Entrepreneurs’ Organization Durban Podcast

For Gary Sundelowitz, founder of Clarity, the future of marketing is experience design (XD)—and the measure of success is the “goosebump moment.” In this EO Ignite 2025 episode, Gary traces his journey from pure digital into XD, sharing client stories from Sony, Vodacom, Cell C, and Eduvas, where every touchpoint—digital or physical—is designed to deliver measurable impact.
Gary also makes the case for founder-led content: short, authentic clips from the CEO outperform polished brand posts. He explains how to build consistency by tying content creation into daily workflow and how a lean, partner-powered model allows small teams to scale nationally. Alongside his business insights, he reflects on his first EO conference, joining a new forum, and why community relationships fuel both creativity and growth.
🔗 EO Durban: www.eodurban.co.za🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa.

In this Ignite 2025 episode, Erika Kempkon, founder of Youth at Work, explains how her organization is building real pathways for South Africa’s youth. As a YES implementation partner, they connect young people to 12-month work placements across industries like manufacturing, automotive, finance, solar, and tech—while tracking retention, completion, and post-program absorption into jobs, entrepreneurship, or further study.
Backed by a bespoke CRM and AI intake system, Youth at Work achieves ~92% retention and monitors not just youth outcomes but also the business growth of host companies. Erika also shares the multiplier effect of education, the entrepreneurial energy in South Africa’s informal economy, and her personal journey as a teacher, mother, and woman founder driving over R500m of impact into youth and communities.
If you’re passionate about employment, entrepreneurship, or purpose-driven leadership, this conversation will leave you with both perspective and practical takeaways.
🔗 EO Durban: www.eodurban.co.za🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa.

In this EO Ignite 2025 conversation, Bhavya Kalsi (business and personal branding coach) shares why identity must come before brand. Drawing from her TED-style talk “Unbecoming,” Bhavya explains how authentic branding isn’t about performing but about anchoring in your truth. She unpacks why attention is the new currency, how to design lean and flexible business operations, and why founder-led marketing is the engine behind solopreneur growth.
Bhavya also reflects on her EO journey—from founding member in Uganda to regional community builder—and previews her upcoming show Be Unleashed, spotlighting women entrepreneurs. Her take on harmony over “balance” and the realities of being a mother-founder make this an honest, practical conversation for anyone navigating identity, growth, and scale.
🔗 EO Durban: www.eodurban.co.za🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa.

For Kushal Sanhraska, Ignite 2025 marked more than his first EO global event—it was a chance to step into leadership, deepen connections, and bring fresh rituals back to his team. As a family business leader in Kenya’s construction and finishes sector, Kushal shares how simple practices like “one word” and “yesterday’s best” have transformed culture by embedding gratitude and presence into daily work.
He also reflects on his path from science geek to business operator, his passion for podcasts and learning, and his ongoing health journey as he prepares for fatherhood. With plans to moderate, lead GSEA Kenya, and attend EO events across the globe, Kushal brings an honest look at what it means to balance business, family, health, and growth in today’s entrepreneurial landscape.
🔗 EO Durban: www.eodurban.co.za🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa.

This no-fluff conversation with Gavin Hough connects the dots between cutting-edge science and real-world impact. After 14 months in Antarctica and a PhD in space physics, Gavin helped build RGBZ camera systems that detect fires early, forecast spread, and turn data into rapid, life-saving decisions. He opens the hood on 4-minute camera sweeps, triaging dozens of simultaneous ignitions, and the on-the-ground realities of safety and evacuation.  
Then the lens widens: South Africa’s security landscape, theft at remote sites, and why protecting power and batteries is now as critical as spotting smoke. Finally, Gavin makes the EO ask—global system integrators to take a complex, team-run platform into new markets. If you care about wildfires, infrastructure, or building resilient ops, this one’s a masterclass in turning actionable data into action.  
🔗 EO Durban: www.eodurban.co.za 
Podcast: eodurban.podbean.com 
  🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa. 

This charged, no-pretence conversation with Bashar (KuwaitNet) maps a podcast built where tech meets mental health—and why founders in the region need to talk openly about both. He shares how therapy stigma shows up in business, why he’s turning his company’s lightning-talk rituals into a repeatable show format, and how an open-source mindset (think Kuwait’s Linux/Ubuntu community) fuels real knowledge-sharing. Along the way, Bashar taps EO’s global reach—bridge chapters, RLA, and university events—to take ideas from a small market to a worldwide audience. He also opens up about a defining chapter—“the president who almost quit EO”—and the power of asking for help, then paying it forward. If you’re a founder, operator, or IT leader, you’ll leave with practical ways to create authentic content, nurture your team, and build momentum that lasts.
🔗 EO Durban: www.eodurban.co.za🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa.

In this grounded conversation from the EO Ignite 2025 conference, Ashif Kassam (RSM Eastern Africa) traces a leadership inflection point—receiving tough feedback—and the deep self-work that followed. He shares a clear purpose, a legacy-first lens, and two deceptively simple leadership tools he uses before every meeting to shift from blame to better outcomes. If you’re serious about growth, culture, and leading with integrity, this one will stick with you.
🔗 LinksEO Durban: www.eodurban.co.zaPodcast: eodurban.podbean.com
🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa.

In this insightful episode, Alon Sachs introduces “The Happiness Business,” a practical framework for becoming happier and more effective by rebuilding the most important relationship you have — the one with yourself. Drawing on EO-inspired growth mindsets and weekly team rituals, Alon shares how simple shifts (and one memorable “cheque from the universe” exercise) can open doors to opportunity and change culture from the inside out.
If you’re a founder or team leader looking for grounded tools (not just platitudes), this conversation gives you concrete steps to move from a mindset of lack to one of abundance — and to watch your people flourish along the way.
🔗 LinksEO Durban: www.eodurban.co.zaPodcast: eodurban.podbean.com
🎙️ Produced by TIM Africa.