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The Real Interior with Nthabi Taukobong

Tue Jul 23, 19:00 - Tue Jul 23, 20:30

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On 23 July, Business Coach and Speaker, Jacques Velleman, will be interviewing an inspirational lady, Thabi Taukobong, on her book, The Real Interior: A behind-the-scenes look at the glitz and glam of interior design and the lessons learnt along the way. 


The Real Interior is an inspirational book, written by a remarkable business woman. Born in Soweto in the 1970s, during the height of apartheid, Nthabi Taukobong was taught early on in life to be excellent in all endeavours.


She writes candidly about her upbringing, her once-in-a-lifetime trip to Canada as a Rotary Exchange Student, her time as a student at Natal Technikon (now called Durban University of Technology), and how she landed her dream job at an interior design company based in Parktown North that specialised in designing luxury hotels and casinos. In her first week, Nthabi jetted off to Mauritius to learn first-hand the subtle art of interior design. The company that she worked for won the Transnet account to redesign The Blue Train and Nthabi, at the tender age of 25, was the lead designer on this project. 


In March 1999, at the end of her three-year contract, Nthabi decided to venture out on her own. She writes frankly about her entrepreneurship journey, the highs, the lows and the steep learning curves. Only once Nthabi finds her ‘true self’, her ‘north star’, her ‘real interior’ – does her work and self align.

Her story is an inspirational one and was prompted by a LinkedIn anniversary notification, received in 2017, congratulating her on being in the Interior Design industry for 21 years. She asked herself:

When I look back at my life in design, what are the greatest memories and lessons that I want to take forward? And how do I record my highs and lows?


She wrote a letter to herself answering these questions, which ended up being this book.

Nthabi Taukobong has enjoyed a career in interior design for 23 years. She has worked on esteemed residential and leisure projects for presidents, African royalty, captains of industry and five-star hotels, to name but a few. Her career has allowed her to study and work in Africa and abroad. She continues to trailblaze. 


About The Business Book Club:

The Business Book Club was founded in April 2017 with the purpose to share knowledge in a business context. Knowledge is the start of change, an inevitable process of business (and life), and one can obtain it through various means. Books are our favourite way and what better than to have a conversation with the author. Sharing knowledge through questions and answers helps us understand how each of us can affect change in a positive way. 

 

The Business Book Club meets every month, where we invite an author to showcase their book and share their knowledge. Through conversations with the author, we grow our leadership capability by understanding how we can change our business environments.

The Business Book Club is sponsored by Centred.


*Attend and WIN and signed copy of the book. (You have to be there to win).


*Entrance: A pre-loved book for donation .


Disclaimer: Seating allocation is on a first-come first-served basis and we cannot guarantee a seat. Therefore, please arrive early to claim yours. Alternatively, you can stand and enjoy the event.

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