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A TRUE, LIMITLESS HUSTLER

12/11/2016 23:43:00 BY ZETHU NDLOVU

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Tell us about yourself ...

I am Phinda Mkhonta, also known as ‘Black Bremer’ I was born in Manzini and currently staying in Manzini at Makholweni. I grew up with big dreams of having big positive influence in the world around me, maybe which is an answer to me being a poet, business consultant and humanitarian. I am currently the chairperson of the Rethink Africa Foundation, a foundation that promotes sustainable development, especially youth entrepreneurship, trainings, clean water supply, sustainable energy, food production and information technology among other goals. I am just an ordinary servant of the people. I know it will not make sense if I say I hustle for a living (laughs). I am an entrepreneur, business consultant and as a consultant, my goal is to build brands and businesses that will outlive me. I am not willing to accept a life of mediocrity. I want to create a legacy.

Your poetry side of life ...
In as much as I am no longer in the poetry circles with so much focus on my other duties and projects, I still have mad love for poetry; there is no doubt that a part of me will always be a poet. I think I have always been a fanatic of words. I started doing poetry in high school back in Hillside High, performing in all school events and two months after completing school, I won the Best SiSwati Poetry Writer award from Macmillan Swaziland. My poetry is inspired by my daily life and the world around me.

Tell us about your business motivation ...
A part of me has always been in business, as early as high school, I was helping my late mother on her cosmetics business. After school I was selling, school holidays I was selling, so a part of me has always known that I would end up an entrepreneur one day. As I was enjoying being a poet, getting applause for performances and handful payments. In the year 2012 when my mother who was a bread winner in the house passed away, I was forced to gear up into entrepreneurship. Sitting and lamenting about my situation was not going to help me; sitting and sending CVs and hoping that someone would call me for a job opening was not going to work for me; and continuing with poetry and waiting for a gig was not going to work for me. So I was motivated and encourage to get into the world of business, where I can plan on when I can make money to make ends meets, where and how.
This seminar dubbed ‘Generational Wealth Transfer And Expo 2016’, is my curret project where I wll be inviting students, out of school youth, business community, entrepreneurs, and the entire nation for a day of life changing motivation. As the year ends the mind has been the a greatest axe used to cut business deals, school-work, work and projects, and we believe it is the best time to sharpen the axe, so that it doesn’t decrease fruitful cuts.

Your greatest inspiration ...
I look up to many Swazi entrepreneurs, African entrepreneurs, and artists. The ordinary people who make something out of nothing in Swaziland are also my inspiration. One entrepreneur, who has been my greatest inspiration is Dr. Strive Masiyiwa, the Econet Wireless Telecommunication International founder, a London-based Zimbabwean businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She is my big role model when it comes to business and I receive more wisdom from him.

Tell us about your most satisfying moment ...
I think when you are in the business of serving people you receive many satisfying moments than you can ever recall. My most satisfying moment has to be being project manager of the LoL Comedy show, after sending a list of proposals to companies and trying to convince them with my team that it is possible that we can build a vibrant comedy industry in Swaziland, enable individuals with the gift to share humour to make a living through it and in as much as few believed in it and now it is satisfying to me to see comedy in each and every event in the country. When I met Mr. Bhuhari of Cars From Japan, whom I tried to convince that the comedians we will build may afford to later even buy cars from him, he was the guy to sponsor us with E15 000 to make the LOL comedy show a reality, and I later met with him and he said; “look you have lived up to each word you drafted in your proposal to me, now I see comedy all over Swaziland, we have received buyers of cars from people who appreciate our support for comedy and some of the comedians have bought cars from us.” I think that it is satisfying because first you convince a company to partner/ sponsor a project and it as an unknown hustler it all appears like you are asking for a donation and yet I believe every that every sponsorship proposal is meant to be a win win situation.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 20 years?
In as much as I think the biggest joke and humor to God is to watch us dream and plan, but if God permits my dreams, gives me more days to live in the next 10 to 20 years, I see myself as a retired hustler, I see myself no longer working hard for money but money working hard for me.
I see myself having published a number of books myself and some being published about me, best property investments, best life changing humanitarian in Africa and impacting mankind, travelling the world, best business consultant in Africa, having shares in major mining and commodities companies across Africa and owning shares in major successful businesses.