Press

Lesley’s work has been extensively documented in the media, these are a few of the features since 1995:

  1. CNN: Innovative Cities, 9th January 2019
  2. Fast Company, South Africa Magazine: South Africa’s Top Leaders, December 2018/January 2019
  3. Brainstorm Mag: #TimesUp: Tackling bias in business, 1st August 2018
  4. ScreenAfrica: Obama Foundation selects Tshimologong’s CEO Lesley Williams, 21 May 2018
  5. Radio 702, The Money Show with Bruce Whitfield “Shapeshifter”, Digital Innovation for Africa! Meet the CEO of Joburg’s Tshimologong Precinct, 14th March 2018
  6. Brainstorm Mag: Tshimologong Wins Premier’s Award for Service Excellence, 2nd March 2018
  7. SME South Africa: 9 Times Women Made Major Moves in Business and Entrepreneurship in 2017 , 20th December 2017
  8. SAfm Radio, Afternoon Talk with Ashraf Garda: Do Incubators Work? 19th October 2017
  9. IT Web: New CEO for Tshimologong Precinct, 3rd October 2017
  10. Sunday Times: Inspiring Others, 10 September 2017
  11. Entrepreneur Magazine, USA: Where I Live, Entrepreneurs Are Afraid to Talk About Failure – And It’s Hurting Their Businesses: May 2017
  12. Provided entrepreneur coaching on Pimp My Bizz, DSTV Channel 412, 18th and 19th February 2017
  13. CliffCentral.com Frankly Speaking Show interview: Are SA NGOs Moneymaking  Schemes or Agents for Meaningful Impact? , 15th February 2017
  14. SME South Africa: Can this movement get SA Entrepreneurs to finally embrace failure? , 20th April 2016
  15. IT Web’s Brainstorm Magazine: Off Your Chest, November print media, republished online 21st December 2015
  16. Interview on SAfm Radio Afternoon Talk #InTheSpotlight with Ashraf Garda, 7th April 2015
  17. Destiny Magazine: The Influencers, April 2015
  18. Featured on Making Moves, SABC 1, 30th March 2015
  19. SA Good News, Amazing South African: Impact Hub – Impact Requires Collective Action, 6th March 2015
  20. Business Day Online: British Council stresses role of collaboration at creative industry expo (Lagos, Nigeria), 31st December 2014
  21. SME South Africa, 6th May 2014
  22. Destiny Connect, 23rd April 2014 
  23. Destiny Magazine, January 2014
  24. Article published in the Sunday Times, Business Times: CSI Supplement, November 2013
  25. BizCommunity.com contributions
  26. 702, The Money Show with Bruce Whitfield on the Science of the HUB (podcast final 14mins), 16th October 2012
  27. CNBC Africa, 21st September 2012
  28. The Sowetan, 13th September 2012: A place to create ideas and NGO Launches Business Contest
  29. Cape Augus, 5th July & Daily Sun. 9th July 2012
  30. Entrepreneur Magazine: July 2012
  31. ITWeb, Setting fire to African ideas, 20th March 2012
  32. Finance Week: 15th March 2012
  33. Mail & Guardian (Top 200 Young South Africans): 2011
  34. Business Day: 28th November 2005
  35. The Sowetan: Nelson Mandela, Reaching Out To The Kids 20th January 1995

Leave a Reply