KR Brand

Khutšo “KR Brand” Ramontja has been a public speaker for over twenty years. He has spoken and delivered speeches/presentations in every city in South Africa, as well as in some of the major towns, townships and villages in the country. Moreover, he has delivered speeches internationally, in countries such as Canada, England and United States of America.

He has over the years served as master of ceremonies in events and functions. As a speaker, he is able to engage/interact with people from diverse backgrounds, e.g. academics, high school learners, university students, professionals, executives and blue collar employees.

KR Brand did his tertiary education at the University of the Western Cape, and graduated with BCom (Management and Information Systems), BCom Honours (Marketing) and MCom degree in Management. He is currently studying towards a Bachelor of Law degree at the University of South Africa. KR Brand is also the author of Design Your Future - career guidance book for grade 9-12 learners. He has been running career guidance sessions since 2001.

He is one of the first eight South African students and one of the first hundred in the world to receive the Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Award. He was a part of the team that launched SAGE (Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship) in South Africa.

He has shared platforms with some of the well-known leaders like Baroness Perry (a member of the British House of Lords and the first woman in history to run a British university), Dr Mamphela Ramphele (former Managing Director of the World Bank), Mr Tito Mboweni and Ms Gill Marcus (successive erstwhile Governors of the South African Reserve Bank), Mr Rob Anderson (founder of Plantech limited, UK based IT company) and Professor Njabulo Ndebele (former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town).