Hungry Woman at Work

Hungry Woman at Work is a podcast for the woman who wants to thrive at work, without losing her soul.

Be inspired by the stories of women who are making an impact in their spheres of influence, be it in the boardroom, the classroom, on the field, at an NGO, or at home.

And get some snippets of advice on issues facing women in the workplace, from mentorship and leadership, to being healthy at work.

Weekly English South Africa Careers · Health & Fitness

28 Episodes

12 – 28

Ep 15: Disrupting through innovation - meet the founders of Instaglam Express

“In the midst of doing hair we realised the whole world is changing all around us but the beauty industry is not changing - what is happening?” Doing things differently or, not doing things the way they’ve always been done, is not always encouraged. In this episode Nevelia Moloi speaks…

29 Aug 2019 36 min

Ep 14: “Make every season count” – Rumbidzai Chisenga

What season of life do you currently find yourself in: an exuberant summer, an uncertain autumn or an overwhelming winter? More importantly, how are you responding to the season? Are you trying to make the most of every moment or are you desperately wanting to go into hibernation and hope…

30 Jul 2019 36 min

Ep 13: The Confidence Gap at Work

There’s been a lot of talk around women and the confidence gap at work. One school of thought says women get overlooked for promotions because “they’re not confident enough”. But others say that, what shows up as a lack of confidence is really a mix of different reasons. Some of…

29 May 2019 38 min

Ep 12: "There's always a way to work towards your dreams" - Erica Blocker

As children we are encouraged to keep on dreaming, to pursue our dreams … and then as adults we’re told to stopped dreaming, to “grow up” in fact. On this episode Nevelia Moloi interviews Erica Blocker, our first guest beyond SA borders, who says dreams are crucial to our wellbeing…

10 May 2019 35 min

Ep 11: "You can turn your passion into profit" - Miabo Enyadike

“I turned my house into a gallery” There was once a time when work, and passion were two distinct things. In this episode, Nevelia Moloi speaks to Miabo Enyadike, a businesswoman who makes a living off her passion, which is art. Miabo is an artpreneur and founder of Art Miabo…

24 Apr 2019 34 min

Ep 10: “What helps me as a working mom is fusing what is common” - Rechelle Jacobs

"There I was working full-time and I was a Masters student and I was pregnant with my second child ... what worked for me there was fusing what is common." In this episode of Hungry Woman at Work, Nevelia Moloi chats to Rechelle Jacobs, a statistics lecturer at the University…

6 Apr 2019 34 min

Ep 9: When life throws you curveballs... and how to survive loadshedding

What do you when things don't go the way you planned, when you thought things were going a certain way and then life got, erm, interrupted? In South Africa right now, there's a national "interrupter" called loadshedding, causing quite some havoc. In this minisode, Nevelia Moloi asks a few HWaW…

23 Mar 2019 19 min

Ep 8: "There is a client for everybody. Someone needs what you have” with Rezaine Desai

"Even in a saturated market, there is a client for everybody." Are you dreaming of starting your own business or side hustle but you don't know where the money will come from? Or perhaps you think there are already too many others out there doing the same thing you'd like…

9 Mar 2019 23 min

Ep 7: Kholofelo Tsoloane “The uniform does not change who I am”

Have you ever walked into a meeting and been “the only” one of “your kind” in a room? As a young woman working in the military being “the only” is a regular occurrence for our guest on this episode. Yet she has determined to not let the uniform change who…

25 Feb 2019 31 min

Ep 6: Julie Cunningham "The more secure a leader is the more she'll raise up those behind her"

"The more secure a woman leader is the more she’s prepared to raise up those behind her" In this episode, Nevelia Moloi chats to Julie Cunningham, a woman who's been in media for many years and is now a business consultant specialising in strategic communications. Julie - whose had stints…

10 Feb 2019 24 min

Ep 5: How to keep your soul in tact this festive season

"Take a break from social media. Keep it simple. Take time away by yourself. Get intentional rest..." In the final episode for 2018, Hungry Woman at Work listeners and host Nevelia Moloi share their tips for thriving in the festive season, what lessons they've learnt in 2018, and how to…

21 Dec 2018 15 min

Ep 4: Lerato Thekiso "I was gonna have it all without compromising my values"

Episode 4 of Hungry Woman at Work - the podcast for the woman who wants to thrive at work, without losing her soul. In this episode, host Nevelia Moloi chats to Lerato Thekiso, managing partner at Thekvest Legal Advisory Services and founder of the Unleashed Leadership Development Foundation. Lerato, a…

1 Dec 2018 31 min

Ep 3: "Make it easier for the women coming after you" with Annie McWalter

Episode 3 of Hungry Woman at Work - the podcast for the woman who wants to thrive at work, without losing her soul. In this episode, host Nevelia Moloi chats to Annie McWalter, the CEO of The Hope Factory and SAICA Enterprise Development. Annie shares about exciting job opportunities for…

24 Nov 2018 28 min

Ep 2: "I lead as myself" with Mbali Ndandani

Episode 2 of Hungry Woman at Work - the podcast for the woman who wants to thrive at work, without losing her soul. In this episode, host Nevelia Moloi chats to Mbali Ndandani who is the Africa digital lead for Unilever. Mbali speaks about being a woman in tech and…

9 Nov 2018 35 min