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