The next Hot Tables on the 28th May 2013

Guest Speaker : Khahliso Khohlooa

Khahliso is an experienced and influential marketing executive from brand activations and entertainment company, Zinto Activation Group.


Khohlooa’s results-driven professionalism and success in the brand activations industry has enabled her to draw on a wealth of knowledge and first-hand experience. Her ability to communicate inspiring messages to emerging markets through branded entertainment is undisputed and has given her the credibility and authority to speak on the subject. In addition, her understanding of campaigns on the ground has equipped her with the expertise to translate communication strategies and transform them into workable concepts.

Khohlooa started out as an industrial theatre performer and after eight years in the business, she was approached by Michelle Combrinck, CEO and founder of ZAG, to join the business development and sales division. Today she is a senior member of ZAG’s management team. ZAG focuses on youth development by training upcoming talent in the performing arts and equips them with the business skills needed to manage themselves as artists and individuals in the workplace.

Other Hosts confirmed include:

Andeline Williams-Pretorius

Andeline Williams-Pretorius is an Inspirational Speaker, Trainer and Ceo of Andeline's Motivational Training. She is Life Coach & Columnist to Kuier magazine and Empathy & Relationship Expert on SABC radio station: RSG.

Her love for the media, combined with great publicity that she managed to secure over a number of years, gave birth to Andeline establishing herself as PR Consultant.

Says Andeline: “It gives me great joy to assist others with securing publicity that they could use to grow their personal brand or business.” Her list of satisfied clients is growing.

Andeline has authored two books; the self-published: Success; it's your choice which was approved for the school curriculum in 2006; Her second book about empathy: In mekaar SeSkoene, was published by national publishing house: Naledi, in December 2011.

Andeline is very passionate about the helping profession. She is currently busy with her Honors degree in Psychology. Due to the nature of her work, she was granted various credits that will allow her to complete her Psychology qualification in a shorter time frame.

Andeline is the Founder of NPO, In-Law Support. The organisation is currently undergoing a namechange and will soon be known as The Empathy Foundation. Andeline was also recognised by African Innovations as one of South Africa's Most Inspirational Women.


Bashir Khan

Bashir is the Chief Entreprenator at The Business Lab, a leading Entrepreneur & Business Accelerator head-quartered in Johannesburg.

In addition to his B.Compt & MBL, Bashir has more than 18 years business, management & consulting experience across various industries and is a registered and qualified business coach & registered & qualified business advisor.

 Kate Emmerson – The Quick Shift Diva

Having helped thousands of clients with her unique programmes, Kate Emmerson, the Quick Shift Deva, now shares her enthusiasm for and expertise in clearing clutter at all levels with you. Her life and work motto is to LIVE LIGHT, LIVE LARGE and this book tells you how to follow suit. Let her inspire you with her in-depth understanding of the psychology of clutter and how it keeps you from living the life you are destined to live NOW.
                       
·         Understand the full spectrum of clutter through an empowering definition.
·         Learn how the three aspects of clutter intertwine to hold each other hostage.
·         Face up to the reality of your current clutter without shame or blame.
·         Understand how clutter stops you from moving forward and LIVING LARGE.
·         Face your personal sabotage system and why you really have clutter.
·         Accurately calculate the monetary cost of your clutter.
·         Practically shift your clutter following Kate’s 28-day step-by-step process.
·         Stay motivated to tackle the overwhelm associated with clutter.
·         Learn simple tricks, tools and systems to stay in charge going forward.

Kate Emmerson augmented a degree in Industrial Psychology and a post-graduate diploma in Industrial Relations with qualifications in aromatherapy and reflexology. Her path led her to study life coaching in the UK and since then she has been professionally coaching and clutter clearing. Additional studies in NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) ensure she is equipped to assist the most difficult of clients who look to her for help to shift their lives.

She is a prolific writer of articles and is constantly called on by the media in some form, be it TV, radio or contributing as an expert in magazines and newspapers. She is hands on in clutter clearing homes and offices locally and abroad, is a sought after inspirational speaker and offers support through her innovative online courses, mastermind groups and one on one coaching.

Her recently published book “Clear Your Clutter” will be on sale at the event on the 28th May for a special price of R140,00 per book.

Marc Johnson

I have come to understand myself as a Sense-Maker and Possibility-Worker, happiest when expressing this in the “social” and entrepreneurial domains.

I have an MBA from UCT, and 25 years work experience in a wide range of environments (corporate, small business, start-up, NGO, Government).

I spent the first 10 years of my career in IT and Project Management in a corporate context, mostly within the financial services industry.  After completing my MBA in 1997, my social and entrepreneurial orientation began to shape the environments within which I worked, and as a development consultant I grew my Project Management skills and experience mostly within the low-cost housing and SMME sectors (e.g. Habitat for Humanity; Gauteng Enterprise Propeller). From 2010 this included an emphasis on lecturing, training, facilitation and mentoring.

At heart I am “inspired by possibility”. “How could things be?”; “How should things be?”. I have come to understand that this is really what drives both my entrepreneurial and social orientation. Other motivators for me are variety; freedom of lifestyle; originality; autonomy; risk-taking and ability-utilisation.  I value integrity, as this is how trust is built. Trust in turn unlocks good energy and is a worthy base from which to build sustainable businesses and society.

When “inspired by possibility” is joined with my social-orientation it manifests as a desire to Empower and Inspire people to discover, explore and expand their own (and their own business’) possibilities, as well as a desire to explore more socially-conscious models of business and society.

Cost: R265,00 members; R295,00 non-members per event. (Cash Bar)

Time: 17h30 for 18h00-21h30

Venue: Crowne Plaza, Rosebank.

RSVP: colleen@businessengage.co.za by 20th May 2013.  Numbers are limited.  Payments required by the 21st May to secure your seat.