Lusanda Mbane

Lusanda Mbane is a South African born entertainer and entrepreneur. She is an award-winning actress who has played lead roles on South Africa’s major soapies and a radio host who currently hosts a weekend breakfast show on South Africa’s national broadcaster Umhlobo Wenene FM, which boasts five million listeners. Her educational background consists of an undergraduate degree in Marketing and Communication as well as a post-graduate qualification in Entrepreneurship. She worked in the corporate space for many years, heading up marketing departments and at one stage starting up an HR Department in the Engineering and Telecoms industries, before taking the leap of faith and pursuing the entertainment industry on a full-time basis.

Mbane is firmly rooted in entrepreneurship, having founded Ellenina, a recruitment agency which specializes in the recruitment of engineering expertise. She is also the founder of “Zazi Zithande Zithembe” (Triple Z), a social movement, founded in 2012, which advocates for self-awareness, self- love & self-confidence and loosely translated means "know yourself, love yourself, trust yourself." Its flagship project is the ZZZ clothing range. In addition, Mbane is a social activist, well-known for taking an active role on matters pertaining to the well-being of women and young people in general.

It is her unique combination of skills and experience as a corporate executive, an entertainer and entrepreneur that have made her a sought-after and celebrated speaker and facilitator. It is her widely-known passion for successfully combining business, the arts and her own life experiences to deliver powerful and impactful talks, that has led to many leading international companies, booking her to train, motivate and transform the way their staff look at the work that they do and the impact thereof.

Mbane has spoken to large audiences at international organizations such as MTN, Clientele Life, Imperial Logistics Africa, Makgabaneng International Creative Arts Festival, to mention a few. She will WOW the audience, empower, uplift, inspire and transform your audience.