Proud moment as Magda Odendaal makes TV debut

17 Oct 22 | Chamber News

ACCUSA Vice-President Magda Odendaal was recently interviewed as a special guest of Lorna Greyling on Distro TV channel 170 and Local Now channel 504 in the USA.

The program was themed “steppingstones” to success with Magda Odendaal. Magda shared her and husband, Nico Odendaal’s journey from Cape Town to the USA. The couple owns a business and a home in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Nico’s career as a Senior International Captain for South African Airways for 45 years gave them the opportunity to build the business in Atlanta with a data basis of more than 60 000 South Africans.

Magda, a qualified leader in Psychology and a Biblical Counsellor, also journeyed through the corporate world as an executive before starting her own venture. Her journey in the corporate and business world took her International and she worked with over 100 countries.

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