Local deejay turned entrepreneur
Tsakane – Kgopolang Dintwe has switched from being a breakfast show deejay on a local radio station to being an entrepreneur.
He explains that the transition was an easy one as he has always wanted to run his very own establishment.
GSD Development Consultancy offers quite a number of services, such as motivational talks, strategic planning, departmental training, sound hire and workshops for organisations.
“I’ve had this dream of running my own consultancy business for years. It’s only in 2012 I started working on it and last year it came to materials.
“Being a radio deejay helped to broaden my horizon to many business opportunities in my community,” he says.
He embarked on a journey to research the consultancy market and he met mentors who were willing to teach him the ropes.
Dintwe says that his vision would not have become a reality without his mentor Diesel Masiya, who encouraged him to attend workshops and business seminars to understand and learn about the kind of business he was going into.
With the range of services he renders in his business, Dintwe explains that learning and engaging with people who have extensive experience in the business have helped him a lot.
“I want to offer organisations a one-stop shop where they are able to get all their needs from one company,” says the entrepreneur.
He prides himself on the fact that he doesn’t outsource from any other company but does everything with the help of his employees, who study every organisation they consult with to identify their problems that are hindering them for achieving the high performance levels they desire.
“Every organisation is different and the reasons why they not getting the production levels they desire is also different, hence we take an in-depth look and offer the training and workshops they need to get maximum results,” he says.
Dintwe also believes that everyone is a brand and that what a person does on a daily basis becomes their job.
“I applied for many job positions but I got tired of wanting to belong to a certain organisation, which prompted me to establish my own company.
“In the future I want to be one of the biggest employers of young people in Ekurhuleni and motivate the youth in my community start their own businesses,” he adds.
