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Business Talk with Michael Avery is South Africa’s leading business video podcast and features conversations with South Africa’s leading business executives.

With over 2 million views, Business Talk with Michael Avery is watched by the most influential CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, Business Owners, Company Directors, and Managers of South Africa.

To get your company or executive featured on Business Talk with Michael Avery, contact Kevin Lancaster at kevin@businesstech.co.za

Episode 25 - Everything.Insure’s Mishaya Chettiar unpacks the company’s impressive insurance innovations

Chettiar begins the interview by providing an overview of how Everything.Insure develops cutting-edge technologies to deliver superior insurance products.

To get your company or executive featured on “Business Talk with Michael Avery”, contact Kevin Lancaster at kevin@businesstech.co.za

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Episode 25 - Everything.Insure’s Mishaya Chettiar unpacks the company’s impressive insurance innovations

Chettiar begins the interview by providing an overview of how Everything.Insure develops cutting-edge technologies to deliver superior insurance products.

Watch now

Let's Talk AI presented by EY.ai

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Episode 1 - EY Africa CEO Ajen Sita on the benefits of AI adoption in Africa

30:27
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Episode 2 - EY Africa’s Kavi Pather explains why AI innovation is vital for businesses

30:09
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Episode 3 - EY’s Amé Thwaits explains how businesses can take advantage of AI

18:03
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Episode 4 - EY Africa’s Paul St Quintin on the importance of enterprise AI adoption

20:12
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Episode 5 - EY Africa’s Kavi Pather unpacks the challenges businesses face when using AI

30:23
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Episode 6 - EY’s Candice Wilson unpacks how AI is transforming cybersecurity

14:08

Business Talk Season 9

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Episode 1 - Monocle CEO David Buckham on sustainable finance and solving SA’s financial crisis

36:06
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Episode 2 - Professor Ann Skelton discusses environmental challenges that impact children

19:16
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Episode 3 - A2X CEO Kevin Brady on the exchange’s record-breaking trading volumes

16:20
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Episode 4 - Connie Bloem on how Mesh is disrupting the blockchain sector

14:31
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Episode 5 - Luno Country Manager Christo De Wit discusses the "crypto winter" period

13:00
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Episode 6 - Jan Fourie on Scatec’s renewable energy projects in Africa

15:37
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Episode 7 - Michael Martin on new legislation for South Africans to become St Kitts and Nevis citizens

19:28
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Episode 8 - JumpCloud’s Gaurav Malik on the company’s partnership with Google

15:35
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Episode 9 - Ilana Bouwer on how Pnet can solve South Africa’s SME recruitment challenges

13:26
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Episode 10 - UiPath Co-CEO Rob Enslin on the importance of automation & AI in South Africa

24:45
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Episode 11 – PSG Head of Securities Wendy Myers on the importance of growing a nest egg for retirement

11:53
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Episode 12 – PSG Head of Securities Wendy Myers on the principles of leaving a financial legacy

11:27
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Episode 13 – PSG Head of Securities Wendy Myers on investing for your family’s future

15:22
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Episode 14 – PSG Head of Securities Wendy Myers explains how to start investing in the stock market

12:54
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Episode 15 - PSG Head of Securities Wendy Myers on the importance of investment diversification

13:24
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Episode 16 - Dr Reda Helal on Network International’s integrated payment processing platform

24:07
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Episode 17 - Investec’s Dhiren Mansingh on the growth of business banking in South Africa

20:46
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Episode 18 - Lenhle Khoza reveals the winner of Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow competition

16:58
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Episode 19 - Wipro MD for Africa Warren Zambelli on drivers of successful transformation

15:03
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Episode 20 - Investec’s Lesley-Anne Gatter on how career paths are shifting in 2023

20:05
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Episode 21 - Absa Head of Global Markets Garth Klintworth unpacks the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index

20:57
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Episode 22 - Nandi Mxokozeli, Interim Managing Executive, on Nedbank Private Wealth being SA’s Top Private Bank

12:52
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Episode 23 - Konica Minolta SA CEO Marc Pillay on the evolution of South Africa’s printing industry

16:08
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Episode 24 - JustSolve CEO Botha van der Vyver explains how low-code development greatly improves ROI

25:09
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Episode 25 - Everything.Insure’s Mishaya Chettiar unpacks the company’s impressive insurance innovations

16:38

Business Talk with Michael Avery Season 8 - Presented by Standard Bank

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Episode 1 - Timo Bongartz discusses cannabis farming and LED lighting in farming

17:07
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Episode 2 - Mariska Comins on the importance of retirement annuities in 2023

11:12
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Episode 3 - Mariska Comins discusses PSG’s retirement products

11:56
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Episode 4 - Standard Bank’s Joel Buatre on why ESG adoption is lagging behind in South Africa

18:19
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Episode 5 - Professor Tawana Kupe unpacks the University Partnership Initiative

17:09
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Episode 6 - Shamith Maharaj of BCX unpacks the benefits of autonomous networks

11:58
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Episode 7 - Ndomba Tshiendela, Andy Wilson and Jonathan Lamb discuss the incredible story of the Umoja app

21:16
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Episode 8 - Guardrisk’s Xolani Nxanga unpacks new LaunchPad initiative for scale-ups

13:00
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Episode 9 - BCX’s Neo Phukubje on how wireless access technologies impact society

10:47
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Episode 10 - BCX executive Jan Roux talks about digital workspace management

17:47
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Episode 11 - Professor Thulani Makhalanyane on his upcoming Expert Lecture hosted by the University of Pretoria

14:25
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Episode 12 - Xolani Nxanga and Mathew Marsden discuss Guardrisk LAUNCHPAD and Startup Club ZA's partnership

18:33
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Episode 13 - Ninety One CEO Hendrik du Toit on the South African investment landscape

22:55
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Episode 14 - Sage AME, EVP Pieter Bensch discusses the top SMB trends in South Africa

16:27
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Episode 15 - BLSA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso discusses the future of South Africa

24:51
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Episode 16 - Dr Heide Hackmann on the importance of open science

22:23
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Episode 17 - Lift CEO Jonathan Ayache discusses the state of the South African airline industry

12:38
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Episode 18 - Dr Ernest Hilaire unpacks the Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Programme

26:08

Business Talk with Michael Avery Sustainability - Presented by EY

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Episode 1 - Clémence McNulty unpacks what you should know about climate change

18:00
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Episode 2 - EY Africa’s Sandra du Toit discusses the importance of ESG

19:47
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Episode 3 - EY Parthenon’s Paul O’Flaherty breaks down the journey to net zero

14:16
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Episode 4 - Hennie Human discusses the role of technology in achieving ESG goals

19:45
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Episode 5 - EY Cova’s Tumelo Chipfupa on the carbon economy and energy efficiency

23:34
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Episode 6 - Renergen CEO Stefano Marani on the benefits of natural gas production

22:31
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Episode 7 - Sibanye-Stillwater’s Themba Nkosi discusses its ESG strategy

35:10
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Episode 8 - NBI CEO Joanne Yawitch breaks down sustainability in South Africa

26:30
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Episode 9 - DHL’s Bremer Pauw discusses sustainability in supply chain management

14:12
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Episode 10 - Punki Modise discusses Absa’s ESG projects

22:38
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Episode 11 - Clémence McNulty discusses the COP27 conference

25:12

Business Talk with Michael Avery Season 7 - Presented by Monocle

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Episode 1 - Jim Rogers discusses the future of the global ecomomy

18:03
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Episode 2 - Silvia Pavoni unpacks sustainable finance

28:26
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Episode 3 - Monocle’s Guy Wilding on climate risk management

23:17
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Episode 4 - Professor Ricardo Hausmann discusses the global economic crisis

31:35
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Episode 5 - Daniel Yergin discusses the energy sector and his book “The New Map”

28:15
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Episode 6 - Naled-e breaks down digital banking from the Metaverse

10:58
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Episode 7 - Lindie Ferreira on how the global economic situation affects South African businesses

14:54
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Episode 8 - Karen-Lee Pollak talks about immigration to the US for South Africans

14:25
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Episode 9 - Monocle CEO David Buckham discusses his new book, The Age of Menace

28:58
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Episode 10 - Sbusiso Kumalo explains African Bank’s new Tech Deals offering

15:45
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Episode 11 - Digicloud Africa CEO Gregory MacLennan discusses Africa’s first Google Cloud region

12:07
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Episode 12 - BCX executive Liziwe Maseko shares the promise of 4IR in South Africa

10:08
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Episode 13 - Dr Nkosi Kumalo breaks down MTN’s transition to a TechCo

18:45

Business Talk | Sage - Helping business flow

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Helping business flow – AWCape’s Jeff Ryan on how accountants can minimize SMB’s tax bills

16:07
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Helping business flow – Coen Jonker discusses TymeBank’s growth in business banking

19:15
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Helping business flow – Simon Ward explains how Floatpays helps overcome financial challenges

13:12
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Helping business flow – Digicloud Africa’s Gregory MacLennan on digital natives and Google Cloud

16:40
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Helping business flow – Makgosi Mabaso discusses affordable Telkom Business fibre for SMBs

08:28
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Helping business flow – Citadel CEO Andrew Moller on achieving long-term success in the wealth management industry

19:44
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Helping business flow – 21st Century's Chris Blair discusses the importance of consultancy services

21:58
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Helping business flow – Dr Simon Kekana discusses the challenges facing South African education

13:41
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Helping business flow - Consult CEO Hannes van den Berg talks about SARS and tax collection

19:49
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Helping business flow - Chief Investment Officer Adriaan Pask discusses the importance of a retirement portfolio

23:53

Business Talk with Michael Avery Leading with Tech - Presented by EY and Microsoft

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Episode 1 - Ritesh Guttoo from EY discusses the latest trends in cybersecurity

13:50
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Episode 2 - Kavi Pather from EY discusses AI and its range of applications

24:47
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Episode 3 - David Woolnough from EY discusses digital transformation in the financial sector

20:51
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Episode 4 - Chris Buchanan on Dell Technologies’ ProSupport warranty, brought to you by Intel

22:22
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Episode 5 - Charles Mizzi on the benefits of becoming a resident of Malta

16:05
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Episode 6 - Colin Erasmus discusses the workplace of the future

13:25
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Episode 7 - Microsoft’s Ricardo Rosa on the second wave of digital transformation

13:34
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Episode 8 - Lillian Barnard on how to lead in the evolving workplace

18:48
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Episode 9 - Chris Erasmus talks about the power of AWS Local Zones

12:39
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Episode 10 - Harry Scherzer on crypto arbitrage trading with Future Forex

14:06
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Episode 11 - 10X Investments CEO Tobie van Heerden on the acquisition of CoreShares

14:14
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Episode 12 - Andrew Stein discusses upgrades to Game’s online shopping and in-store experiences

17:18

Business Talk with Michael Avery - Crypto Focus

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Episode 1 - Revix’s Sean Sanders on whether DeFi can challenge traditional finance

16:50
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Episode 2 - Revix CEO Sean Sanders on the latest innovations from Revix

16:44
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Episode 3 - In conversation with Seamus Rocca on why Xapo Private Bank is the bank of the future

16:33

Business Talk with Michael Avery Presented by Monocle

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Episode 1 - Michael Jordaan on how Bank Zero has transformed the South African banking industry

17:50
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Episode 2 - FNB CEO Jacques Celliers discusses the future of banking in South Africa

30:23
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Episode 3 - David Buckham discusses his journey as founder of Monocle

26:54
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Episode 4 - Budget speech preview with Momentum Investment economist, Sanisha Packirisamy

23:34
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Episode 5 - Dawie de Villiers shares his goals for Alexander Forbes in 2022

13:35
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Episode 6 - Gordon Little discusses commercial banking trends in 2022

18:25
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Episode 7 - Revix CEO Sean Sanders explains why you should invest in cryptocurrency

16:45
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Episode 8 - In conversation with Alex Thomson, Co-Founder of Naked

20:26
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Episode 9 - Josh Kaplan on how OneSpark is transforming the life insurance industry

22:33
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Episode 10 - David Buckham shares insight into his book, The End of Money

21:54
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Episode 11 - Yandiswa Xhakaza talks about the success of UCT’s new online high school

19:17
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Episode 12 - Yael Geffen on investing in property in 2022

17:42
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Episode 13 - Monocle’s Rheta du Preez discusses the financial regulatory landscape

18:16
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Episode 14 - Bianca Botes discusses the top Forex trends

13:25

Business Talk - Owning it with Sage Season 2

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Owning it with Sage - Grant Schneider talks about FNB Bank Feed

10:01
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Owning it with Sage - Georgina Barrick on what the work place looks like post pandemic

17:32
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Owning it with Sage - Accenture’s Vukani Mngxati talks about business in a post-pandemic South Africa

21:25
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Owning it with Sage – Viresh Harduth on Sage’s new VAT eFiling solution for accountants

07:18
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Owning it with Sage – Massmart's Sylvester John discusses the future of e-commerce in South Africa

24:45
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Owning it with Sage – Gerhard Hartman on moving your business online

20:58
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Owning it with Sage – Viresh Harduth discusses small business trends

12:57
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Owning it with Sage – Sean Sanders from Revix discusses the growing cryptocurrency market

14:13
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Owning it with Sage – Monocle CEO David Buckham discusses his new book: The End of Money

24:42
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Owning it with Sage – Dimension Data’s Lauren Wortmann on the modern workplace in South Africa

20:44
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Owning it with Sage – Fidelity Services Group CEO Wahl Bartmann on the latest crime trends in South Africa

19:12
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Owning it with Sage – Altron's Emma Durkin on the importance of human capital to rebuild the economy

23:26
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Owning it with Sage – Sean Sanders discusses current and future cryptocurrency trends

23:26
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Owning it with Sage – Colin Erasmus shares the benefits of the Microsoft Surface range for hybrid work

14:10

Business Talk with Michael Avery Season 5 - Presented by EY-Parthenon

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Episode 1 - EY Africa CEO Ajen Sita discusses the pursuit of long-term value

18:25
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Episode 2 - In conversation with EY's Sandra du Toit

15:05
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Episode 3 - Stefan Smyth from EY-Parthenon discusses how to build a resilient business

25:56
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Episode 4 - Chris Becker, the blockchain lead at Investec on what the future of money looks like

26:15
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Episode 5 - Neale Hill discusses Ford’s expansion in South Africa

27:18
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Episode 6 - Carina Smith-Allin shares Didi's expansion plans for South Africa

17:17
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Episode 7 - Revix CEO Sean Sanders discusses cryptocurrency regulation

24:33
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Episode 8 - David Drew discusses Coca-Cola’s drive towards sustainable packaging

24:44
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Episode 9 - In conversation with Fiona Leppan from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

25:45
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Episode 10 - Retail Capital’s Karl Westvig on the surge in demand for small business funding

20:51

Business Talk with Michael Avery Season 4 - Presented by Discovery Business Insurance

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Episode 1 - In conversation with Lana Ross, COO at Discovery Business Insurance

17:13
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Episode 2 - In conversation with Pineapple co-founder, Marnus van Heerden

21:56
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Episode 3 - OpenText's Julie Tregurtha on how to manage your data privacy compliance

17:59
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Episode 4 - In conversation with Google South Africa's Alistair Mokoena

16:32
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Episode 5 - In conversation with Shergeran Naidoo from BankservAfrica

12:21
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Episode 6 - In discussion with Alison Collier from Endeavor South Africa

32:46
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Episode 7 - Absa’s Subash Sharma on how banking innovations are helping customers through the pandemic

18:10
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Episode 8 - Pavlo Phitidis on growing your business sustainably during the pandemic

20:21
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Episode 9 - In conversation with SnapScan CEO, Chris Zietsman

26:48
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Episode 10 - In conversation with Logicalis CTO Morné Laubscher

11:04
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Episode 11 - In conversation with Discovery Insure’s Francois Theron

12:16
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Episode 12 - In conversation with Discovery Insure’s Anton Ossip

20:36

Business Talk - Owning it with Sage

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E1 - PJ Bishop discusses the tools that Sage provides for small business owners

17:11
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E2 - Viresh Harduth shares the advantages of looking after employees better

11:29
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E3 - John Anderson shares some of the challenges faced by the pension industry in South Africa

21:58
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E4 - In conversation with Baker McKenzie Africa practice head, Wildu du Plessis

20:20
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E5 - In conversation with TransUnion’s Dries Zietsman

22:05
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E6 - In conversation with Standard Bank’s Simone Cooper

19:10
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E7 - In conversation with Dumo Mbethe, CEO at Momentum Corporate

23:58
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E8 - Sybrin's Salvatore Errera on the importance of liveness detection

17:53
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E9 - In conversation with WeBuyCars founder, Faan van der Walt

17:53
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E10 - Gareth Friedlander on Discovery Life's approach to Covid and the vaccine rollout

13:15

Business Talk with Michael Avery Season 3 - Presented by EY

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Episode 1 - EY’s Ashwin Goolab on how transformation consulting can help your business

21:23
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Episode 2 - In conversation with Woolworths head of online & mobile, Liz Hillock

23:44
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Episode 3 - In conversation with Investec business online lead, Devina Maharaj

28:24
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Episode 4 - In conversation with Old Mutual’s Christelle Colman

21:57
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Episode 5 - In conversation with Dr Hayley Haupt at EY

22:31
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Episode 6 - In conversation with GIBS director Dr Roze Phillips

20:06
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Episode 7 - In conversation with Marius van den Berg at EY

17:14
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Episode 8 - In conversation with Audrey Mothupi, CEO of Systemic Logic

33:24
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Episode 9 - In conversation with Sean Sanders, CEO and founder of Revix

19:57
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Episode 10 - In conversation with Mteto Nyati, chief executive at Altron

26:57
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Episode 11 - Business Talk – In conversation with Paul O’Flaherty at EY

11:27
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Episode 12 - In conversation with Gareth Friedlander at Discovery Life

20:04

Business Talk with Michael Avery Season 2 - Presented by Discovery Bank

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Episode 1 - Jeremy Lichtenstein

21:56
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Episode 2 - Magda Wierzycka

26:18
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Episode 3 - Isaac Matshego

19:56
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Episode 4 - Jean du Toit

20:50
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Episode 5 - Elmar Conradie

20:06
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Episode 6 - Prabashini Moodley

23:56
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Episode 7 - Ajen Sita

18:31
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Episode 8 - Johan van der Merwe

25:34
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Episode 9 - Hylton Kallner

19:01
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Episode 10 - Samuel Seeff

27:24
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Episode 11 - Julie Tregurtha

22:04
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Episode 12 - Gidon Novick

21:06
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Episode 13 - Frans Hiemstra

23:16
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Episode 14 - William Mzimba

23:37
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Episode 15 - Hylton Kallner – The application of shared value in banking

18:13
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Episode 16 - Jeremy Lichtenstein: The role of data and storage in the 4th Industrial Revolution

15:58
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Episode 17 - Jay Paul

19:16
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Episode 18 - Richard Wainwright

27:19
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Episode 19 - Alex Russell

21:21

Business Talk with Michael Avery - Season 1

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Episode 1 - Dr Andrew Golding

22:07
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Episode 2 - Sim Tshabalala

16:45
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Episode 3 - Dawie Roodt

15:34
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Episode 4 - Stephen Koseff
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Episode 5 - Mike Brown
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Episode 6 - James Formby

22:42
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Episode 7 - Valdene Reddy

27:02
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Episode 8 - Busi Mavuso
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Episode 9 - Grant Bodley

23:34
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Episode 10 - Basani Maluleke

21:10
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Episode 11 - Michael Jordaan

24:11
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Episode 12 - Muggie van Staden

13:06
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Episode 13 - Tauriq Keraan

24:39