Episodes: 82
Frequency: Monthly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: South Africa
YouTube: 1.7k subscribers
Instagram: 11.0k followers
Publicly listed emails
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Francois de Wet - Industrial psychologist and founder of Wamly.io, a hiring technology company focused on improving recruitment and talent-selection processes.
Lesego Shelembe - Youth Employment, Entry-level Hiring, Talent Acquisition Strategy, Gen Z Recruitment, Mentorship, And Leadership Development.
Marko Stavrou - Attracting, Hiring, Retaining, And Leading Gen Z Talent; Employee Value Propositions; Workplace Mobility; And Modern Recruitment Experiences.
Good Intentions Alone Don't Scale
October 07, 2026
What happens to your company culture when the founder isn’t in the room?In Episode 81 of Solving the People Puzzle, we explore how Amazon Web Services (AWS) turns cultural intentions into everyday behaviours through practical, repeatable mechanisms.Think of culture as a garden: knowing what you want to grow is only the beginning. You also need an irrigation system that keeps it growing without depending on one person to water it every day.From hiring and feedback to innovation and leadership,...
From Prompting to Executing: The Shift to Agentic AI in 2026
August 26, 2026
AI is moving beyond chatbots and prompts — and 2026 could be the year it starts doing the work.In this episode of Solving the People Puzzle, Johan sits down with CTO Ewan to explore the shift from traditional AI and prompting toward agentic AI: systems that can understand a goal, take action, execute tasks, and work alongside humans.The conversation explores the opportunities and risks this shift creates for HR and talent acquisition, including AI bias, candidate fraud, automation, data priva...
The Power of a Chance: Why Corporate SA Needs to Hire Hungry Youth. Featuring Lesego Shelembe, Specialist recruiter, Nedbank.
July 29, 2026
What happens when you stop treating entry-level hiring as a tick-box compliance exercise and start using it to build South Africa's future executive pipeline?In this episode of Solving the People Puzzle, host sits down with Lesego Shelembe, Specialist Recruiter at Nedbank, to unpack how corporate South Africa can solve the youth unemployment crisis by giving hungry talent their first real break.Processing 35,000 applications for 650 spots in just 90 days isn't just a massive recruit...
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The publicly listed email for Solving the People Puzzle: info@disruptx.co.za.
Podseeker estimates Solving the People Puzzle reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Solving the People Puzzle typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Practical expertise in recruitment, human resources, talent acquisition, organizational psychology, workforce technology, or generational workplace strategy, supported by a leadership role, specialist position, or successful venture. Common among recent guests: Leadership or specialist experience in talent acquisition or human resources; Founder or executive experience in a recruitment, workforce, or consulting organization; Recognized speaking, advisory, or applied expertise on hiring and workplace issues. Recent guests include Lesego Shelembe and Marko Stavrou.
Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.
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