KGOTSO HOPE LEAKAU
KGOTSO HOPE LEAKAU
Kgotso Hope Lekau
Kgotso Hope Lekau is the Founder of the New Generation International Foundation’, Founder of the Brand Media Company named `BrandKHL’. He is a Multiple Award-winning Social Entrepreneur, International Speaker, Media Personality, Producer, Content Manager for a Global online Magazine called NextMag’ , a former Columnist for a Local South African Online Magazine called Being Magazine’ now a International Columnist for HOLR MAGAZINE, also a PR and Brand Strategist. Kgotso’s interest ranges from Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Media, Politics, Tourism, Fashion, Arts and Jesus overall.
Kgotso Hope Lekau overcame cancer at a young age of 12 years old after a near-death experience; Kgotso used his experience to empower and discover his purpose and ventured into being the answer to many across the world from Africa, through his foundation impacting over 500000 young people from ages of 13 to 35 years.
Kgotso founded the New Generation Org now known as the NGIFoundation at age 16, a platform for young people to be empowered, nurtured for leadership, entrepreneurship and Life itself. Building a generation of young people who are passionate, vibrant and transforming their world. The New Generation Int’l foundation runs in SIX countries in Africa which are; South Africa, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Malawi and Swaziland.
In the past 8 years that Kgotso has been in the Social and media space, he has continuously grown his brand and has had phenomenal accomplishments, achievements, and engagements from multiple awards & recognization local, national, continental & international e.g. Western Cape Peer Educator, Youngest leader of the Year, WCED RCL, chosen to lead youths in Southern Africa as the Regional leader under the Global Youth Leaders Forum, Top 100 Young Nelson Mandela, Changemaker, Future Africa Leader Nominee three times [2015,2017,2018], Global Youth Award by RoundtableGL & invited by Microsoft to their Tech Summit, Global Change Ambassador, Trailblazer of the Year in 2019 Southern Africa, First official columnist in the local South African Online Magazine, Face of Arts Africa and many more.
Kgotso Hope Lekau launched his Brand Media Company named `BrandKHL’ which has impacted over 3 million people all across South Africa in 1 year of existence. BrandKHL works and collaborates with brands & companies in creating content for awareness, sales, and traffic. Producing and creating new innovative platforms of impact and expand the vision of KHL. In the year 2018, BrandKHL kick-started with a radio show at Radio7441 called `Next Generation’ reaching 3000 youths weekly, moved on to other platforms and one of the biggest achievement in 2018 was being chosen by News24 as Top 100 NM and shooting a documentary following the footsteps of Nelson Mandela.
In 2019, the brand grew and took-over more media scenes in South Africa including Fashion, Arts, and Television; one of the achievements is our tours, branding sessions, judging engagements, and our very own Online TV Show #HangoutwithKG produced by Kgotso Hope Lekau. As a Events Strategist, he has organized two mega Social Media Events for Influencers and Media personality in South Africa in CapeTown.
Having to also have worked with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, SA Tourism, and Parliament etc. He has had encounters & engaged with likes of President Ramaphosa, President Barack Obama, Former President Jacob Zuma, Former Mayor Patricia De Lille, Prince Buthelezi, Pearl Thusi, Dj Zintle, Lasizwe, Vusi Thembawayo, Tebogo Ditshego Siya Kolisi, Boity Thulo just to name a few.
2020 starts for Kgotso Hope Lekau in a high- note as he receives awards left and right firstly being announced as one of the Most 100 Young Influential South Africans and also recognition from the Nelson Mandela & Associates being presented with Presidential Winner for the Leadership Award.
After 2 years of planning and working on a special project, on the 25th of April 2020, Kgotso launched his podcast with a show called ‘UnpacktheFacts’ which is LIVE every Saturday at 12pm to 1:30 pm SA time on Podbean. It is also available on Spotify etc. Through the podcast so far Kgotso has built a live audience of close to 750 people from over 50 countries across the world and over 2300 downloads and counting. In April 2020, he expanded the vision by unleashing the UNPACK THE FACTS PODCAST NETWORK with 3 shows #UnpacktheFacts, #SinglebutnotEntangled and #Financelab with 3 hosts and into 5 hosts on the network. Being one of the most listened podcast network in Africa and the world at large. He has also been recently announced as the South Africa Coordinator for the Future Africa Leaders Forum.Kgotso Hope Lekau is the Founder of the New Generation International Foundation’, Founder of the Brand Media Company named `BrandKHL’. He is a Multiple Award-winning Social Entrepreneur, International Speaker, Media Personality, Producer, Content Manager for a Global online Magazine called NextMag’ , a former Columnist for a Local South African Online Magazine called Being Magazine’ now a International Columnist for HOLR MAGAZINE, also a PR and Brand Strategist. Kgotso’s interest ranges from Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Media, Politics, Tourism, Fashion, Arts and Jesus overall.
Kgotso Hope Lekau overcame cancer at a young age of 12 years old after a near-death experience; Kgotso used his experience to empower and discover his purpose and ventured into being the answer to many across the world from Africa, through his foundation impacting over 500000 young people from ages of 13 to 35 years.
Kgotso founded the New Generation Org now known as the NGIFoundation at age 16, a platform for young people to be empowered, nurtured for leadership, entrepreneurship and Life itself. Building a generation of young people who are passionate, vibrant and transforming their world. The New Generation Int’l foundation runs in SIX countries in Africa which are; South Africa, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Malawi and Swaziland.
In the past 8 years that Kgotso has been in the Social and media space, he has continuously grown his brand and has had phenomenal accomplishments, achievements, and engagements from multiple awards & recognization local, national, continental & international e.g. Western Cape Peer Educator, Youngest leader of the Year, WCED RCL, chosen to lead youths in Southern Africa as the Regional leader under the Global Youth Leaders Forum, Top 100 Young Nelson Mandela, Changemaker, Future Africa Leader Nominee three times [2015,2017,2018], Global Youth Award by RoundtableGL & invited by Microsoft to their Tech Summit, Global Change Ambassador, Trailblazer of the Year in 2019 Southern Africa, First official columnist in the local South African Online Magazine, Face of Arts Africa and many more.
Kgotso Hope Lekau launched his Brand Media Company named `BrandKHL’ which has impacted over 3 million people all across South Africa in 1 year of existence. BrandKHL works and collaborates with brands & companies in creating content for awareness, sales, and traffic. Producing and creating new innovative platforms of impact and expand the vision of KHL. In the year 2018, BrandKHL kick-started with a radio show at Radio7441 called `Next Generation’ reaching 3000 youths weekly, moved on to other platforms and one of the biggest achievement in 2018 was being chosen by News24 as Top 100 NM and shooting a documentary following the footsteps of Nelson Mandela.
In 2019, the brand grew and took-over more media scenes in South Africa including Fashion, Arts, and Television; one of the achievements is our tours, branding sessions, judging engagements, and our very own Online TV Show #HangoutwithKG produced by Kgotso Hope Lekau. As a Events Strategist, he has organized two mega Social Media Events for Influencers and Media personality in South Africa in CapeTown.
Having to also have worked with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, SA Tourism, and Parliament etc. He has had encounters & engaged with likes of President Ramaphosa, President Barack Obama, Former President Jacob Zuma, Former Mayor Patricia De Lille, Prince Buthelezi, Pearl Thusi, Dj Zintle, Lasizwe, Vusi Thembawayo, Tebogo Ditshego Siya Kolisi, Boity Thulo just to name a few.
2020 starts for Kgotso Hope Lekau in a high- note as he receives awards left and right firstly being announced as one of the Most 100 Young Influential South Africans and also recognition from the Nelson Mandela & Associates being presented with Presidential Winner for the Leadership Award.
After 2 years of planning and working on a special project, on the 25th of April 2020, Kgotso launched his podcast with a show called ‘UnpacktheFacts’ which is LIVE every Saturday at 12pm to 1:30 pm SA time on Podbean. It is also available on Spotify etc. Through the podcast so far Kgotso has built a live audience of close to 750 people from over 50 countries across the world and over 2300 downloads and counting. In April 2020, he expanded the vision by unleashing the UNPACK THE FACTS PODCAST NETWORK with 3 shows #UnpacktheFacts, #SinglebutnotEntangled and #Financelab with 3 hosts and into 5 hosts on the network. Being one of the most listened podcast network in Africa and the world at large. He has also been recently announced as the South Africa Coordinator for the Future Africa Leaders Forum.