{"id":872255,"date":"2026-08-28T11:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T09:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=872255"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T09:51:02","slug":"one-thing-south-africas-top-business-leaders-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/872255\/one-thing-south-africas-top-business-leaders-have-in-common\/","title":{"rendered":"One thing South Africa\u2019s top business leaders have in common"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Africa\u2019s top business leaders love appearing on Business Talk with Michael Avery thanks to the massive advantages it offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Business Talk with Michael Avery podcast provides South African executives with a prominent platform to unpack the latest trends and decisions shaping the country&#8217;s business sector.<\/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>Since its launch in 2020, Business Talk has rapidly grown to become South Africa\u2019s top business podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is now recognised as a credible source of business insights, having covered a huge array of topics and attracted many of the country\u2019s top business leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these business leaders turned to Business Talk because it gives them the platform to share how they make key business decisions and plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Business Talk executive lineup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Business-Talk-Promo-Headline-Top-Guests1600x900.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Business-Talk-Promo-Headline-Top-Guests1600x900-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-871195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Business-Talk-Promo-Headline-Top-Guests1600x900-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Business-Talk-Promo-Headline-Top-Guests1600x900-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Business-Talk-Promo-Headline-Top-Guests1600x900-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Business-Talk-Promo-Headline-Top-Guests1600x900-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Business-Talk-Promo-Headline-Top-Guests1600x900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Business Talk\u2019s roster of guests boasts many of the country\u2019s top names across the finance and business sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes figures such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sim Tshabalala<\/strong> \u2013 CEO of Standard Bank Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hylton Kallner<\/strong> \u2013 CEO of Discovery Bank<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fred Zhou<\/strong> \u2013 CEO of HONOR South Africa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Magda Wierzycka<\/strong> \u2013 Co-founder and CEO of Sygnia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mteto Nyati<\/strong> \u2013 Former CEO of MTN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ajen Sita<\/strong> \u2013 CEO of EY Africa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dawie de Villiers<\/strong> \u2013 CEO of Alexforbes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jacques Celliers<\/strong> \u2013 Former CEO of FNB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Busisiwe Mavuso<\/strong> \u2013 CEO of BLSA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hendrik du Toit<\/strong> \u2013 Founder and CEO of Ninety One<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This formula of high-profile guests covering the latest industry topics, combined with Michael Avery\u2019s skilled interview style, has strongly resonated with South African audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, Business Talk with Michael Avery recently passed the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/871045\/business-talk-with-michael-avery-the-south-african-business-podcast-with-16-million-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">16 million views milestone.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the conversation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The process to get your executives on Business Talk is simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interview can be conducted entirely online, eliminating the need for travel or studio time \u2013 all that\u2019s needed is a webcam, a quiet setting, and around half an hour of your executive\u2019s time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team will handle every step of the process, too. From scheduling the interview, to drafting the questions, to recording the episode and producing the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interview will then be distributed across our platforms, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dedicated Business Talk with Michael Avery website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>YouTube<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spotify<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facebook<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LinkedIn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soundcloud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vimeo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa\u2019s top executives and business leaders all have one thing in common \u2013 they love appearing on Business Talk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":872256,"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":"2093275401451634704","_sma_facebook_post_id":"191437357620492_2189014635252269","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[15578,19585,9982,26300],"class_list":["post-872255","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","tag-top-business-leaders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872255","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=872255"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":872273,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872255\/revisions\/872273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}