RMB Solutionist Thinking - Professor Ermos Nicolaou

Professor Ermos Nicolaou is the Academic Head at Wits Maternal and Foetal Medicine Centre. He’s a Solutionist Thinker that is revolutionising the medical industry by breaking down huge barriers in the treatment of unborn babies and, is part of the expert team that performed Africa's first foetal sp…

RMB Solutionist Thinking - Jason Xenopoulos

As one of the founding fathers of internet businesses in South Africa, Jason Xenopoulos’ digital rap sheet is longer than most, spanning creative ventures that, at the time, didn’t quite go together. Under his leadership, Jason’s agency, Native – which later became VML South Africa went to become A…

RMB Solutionist Thinking - Carmen Stevens

Becoming an award-winning winemaker in a male-dominated industry wasn't a seamless transition for our next guest. Her progression is stained with painful, oppressive memories from a time she says, she never wants to relive. In this episode of RMB Solutionist Thinking, Bruce Whitfield chats to Carme…

RMB Solutionist Thinking - Dr William Mapham

In this episode of RMB Solutionist Thinking, Bruce Whitfield chats to Dr William Mapham, founder and Chief Executive of Vula Mobile. The ophthalmologist pioneered the award-winning medical referral app that links primary healthcare workers in remote areas with on-call medical and surgical specialis…

RMB Solutionist Thinking - Benji Coetzee

Benji Coetzee is the founder and Chief Executive of EmptyTrips – an AI-enabled digital logistics platform, using smart matching algorithms to connect and create a marketplace for vehicles with spare capacity. In this episode of RMB Solutionist Thinking, Bruce Whitfield interviews Benji Coetzee, fou…

RMB Solutionist Thinking - Roger Barrow

In this episode of RMB Solutionist Thinking, Bruce Whitfield interviews the South African National Rowing Coach, Roger Barrow. Among other great insights into getting the most out of his teams, Barrow shares his love for beating well-resourced nations, despite a small talent pool and limited resour…

RMB Solutionist Thinking - Katlego Maphai

In this episode of RMB Solutionist Thinking, Bruce Whitfield chats to Katlego Maphai. He is one of four co-founders behind African fintech venture, Yoco – which is one of South Africa’s most innovative startups, focussed on building tools and services that help small businesses become big, successf…

RMB Solutionist Thinking - Alex Thomson and Sumarie Greybe

In this episode of RMB Solutionist Thinking, Bruce Whitfield chats to Alex Thomson and Sumarie Greybe from Naked Insurance. When three actuaries realised that their valuable insurance insights were falling on deaf ears, the trio broke away and started their own insurance company, stripped to its kn…

RMB Solutionist Thinking - Gary Kirsten

In this episode of RMB Solutionist Thinking, Bruce Whitfield chats to Gary Kirsten. In his hayday, the former South African cricketer, played 101 test matches, 185 ODIs and, briefly served as Vice-Captain of the Proteas. Today, Kirsten actively works in the community, coaching and developing aspiri…

RMB Solutionist Thinking - Dr Aisha Pandor

RMB Solutionist Thinking is a podcast series hosted by Bruce Whitfield which focusses on great South African minds thinking differently and going against the norm. In this episode in the second series, Whitfield interviews award-winning South African scientist, businesswoman and Chief Executive of …