"Footprints of a legend"
Best way to describe him
Foot prints of a legend is not
just the name of one of the books he has written about his life and success, it
is also a four words to use when trying to tell a story of his life.
Charles
Ngobeni is a well-known South African business man and pastor who has written
books “Unlocking the success code and footprints of a legend”.
Charles
attributes his success to tithes and giving. Year after year he sends
pastors-to-be to Bible colleges and sponsors pastors on a pilgrimage in Israel.
He is a bubbly individual who has a passion to inspire others and make a difference
not only in his life but also in the lives of others.
Background
Charles Ngobeni is an author,
entrepreneur, talk show host, business coach, and a pastor was born in
Mpumalanga at a place called Thulamahashi to parents Baloyi Elinah and Saigneth
Gobson Ngobeni on the 10th of June 1965. He holds a Secondary
Teacher's Diploma (STD), a Science Education Diploma (SED), a BSc (Mathematical
Sciences) degree from the University of Limpopo, as well as a Masters degree in
Business Administration (MBA) with the University of the Witwatersrand (WBS). He did his Ministerial Training with the Rhema Bible College South Africa and
was ordained as a pastor of Miracle Valley Churches in 2010. He is a well
sought-after international speaker who conducts motivational seminars and
speaks regularly in churches and conferences.
Charles currently runs a number
of his own businesses which include Transportation, Mining, Wimpy Restaurants,
Fuel Station, Skincare products, a Guesthouse and is a shareholder in a number
of companies listed on the JSE. His companies have won several awards over the
years in South Africa. He is also host of the talk show “Marketplace with
Charles Ngobeni.” Charles attributes his success to tithing and giving.
Family Background:
Charles Ngobeni has been married
twice and has 8 children whom he has had full custody of since they were still
at a very young age. He currently
lives in Sandton Gauteng with all his children and runs his “Art of skin care”
business from home. Throughout his years of hard work he has learnt how to
balance his family life and being a big business man.
His success and achievements
His entrepreneurial journey
started when he was in high school and an amateur cameraman. He has been learning
since he embarked on it. Two years after releasing his autobiography titled
Footprints Of A Legend (self-published), business mogul Charles Ngobeni is set
to launch a new book, Unlocking the Success Code. In this new book, Ngobeni
reveals the hidden code that unlocks the world of success. He further shares
traits of successful people and uses the life truths that he has learnt from
the word of God.
He believes the problem of many
people that society refers to as “poor” is not a lack of money but ignorance. This
entrepreneur, international business coach and pastor wanted to impart the
knowledge gained from his wealth of experience to others.
Ngobeni is also a philanthropist
and has over the years built his business empire across several industries which
include transportation, seven Wimpy restaurants, fuel stations, a cosmetics
company, a lodge and mining interests and is also a shareholder in a number of
companies listed on the JSE. He hosts the MarketPlace with Charles
Ngobeni, a weekly TV talk show that features men and women from all
walks of life in a bid to install an entrepreneurial spirit in audiences across
Africa and the world.
His achievements include:
- 2006/2007: Wimpy second top percentage
growth
- 2007: Sasol franchisee of the year 2nd
position
- 2008: Business partners entrepreneur of
the year finalist
- 2010: Wimpy legend, the highest form of honor
within the Wimpy family
- 2014: Featured in many SABC radio
stations including Munghana Lonene program named “ minkondzo yati ngwazi”
( footprints of a legend)
- 2014/2015: He has so far been featured
in three South African national magazines and two newspapers as a
successful franchisee.
Charles Ngobeni Coaching
The Charles Ngobeni Coaching Program (CNC) is an interactive coaching
program designed to help you understand and apply the business success
principles and concepts that are taught by the South African business tycoon
Charles Ngobeni – the exact principles he has applied over the span of 34 years
as the undisputed leader in the world of business (establishment, growth and
sustainability).
His 6 strategies to help you overcome your fear of failure as a startup entrepreneur:
- · Redefine what it means to fail
- · Stop comparing yourself to others
- · Just keep going
- · Don’t focus on problems, find solutions
- · Stay positive
- · Start small and count your successes
Generosity
Charles Ngobeni is not only a
business man swimming in wealth but he has been working with different churches
by funding their projects like EThekwini Community Church by supporting the
Centre of HOPE which takes care of people infected and affected by HIV. He has
established himself as a true entrepreneur by faith and has become one of the
few successful Black entrepreneurs not dependent on Government Tenders in South
Africa. Yes, The Government has enabled him to be where he is through its
enabling legal framework that repealed laws that prevented Black people from
owning businesses.
Ngobeni’s advice for aspiring entrepreneurs:
• Tough times never last, but
tough people do.
• It is a dream for some people
to eat at my restaurants. Make the customer’s experience a memorable one.
• Don’t go for the money, but for
people. Find a need and meet it. Money will just be your reward.
