Face to Face with Success

Meet Mark Solms

Mark Solms is a psychiatrist and an academic. But as Charlotte Kilbane hears, he’s also the man who together with workers on the wine farm his family owns, came up with a novel and highly successful model for land reform in South Africa.

Latest episodes in this series

The Solutions Lab LIVE

08 September 2017 | 74 Minute Listen

Fab academic Mamokgethi Phakeng and Sorbet Group Founder Ian Fuhr join Face to Face with Success presenter Nikiwe Bikitsha on stage for a special live event.

Meet Adri Williams

28 June 2017 | 9 Minute Listen

In this episode, we meet Adri Williams, the MD and co-owner of Khayelitsha Cookies. Hers is a story of unshakeable faith, finding your purpose, and the incredible ripple effects of social entrepreneurship.

Dr Malebo Mokotedi and Dr Maggy Mojapelo Mokotedi

06 June 2017 | 11 Minute Listen

A Mother and daughter doctor team have started a new, state of the art, medical centre in Dainfern Square, Fourways. Nikiwe Bikitsha sat down with this inspiring pair for this episode of FTFWS

Meet Siya Kolisi

06 June 2017 | 9 Minute Listen

From township kid who had to make his way at Grey College, without being able to speak a word of English, to rugby star, father, and aspiring fashion entrepreneur, Siya Kolisi shares his remarkable story with Charlotte Kilbane.

Meet Ravi Naidoo

06 June 2017 | 9 Minute Listen

Find out how rejecting the generic, abandoning templates, and trusting your team can have long lasting effects. Charlotte Kilbane chats to Design Indaba Founder, Ravi Naidoo, gets his advice on how to kick creativity into high gear, and harness the powerhouse of your brain.

Meet Desmond Mabuza

06 June 2017 | 7 Minute Listen

Desmond Mabuza is the owner of Signature, one of Johannesburg’s most popular fine dining restaurants. Since the restaurant started 8 years ago in Sandton, he’s opened another Signature in Brooklyn Pretoria. Nikiwe Bikitsha went to Signature to find out Desmond's secret to success.

Meet Captain Knowledge Bengu

05 June 2017 | 12 Minute Listen

Hear the amazing story of the Master of the SA Agulhas II. He’s been to some of the most remote places on the planet, faced wild oceans and shouldered huge responsibility. He shares with us, the secret sauce that makes his a life of service, adventure and success.

Meet Mteto Nyathi

05 June 2017 | 6 Minute Listen

Meet the ICT powerhouse with an inspiring vision for the future of South Africa and the continent.

Meet Melissa van Hoogstraten

05 June 2017 | 8 Minute Listen

Find out what made the founder of Melissa's: The Food Shop start off in the first place, and hear what her ingredients are for a successful business, and a life of meaning.

Meet Brian Chesky

20 March 2017 | 13 Minute Listen

Listen to the amazing story of how three broke guys started a global revolution. The co-founder and CEO of Air BnB, Brian Chesky talks sleepless nights, rejection, and belief in a radical idea. He chats to Charlotte Kilbane about growing a business from a shared lounge, to a global leviathan, and his vision for the future of travel.

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