Thabo Pitse

Dr Thabo Pitse – Profile

·           DOCTOR (Doctorate) in Humanitarianism with a focus on human Independence

·           National and International Award-winning ENTREPRENEUR AND CEO

·           “Coveted” GLOBAL HUMANITARIANISM WINNER (Founded 1962, won on 17 June 2023 in Atlanta, USA, for his humanitarian work of the past decade across Africa)

·           Global Award-winning MASTER TRAINER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

·       FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN of the EBL Institute of Business and Technology:

                                                          (https://www.eblinstitute.com/ )

–        Raised more than R10 million annually to coach and provide university-accredited training to entrepreneurs in SA, resulting in over 100 million invested into entrepreneurship development from corporate partners and the Thabo Pitse entity.

–        Empowered over 1000 SMME’s with entrepreneurship education and seed funding.

The EBL Programmes have the following pillars:

-Education and Credibility – university-accredited training in partnership with the University of the Free State Business School since 2014

·        Independence – mentorship and coaching

·        Funding – through corporate partners

·        Networking – business conferences, seminars and weekly masterclasses

·        Lifetime mentorship through our alumni networks

·           CONTINENTAL CEO of Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship Africa (SAGE Africa)

                                            ( https://www.sageglobal.org/ )

                                        ( https://www.teenentrepreneursa.org/ )

–        Impacted the lives of more than 10,000 teenagers.

The SAGE SA programme has the following pillars:

–        Curriculum – accredited by the university of the Free State in SA and California State University

–        Mentorship – online platform and alumni support

–        Competition through experiential learning and global network of teen entrepreneurs with national and international competitions that have been running for over 20 years.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

§  Global Humanitarian Award Winner 2023, USA

§  Internationally certified Business and Executive Coach, USA, ActionCOACH

§  No. 1 Ranking Business Coach in Africa, 2021-2022 (Top earning coach with R 1 million/month practice)

                      ( https://actioncoach.co.za/ebl-institute/ )

                   ( https://actioncoachfoundation.org/yess-certification/ )

§  Million Dollar Coach Award, ActionCOACH 2022

§  Life-time Achiever Award, awarded by the Youth Chamber of Commerce and Industries, SA (At age 35)

§  Business Excellence Awards, ActionCOACH (Community Empowerment)

International Awards (CEO):

§  Philippines (Gold Medal for Entrepreneurship in school’s world cup, 2016)

§  Ukraine (2017)

§  SA (2018)

§  USA (2019) with Nigerian team as SAGE Africa CEO