I have had the pleasure of collaborating with Lesley Williams during her tenure as CEO of Tshimologong Precinct over the years. Her visionary leadership and innovative spirit were instrumental in driving the organization's success and our collaboration in fostering technology and entrepreneurship within South Africa. Lesley's ability to connect with people, build strong relationships, and inspire action is really  remarkable. She is a passionate advocate for social change and has always been such a great  joy to work with. I  recommend Lesley for any endeavor that seeks to leverage technology and innovation for positive impact.

One hundred years ago, Nelson Mandela was born, and 25 years ago, his country held it's first democratic elections. It was a true honor to mark these anniversaries by sitting with his wife, Graca Machel, to discuss Mandela's legacy of justice, opportunity, and peace-and the call for all of us to carry it on, especially young people like Lesley Williams, one of our @ObamaFoundation African Leaders.

Lesley is a highly skilled orator and accomplished development expert. We engaged her services for our graduation events, where she delivered keynote addresses that captivated and motivated the audience through her storytelling and practical experiences as an entrepreneur. Lesley demonstrated a clear understanding of our goals and executed her role with exceptional professionalism and eloquence.

Lesley Donna Williams what an unexpected gift you were. You helped us hold up mirrors, however heavy they are. We now see opportunities we hadn't articulated before, crafted a pathway for 3 - 5 years, we have a skeleton framework for operationalisation, and more importantly, we are realigned behind a collective Purpose Statement that none of us could have imagined alone. Our sunrise is breaking the horizon now, and a forest of seeds is sown. All in 2.5 days! Thank you

Lesley has been instrumental in helping my team pivot and align around their strengths. I have worked with several coaches and advisors, but only Lesley really got her hands into the DNA of the team and helped us fit the pieces of the organizational puzzle together. Her ability to connect the dots between theoretical business design paradigms and real, practical people on the ground makes her a truly valuable coaching and mentorship resource. She also has an endearing, wierd laugh.

Lesley is a deeply committed social entrepreneur who is intent on reshaping the landscape of work by enabling entrepreneurs to ‘do good through good work.’  As such, her reach is wide and her connections are many. Through this nexus of contacts, she is able to connect disparate people on our collective journey through an exciting and exacting landscape.

I recommend Lesley as a values based connector of people and possibilities.

Lesley’s is a master in attracting highly energetic and socially engaged people with an endless ability to connect relevant people to each other – a magnificent skill. She understands the issues concerning the state of the social economy in the broadest sense of the definition.  As I look back at where I was 5 years ago and where I am now, the connections made via Lesley and the various platforms at Impact Hub Johannesburg have contributed to almost half of my success. Another almost half of the success is due to her being a shining light, and the rest was my courage to walk an unknown path.

Networking is a buzz word that gets thrown around often but real networking involves not only being able to meet and engage with people; but most importantly the ability to call those people to focused action and collaboration when the time comes. In my experience with Lesley this was clearly shown in the birthing and development of the I AM AFRICA social movement. In response to the outbreak of xenophobic attacks in South Africa in early 2015, Lesley firstly put out a call for people to respond and then hosted community engagements that led to direct action. Literally thousands of people across the world responded to Lesley’s initiative and many tangible interventions have emerged from it. This is true networking; true impact!