to excel in all areas of your professional and personal life.
Experience the incredible adventure of self-discovery and empowerment! Press play now and begin a life-changing journey towards reaching your highest potential with Ayanda and "Equip and Elevate." Sign up today to receive weekly episodes packed with practical tips and motivational content. Embark on the path to success with us!
Sinovuyo Mondliwa (Content Creator and Founder of Love Kinks) on the process of building and scaling Love Kinks
Equip and Elevate
12/05/22 • 55 min
In the season 2 finale, we had an amazing conversation with Sinovuyo Mondliwa, content creator and founder of Love Kinks. I absolutely loved Sino’s honesty in the lessons she has learned in building and scaling “Love Kinks”. The conversation was raw, practical and filled with so much insight! I loved that Sino understands her customers and is able to refine her ideas based on what the customer needs.
“Love Kinks was specifically created with your healthy hair journey in mind. Love Kink’s goal is to celebrate our innate beauty and love our hair in its natural state. Love Kinks echoes that healthy natural hair is achievable and it is not a chore.” Love Kinks offers hair care range (Hairline Serum, Hair Oil and Conditioning Moisturiser), satin doeks, satin pillowcases, satin hair ties, satin bonnet and satin.
I truly hope that it will help any entrepreneur on the verge of building and scaling their business or ideas.
Starting a conversation with yourself about mental health with Lwanele Khasu (Clinical Psychologist)
Equip and Elevate
10/31/22 • 64 min
Today on the Equip & Elevate Podcast, we are chatting to Lwanele Khasu, a clinical Psychologist about starting a conversation about mental health with yourself. Lwanele is the Founder & Director of Oasis Mental Wellness Hub and Mental health speaker.
On today’s episode, Lwanele will be sharing insight on the following points:
- Setting boundaries and communicating your boundaries
- How to recognise trauma and the process of healing from trauma
- Better ways of dealing with burnout
- Importance of celebrating yourself
- The importance of being aware of your mental health
- How to build a wellness tank in your corner
Episode is sponsored by Solal - https://solal.co.za
If you would like to reach out to Lwanele and her team, please send your email to the following email address: [email protected]
Zulaikha Patel (activist, author & speaker) “Prioritising your mental health while championing social change”
Equip and Elevate
10/24/22 • 62 min
Today on the Equip & Elevate Podcast we got to chat with Zulaikha Patel regarding “prioritising your mental health while championing social change”. Zulaikha is anti-racism activist, best-selling author & international speaker. She became a symbol of the fight against school policies regarding black girls' hair in 2016, at the age of 13. She’s a BBC 100 women list 2016 and Brand SA Play your part ambassador.
On today’s episode, Zulaikha will be sharing her overall journey, purpose and what drives her life. Zulaikha also explains how she navigated through burn-out and depression. She also touches on her journey in creating a safe space and how she protects her mental health and well-being.
Her book, "My Cowly Crowny Hair," targets young African girls with a positive message reflecting what she calls "the narrative of young girls of colour growing up. She hopes to empower young girls to embrace their natural hair and ignite a passion for African literature through her first book, My Coily Crowny Hair.1
This was such a rich conversation. We thoroughly enjoyed learning on how Zulaikha tackled “Prioritising her mental health while championing social change.”
10/17/22 • 69 min
For the next 3 episodes, I’ve partnered with Solal and together we’ll be bringing you conversations that cover themes around mental health through the month of October. For today’s episode, I sit down with my friend, Lebo Mehlomakhulu and we speak about “Adulting 101: A guide to surviving being a young adult”.
For this episode, Lebo and I will be sharing our journeys & comparison on:
-Lessons learned in navigating adulthood;
-Why navigating your 20s are so hard;
-Navigating relationships & friendships;
-The process of becoming;
-Building a wellness tank and refilling;
-Lessons from building a business & career etc
Lebo is an advocate of love, wife, mommy, entrepreneur, digital content creator, sold out for Christ curator of Marriage Monday.
This episode was special because I got to bring you into my world alongside my friend Lebo. We hope that this episode will serve as a space to remind you that you are alone and remember to breathe and be gentle with yourself.
Episode sponsored by Solal
Website for Solal: https://solal.co.za
Nomazibulo Tshanga (CEO of Ziyana Business Consulting and Training) on building a business from ground zero
Equip and Elevate
10/04/22 • 43 min
Today on the Equip & Elevate Podcast we got to chat with Nomazibulo Tshanga, the CEO of Ziyana Business Consulting and Training about building and scaling your business. Noma takes us through her upbringing, corporate journey and her journey of building a business ground zero.
Nomazibulo Tshanga is a mother and wife to an amazing husband, a sister, a daughter and a friend. She is a founder, speaker, people management strategist, philanthropist, executive coach and a women empowerment advocate. She has 15 years experience in HR, having worked at Coca-Cola, Schaffler South Africa, Bidvest, CSIR. Her last position in corporate was that of a HR Director at Bidvest Steiner. She is currently an executive MBA candidate through Henley Business School.
She founded a Non- Profit Organisation called Ziyana Foundation, which aims to ensure that economic stability and growth is inclusive for all communities, especially those that are disadvantaged (young, black and women).
She is passionate about gender transformation, the growth of women in leadership and corporate, entrepreneurship, mentorship and skills development. She has played a vital role in corporate by promoting women development and leadership.
Today, on Equip & Elevate Podcast we got to chat with Liziwe Ntshweza-Freemantle on navigating corporate as a young black professional and tips to build your career in corporate. Liziwe is an economist with research interest in inclusive and sustainable market development with a specific focus on Financial Economics and development.
She has several years in economic and strategy consulting across sub-Saharan Africa. Her work has focused on financial sector development and strategy development for corporate and commercial banks, other financial service providers and policy makers across Southern and West Africa. Most recently she has been working in the world of insurtech within a leading listed financial services organization.
She also has interests in Gender economics, specifically as it pertains to issues affecting African women and black women of African descent in the global diaspora.
Liziwe studied a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Economics Honours at Rhodes University and then completed an MSc in Development Economics from SOAS, University of London.
Build your future, Be smart about Money with Gladness Rupare ( Investment specialist) & Nomsa Ngwenya (Client Relationship Manager)
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08/29/22 • 48 min
During Money Smart Week South Africa, we will be chatting to Gladness Rupare ( Investment specialist) & Nomsa Ngwenya (Client Relationship Manager) about Build your future, Be smart about Money. MSWSA is a financial literacy campaign aimed at motivating and empowering all South Africans to become more educated about their finances.
Nomsa and Gladness will be providing tools on how you can equip yourself with financial knowledge in order to elevate your finances. They will also be discussing their personal insights, financial journeys and tips for you to build their future, be smart about money.
Nomsa is a Client Relationship Manager at a leading asset management firm in SA. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and an Economics Honours degree, both from the University of Pretoria, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning from the University of the Free State. She is passionate about financial literacy, investment education, financial markets, client servicing and relationship management.
Gladness started working in the financial services industry in 2007 and is currently an investment specialist with one of the leading asset management firms in SA. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computational and Applied Mathematics from the University of the Witwatersrand. Gladness is passionate about uplifting and inspiring youth and enjoys travelling and spending time with her family.
MSWSA is taking place between 29 August and 4 September 2022.
Pamela Mtanga (Award-winning Multimedia entrepreneur) on her upbringing, Purpose & building her career with an authentic edge
Equip and Elevate
08/08/22 • 69 min
On the Season 2 premiere of the Equip & Elevate Podcast, I had a beautiful conversation about her upbringing, purpose and building a career with an authentic edge with Pamela Mtanga, an award-winning Multimedia Entrepreneur and Brand Influencer.
Pamela Mtanga best known for her formidable career as an MC, voice-over artist and TV/Radio presenter. Most recently, she is a Massive Music presenter on Channel O. Pamela is a public relation graduate from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Mtanga was named top personality and influencer at the Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards hosted by Pat on Brands.
Pamela also shared insight on how you could tap into your influence and build a career in the digital space.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Equip and Elevate have?
Equip and Elevate currently has 40 episodes available.
What topics does Equip and Elevate cover?
The podcast is about Entrepreneurship, Podcasts, Business and Careers.
What is the most popular episode on Equip and Elevate?
The episode title 'Starting a conversation with yourself about mental health with Lwanele Khasu (Clinical Psychologist)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Equip and Elevate?
The average episode length on Equip and Elevate is 50 minutes.
How often are episodes of Equip and Elevate released?
Episodes of Equip and Elevate are typically released every 7 days, 10 hours.
When was the first episode of Equip and Elevate?
The first episode of Equip and Elevate was released on Jul 25, 2021.
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