The Alpha Female Podcast

Leadership is a topic so so dear to my heart I understand how as a leader you shape the culture and strategic direction of an organisation but an even greater responsibility is shaping others and their experiences. This can be difficult, because as people we are so layered and complex. Managing others and not only that but becoming a pinnacle leader has many layers. As a woman in STEM who’s worked in engineering and technology I’m not a stranger to those layers. In fact I know how it can be...

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Khethiwe Nkuna, bestselling author of Tear Her Down, to unpack why personal mastery has become the new currency of leadership. Together, we explore what it truly means to lead when the ground is constantly shifting, when answers are unclear, certainty is rare, and resilience, self-awareness, and inner alignment matter more than ever before. We confront the often-unspoken behaviours that signal a lack of self-awareness, examining the quiet b...

Not all leaders command attention with volume, some lead with clarity, calm, and intention. In this episode, I’m joined by Silindile Malinga as we explore the art of subtle leadership and the often‑overlooked impact of introverted leaders within organisations. This episode is a leadership love letter to the introverted girlies. The ones who questioned whether leadership was meant for them simply because they weren’t the loudest in the room. It’s for the women who once shrank themselves or los...

In this gentle conversation with Sebabatso Thulo we explore the journey of healing the mother wound with your mom finding understanding, opening the heart, and nurturing a new kind of connection rooted in compassion and growth. What if healing with your mom isn’t possible? We explore how to heal on your own and embarking on a journey of radical acceptance.

Healthy confidence is a balanced sense of self-assurance where you recognise and embrace your strengths and abilities without overestimating them or belittling others. In this podcast episode our guest Thando unpacks how to build confidence based on her experiences including lessons from summiting Kilimanjaro. She shares ways in which community is one of the core elements of building healthy confidence; and how we can continuously work on ourselves to show up as our best versions.

Reflections, reflections, reflections, 2024 what a year!!! Join me Lungi your podcast host as I reflect on 2024. Things I’ve learnt and what I’m thankful for. Thank you for journeying with us this year, I look forward to the conversations we’ll curate in 2025. Have a great holiday and I wish you well going into the new year.

This podcast episode is a girls chat between two women born in two generations, the type of chat with a friend over popcorn and face masks. We speak about love, careers, motherhood, pressures that stem from being a pioneer if you’re from poverty and more. We unpack these from our perspectives on what we’ve learned and how some experiences shaped our life decisions.

In this episode we speak about the gift of friendship, how a friendship can shape us, make us feel safe, seen, loved and heard. Our guest Lebogang Shongwe shares her experiences in friendship and learnings. “ She is a friend of my mind. She gathers me man. The pieces I am, she gathers them and gives them back to me in all the right order. It’s good you know when you have a woman who is the friend of your mind” Toni Morrison

What's your reason for being? What is your purpose? These seem like a trivial questions however many battle with articulating a clear answer. Sometimes you know your purpose however the journey to pursuing it, immersing yourself in it is not linear and discouraging. Do you know your purpose but have disqualified yourself? To unpack this topic I speak to speaker, youth employment expert and millennial manager Farai Ntuli. Farai is super driven about shaping Africa for the better through her wo...

Join us in an episode where we have a light hearted and yet insightful conversation about what it means to be a woman in tech, lessons learned from pivoting and redirecting your dreams, most importantly investing in yourself as a woman even investing in the woman you want to become. This episode we sit down with an amazing, gorgeous,thriving woman in tech Robina Kafuko who through her experiences shares how she invests and honours herself.

"Ziphathise okwesitsha esihlala ku room divider" treat yourself like the best dish set that is kept in a cabinet or rather that special place that holds valuable items. In this episode we unpack self worth with our resident psychologist Busisiwe Mhlungu, a concept we often struggle with. We speak about being a person of high value and believing in what we deserve. How do you see yourself? how do you treat yourself? Do you self sabotage when good things happen to you? these are all the t...

We often start the year with new year's resolutions, a long change list, challenges etc. However, if you've tried to change; you quickly realise that staying true to those goals is not as trivial. Furthermore, things don't always go as planned, the world goes into a recession for instance which might present adverse effects on your finances. Changing our habits requires a shift in mindset, behaviour and often isn't glamourous. In this episode I speak to Zethu Ngema a consistent queen! A mecha...

" I love myself; the quietest, simplest, most powerful revolution ever." Nayyirah Waheed. In this episode we speak about "self love", how to cultivate a healthy relationship with self. Counselling Psychologist Busisiwe Mhlungu helps us explore this topic sharing the importance of how we were loved, how emotional attachments stem from this. She then provides wisdom around boundaries, how we can start unlearning certain behaviour and how we can really start spending time with ourselves.&...