Money is never just technical. It's emotional, and it's psychological — and most rooms have never been given permission to talk about it that way. These aren't traditional personal finance talks. They're conversations about the people behind the money — not a full transformation in an hour, but a real shift in how a room sees money.
Lelo Mashatile is a Financial Wellbeing & Money Behaviour Thought Leader who helps audiences understand the emotional, behavioural and practical realities of money. These aren't traditional personal finance talks — they're conversations about the people behind the money.
Every topic is crafted uniquely for its audience — but the foundation never changes. Money is never just about money. We have to look at the Mindset, the Heartset, and the Skillset.
Most requested
Most people think their money challenges are about money. Often, they're about fear, shame, identity, relationships and the stories we've carried for years.
The knowing-doing gap
If knowledge were enough, most people would already be financially thriving. A look at the gap between knowing and doing.
For leadership & workplace events
Financial stress doesn't stay at home. It follows people into the workplace — affecting wellbeing, engagement and performance.
For women's & community events
For the first graduate, the first professional, the first wealth builder — on the pride and pressure of breaking generational cycles.
For entrepreneurship & business events
Entrepreneurs learn how to grow a business. Few are taught to manage the two financial systems they're responsible for every day.
Topics can be tailored to your audience and event objectives — this isn't an exhaustive list.
Helping leaders understand the relationship between money, wellbeing, performance and people.
Helping entrepreneurs understand the relationship between personal financial wellbeing, business finances and long-term wealth creation.
Exploring financial stewardship, entrepreneur wellbeing and sustainable business growth.
Creating powerful conversations about money, confidence, identity and wealth — for women's gatherings, and the social communities people build and grow together.
Keynotes inspire reflection and conversation. Workshops create space for deeper learning, practical application and personal insight.
The signature workshop
The Mindset, Heartset and Skillset to thrive financially
A practical and reflective experience helping participants explore the beliefs, emotions and behaviours that shape their financial lives.
On family & identity
Exploring the experiences that shaped your relationship with money
A powerful workshop exploring the messages and family dynamics behind your money story, including personal money stories and financial genograms.
On healing
Understanding the wounds we carry and the healing we need
An exploration of how financial hardship, instability, loss and chronic money stress shape financial behaviour — and what healing can look like.
On freedom
The Mindset, Heartset and Skillset for financial freedom
Getting out of debt requires more than a repayment plan. This workshop explores the emotional, behavioural and practical shifts lasting change requires.
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No single talk heals anyone's relationship with money — and Money Therapy doesn't pretend otherwise. What it does is open a conversation most rooms have never had permission to have: that money isn't just a technical subject, it's an emotional and psychological one. People leave thinking differently, talking to each other differently, and a little more honest with themselves. That shift in awareness is the actual goal — not a performance, a beginning.
Tell us about your audience and occasion, and we'll help you choose the right topic and format.
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