Work
Building platforms that help consequential people and institutions travel further.
Thapelo's current work is expressed principally through Bolden, an African platform business working across publishing, convenings, trusted networks and strategic counsel.
Bolden helps African leaders and institutions become better understood, better connected and more trusted. The work is organised across four disciplines.
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Areas of work
Publishing
Editorial platforms and premium publications that record people, places and ideas with consequence.
Best of Series: a global collection of premium books documenting the cities, countries and industries shaping our time.
Convenings
Carefully curated gatherings designed for serious exchange, stronger relationships and useful outcomes.
Women of the Future: an annual convening recognising the women shaping the next chapter of African leadership.
Network
A private, invitation-only community where earned trust can travel across industries and borders.
Leaders in Finance: a working network where senior finance leaders share hard-won judgement with the next generation.
Strategic Counsel
Quiet advisory work helping leaders and institutions become clearer, more legible and better understood.
Selected engagements with founders, executives and institutions preparing for a more visible chapter of their work.
The platforms differ in subject and format, but they share one purpose: to help credible people, important ideas and meaningful institutions become better understood and travel further.