Expedition Business
Expedition Business shares the highs & lows of our inspirational South African Entrepreneurs’ and what they do to keep the flame of business adventure burning. We believe that every South African Entrepreneur has the power to change the world for good. We believe in the positive impact of South African Entrepreneurship on the environment, society, and on ourselves. We believe that it is possible to get more South African Entrepreneurs to their own mountain tops. More info: www.expeditionbusiness.co.za | yes@addventures.co.za Your host: Christél Rosslee-Venter Headline Sponsor: addVENTURES Business Club *More sponsorship packages are available.*
Episodes

Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Tersia Burger - The Business of Stepping Stones
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
In this episode of Expedition Business, we delve into the inspiring journey of Tersia Burger, CEO of Stepping Stone Hospice.
Founded in 2013, this Alberton-based hospice was born from a deeply personal promise Tersia made to her late daughter, Vicky, who suffered from Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
Vicky’s dying wish was for her mother to create a haven where others facing life-limiting illnesses could find comfort and dignity.
Stepping Stone Hospice has become a beacon of hope, providing compassionate palliative care to over 3,000 patients and their families.
Join us as we explore Tersia’s unwavering mission and her profound impact on the community.
Here’s how you can help Stepping Stones:
🔹 Once-off Donations🔹 Monthly Contributions via Debit Order🔹 Legacy Policy Donations🔹 Second-Hand Goods for Their Charity Shop
Host: Christél Rosslee-Venter
Want to find out more about Expedition Business?
Visit us at www.expeditionbusiness.co.za.
This episode of Expedition Business was sponsored by G&S Insurance & AddShine Corporate Gifts & Clothing.
G&S Insurance specializes in providing comprehensive insurance solutions for corporate, commercial, and personal markets in South Africa. With over 30 years of experience, they understand the importance of having the right coverage for your specific needs.
AddShine Corporate Gifts & Clothing for when you need the very best service and prices for your corporate gifts and clothing. And yes, it includes your clothing for your next event!

Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Chantelle Botha - Stop Asking Why & Start Asking What's Next
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Chantelle Botha, also known as The Catalyst, is a powerhouse of transformation and unapologetic authenticity. Having overcome addiction twice and rebuilt her life with purpose, she now empowers others to reclaim their true identity.
She is the author of Phoenix Rising and creator of Reclaim the Flame, a journey designed to help women embrace their full power and purpose. Chantelle’s mission is to ignite flames of transformation worldwide.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantellebotha-catalyst/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChantelleNBotha/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMf7IIQTm_SLYg01M3RqVOw
Host: Christél Rosslee-Venter
Want to find out more about Expedition Business?
Visit us at www.expeditionbusiness.co.za.
This episode of Expedition Business was sponsored by AddShine Corporate Gifts & Clothing for when you need the very best service and prices for your corporate gifts and clothing. And yes, it includes your clothing for your next event!

Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Sarah Collins - Pushing An Elephant Through a Needle
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Founded by Sarah Collins in 2008, the Wonderbag was developed as a solution to the South African energy shortage, forcing blackouts across the country.
WonderBag is a slow cooker designed to reduce cooking time, fuel use, and carbon emissions. It also lightens the load for women in countries where open-fire cooking and hours of unpaid labor daily fall to them.
She received Time Magazine’s Top 50 Most Genius Companies accolade in 2018, among other awards.
From London to Rwanda, Wonderbag started with a few cushions in a kitchen and is today a global company impacting millions of lives!!
Host: Christél Rosslee-Venter
Want to find out more about Expedition Business?
Visit us at www.expeditionbusiness.co.za.
This episode of Expedition Business was sponsored by AddShine Corporate Gifts & Clothing for when you need the very best service and prices for your corporate gifts and clothing. And yes, it includes your clothing for your next event!

Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Klippies Kritzinger - Giving More Than He Takes
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Klippies Kritzinger is the CEO of VBC or Vaal Business Community.
A non-profit organization aimed at uplifting the Vaal region in South Africa.
The VBC was established by local businesses in Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark to foster economic development and improve community welfare.
Klippies is also the founder of Going North Tours, which takes explorers to Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Going North Tours also operates Kasi Tours in areas such as Sharpeville and Boipatong.
Host: Christél Rosslee-Venter
Want to find out more about Expedition Business?
Visit us at www.expeditionbusiness.co.za.
This episode of Expedition Business was sponsored by AddShine Corporate Gifts & Clothing for when you need the very best service and prices for your corporate gifts and clothing. And yes, it includes your clothing for your next event!
If you are an entrepreneur over 50 with a story to share, you are welcome to get in contact with us.

Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Adriaan Rossouw - A Salt of the Earth Entrepreneur
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Salt-of-the-Earth Person: "Preserve, enhance, and improve the world with God's love and values." PerplexityAdriaan Rossouw is the Director of NuEco Solar, a company based in Gauteng, South Africa, specializing in solar energy solutions.
Under his leadership, NuEco Solar has gained a reputation for reliability and quality in the solar power industry, particularly in the context of South Africa's increasing energy costs. Adriaan is passionate about helping people invest in the right solar equipment to ensure the highest possible savings of energy costs in the future.
Find out what makes him tick and
what ticks him off
where to invest your time & money,
how to leave a solid legacy for your children, and
what you can and can't do without a supporting wife at home.
Host: Christél Rosslee-Venter
Want to find out more about Expedition Business?
Visit us at www.expeditionbusiness.co.za.
This episode of Expedition Business was sponsored by AddShine Corporate Gifts & Clothing for when you need the very best service and prices for your corporate gifts and clothing. And yes, it includes your clothing for your next event!
If you are an entrepreneur over 50 with a story to share, you are welcome to get in contact with us.

Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Sue Fuller-Good - No Amount of Wealth Will Bring Back Your Health
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
"No amount of wealth will bring back your health."
Sue Fuller-Good
These are the profound words of Sue-Fuller Good, the Body Whisperer.
Sue has been working as a specialist physiotherapist for the past 34 years, she is a registered life coach and facilitator of wellbeing.
Her postgraduate training in Mindfulness, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Coaching, Pain, Sexual Function, Yoga, Pilates and Movement Science underpins her commitment of lifetime studies.
Sue started and runs Body Brilliance and the Energy-Incubator. Both these companies help people to truly thrive, both on the inside and the outside.
Adventure and sport have been at the heart of Sue’s life. She has climbed mountains in distant lands and run across islands, travelled widely and met people from all around the world.
In between all of this, Sue is a committed Mom, speaker, a published author, a teacher and a healer. Her talks inspire and her work shows people how they can truly have it all.
How does Sue cope with all these diverse roles?
Where does her kids fit into all of this?
What does Sue regret the most?
What would she change if she had an opportunity to do so?
Listen to these and other questions posed to Sue in our conversation.
Host: Christél Rosslee-Venter
Want to find out more about Expedition Business?
Visit us at www.expeditionbusiness.co.za.
This episode of Expedition Business was sponsored by AddShine Corporate Gifts & Clothing for when you need the very best service and prices for your corporate gifts and clothing. And yes, it includes your clothing for your next event!
PS: If you are an entrepreneur over 50 with a story to share, you are welcome to get in contact with us.

Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Warren King - From Corporate Life to Trail Run Entrepreneurship
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
"For the first time in my life, I have created something out of nothing. And here are 500 people who have come and are just having a ball. And the joy and the happiness and the stress and the drama and the excitement and everything else was just fantastic. "
These are the words of Warren King after organizing his very first Run The Berg Trail Run Event in the Northern Drakensberg. Warren pivoted from Corporate Investment Guru at Investec to Trail Run Entrepreneur in 2010.
Does he regret his decision to leave a cushy corporate position?
Are there too many trail runs in South Africa at the moment?
What advice does he have for entrepreneurs who want to start their own event?
What changes does Warren want to make within the next 3 - 5 Years?
And many more.
Oh yes, Warren also shares his feelings about the difference between a road runner & a trail runner. A VERY debatable subject with many views.
Want to learn more about the Warren King's iconic South African Trail Races?
Runtheberg.co.za
Klipspringerchallenge.co.za
Wildjoburg.co.za
Or look them up on Facebook:
Runtheberg
Klipspringer Challenge
Wild Joburg
Host: Christél Rosslee-Venter
Want to find out more about Expedition Business?
Visit us at www.expeditionbusiness.co.za.
This episode of Expedition Business was sponsored by AddShine Corporate Gifts & Clothing for when you need the very best service and prices for your corporate gifts and clothing. And yes, it includes your clothing for your next event!
If you are an entrepreneur over 50 with a story to share, you are welcome to get in contact with us.

Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Yoke van Dam - The Kintsugi Queen
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Yoke van Dam is known as the Kintsugi Queen™ for her ability to join, repair, and transform teams into collaborative, committed, and cohesive units. As a qualified behavioral change coach with extensive experience, she has helped over 2,000 team members, providing 2,300+ hours of training and 350+ coaching hours.
Yoke's approach is based on the Japanese art of Kintsugi, which involves repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. Similarly, she works with leaders and teams to help them overcome challenges, find their voice, and step into their power.Through her leadership development, culture enhancement, emotional intelligence training, and communication skills workshops, Yoke empowers her clients to create meaningful workspaces and develop a growth mindset. Her clients come from diverse industries, including automotive, retail, manufacturing, engineering, advertising, publishing, legal, and academic.
Yoke founded Y-Connect in 2017, a company that provides training, coaching, and consulting services to help leaders and teams achieve their goals. She is a Professional member of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa (PSASA) and has achieved the Distinguished Toastmaster award from Toastmasters International
***This episode was sponsored by addShine corporate gifts, clothing, banners & flags.***
https://y-connect.biz/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yokevandam/
Visit www.expeditionbusiness.co.za for more info.

Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Rayana Edwards - The Stitching is not always Straight
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Rayana Edwards is the founder of Sari for Change, an organization that collects old saris and empowers unemployed and uneducated South African women with the skills to open their own businesses in the fashion industry.
Through her efforts with Sari for Change, Rayana is making a significant impact on women's lives by providing them with opportunities for socio-economic transformation.
On the Award side, the list keeps on getting longer. SABF Social Innovation Award Winner 2022, and she won the Goldman Sachs Fortune Global Women Leader Award 2020.
Rayana is also a mother of five daughters, a sustainable fashion consultant, life coach, and a community change agent.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayana-edwards-8abb9a54/
https://www.sariforchange.co.za/
Host: Christél Rosslee-Venter
Want to find out more about Expedition Business?
Visit us at www.expeditionbusiness.co.za.
If you are an entrepreneur over 50 with a story to share, you are welcome to get in contact with us.

Friday Apr 19, 2024
Sue Gajathar - The Vegan Chef
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Sue Gajathar wants to change the world one meal at a time!! And by the looks of it, she is making serious progress.
Have you ever considered starting your own restaurant or frozen food brand? Then you cannot miss out on this episode!
Three years ago Sue Gajathar embarked on a journey to try the global initiative Veganuary, which is a month dedicated to going vegan. It is at that point that my life changed.
Growing up in a small town in KwaZulu-Natal, she was raised by my mother who was an entrepreneur. Her career as a specialist expatriate tax consultant took a massive fork in the road when a Veganuary challenge turned into what is known today as The Vegan Chef!
"I am vegan because of the health and environmental benefits of a vegan lifestyle. My family test kitchen ignited my passion to want to share my experience with others. The vegan food cart in Sandton became so popular that I had to choose between my career and my newfound passion."
TVC's vision is to become the first vertically integrated global leader in the manufacturing, retailing, and restaurant industry for vegan and plant-based food and products. Their goal is to deliver gourmet cruelty-free vegan food that is delicious, good for our customer's well-being, and produced in an environmentally sustainable way.
Listen to this podcast to find out more about The Vegan Chef's passion for top-of-the-range vegan food and the why's, what's, and hows of starting your restaurant and or frozen food range.
Expedition Business is hosted by Christél Rosslee-Venter
Some of The Vegan Chef's accolades:
EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ EMEIA class of 2021
“Best Vegan Food Chain – South Africa” Luxlife “Best Vegan 2023” Uber Eats
“Top 10 list of Eco-Conscious Vegan Restaurants in the world” Happy Cow
“Restaurant of the Month, globally, for August 2021” Abillion
Exhibiting Chef at the Plant-Powered Show
Exhibiting Chef at ECR House & Garden Show
Founder of the Fourways Rustic & Gourmet Market - promotion of job creation and sustainability of small businesses

ExpeditionBusiness
#ExpedionBusiness aims to provide a ‘Wisdom from the Firepit’ experience.
If you are lucky enough to have a grandfather or father that could share their business adventures ‘around the firepit’, your chances of being an equally successful entrepreneur increase exponentially.
Or if you have a formal mentor or business coach, you are a very fortunate entrepreneur. Unfortunately, the majority of enthusiastic aspiring entrepreneurs or even existing entrepreneurs do not have that luxury at hand.
If you add to this equation that our economy’s strength is directly parallel to the strength of its entrepreneurs, the importance of providing mentors to our aspiring entrepreneurs becomes even more important.