Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson
Keynote Speaker: Healthcare Leadership Development Coach, Medical Doctor & Podcast Host; CEO of Ubuntu Doctor Coaching
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Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson Biography
Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson is a physician leadership development and executive coach, international speaker, and podcast host who brings a fresh, deeply compassionate lens to the future of healthcare leadership. With more than two decades in medicine, she has held leadership roles in international non-profits, private practice, and the pharmaceutical industry, positioning her as a powerful voice in the global movement to humanize healthcare.
Holding an MBChB and MSc, Dr. Makhunga-Stevenson is the world’s first medical doctor certified in Ubuntu Coach. This groundbreaking distinction shapes her coaching and speaking with the African philosophy of shared humanity, dignity, and connectedness. Her work integrates systems thinking, executive coaching, and storytelling to address the moral injury, identity fragmentation, and disconnection experienced by many healthcare workers today. She is known for creating transformational experiences for healthcare professionals, corporate leaders, and mission-driven organizations. Her keynotes offer not just inspiration but actionable insight. With warmth and authority, she helps audiences question long-held beliefs about success, hierarchy, and healing while guiding them toward clarity, courage, and purpose-driven leadership.
Dr. Makhunga-Stevenson’s signature speaking style is both grounded and catalytic. She speaks to the soul of her audience while offering practical strategies that meet the demands of complex systems. Her ability to weave data, story, and Ubuntu wisdom makes her a sought-after speaker for events focused on leadership, well-being for healthcare providers and the future of healthcare.
Beyond the stage, she is a regular guest on podcasts and hosts her own series where she facilitates honest, often difficult conversations about purpose, power, and professional identity in medicine with healthcare provider guests. At the intersection of medicine, coaching, and Ubuntu, Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson is more than a speaker, she is a force for healing. Through her work, she challenges audiences and institutions alike to move beyond performance and perfectionism and toward compassion and community.
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Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson Speaking Topics
In an era where AI, burnout, and uncertainty are reshaping healthcare, healthcare providers face a more personal question: how do I lead myself through change without losing clarity, purpose, or hope? This keynote is intentionally crafted to focus on self-leadership as the foundational ability to navigate disruption, not by offering prescriptive career advice, but by strengthening the inner resources needed to adapt with purpose.
Designed to resonate with both early-career healthcare workers and those approaching transition or legacy-defining decisions, Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson invites the audience to reimagine their careers as unfolding seasons. Rather than resisting disruption, doctors will be encouraged to embrace it as a catalyst for personal growth, evolve their mindset with each season, and intentionally design a life and career aligned with deeper meaning.
Takeaway Messages:
- Reframe disruption (including AI and rapid change) as an opportunity for growth.
- Recognize your career as seasonal, requiring evolving mindsets and self-trust.
- Lead yourself first, with self-awareness and curiosity to align your path with your purpose.
This empowering talk re-centers agency, resilience, and intentionality as core competencies for modern medical careers.
Leadership in medicine often falls into familiar patterns of hierarchy, control, and perfectionism. While these approaches may have once seemed necessary, they can now hinder collaboration, trust, and wellbeing within healthcare teams. This keynote challenges doctors to rethink traditional leadership habits and embrace more human-centred, inclusive approaches.
Dr Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson explores common leadership pitfalls that physicians encounter such as relying solely on technical expertise, avoiding vulnerability, and sustaining rigid power dynamics, and offers practical insights for leading with empathy and authenticity. Drawing on Ubuntu philosophy and evidence-based leadership principles, attendees will learn how to foster psychological safety, repair relational ruptures, and build cultures of shared responsibility.
Whether you are a new or experienced leader, this session provides actionable strategies to shift from control to connection, creating environments where teams flourish and patient care improves.
Takeaway Messages:
- Avoid reliance on hierarchy; lead through empathy and collaboration.
- Embrace vulnerability as a strength, not a weakness.
- Build psychologically safe teams that encourage openness and trust.
- Apply Ubuntu principles to foster shared leadership and community.
- Recognize leadership as a relational practice, not just a technical role.
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Speaking fees for Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and Below $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
What topics does Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson speak about?
Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Medicine, Healthcare, Futurism, Leadership, Female Leadership, Podcast Host, Public Health, Psychology, Social Sciences and Personal Growth.
Where does Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson travel from?
Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson generally travels from Elizabeth City, NC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
Who is the agent for Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson for your next private or corporate function.
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Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Medicine, Healthcare and Futurism. The estimated speaking fee range to book Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson generally travels from Elizabeth City, NC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Donna Wright, Dr. Leana Wen and Dr. Lendra James. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson for an upcoming event.
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Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson Speaking Topics
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Thriving Through Seasons: A New Lens for Navigating Change
In an era where AI, burnout, and uncertainty are reshaping healthcare, healthcare providers face a more personal question: how do I lead myself through change without losing clarity, purpose, or hope? This keynote is intentionally crafted to focus on self-leadership as the foundational ability to navigate disruption, not by offering prescriptive career advice, but by strengthening the inner resources needed to adapt with purpose.
Designed to resonate with both early-career healthcare workers and those approaching transition or legacy-defining decisions, Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson invites the audience to reimagine their careers as unfolding seasons. Rather than resisting disruption, doctors will be encouraged to embrace it as a catalyst for personal growth, evolve their mindset with each season, and intentionally design a life and career aligned with deeper meaning.
Takeaway Messages:
- Reframe disruption (including AI and rapid change) as an opportunity for growth.
- Recognize your career as seasonal, requiring evolving mindsets and self-trust.
- Lead yourself first, with self-awareness and curiosity to align your path with your purpose.
This empowering talk re-centers agency, resilience, and intentionality as core competencies for modern medical careers.
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Rethinking Leadership in Medicine: What Today’s Leaders Must Unlearn
Leadership in medicine often falls into familiar patterns of hierarchy, control, and perfectionism. While these approaches may have once seemed necessary, they can now hinder collaboration, trust, and wellbeing within healthcare teams. This keynote challenges doctors to rethink traditional leadership habits and embrace more human-centred, inclusive approaches.
Dr Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson explores common leadership pitfalls that physicians encounter such as relying solely on technical expertise, avoiding vulnerability, and sustaining rigid power dynamics, and offers practical insights for leading with empathy and authenticity. Drawing on Ubuntu philosophy and evidence-based leadership principles, attendees will learn how to foster psychological safety, repair relational ruptures, and build cultures of shared responsibility.
Whether you are a new or experienced leader, this session provides actionable strategies to shift from control to connection, creating environments where teams flourish and patient care improves.
Takeaway Messages:
- Avoid reliance on hierarchy; lead through empathy and collaboration.
- Embrace vulnerability as a strength, not a weakness.
- Build psychologically safe teams that encourage openness and trust.
- Apply Ubuntu principles to foster shared leadership and community.
- Recognize leadership as a relational practice, not just a technical role.
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How do I book Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson or any other speaker of your choice. -
How much does it cost to book Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and Below $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson speak about?
Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Medicine, Healthcare, Futurism, Leadership, Female Leadership, Podcast Host, Public Health, Psychology, Social Sciences and Personal Growth. -
Where does Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson travel from?
Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson generally travels from Elizabeth City, NC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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