Puno Selesho, poet and entrepreneur, on using creativity for social change

Puno Selesho is a spoken word artist who has performed for presidents and celebrated companies, locally and internationally. In her capacity as a social entrepreneur, she established Harvest House Creative Agency, where she currently serves as creative director. She graduated with an LLB from the University of Pretoria and a certification in social entrepreneurship from UP’s business school, the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), in 2020. 

On this episode, she speaks to us about:

• Studying law, but then moving into the creative and business world.
• Hope as a positive tool in the world.
• What she’s learned through building a creative agency to support creatives.
• Her approach to social justice.
• What’s next for her, and working through shifting seasons professionally.

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