Nhlanhla Khambule | Building Institutions That Create Entrepreneurs, Not Job Seekers
Episode notes
What if Africa’s future depends less on creating employees and more on developing entrepreneurs from childhood?
In this episode of On a Grand Scale, we sit down with Nhlanhla Khambule, entrepreneur, education investor, pastor, and founder of Edinvest Holdings, to explore his journey from starting a business at 20 to building an education group generating over R180 million in revenue and employing more than 200 people.
Nhlanhla shares powerful lessons on resilience, scaling, rebuilding after major setbacks, managing client concentration risk, attracting investment, transitioning from founder-operator to strategic leader, and building organisations that can outlive their founders.
At the heart of the conversation is a bold vision for Africa: equipping young people not only to look for jobs, but to create them. From introducing entrepreneurship education from Grade 1 to building schools, training institutions, and entrepreneurial ecosystems, this episode explores what it truly takes to create generational impact.
A must-listen for founders, educators, leaders, and investors who believe real scale is about more than growing companies, it’s about building people, institutions, and systems capable of transforming society.