Leadership

Muziwethu Mtshali is a serial entrepreneur, partner and CEO at Entreprenerdy South Africa and has been in entrepreneurship since 2007. His role is to steer the business creating new opportunities with the vision of fostering a homogenous entrepreneurial ecosystem. Muzi currently is a co-founder of MNM Creative Agency with clients such as Heineken SA, Bacardi, SAA, and Wavemaker, to name a few. He also owns a Gin (Obrigado Gin) which is in partnership with creation wines. In addition, he has an acute interest in Formula 1 and music. He is passionate about empowering aspiring young entrepreneurs and helping them realise their dreams. His vision is to see a prosperous Africa where Africans from all backgrounds work together to put Africa in its rightful place in the world as a continent rich with possibilities.

Sibuyile Mabena - ‘Sibu’ is a Board Member in Entreprenerdy South Africa. She is the founder and Creative Communications Head at Duma Collective, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and International Relations at the University Of Pretoria. Duma is a creative communications agency that services FMCG brands, event production companies, creative and other agencies, performing artists as well as government departments in South Africa and the rest of Africa. The service offering of Duma Collective is Talent Procurement, Creative Consulting, Event Consulting, and Influencer and Social Media Management. Sibu has a strong background in dance, having competed as part of the South African Hip Hop Dance Team internationally during the years 2005 and 2009 and then becoming one of the choreographers and coaches of the team, Sibu’s network spans beyond South Africa’s borders. Going on to work behind the scenes at South Africa’s largest urban dance events, namely, Masters of Rhythm and Strictly Hip Hop, and competing as the founder of Phly Nation, the first all-female crew to compete in the Red Bull Beat Battle, doing choreography for Glo CAF Awards in Nigeria, MTV Africa Awards, the South African Film and Television Awards and the South African Music Awards, working as a production assistant on Afropunk Brooklyn and shadowing the Creative Director of the MTV EMAs in Milan to name a few, Sibu’s exposure to the urban entertainment scene runs 14 years deep. She has done work for major global brands such as Miller Genuine Draft, Castle Lite, Brutal Fruit, Fish Eagle, and MTV to name a few. She has also worked with notable artists such as Patoranking, Anthony Anderson, D’banj, Bucie, Khuli Chana, DJ PH, Stogie T, Moozlie, Shimza, and many more…

Janavi Da Silva is an experienced entrepreneurship development programme manager, with 6 years experience in developing leadership and entrepreneurship skills and competencies in the green economy. She worked in environmental consulting for 8 years before working to develop future leaders and entrepreneurs for the global green economy. She currently consults to various incubators and professional development programmes, co-designing, co-implementing and measuring the development of over 350 entrepreneurs per year. Janavi has an intimate knowledge of incubators and has a keen interest in what can be of maximum benefit to entrepreneurs. She has a Masters in Environmental Science from the University of Johannesburg and a certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from GIBS Business School. Janavi believes that “A deep awareness of your personal mission statement and your true values will lead to your greatest legacy and the potential to solve the biggest problems of our time.”