In this sharp, no-nonsense keynote, Gilli unpacks how she transformed herself into a fully independent performing artist. She will share the practical skills, marketing knowledge, and most importantly, the self-reliant attitude required to build an audience from scratch.

Most people value personal safety yet almost no one has the time to spend years mastering complex martial arts. The result is that we drift into the dangerous alternative of knowing absolutely nothing, leaving our safety entirely to chance. Mark Grobbelaar calls the massive space between being a master ninja and being completely defenseless "The Niche."

GG calls it KasiNomics, the economics of the informal sector. Instead of accepting the long-standing narrative that frames it as an “informal” or “underdeveloped” or “survivalist space, GG positions it as a profitable, thriving and diverse economic sector that is worth over a trillion rand.

Most people now know iKhokha as one of the local fintech giants that were recently acquired by Nedbank for R1.65 billion. Today, the platform processes north of R20 billion in annual card payments and puts roughly R1 billion worth of...

In 2007, Joey Evans was paralysed from the chest down after a devastating racing accident. The medical verdict was final. He was told he would never walk again, let alone ride a motorcycle. Ten years later, Joey stood at the...

This grounded, live conversation with Joe Fleming is about how people slowly lose their footing in life, often without realising it, and what it actually takes to build and rebuild well over time. Most people don’t wake up one day...

Mark Sham would like to invite you to a special event that he hosts free to the public twice a year. Suspend your associations with the word “happiness” and come learn about a topic you didn’t think you needed. This...

There is a special and renewed energy that accompanies the start of a new year and we want to make sure that 2026 is your best yet! With this in mind, Suits & Sneakers is hosting our 8th edition of...

Mark Sham would like to invite you to a special event that he hosts free to the public twice a year. This one is also special because it will be the first event scheduled to run at our new venue,...

The story of the Legends Barbershop is, in itself, the stuff of legends. Sheldon Tatchell, the man behind the barbering empire, started cutting hair outside his cousin’s internet café in Eldorado Park, Gauteng, armed with a chair, a pair of...

Humans are obsessed with certainty. We crave brightly lit lives where everything is clear, predictable, and neatly under control. But as you all know deep down, we have a secret lust for chaos. It’s messy. It’s unpredictable. It’s where things break,...

There is a special and renewed energy that accompanies the start of a new year and we want to make sure that 2025 is your best yet! With this in mind, Suits & Sneakers is hosting our 7th edition of...