web02.fireside.fm Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:16:51 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) #BuildOurAfrica Speaker Series - Episodes Tagged with “Velani” https://buildourafrica.fireside.fm/tags/velani Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0300 BuildOurAfrica Speaker Series is a podcast meant to showcase the African start-up space. We strive to offer a platform for entrepreneurs on the continent, showcasing their creations, highlighting their journey, and sharing in their success. Follow us on: IG: https://www.instagram.com/nala.money/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nalamoney/?viewAsMember=true X: https://twitter.com/NALAmoney FB: https://www.facebook.com/NALA.money en-gb episodic Telling Entrepreneurship Stories That are Shaping and Building the African Continent Benjamin Fernandes BuildOurAfrica Speaker Series is a podcast meant to showcase the African start-up space. We strive to offer a platform for entrepreneurs on the continent, showcasing their creations, highlighting their journey, and sharing in their success. Follow us on: IG: https://www.instagram.com/nala.money/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nalamoney/?viewAsMember=true X: https://twitter.com/NALAmoney FB: https://www.facebook.com/NALA.money no #BuildOurAfrica, NALA, NALA Money Benjamin Fernandes james.wamathai@nala.money Payroll Panic to Client Catastrophe: S.A.'s Trailblazing Entrepreneur Velani Mboweni #BuildOurAfrica https://buildourafrica.fireside.fm/11 77117c0e-f8cd-4b6d-9826-2856ca3079a7 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0300 Benjamin Fernandes full 2 Benjamin Fernandes Serial entrepreneur, Velani Mboweni, is Co-Founder & CEO of LULA, a mobility scaleup providing shared transportation to companies from home to work and beyond - saving money and time. He has quietly raised millions of dollars, 4x growth, served over 250 businesses, reduced over 1000 tons of CO2 and scaled across 5 cities in South Africa. 48:07 no <p>Serial entrepreneur, Velani Mboweni, is Co-Founder &amp; CEO of LULA, a mobility scaleup providing shared transportation to companies from home to work and beyond - saving money and time. He has quietly raised millions of dollars, 4x growth, served over 250 businesses, reduced over 1000 tons of CO2 and scaled across 5 cities in South Africa. </p> <p>He's a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Fellow at the Harambeans and sits on the board of WESGRO and the CSIR (Smart Mobility). He's a graduate of University of Cape Town (BCom PPE), Wits Business School and Wits University (Hons, Political Science). He's passionate about serving people and solving problems. His entrepreneurial spirit of resilience has seen him survive a pandemic, global recession and unprecedented challenges in the already complex transport industry. </p> <p>Velani’s forever optimism in Africa is perfectly summarised in his 2016 TED Talk, aptly titled, Commodifying The African Experience.</p> <p>Music: 'Titan' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. <a href="http://www.scottbuckley.com.au" rel="nofollow noopener">www.scottbuckley.com.au</a></p> <p>Follow us on:</p> <p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKPshe6x4vcVkGNsvORiu?si=2aa02b9abe3c4e4c" rel="nofollow noopener">https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKPshe6x4vcVkGNsvORiu?si=2aa02b9abe3c4e4c</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/buildourafrica-speaker-series/id1689559382" rel="nofollow noopener">https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/buildourafrica-speaker-series/id1689559382</a> Special Guest: Velani Mboweni.</p> velani, mboweni, lula, #BuildOurAfrica, nala Serial entrepreneur, Velani Mboweni, is Co-Founder & CEO of LULA, a mobility scaleup providing shared transportation to companies from home to work and beyond - saving money and time. He has quietly raised millions of dollars, 4x growth, served over 250 businesses, reduced over 1000 tons of CO2 and scaled across 5 cities in South Africa.

He's a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Fellow at the Harambeans and sits on the board of WESGRO and the CSIR (Smart Mobility). He's a graduate of University of Cape Town (BCom PPE), Wits Business School and Wits University (Hons, Political Science). He's passionate about serving people and solving problems. His entrepreneurial spirit of resilience has seen him survive a pandemic, global recession and unprecedented challenges in the already complex transport industry.

Velani’s forever optimism in Africa is perfectly summarised in his 2016 TED Talk, aptly titled, Commodifying The African Experience.

Music: 'Titan' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Special Guest: Velani Mboweni.

]]> Serial entrepreneur, Velani Mboweni, is Co-Founder & CEO of LULA, a mobility scaleup providing shared transportation to companies from home to work and beyond - saving money and time. He has quietly raised millions of dollars, 4x growth, served over 250 businesses, reduced over 1000 tons of CO2 and scaled across 5 cities in South Africa.

He's a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Fellow at the Harambeans and sits on the board of WESGRO and the CSIR (Smart Mobility). He's a graduate of University of Cape Town (BCom PPE), Wits Business School and Wits University (Hons, Political Science). He's passionate about serving people and solving problems. His entrepreneurial spirit of resilience has seen him survive a pandemic, global recession and unprecedented challenges in the already complex transport industry.

Velani’s forever optimism in Africa is perfectly summarised in his 2016 TED Talk, aptly titled, Commodifying The African Experience.

Music: 'Titan' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Follow us on:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKPshe6x4vcVkGNsvORiu?si=2aa02b9abe3c4e4c

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/buildourafrica-speaker-series/id1689559382

Special Guest: Velani Mboweni.

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