Nomazibulo Tshanga: Standard Bank Top Women Entrepreneur of the Year 2022

“Transforming into greatness is not about finding yourself, but more about creating and recreating yourself and knowing that failure should be our teacher and not our undertaker. "

So said Nomazibulo Tshanga, Director of Ziyana Business Consulting Training, who took home the Standard Bank Top Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2022. Nomazibulo is a multi- faceted speaker and a thought leader in strategy, leadership development, people management strategy and entrepreneurship. She's a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Ziyana Business Consulting and Training.

Her strengths are in assisting organisations to build a value based working environment. She's also passionate about helping potential leaders clarify and crystallise their goals and aid them in finding solutions towards achieving those goals. She helps people bring their visions to life.

“I believe in equality for all walks of life and helping your fellow neighbours. In a world where greed and lust are over ruling, shedding light on the darkness makes for a brighter future." -Nomazibulo

The Standard Bank Top Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award celebrates female entrepreneurs who have made incredible strides in their fields. Recepients are those who inspire other entrepreneurs through their excellence and set the standard for future entrepreneurs. Ziyana Business Consulting - a provider of people management solutions - was also awarded the Standard Bank Top Women Owned Business SMME 2022, testament to the majority female-owned organisation's commitment to gender empowerment.

"I've learned that consistency is what transforms average into excellence. I have laboured and will continue to be of service,” Nomazibulo shared in an Instagram post.

She added that everyone's highest endeavour should be to develop independent human beings who are able to impact purpose and direction to their lives. “The need for imagination (vision), a sense of truth (authenticity) and a feeling of responsibility (commitment).These forces are the very essence of education,” she said.

Nomazibulo has always been passionate about gender transformation, accelerating the growth of women in leadership, mentorship and youth development. She is also the co-founder of ShePowers SA, a non-profit organisation which works with strategic partners to advocate women empowerment in Africa by ensuring the participation of women in the economic structures of society.

“It is up to us to ensure that women empowerment becomes a lived reality. We dare not be happy with the status quo which excludes many women from the social and economic mainstream. By working together we can ensure a societal shift so that women can take their rightful place and contribute to the country's socio-economic growth and development. Through the inclusion of more women in the economy, we can also stop generational poverty and in the process stimulate economic growth. It is for this reason that we continuously strive in promoting women's sense of self worth, their ability to determine their own choices, and their right to influence social change for themselves and others, " - Nomazibulo

Before founding Ziyana Business Consulting and Training, Nomazibulo held HR positions at Coca-Cola, Schaeffler South Africa, Bidvest Facilities Management, CSIR and her last position in corporate was that of a HR Director at Bidvest Steiner.

She holds a National Diploma and Baccalaureus Technologiae in Human Resources Management, as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. She also holds an Executive Development Programme qualification from the Wits Business School.

Nomazibulo is professionally registered as a member of various professional bodies and is also a member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa.

GIVING BACK

The Ziyana Foundation, formally established in 2022, is a non-profit organisation supported by Ziyana Business Consulting and Training, whose main objective is to ensure that economic stability and growth is inclusive for all communities, especially those that are disadvantaged (young, black and women). The Ziyana Foundation aims to advance women through women empowerment, membership and bursary programmes.

Giving back to our communities is at the core of the foundation. The Ziyana Foundation is anchored by three pillars:

• Empowering young women

• Impacting communities

• Transforming the lives of people