Raksha Mahabeer, or ‘The Beat’ as she is known, is a proudly South African entrepreneur, she co-owns SummerTime, a vibrant creative studio specialising in design, branding and marketing with a passion for empowering and collaborating with entrepreneurs.

Raksha is a connector, a communicator, a purpose-driven, inspired inspirer! She prides herself in partnering with SMEs in establishing new South African brands with a view to create jobs in South Africa, impact lives and help build businesses.

Raksha is co-owner of SummerTime by day, and entrepreneurship champion by night, Raksha has a track record of connecting and empowering entrepreneurs through her involvement with initiatives like The Hookup Dinner by acting as Learning Integrator and/or Facilitator for business acceleration and incubation programmes like the Lionesses of Africa’s Female Entrepreneurship Business Accelerator offered in conjunction with Standard Bank and Liberty.

Highly familiar with the South African entrepreneurship landscape, Raksha is often invited as a speaker in the following topics:

*Branding Basics

*Branding, Marketing, Sales

*Personal Branding

*Practical Pitch Coaching

*Stress Alleviation and General Wellness (introductory techniques in breathing techniques, yoga and meditation)

Believing in business actualisation through conscious creativity, Raksha is a marketing and brand strategy expert with a keen strategic, creative and business mind focused on assisting SMEs in their endeavour to formulate effective marketing strategies that highlight tangible value and meet real human needs.

After more than a decade as an entrepreneur and having undergone comprehensive business incubator processes via the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship and a business acceleration process through the Standard Bank incubator, Raksha is uniquely positioned to relate with today’s aspiring entrepreneurs – offering them valuable insight gained through hands-on practical experience.