The power of finding your mentors

Ntsiki is a self-published author and founder of MentHer. Her inaugural book My Hall of Mentors was released in 2019 with launches in South Africa and Scotland. In the same year she gave her first TEDx Talk at Cumbernauld Women and was featured as the youngest speaker at the International Speakers Summit and Epic Entrepreneurs Virtual Conference 2020. She recently took a back seat as non-executive Director for Pamanda Properties and eKasi Entrepreneurs to pursue her Masters in Social Innovation at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Ntsiki Mkhize

It was fantastic to “bump in to” Ntsiki on Instagram just a couple of months ago and find out more about what she was up to with MentHer, which she shares in this episode.

What we discussed on this weeks podcast:

  • How Ntisiki experience of mentors and lifelong passion for social entrepreneurship inspired her to create MentHer

  • What MentHer is all about

  • Ntsiki has launched her organisation by having conversations online with different people to build her network and help educate people

  • What success looks like for Ntsiki

  • The specific challenges social entrepreneurs are tackling in South Africa

  • The inspiration behind her book - My Hall of Mentors

  • Ntsiki’s’ incredible top tips for finding a mentor

Links from this episode:

Ntsiki Mkhize website

Ntsiki Mkhize’s Book: My Hall of Mentors on Amazon

Ntsiki on Instagram

MentHer on Instagram

SME Women Entrepreneur and Investing Summit (22/23 August) 

Celebrate your diversity (27th Aug)

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