Getrude
Matshe is an inspirational speaker who has been described as a vibrant bundle
of African energy whose zest and passion for life inspires everyone she meets. She
is passionate about helping people achieve their full potential and find their
individual life purpose. She is passionate about individuals’ success. This
makes her an energetic, inspirational and enlightening speaker.
Her speaking career started in Norway 1989 and for 12 years she has worked in the IT industry as a Systems Analyst, Systems Support Manager and Project Manager. She has a Bachelor of commerce degree and an Honor in Industrial Psychology. Getrude immigrated to New Zealand in 2001 with nothing and is now the Director of three successful companies.
Her speaking career started in Norway 1989 and for 12 years she has worked in the IT industry as a Systems Analyst, Systems Support Manager and Project Manager. She has a Bachelor of commerce degree and an Honor in Industrial Psychology. Getrude immigrated to New Zealand in 2001 with nothing and is now the Director of three successful companies.
She started Medical Recruiters of New Zealand Ltd and GM Global Investments Ltd. As an owner she formed Simzisani Creations, a talent agency catering for the film and advertising industry and has been instrumental in supplying ethnic extras for prominent movies such as Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” and James Cameron’s Avatar. She is the founder and CEO of the Africa Alive Education Foundation, an organization that supports HIV orphans in Zimbabwe. She formed Walk on the Wild Side Tours – a symbiotic tourism company that takes tourist to Zimbabwe to work with HIV. She is married and the mother of three children and a well-known African Storyteller, poet, artist and published author.
Getrude is a dynamic entrepreneur who has started life in a new country and who has proved that anything is possible if you have a purpose.