Aspire Leadership
19 June 2023
After having recently being the recipient of an Africa Tech Award for Leadership, we take a moment to dive into the leadership team at Aspire Solutions. Discover how they foster a culture of autonomy, continuous learning, and innovative thinking outside the box.
Women in ICT and Tech
4 April 2023
Veruska van Jaarsveld and Ra'eesah Williams reflect on being a women in the ICT and tech space with Aspire Solution's operations director, Mike Steyn.
Reflections on 2022
15 December 2022
Mike and Mush look back at 2022, the year of resilience for Aspire. A tough but good year yielding lessons of pushing through frustrations and adapting.
Aspire turns 18
16 September 2022
Mike Steyn and Mushfiqoh Samodien look back at the last 18 years. Reflecting on the AI technology that lead to the company winning an award at Africa Tech Week 2022, they unpack their thoughts on AI. They also touch on Aspire Technologies, an incubator for new tech within the Aspire space and beyond. They consider what makes Aspire's journey and their partnership special and where to next. Here's to 18 more...
Women's Month
16 August 2022
We are taking a moment to chat to the women who work at the company to find out about their experiences in the industry and what lead them to the work that they do. This podcast features our business director, Mushfiqoh Samodien, and senior GIS technician, Verushka Du Plessis.
ASPIRE ACADEMY
6 June 2022
This month we chat with Lukhanyo Sonyamba, who has recently joined the Aspire Academy team, and take a look at the progress he has made in 4 short months.
LOOKING FORWARD
18 February 2022
On the In Conversation with Aspire podcast, directors Mike Steyn and Mushfiqoh Samodien chat about the kick off to 2022.
Aspire is on the move, with a temporary stop at Cube Work Space in Rondebosch and moving onwards to an exciting new space. They talk about how Aspire has learnt to be highly adaptable over the past few years....
ASPIRE REFLECTS ON 2021
14 December 2021
On the In Conversation with Aspire podcast, Mike Steyn and Mushfiqoh Samodien take a moment to look back and chat about a busy 2021 and the wins and challenges it brought with it, as well as how Aspire has applied its very own valued methodologies in order to remain adaptive in the current, ever-shifting business environment.
GIRLS IN ICT & THE ASPIRE ACADEMY
21 April 2021
Erin Hannie, a candidate at the Aspire Academy speaks to Mushfiqoh Samodien on International Girls in ICT Day. Erin is at the beginning of a very exciting journey.
HOW WE DO TECH BETTER II
Oct 2, 2020
Operations director, Mike Steyn, chats to senior developer, Kobus Du Plessis, about how Aspire Solutions does tech better.
HOW DO WE DO TECH BETTER
3 September 2020
Mike Steyn, chats to senior developer, Philip Nel, about the approach that makes Aspire Solutions stand out and able to take on the projects of calibre that it does.
BECOMING A BUSINESS ANALYST
24 August 2020
Mushfiqoh Samodien talks to business analyst, Waseem Essack.
THE PATH TO WORKING IN GIS
14 August 2020
Aspire Solutions staff members chat about their route to working in GIS.
BEYOND THE COVID LOCKDOWN
14 July 2020
The Aspire team members discuss their experiences of their re-entry into the work place.