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Note from the editor

and our accompanying video series would m Being true to oneself and being authentic
not be possible.
EDITOR, KWAZULU-NATAL TOP BUSINESS m A real desire to help other people to grow
WOMEN 2022 All the women were interviewed and asked m A driving need to make a difference in
W elcome to the third collection m What are your business and/or community Each of the women featured, have stood firm
the same questions:
society
of KwaZulu-Natal Top Business
achievements?
Women.
and are true women of influence in KwaZulu-
The vision of the KwaZulu-Natal m How did you get to where you are today? Natal. We are sure that you will enjoy reading
Top Business Women initiative is to celebrate m Who or what has motivated or inspired you their stories and watching their videos.
the achievements of women in business and why? We also extend our gratitude to the various
and in society through a range of media m What challenges have you experienced people who have facilitated the process and
– webinars, video, photography, and the and how have you overcome these? helped with setting up interviews, handling
written word. queries, and writing profiles.
m What are your future goals?
Through this initiative, we aim to place some of m What advice would you give to young A special thank you to the marketing team at
our women role models in the public eye and women who are following in your path? Supertech Group: Preona Naidoo, Mohammed
to honour their extraordinary successes. The Ally and Rishaav Tiloki for the photographs
theme for 2022 is ‘women of influence ‘and we m We also asked them to tell us a little about and video interviews.
again have no shortage of wonderful women’s their personal lives and to give a final
stories to share and to be inspired by. thought. Rishaav and Tiloki spent many hours filming
interviews, as well as editing the footage to
Each story is important, and each women Some of the key themes that emerged, amongst produce the videos that are available on our
needs to be heard! These women are to be others, are: website: www.kzntopbusiness.com and on
found making a difference in the fields of m The importance of positive role models our YouTube channel:
business, farming, medicine, health and and mentors
wellness, community, business development, www.youtube.com/c/KZNTopBusiness
law, finance, environment and media, amongst m Acknowledging that women are different This year we again introduced each of the
many other life-calling (and changing) careers to men and embracing one’s feminine women in a three-part webinar series, which
and social upliftment projects. In addition, characteristics are available on the YouTube platform as well.
apart from their incredible accomplishments, m Having big dreams to be inspired by Thanks also to Zanele Luvuno who facilitated
they identify themselves as wives, mothers, each of the webinars.
daughters, sisters ... the list is endless. m You must continue striving in order to
achieve your goals Our sincere thanks go to David White and
The team at KwaZulu-Natal Top Business the team at DRG and BusinessFit SA for their
thank each of the women featured for the m To just start your journey – you will figure it sponsorship of the KwaZulu-Natal Top Business
time that they have offered us and the out along the way Women 2022. We hope that this initiative will
insights that they have shared. Without their m The importance of having a tribe of women continue to inspire other women to achieve
willingness to tell their stories, this initiative, around you for support their dreams.

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