Successful Journeys – South Africa

Our Successful Journeys – South Africa series highlights professionals across multiple industries and disciplines that have made strides in their career. This series aims to platform strong and inspiring South African voices to understand decisions that have prompted their career progress, the challenges they have faced along the way as well as how they constantly learn and develop themselves as professionals. 

Episode 1: 10 Questions in 10 Minutes with Kgolagano Lehobye, HR Director - MA Automotive Tool and Die (PTY) LTD

For our inaugural episode, to celebrate South Africa’s National Heritage Day which falls on 24 September, Nay-Lin Machiwana, Senior Consultant, Michael Page Africa, has an engaging conversation with Kgolagano Lehobye. Kgolagano is the Human Resources Director, who is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and currently working at MA Automotive Tool and Die (PTY) LTD. A woman of color working in a typically male-dominated automotive industry, the values-driven Kgolagano believes that ‘your attitude determines your altitude’. She also shares why mentorships are important and how downtime is critical to living to your potential both in work and life.

She also talks about a South African professional who inspires her, and why she truly feels lucky to live and work in the ‘Rainbow Country’.  

About our host Nay-Lin Machiwana: Since joining Michael Page in 2017, Nay-Lin has been heading up the recruitment of Procurement and Supply Chain professionals across the Sub-Saharan Africa market. She is also responsible for HR recruitment outside of South Africa. Her role focuses on the recruitment of senior to executive professionals across all industries and has partnered with a diverse portfolio of clients ranging from Start-ups to Large Multinational Corporations.

If you are looking to hire talent for your team get it touch with us. 

Episode 2: Lebogang Koitsioe (Regional Sales Manager at Abbott) shares how she's pushing boundaries by exploring 'career fluidity'

Lebogang (or Lebo as we like to call her) started her professional journey as a registered Dietician in South Africa and today, she is the Regional Sales Manager at Abbott. Apart from her full-time job, she is also studying Marketing to upskill herself and explore her fascination with brands - and she's juggling all of this alongside being a single mother. Michael Page Africa's Amelia Jacob, interviews Lebo to find out what keeps her ticking and motivated to push the goalpost everyday, and also explains why reading Oprah's book 'What I Know For Sure' was a life-changing moment for her.

About our host Amelia Jacob: With 10+ years of extensive recruitment experience at Michael Page, Amelia has recruited accounting and finance roles across multiple industry sectors since 2011. In 2021, her role has broadened to also include the recruitment of Sales & Marketing positions in South Africa across a wide range of industries including FMCG, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Logistics & Distribution and Retail but not limited.

If you are looking to hire talent for your team get it touch with us.