#34. WOMEN WHO DARE - BRENDAH NYAKUDYA

Brendah has been marching to the beat of her own drum since she left home in her early twenties - making her mark in media and digital communication. She is a talented and adaptable communicator and writer who loves telling stories that resonate with brands and audiences at large. As an entrepreneur, she built a Johannesburg based digital content studio which became a force to be reckoned with on the digital marketing landscape. Maidenand Pty Ltd (formerly Content Candy) produced top-quality content – across traditional and digital channels – for some of SA's biggest brands, agencies and publishing houses.

She has penned business pieces, thought-leadership articles and socio-political commentary for The Daily Maverick, Mail & Guardian and Atlanta Post in the US. In corporate circles, she held Marketing positions at Media24 (FHM and heat magazines), Mail & Guardian and Multichoice. In 2011 she took the helm of the prestigious Afropolitan Magazine as Editor, a position she successfully undertook for a 5-year period. On the media front she was a radio presenter at Radio 3 in Zimbabwe and MetroFM and Radio 702 in South Africa.

Achievements

Finalist in the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards South Africa 2020 in the category of Outstanding Writer.
Finalist in the Nedbank 702 Small Business Accelerator programme in 2017.
One of 50 women entrepreneurs chosen to take part in Standard Bank’s #EntrepreneurialSpirit Winning Women programme in partnership with GIBS.
Finalist in the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards South Africa 2014 in the category of Small Business Owner.
Featured in Mentorfeed and Essentials magazine.
One of 75 African women picked to be part of the inaugural Young Africa Women Leaders (YAWL) initiative by former FLOTUS Michelle Obama.

Social Responsibility

Co-founded early education centres for underprivileged children in Johannesburg. https://www.philile.org/
Member of the Young African Leaders Initiative.
Accredited Women's Life Coach and Counsellor.

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