We started our exciting series of WBS Leadership Dialogues in 2023 with a conversation with Nonkululeko Gobodo, CEO of AWAKENED Global.

Nonkululeko is the former chairperson and founder of SizweNtsalubaGobodo, now SNG Grant Thornton, the largest black auditing and accounting firm in South Africa. She was also the first Black African woman to qualify as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa.

AWAKENED Global focuses on ending race and gender inequality and helping to heal the psychological wounds people have suffered because of discrimination. Nonkululeko’s own journey is a fascinating and inspiring one which she has written about in her book ‘Awakened to my True Self’, published in October 2022.

This conversation with one of South Africa’s true trailblazers, which was facilitated by Prof Mills Soko, Director of Development and Partnerships at WBS.