Motivational speaker and professional MC
Corporate audiences, leadership teams, conferences, awards ceremonies, and organisations seeking polished communication and inspiration.
Tracy Going is a respected South African television and radio presenter, motivational speaker, and corporate MC with a career spanning more than three decades in broadcast media and public engagement. She is widely recognised as a former co-anchor of Morning Live and previously served as anchor on Good Morning South Africa.
Tracy began her radio career in 1992 as the Morning News Anchor for Radio Metro, a role she held for ten years. Her television career includes hosting programmes such as Lebone, One Step Beyond, Private and Confidential, and The Market Report on DStv, as well as anchoring evening news on both SABC2 and SABC3.
Beyond broadcasting, Tracy is a highly sought-after motivational speaker and corporate MC, known for bringing professionalism, warmth, and seamless flow to conferences, awards evenings, and executive events. Her client list includes major global and South African brands such as Microsoft, Sasol, SAP, Nissan, Schneider Electric, and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Tracy Going who co-anchored “Morning Live” on SABC2, previously the anchor on GMSA began her radio career in 1992 as the Morning News Anchor for Radio Metro, a position she held for 10 years.
Tracy has been seen on our television screens hosting the following programmes ‘Lebone’, ‘One Step Beyond’, ‘Private and Confidential’ and ‘The Market Report’ on DSTV. She has also anchored evening news on SABC2 and SABC3 in the past.
Whether presenting her motivational presentation or adding a professional touch to any corporate function as an MC, Tracy will ensure a sophisticated and enjoyable flow to your event.
Previous clients include Microsoft, Hullett Packard, Sasol, SAP Computers, Nissan Supplier of the Year Awards, Schneider Technology, Dobermann Media Systems, South Afirican Institute of Chartered Accountants and Plascon.
In 2001 Tracy received the Mother of the Nation Award and was a finalist in the Duku Duku Awards, nominated for the Favourite TV Programme Presenter category. In 1999 she was awarded the Weighless Woman of Substance Award and was named by The Star newspaper as one of the Top 100 people in SA in 1996.
Tracy Going runs her own company offering a courses on personal development with workshops on various topics like, self-image, grooming, television presentation and dealing effectively with the media.
She has written two children’s story-cookbooks. “African Animals – Rhymes & Recipes” was a bestseller. Tracy Going second story-cookbook “Awesome Animals – Rhymes & Recipes” received the prestigious Best in South Africa Gourmand Cookbook Award and second position at the world Gourmand Cookbook Awards at the Paris Cookbook Fair in 2013.
Over the last few years Tracy Going has lectured at AFDA film school in Cape Town but left there to focus on writing her memoir ‘Brutal Legacy.’
Tracy is also an entrepreneur and educator, running her own company that offers personal development courses and workshops on self-image, grooming, television presentation, and media engagement. She has lectured at AFDA film school in Cape Town and is an accomplished author. Her children’s story-cookbook African Animals – Rhymes & Recipes became a bestseller, while Awesome Animals – Rhymes & Recipes won Best in South Africa at the Gourmand Cookbook Awards and second place globally at the Paris Cookbook Fair.
Her accolades include the Mother of the Nation Award, the Weighless Woman of Substance Award, and recognition by The Star newspaper as one of South Africa’s Top 100 people. Tracy is currently focused on writing her memoir, Brutal Legacy, while continuing to inspire audiences nationwide.
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