Are you gripped by fear when thinking about starting your business or taking a leap of faith? In this episode of the All things leadership Podcast, Host Nhlakanipho Hadebe sits down with Nompilo Gumede a powerhouse entrepreneur and the CEO of Women in Business. Nompilo shares her inspiring journey from navigating corporate spaces for 16 years to building her own successful accounting firm, Thava Africa Business Solutions. She opens up about the pivot leadership lessons that shaped her mindset, including overcoming early academic hurdles, transitioning out of corporate limitations, and weathering the deeply personal loss of her firstborn son.

Key Takeaways:

• Authentic Networking: why building great relationship is about what you can give, not just what you can take.
• Transitioning to Your Calling: Using Your corporate experience as a steppingstone to build your own purpose.
• Mentorship & Growth: The exact steps Nompilo took to organically step into her role as CEO of Women in Business.
• Compliance & Funding: Demysfing SARS and accessing government grant funding like Ceda and the NYDA.
• Balancing the Plates: Real-life strategies for showing up intentionally as a wife, mother, and business leader.
• Facing Fear: Why you need to start small, feel the fear, and execute your dreams anyways.