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Judging the South African entrants of Chivas Regal’s Win the Right Way competition are Xolisa Dyeshana, Lebo Gunguluzu, Chimene Chetty and Tebogo Ditshego. Find about more about these panellists and what makes them qualified to spot a social entrepreneur when they see one.
As you know, Chivas Regal has embarked on a global search for social entrepreneurs, promising the best of the best a share of $1 million to make their social start-ups a success.
Entrants need to demonstrate not just a great idea, but also a solid business plan that outlines how their innovation is not only financially viable but will also affect real change in the world around them.
Entries will be judged on five criteria, namely:
• Social Purpose
• Viability
• Scalability
• Practicality
• Credentials
Meet the panel who will be evaluating the South African entrants and sending the finalists to entrepreneur training camp in Silicon Valley in 2015.
Xolisa Dyeshana
Executive Creative Director at advertising agency Joe Public and Chairperson of the Loeries – South Africa’s premier advertising awards, Xolisa understands what goes into great idea – and the work it takes to bring it to life. Speaking at TED X Soweto, he described his job as ‘unleashing creativity to solve complex business problems’ – a skill he will no doubt be looking for in the Win the Right Way entrants. For more on what makes this music lover and inspiring mentor tick, follow him on Twitter @XolisaDyeshana.
Lebo Gunguluza
‘Resourceful’ is one way to describe this Port Elizabeth native, who arrived in Durban in 1990 with R60 and a dream to study business. Like a cat with nine lives, Lebo has reinvented his career many times, experiencing great successes and learning hard lessons along the way. Earning and losing his first million before the age of 30, Lebo founded the South African Black Entrepreneurs Forum to address issues facing black entrepreneurs in South Africa. For regular motivation follow him on Twitter @Gunguluzu99
Chimene Chetty
Chimene earned her stripes as Southern Africa Regional Director of Ashoka, a global NGO that works with social entrepreneurs to build communities of innovation and transformation. After twenty years in the NGO world and five as a consultant, Chimene joined Wits Business School as Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship. A champion of changemakers, Chimene will be casting a critical eye on the Win the Right Way business plans – looking for sustainable social purpose. Follow her on Twitter @ChimeneChetty.
Tebogo Ditshego
Founder of the South African Reading Foundation, Tebogo challenged South Africans to read a book a month through the initiative @ReadAbookSA, which now has over 30 000 Twitter followers and thousands of book reviews. The bookworm was also listed as one of Forbes Magazines Magazine’s top 30 African Entrepreneurs under the Age of 30 for 2014 and is founder and CEO of his PR firm Ditshego Media. An entrepreneur with heart and soul, Tebogo fills his Twitter timeline with business inspiration sprinkled with gym motivation. Follow him @TebogoDitshgego.
For more on Chivas Regal’s Win the Right Way competition, visit TheVenture.com and follow Chivas Regal on Facebook and Twitter.