Mqondisi Gumede

There is a version of growth that is loud, shiny and unattainably expensive. Mqondisi Gumede specialises in the elegant, attainable, right-now kind. His framework, Uncommon Sense, applies rigorous behavioural science and psychological insight to produce capital-light strategies that consistently deliver more than the resources assembled would suggest is possible. Over a career spanning keynote speaking, conference hosting and strategic advisory, Mqondisi has served Woolworths, Danone, BP Southern Africa, ABSA, Nedbank Risk Business School, Shell, iToo and ooba. His international work has taken him to the Ideas Expo in Gaborone, the Magical Kenya Travel Expo in Nairobi and the Global Network of Directors' Institutes 24-hour global conference, co-hosted alongside broadcast journalists Iman Rapetti and Jeremy Maggs. His conference hosting has anchored major events for the Industrial Development Corporation and the South

At the African Reserve Bank, Finance Indaba Africa and Africa's Travel Indaba, he has served as both speaker and moderator. As founding CEO of The OMG and Non-Executive Director of Monify, he speaks from the operator's perspective. His keynotes are a blend of captivating storytelling and evidence-backed provocation. Testimonials from Jose Rodrigues, Rhys Dyer and Vusi Thembekwayo, who describes him simply as "the smartest person I know," attest to a rare quality: the ability to make an audience thinks differently and acts on it. His expertise spans data strategy and behavioural economics through to competitive disruption and the economics of leadership. Each engagement is built around one enduring conviction: that the most valuable answers are rarely the most obvious ones.