{"id":865890,"date":"2026-07-10T12:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=865890"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:03:35","slug":"business-talk-with-michael-avery-south-africas-top-business-podcast-hits-16-million-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/865890\/business-talk-with-michael-avery-south-africas-top-business-podcast-hits-16-million-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Talk with Michael Avery \u2013 South Africa\u2019s top business podcast hits 16 million views"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Africa\u2019s most popular business podcast \u2013 Business Talk with Michael Avery \u2013 has hit a major milestone, reaching 16 million views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This massive achievement proves the incredible momentum driving South Africa\u2019s premier business podcast, which continues to capture the attention of a highly engaged, growing audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/talk.businesstech.co.za\/book-an-episode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to book an interview on Business Talk.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Business Talk was launched in 2020 and has enjoyed consistent year-on-year growth, hitting 100,000 views in its first month and quickly smashing its first 1 million views milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has grown exponentially since then \u2013 reaching milestone after milestone, culminating in its most recent 16 million-viewer record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This growth is thanks to the prominent guests who appear on the show and the insightful conversations they have with Michael Avery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the podcast&#8217;s first season of the podcast, Business Talk host several prominent industry leaders, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Michael Jordaan<\/strong> \u2013 Founder of Montegary Capital and former CEO of First National Bank<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dawie Roodt<\/strong> \u2013 Director and Chief Economist at Efficient Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sim Tshabala<\/strong> \u2013 CEO of Standard Bank Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Valdene Reddy<\/strong> \u2013 Group Chief Executive Officer for the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tauriq Keraan<\/strong> \u2013 CEO of TymeBank<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The insights these industry leaders brought to the first season of the podcast quickly cemented Business Talk\u2019s position as a go-to source for business insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Business-Talk-Promo-Article-1600x900-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Business-Talk-Promo-Article-1600x900-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-865891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Business-Talk-Promo-Article-1600x900-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Business-Talk-Promo-Article-1600x900-1-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Business Talk when it first premiered in 2020.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this excellent start, Business Talk has released countless successful seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is currently airing its 14th season &#8211; alongside another 15 exclusive series produced in partnership with prominent companies like Sanlam, EY, Sage, and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across these seasons, the podcast has covered a huge array of topics, ranging from investing and medical aids to renewable energy and business management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across its 14 regular seasons and 15 special series, the podcast has released more than 350 episodes &#8211; with no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capitalise on the growth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A conversation with Michael Avery on Business Talk puts your executives in front of a rapidly growing audience of influential South Africans \u2013 and there has never been a better time to book an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also instantly positions your executives as industry leaders, joining the exclusive ranks of experts who have already appeared on the podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BusinessTech marketing team will take care of everything when you book a Business Talk interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes scheduling, drafting interview questions, recording, editing, and publishing the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The polished interview will be published on all major platforms, including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The BusinessTech website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dedicated Business Talk with Michael Avery website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spotify<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>YouTube<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facebook<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LinkedIn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to this, your executive\u2019s interview will reach the widest possible audience of South Africans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talk.businesstech.co.za\/book-an-episode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to book an interview on Business Talk.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Talk is South Africa\u2019s top business podcast, having hosted many of the country\u2019s top executives and industry executives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":865894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"posted","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"2075521418750509240","_sma_x_attempts":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[15578,19585,9982],"class_list":["post-865890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-business-talk","tag-business-talk-with-michael-avery","tag-businesstech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=865890"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":865910,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865890\/revisions\/865910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/865894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}