Miles Kubheka: Motivational Speaker

  • Created a business based on a fictional brand from a TV ad — first of its kind globally heavychef.com+2quirkyhouse.co.za+2
  • Founder of Vuyo’s restaurant brand: brick-and-mortar restaurant, food carts, and food trucks caofthefuture.saicaevents.co.za+2heavychef.com+2
  • Leading the Wakanda Food Accelerator, driving innovation in the food sector food-studies.com+1
  • Board member of SA Harvest, reflecting his dedication to social impact f

  • Travels from: Johannesburg

Keynote Topics

Miles connects with and inspires audiences of all ages and backgrounds and he’s proven this repeatedly during motivational talks at various events and companies, including at Sage Pastel, Discovery, and Wits Business School, among others.

Miles is considered to be “one of South Africa’s best”, “an exceptional individual”, “a natural speaker”, and “truly excellent”. Miles has appeared on various talk shows and TV programs and in several publications.

Short Bio

Miles Kubheka, the entrepreneur, refreshing keynote speaker and author, is the poster child for the audacity of hope. Having once been employed by a leading multinational, he went out on a limb and ingeniously created a restaurant with the same name and branding as a fictional restaurant portrayed in a famous ‘beeg beeg dreamer’ TV ad campaign. In doing so, he catapulted into media stardom, and soon translated his innovative thinking into entrepreneurial success.

While Miles’s compelling rags-to-riches story speaks to any audience his message is universal it serves as a platform from which to address some of the pressing issues in business today, such as competition, retaining good staff, changing company culture and investing in the future.

Both an analytical and creative thinker, who holds a Master’s degree in Business and a post-graduate Business Diploma from a leading business school, Miles believes companies who want to generate wealth, rather than to preserve it, need to offer new products and services. He shares his vision with businesses that are ready to ‘think out of the box’ when it comes to leadership, teamwork, branding and reputation management. In Miles’ own words: “It is okay to build a new business on the back of a legacy business but will it look like lipstick on a bulldog or a new puppy?”

His accomplishments include starting a chain of pharmacies and co-owning an IT software solutions company. His never-say-die message about going back out there every day, even when times are tough (he almost experienced bankruptcy), is something all South Africans in the business world can relate to. Driven by tenacity, optimism and self-belief, Miles is uniquely capable of inspiring audiences to dream big but execute with practicality.