Ep 6: The Courage to Say Yes, with Becky Motumo-Molete

This conversation follows Becky’s path from a family rooted in South African music and entertainment to a career built on reinvention across corporate, tourism, sports, broadcasting, and media. It’s a story about adaptability, self-belief, and how saying yes to the right opportunities can open doors far beyond your original plan. From growing up surrounded by some of South Africa’s biggest names in entertainment, to building a career across marketing, tourism, television and sports management, Becky’s story is one of curiosity, constant learning and being willing to say yes before you necessarily know exactly where it will lead. She takes us behind the scenes of becoming Caster Semenya’s manager, and what began as a professional relationship that grew into something far bigger. Becky has stood beside Caster as manager, strategist, advocate and friend through a battle that became one of the most controversial and closely watched stories in international sport. But this conversation goes well beyond sport. We talk about the relationships that shape us, the importance of education and continuing to learn, motherhood, friendship, navigating difficult rooms, and what happens when your work becomes deeply personal. And through it all runs a theme that seems to define Becky’s life: staying open to possibility. Because sometimes you don’t need to know exactly where you’re going. You just need the curiosity to ask, “what next?” and the courage to say yes when the opportunity arrives. In this episode, we talk about: • Growing up around South African entertainment royalty • Why Becky has never been afraid to change direction • Building a career through relationships, curiosity and learning • How she became Caster Semenya’s manager • What it means to advocate for someone when the stakes become deeply personal • The fight around Caster’s right to compete • Navigating power, politics and difficult rooms • Motherhood, friendship and the people who keep you grounded • Why Becky believes so strongly in education and lifelong learning • Saying yes to opportunities, even when you don’t have the whole plan • The excitement, and uncertainty, of asking: what comes next?