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