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. On 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. The journal will be available on https://www.bossplus1shop.com/ for purchase. As always, please let us know what you think of the episode and share it with a friend. Instagram: @shebrigade --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

This is a special episode of She Brigade, brought to you by Young Professionals from Nedbank, to learn more about Nedbank’s Young Professional offering, learn more here 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. Remember that Nedbank offers young professionals a private banking experience that gives you incredible rewards and lifestyle perks, a financial planner, a dedicated banker and so much more at a 50% reduced fee. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

This is a special episode of She Brigade, brought to you by Young Professionals from Nedbank, to learn more about Nedbank’s Young Professional offering click here 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. Nedbank offers young professionals a private banking experience that gives you incredible rewards and lifestyle perks, a wealth advisor, a dedicated banker and so much more, all at a 50% reduced fee. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

Gender-Based Violence in South Africa is increasingly getting worse and more publicized. In the workplace, women are often harassed explicitly or implicitly and as women, we tend to accept being treated a certain way.  On today's coffee break, Lesedi and Pelo sit down wit HR expert Lorna Mosima to discuss, what is sexual harassment? What are the different examples? What should you do if you find yourself in these situations? What if you find yourself going through gender-based violence at home, where does work fit in?  We unpack all of these topics today. Please do tune in to the full episode, it is so important that we are equipped with the right knowledge and tools to protect ourselves and women and men going through violence. We absolutely love hearing your opinions and experiences of the topics we discuss on the show, please send in your voice notes and we will absolutely keep you anonymous if you prefer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

Don't forget to send your voice messages and share your experience with your hair in the corporate world. As two black girls working in the corporate world, we've experienced our fair share of side eyes and comments regarding our hair. Our hair is so dynamic that it can go from super short to a big afro to braids of all shapes and sizes. It can be both stressful and annoying being in an environment where people prefer you a certain way. On today's episode, we sit down and talk about our experiences with our hair in the corporate world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you had to deal with a toxic manager? How do you even identify a toxic manager? And once you have identified that you are in this position, what do you do about it? Lesedi and Pelo tackle this topic today with mental health activist Kamo Semenya (IG @kamosemenya) by unpacking the different situations they've been in and how they've dealt with it in the past. Let us know if you've ever found yourself in this situation and how you navigated it by sending in a voice message using the link below (we will keep you anonymous if you prefer) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

How optimally are you using your LinkedIn? LinkedIn can be a great way to increase your network and be exposed to amazing job opportunities. On this episode, Lesedi and Pelo sit down with Zimasa Qolohle Mabuse, founding editor of The Corporate Canvas as she gives us a break of LinkedIn and how to best utilize it for your career growth, --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

Send in your voice messages here: https://anchor.fm/shebrigade/message  On this segment of She Brigade, myself, Pelontle Mosimege and co-host Lesedi Molokomme sit down and talk about the various things we go through as career women. A lot has changed and today we're discussing taking leave on lockdown... Hope you enjoy... Don't forget to let us know what you think and send in your voice messages on Anchor. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

Send in your voice messages here: https://anchor.fm/shebrigade/message  Hey Brigaders, we will be bringing you tons more Coffee Break episodes as requested. On this series, myself, Pelontle and co-host Lesedi sit down and unpack issues about the various things we go through as career women. Since we've been on lockdown a lot of us have had to adjust to this new world of working from home. Lesedi and I chat about our experiences of working from home and how we've been adjusting to our new normal. Hope you enjoy... Don't forget to let us know what you think and send in your voice messages on Anchor. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

On today's episode, I chat to Mogau Seshoene also known as Lazy Makoti. Mogau is a qualified chef and an internationally recognized cookbook author.  Tune in to hear Mogau's story as she takes us through her journey as a young girl from Polokwane to being an internationally recognized cookbook author and chef. Let us know what you think of this episode by tweeting @shebrigade or sharing the love on Instagram by tagging @shebrigade and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen so that others can find it too. Sign up for our monthly newsletter for all the latest updates and resources from She Brigade HERE. **Sorry for the static sounds in the background, we've moved all our recordings online due to the COVID-19 pandemic and faced some technical issues in the beginning. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

Welcome to the first coffee break! On this series, myself Pelontle and co-host Lesedi sit down and unpack issues about the various things we go through as career women. Don't forget to let us know what you think and send in your voice messages on the Anchor app --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

On today's episode, we hear all about Ayanda's story. Ayanda obtained her Law degree from Rhodes University and recently finished her articles and started her LLM with Wits University. She then made an unexpected career change by taking an opportunity as the COO of Khula App. An app that helps connect farmers with businesses.  Tune in to hear all about Ayanda's journey and how she has found herself as the COO of a company at the age of 26. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

On our first episode for season 2, we sit down with Mapitso Thaisi (@sothogirldiaries). Mapitso is an occupational therapist and recently obtained her Master of Philosophy in Human Rights Law. She is also the founder of Shweshwekini, a swimwear and activewear line inspired by the shweshwe print of the Sotho culture.  Mapitso also runs and maintains a travel blog, Sotho Girl Diaries, documenting her travel and work journeys. Let us know what you think of this episode by tweeting @shebrigade or sharing the love on Instagram by tagging @shebrigade and don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen so that others can find it too.  Sign up for our monthly newsletter for all the latest updates and resources from She Brigade HERE. www.shebrigade.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

Season 2 of She Brigade is baaack. The new season is officially launching on the 10th of February 2020. This season we made sure that we have women from an even more DIVERSE range of careers. Women we didn't even know where behind the scenes of some of our favourite brands, women that are really marking the path for African women. Tune in every Monday with your host, Pelontle Mosimege. Follow us on social media @shebrigade on all platforms (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) and sign up for our monthly newsletter HERE. Visit our website for more www.shebrigade.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

She Brigade has collaborated with In Good Company to bring you a series of conversations with the dynamic, trailblazing women from the In Good Company Experience: Business Festival.  In this episode, we talk to Zesipho Mncwango who is the brand manager for Ponds South Africa. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message

Welcome to the In Good Company & She Brigade In Conversation Series. We collaborated to bring you conversations with the women from the In Good Company Business Festival. In this episode, we chat with Lesedi Mashale who is the Head of PR, Influencers, and Events at Diageo South Africa. We talk about branding & authenticity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shebrigade/message