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Langalakhe Mabena
South African multi-millionaire media personality, TV Host, actress, actor, and radio broadcaster Nicolette Mashile has been unveiled as the main speaker at this year’s Hustlers Summit to be held on 22 and 23 March at Barbourfields stadium (outside grounds).
The other keynote speaker is Tsega Tadesse Belachew from the University of Maryland (USA). She is the director of Venture Development for the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University.
Local speakers will include teenage musician Andrea the Vocalist of Uhambo fame, Thubelihle Ndlovu of Purse on Point as well as Nyary Moyo of Yanaya.
Mzoe 7 who was recently named as the Hustlers Summit brand ambassador as well as Lamas Ellz will be part of the performers at the annually held Business and Entrepreneurship event.
With the Hustlers Summit on their third edition, convener and founder of the event Nkosana George Mazibisa said they chose to host the two-day gig at Barbourfields (eKasi), so as to bring the summit to the people.
“Barbourfields is the first township where the first entrepreneurs of the city of Bulawayo used to stay.
“The ground is central even if it’s eKasi because it’s near town. We will be using the small grounds outside as we want to set an example that even grounds can be used for conferences and summits.
“With the numbers we have pulled before, we are expecting to host over 2 000 people there,” said Mazibisa.
According to Mazibisa, through crowdfunding, this year they have introduced a business pitch competition where US$3 000 cash will be won by start-ups, individuals, and varsities.
“The first winner will walk away with US$1000 to improve and scale their business. Winners will also go through mentorship, accelerator, and business incubation programs to continuously improve their entrepreneurial skills and network base.
“High school students also stand a chance to win in the Best Student Idea category. By introducing pitch competitions, we are positioning ourselves to be one of the leading continental entrepreneurial networking platforms for Industry Insights, Access to Financial Capital, and Leveraging Social Networks,” said Mazibisa.
Nicolette Mashile’s profile.
Nicolette earned her mark through TV hosting, including shows like Daily Thetha, and her Financial Bunny Agency, dedicated to financial education and resources to young people.
She has authored a book titled “What’s Your Move? A Guide to Financial Freedom.”
Nicolette has led many Financial Literacy Campaigns on behalf of Financial Bunny for Blue chip brands like Sanlam, Alex Forbes, Old Mutual, Momentum, Standard Bank, Capitec, Old Mutual Namibia, FNB, Central Developments, Private Property, and JSE.
She is the Co-Founding Chairperson of Mikateko Property Investments and a SAIBPP Women’s Forum committee member. In 2023 Nicolette joined Goalkeepers in New York hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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