Gomolemo Lolo Madikgetla

Artist, Brainstormer, Change Agent, Connector, Event planner, Explorer, Idea generator, Marketer, Parent, Social entrepreneur

Lolo is Mom to an amazing 11-year old called Tlotso. She is a curious & strategic creative problem-solver and dot connector. She is a Chartered Marketer with 15 years work experience. She is the Founder of Flam Arc Holdings which is a small and snug IMC Consultancy. She is the Marketing Manager for a commercial bank in Botswana, responsible for a double portfolio: corporate & investment banking division as well as vehicle & asset finance. Her role previously included that of Innovation Champion, whose mandate was the inculcation of corporate innovation within the organizational culture. She lectures Marketing Management at the LORA Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Organizations she has worked for include Debswana Diamond Company, Botswana International Finacial Services Centre (IFSC), SADC Secretariat and The Business Centre. She studied IMC (Integrated Marketing Communications) at the AAA School of Advertising in Cape Town, with a double specialization in Strategic Brand Management and Media Management. She also did Marketing Communications through the International Advertising Assiation (IAA) in New York. Her most recent postgraduate program was Digital Marketing through the University of Cape Town. She is the youngest and longest serving Board member of Thapong Visual Art Centre, an NGO focusing on promoting & developing both art & artists in Botswana. She previously served on the Botswana Media Women Association (BOMWA) board. She is a member of the Botswana Society for the Deaf. She was recently appointed the WED (Women's Entrepreneurship Day) Global Ambassador for Botswana. She is passionate about: Strategic IMC; Enhanced Customer Experience (CX); Fine art; Poetry; Innovation; Africa; Social entrepreneurship; Women empowerment; the UN Strategic Development Goals (SDG's) especially in relation to the youth as well as sustainable enterprise development. She is curious about the unique yet potentially potent intersectionality of: Creativity, art, Africa, heritage, design thinking, leadership, impact, scalability and the 4th Industrial Revolution. Learning to boldly lead with confidence, courage & integrity, while attentively learning from others, is a journey she is intentionally embarking on. Family & time spent with family is important to Lolo - family given and family created. Purpose, prayer, passion, patenting, parenting, prioritization, playing, profit & purple cow are her life 9P's. She is currently brainstorming the final 3P's to reach her LIFE12, so do feel free to give suggestions☺️.

Being a Mom. Fine Art. Strategic Brand Management. Strategy formulation. Conceptualization & Ideation. Innovation Management. Community development. Social Entrepreneurship. Storymaking & Storytelling. Design Thinking. Customer Experience Enhancement. Spirituality. Simplicity. Africa. Women Empowerment. Youth Development. A simplified yet soul-nourishing lifestyle & life.

Ideation & Innovation Management, Media Management, Strategic Brand Management

For years I had been an avid fan and consumer of TED talks. One day a conversation between my partner and I took the direction of... 'But why not do a TEDxGaborone?' The opportunity to transition from a conscious consumer into a creative creator and curator of something truly remarkable and impractical was enough fuel for the curious conversation. In 2015 the first TEDx in Botswana was held under the theme 'Imagine a Better World'. The most recent was held in March 2017 under the theme, 'Transcendence'. The stories of lives changed and developed after the events continue to be nothing short of inspiring (speakers, hosts, attendees alike). In 2016 I got the opportunity to attend TEDWomen in San Franscisco as a TEDxChange Scholar (fully funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in collaboration with TED Conferences). The conference theme was 'Time'. This serendipitously came at a critical point in my life and left an indelible mark in my life. Invitation on to the Advisory Board of TED Global 2017 has been an amazing experience for growth, development adding value to quality conversation. Strong leadership, agility, nimbleness, creativity, healthy debate, unorthodox perspectives and an appreciation of the richness and diversity of the continent are but some of what is experienced within the team. They say familiarity breeds contempt. It is difficult if not impossible to become overfamiliar with the new experiences that you encounter at every touchpoint of your journey with the TED brand. I look forward to seeing further infiltration of the TED philosophy in Africa (with distinct ROI). To see more Africans solving Africa problems and fully utilizing the TED platform to tell their stories and spreading their remarkable ideas worth sharing.

Poetry Ululating ('mogolokwane' in Setswana)