On this first episode of the Stretch Podcast (Season 3) I am in conversation with the dynamic Sandile Hogana on being deliberate about our lives. A great life does not happen by accident, there are deliberate habits that we must develop in order to achieve our goals.
Sandile is a highly energetic person whose mission is about positive contribution in making the society and world a better place… Sandile is a determined, focused, and passionate individual, and he highly values education and personal development as he believes that these have enabled him to tap on his potential in the best way possible.
He has a strong background in business, with a specific focus in building value-adding products for various organisations in banking, telecoms, and property sectors. As a Product leader, Sandile is responsible for Product Vision and Product Strategy, Product Development and launch to the marketplace, Product Support and Product continuous improvements. He has a solid track record of consistently delivering Product performance that is in line with the set objectives, that is, ensuring "customer needs” are met and "business commercial targets" are achieved.
Sandile has led and managed a diverse portfolio of products across multiple industries, and some of the notables are: Transactional products (Banking Cheque accounts and Transmission accounts); Lending products (Overdraft, Student Loans and Personal Loans); Prepaid products (Airtime, Data, Digital Vouchers, Ticketing, Bill Payments and Money Transfers) and Educational Financial Solutions (Study Loans, Spend control student payments cards and Bursary Management Technology platforms).
Sandile is currently an executive for Innovation and Customer Insights in one of South Africa’s largest online property portal (Private Property) and is also an entrepreneur with interests in property investments and business consulting advisory services.
As a person who values education, Sandile has numerous academic qualifications – BSc in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (University of Transkei), Post Graduate Diploma in Finance, Banking and Investment Management (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Master of Business Administration (MBA, Milpark Business School), and Executive Education in Leadership and Innovation (Harvard Business School, USA).
Sandile is involved with initiatives that enable people to unleash their potential and have access to better opportunities. Some of the notables: (1) Helping previously disadvantaged kids such that they can progress from school to tertiary until they enter the job market. (2) Assisting emerging entrepreneurs with key business tools, thereby enabling them to improve their solutions in the marketplace
Contacts:
Email: saydamatic@gmail.com
FB: Sandile Hogana
Twitter: @Sandile_Hogana
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandile-hogana-mba-pgdip-bsc-937330123/
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Great interview💡💡, more especially for the time of the year 👌🏽. More especially because this is the time when most of people are introspecting and setting goals. I'm full, I'm reignited 🙏🏾🙏🏾 light.
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Great interview. It is a bit clearer living with intentions
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Super podcast Chief. Brilliant as always. Thank you for sharing.
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
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