Vumile Msweli
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Vumile Msweli (born 14 May 1986) is a South African businesswoman, career coach and speaker. She currently serves as the CEO of Hesed Consulting.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education[edit]
Vumile Msweli was born in King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban KwaZulu-Natal. She completed her primary and secondary education at Holy Family College in Durban; She went on to St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls, Pretoria where she completed high school.[4] She proceeded to University of Pretoria where she graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Sciences. She also holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Planning Honours degree, an Executive Education certification from New York University Stern Business School and University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science, as well as an MBA from the University of London.[3]
Career[edit]
Msweli is a career coach[2] with almost a decade of experience in the financial services industry and several years of experience in the telecommunications industry. She has worked for reputable, world-class financial institutions such as Investec, Barclays, Nedbank, First National Bank and Vodafone[5]. Vumile is specialized in strategy and operational management, and experienced in compliance, risk management, operational management; business development, global service management, strategic development and execution as well as business development. Throughout her career she has been fortunate to work in countries such as, the United Kingdom, Democratic Republic of Congo, Singapore, Ghana, Germany, Kenya and Zambia; impressively, at the age of 31 she had been to over 50 countries
In 2012, Msweli founded Hesed Consulting ( Pty) Ltd a pan-African coaching and consulting firm Hesed Consulting which has presence in Nigeria, Rwanda, Botswana, South Africa and affiliates in Namibia and Uganda. She also founded Vumi and Veuve mentorship circles, a collaboration with Veuve Clicquot to drive dialogue with women across South Africa[6]. She sat on the board of Diabetes South Africa and in 2019 She took residency as the expert in residence at the Africa Leadership University in Kigali, Rwanda.
Media personality[edit]
Radio[edit]
Msweli has a radio slot on "world of work" with Vumi Msweli on Kaya FM in South Africa on "my money and me", and "Career Corner" with Vumi Msweli on Duma FM in Botswana
TEDx[edit]
"HELP! I Hate my Job" speaker at TEDxLyttletonWomen.
Newspapers[edit]
Msweli is the resident career coach on The Guardian Nigeria and feature writer on careers on Bellanaija.com
Awards and recognitions[edit]
Msweli has been given numerous accolades and honors such as being named a Brand South Africa Ambassador; Mail and Guardian Top 200 most influential Young South Africans 2016; being Invited to the African Union as one of the Inaugural Africa Talks Jobs candidates; being named one of Africa's 1000 most influential voices; listed in ABSIP’s annual Black book of people to know; Nedbank’s Game Seven CEO and the United Kingdom’s Pharside Leading Lady, Southern Times One of South Africa’s most influential women.
| Year | Award ceremony | Prize | Result |
| 2020 | WeConnect and EY Award Ceremony | Young Entrepreneur Pitch Award | Won |
| 2020 | Women of Stature | Woman of the year in education | Nominated |
| 2019 | CEO Magazine Pan-African Annual Awards | Small-Medium Size Business Woman Award | Won |
| 2019 | St. Mary’s DSG Annual Awards | National Old Girl of the Year | Won |
| 2019 | N/A | Leading Ladies Africa Lady Boss | Won |
| 2018 | N/A | Destiny Magazine Power of 40 | Won |
| 2018 | Black Management Forum Award Ceremony | Young Professional of the year | Won |
| 2018 | Women Economic Forum | Women of Excellence | Won |
| 2017 | N/A | Avance Media’s 100 Most Influential Young South Africans | Won |
| 2017 | Gauteng Premier Annual Awards | Special Leadership Award | Won |
| 2016 | Elle Magazine Annual Awards | Boss of the year in corporate | Won |
| 2016 | Mail and Guardian Top 200 Most Influential South Africans under 35 | Business | Won |
References[edit]
- ↑ Awomolo, Hilda (2018-08-06). "Vumile Msweli: Thinking global allows us to elevate our standards and fast track our learning". She Leads Africa | #1 destination for young African ambitious women. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Team, Editorial (2019-03-21). "Afripreneur Profile: Vumile Msweli, CEO At Hesed Consulting". Business Africa Online. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Malope, Lesetja. "A passion for operations and strategy". City Press. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Vumile Msweli | WEF". 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Vumile Msweli | WEF". 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Vumile Msweli: 'We have to break the glass cliff barrier for women'". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- Sources
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