User:TPhake/sandbox

Tumi Phake is a South African based entrepreneur, author, and speaker. He was born in Katlehong Township and raised by his grandmother in Tembisa. Born in 1983 June 15, he is the founder and chief executive officer of Zenzele Fitness Group, a fitness, and wellness company that operates multiple gym facilities across South Africa. His company is the top in his industry and is the first black South African to build a chain of health clubs that primarily offers services to corporations and Universities. He recently won the 2017 South African entrepreneur of the Year Award. A former banker with seven years’ experience in investment and banking, Phake spent a lot of time learning and leveraging off industry experts. Inspired by his passion for health, fitness, and business, in 2014 Tumi founded Zenzele fitness Group. Zenzele delivers turnkey fitness and wellness solutions for corporate and government clients who seek to promote employee wellness. Furthermore, Zenzele designs, furnishes, outfits, operates and manages fitness facilities, extending beyond the idea of a simple gym. Top-of-the-line technology and equipment allow for the tracking of all activities and facilities while working closely with medical experts across the country to deliver excellent service to users. Currently, Zenzele prides itself with multiple established gyms in some of South Africa’s most successful companies including one at an internationally recognized institution of higher learning which launched in January 2017. Since the inception of the company, Phake has managed to raise multi-million funding. He plans to expand not only in South Africa but to the rest of the African continent as a publicly listed company, dominating the industry as the first black player. Phake previously served as a junior board member for FNB Wealth. In 2015, he was recognized by the Mail&Guardian’s Top 200 Young South African’s list, an initiative that recognizes South Africans under the age of 35 who are groundbreakers in various industries. In 2016, Phake was selected as a South African ambassador for the prestigious Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) in the United States of America, a leadership program established by former President Barack Obama for young African Leaders. During the program, he studied Business and Entrepreneurship at Virginia Commonwealth University and had the great honor of meeting former president of the USA, Barack Obama. He is now contributing to the entrepreneurial development journey of others as a business mentor at the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation. He is also been appointed as an Advisory board member for the Tswane University of Technology.