One of the first recipients of the Henley Dean’s Scholarship, and recent Henley Africa Flexible Executive MBA graduate, Goodness Nhlapho exhibited courage, determination and strength of character on her potholed road to academic success.

Sundar Bharadwaj and Roy Masamba launched a multi-billion-dollar startup to grow bamboo on a huge scale across Africa.

It’s been a busy decade for Themba Baloyi since obtaining his executive MBA from Henley Business School Africa.

Bouygues Telecom’s strategy director Edward Bouygues on running a family business for short- and long-term success.

Despite facing significant obstacles, Prudence Simelane pursued her dreams and succeeded.

Some amazing women have travelled the distance, despite the odds and the obstacles, to become women of influence in the business world.

Thirteen years ago, Johan van Zyl accepted the position of CE of Sanlam - a company which had moved slowly while the world had changed quickly.

Grab a few tissues and watch this moving video. It will change the way you view obstacles and may give you the courage to achieve just about anything.

Victoria McLachlan is the business optimisation director at Boulevard Hotels. She looks for areas of the business that need improvement. She tells Margaret Harris that she left a career in banking to join the family business.

Judy Dlamini has come a long way from being a township girl fantasising that a parcel containing new clothes would arrive at her door and answer the fashion dreams of a young student strapped for cash but high on style.