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If you haven’t heard of Breakfast Included – Jazz Band, you soon will. Their tongue-in-cheek name belies the caliber of Jazz they play, and this quartet has its sights firmly set on the top.
The band was formed just over two years ago, in the under-ventilated dungeons of UCT’s College of Music’s A-level; and from small beginnings at their first Café Camissa gig, these four UCT music students have become a force to be reckoned with.
Always striving for a high level of professionalism often seen lacking in the Jazz world, they have appeared live over 350 times since their debut at the ’99 UCT Jazz Festival.
This high play-rate, combined with their study schedule, has resulted in Breakfast Included becoming an experienced professional band in a very short space of time.
Don’t let their young age fool you – as a headline article in Argus reads: BREAKFAST’S NO BOY BAND!
Although they look like one; with an average age of just 21 – in an idiom almost solely dominated by established, older musicians, they won the coveted title of Best Band in the Western Cape (two years running ’00 & ’01) in the Old Mutual Jazz Encounters program, and have performed at the Davidoff International Vocal Jazz Festival with vocalist, Nonthutuzelo Puoane; an honour and show of confidence in the band’s abilities – (two of their members were then only 19 years of age.)
Breakfast Included has also played many other high profile gigs, sharing the stage with British band, Shakatak, opening for the Soweto String Quartet at a packed Appletiser Kirstenbosch Sundowner Concert, then the following year performing as the headline act.
Things were going so well at the end of 2000, the band went into the SABC Beach Road studios in January, and recorded a 10-track CD, and were lucky enough to acquire the services of Gavin Minter (production) and Richard Mitchell (engineering) who has worked with numerous artists (Dollar Brand, Moses Taiwa Mololekwa).
The CD has subsequently been released through South
Africa, Europe and has recently been released on an International Compilation by the Passion Jazz record label.Launched at a packed-to-the-rafters Green Dolphin, the self-titled album is received extensive airplay on both P4 and Fine Music Radio.
Breakfast Included-Conference Jazz Band
Breakfast Included are: David Poole (saxophones), Jason Gien-Reolon (piano), Dominic Peters (acoustic Bass) and Shaun Michau (drums).
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Andy Hadfield is a digital native – he can’t really remember life without the internet. He is fascinated with the impact it is having on our lives, as well as our businesses. Andy is a Business Speaker on IT Trends for the future.
With an entertaining and compelling personality, he speaks with authority and insight about the new shape of life, work and play in our digital world.
Andy’s achievements:
Andy launched his first start-up at the tender age of 19 – getALife. This social network was a political and community mouthpiece for South African students between 1997 – 2005.
This site was covered on every major media platform, including Time Magazine. It also has the dubious honour of being sued by Robert Mugabe.
Andy Hadfield spent the next 7 years, mastering his strategic skills across a wide range of industries, including finance, professional services, construction and media
Andy was also involved with creating South Africa’s first monetised niche social network, DesignMind which drives communication and collaboration across the construction industry.
He helped FNB develop a team to manage their digital strategy across the consumer banking segment.
This included projects such as ‘corporate crowdsourcing’, the bank’s first official Facebook presence, a major overhaul of the consumer website and a world-class ‘Amazon-style’ online sales system – so that consumers can get FNB products in under ten minutes, and not even moving from their couch!
Real Time Wine is a retail discovery engine and consumer review community for the wine industry. It is the mobile application and the social community for everyone who enjoys wine and not just for those who understand it. The product has now been extended into the beer industry, with MyBEER, an innovative collaboration with SAB.
Andy Hadfield is a Business Speaker who will in an energetic manner wow you with IT trends and how we can move forward in business.
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Puseletso Modimogale, a seasoned Executive Coach and Leadership Development Specialist with over 25 years of experience. As the founder and managing director of the Mind Retirement Institute, she specializes in personal and leadership development, coaching, speaking, and holistic well-being interventions.
Puseletso Modimogale, known as Mindset Advocate and Transformation Coach. since I released my book called Mind Retirement that was birthed after many yrs. of being a coach, a leader, a business strategist.
She considers herself an effective Transformation Coach due to the impact and results she has produced in various executive coaching programmes where she has participated in such Transnet, SAICA, Allan Gray, SEDA and in her own company called Mind Retirement Institute. Puseletso has been involved in some of the TV and Radio shows and contributed as a Transformation coach.
Puseletso’s unique approach blends mind-body techniques such as cognitive therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and mindfulness, creating a comprehensive journey toward personal transformation.
Her passion for helping others is deeply rooted in her own experiences overcoming significant challenges, including the mother wound and sexual abuse. This journey inspired her to earn degrees in Somatology and Executive Coaching, along with certifications in Transformation Coaching, Life Coaching, and more.
Recognized for her contributions with awards like the Community Builder Awards and the Africa Startup Ecosystem Awards, Puseletso has dedicated her life to empowering individuals and organizations on their paths to holistic well-being and personal growth.
With a mission to uplift others and foster a ripple effect of positivity, Puseletso uses her expertise in human psychology and holistic healing to create transformative experiences. Committed to good vibes, reciprocal energy, and continuous growth, she strives to make a lasting impact on everyone she works with.
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Nancy Rademaker is one of the very few female international keynote speakers to cover the impact of digitization on customer behaviour and how that affects the way companies should interact with customers.
She likes to share her first-hand experiences straight from the places where technology is shaping our future.
Nancy Rademaker has over 20 years of experience in how technology was and is transforming society, working for different IT companies, amongst which five years for Microsoft in the Netherlands and Europe. She loves to share her passion for technology and combines that valuable inside information with her experience in training and education.
She has always been enthusiastic about people and customer-centric strategies. She likes to focus on how technology influences people’s behaviour and how it helps them to share knowledge and to create and innovate.
Nancy Rademaker is a highly rated and motivating international business speaker, she has energized many corporate events with bold presentations on the topics of digital transformation, extreme customer centricity, disruption, AI, business model change and leadership.
In 2016 she joined nexxworks as a partner. She travels the world taking business leaders to innovation hubs like Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Berlin,… using that first-hand inspiration as a continuous and valuable source, thus keeping the keynote content and examples on the cutting edge of the latest technologies, developments and disruptive new business models.
It is high time for any healthcare company to reconsider its position now and in the future.
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