On this episode, I speak with a young and powerful woman who is also a good friend. She is an advocate, mother and influencer. We talk about business, how to pivot in life and the challenges of being a black female in corporate and business South Africa.

Bio – Adv. Aurelia Nxumalo

Aurelia Hlobsile Nxumalo is a Corporate Legal Counsel by profession who recently resigned from a boutique Investment and Consultancy company based in Sandton. She is a skilled in-house legal counsel, whose day to day duties include drafting, vetting and reviewing contracts as well as attending to any legal or governance matters for the organisation. She is a budding Social Entrepreneur, co-founder of The Professionista and Lead in Legal at YEA which is a Non-profit Company established to drive the development and advancement of youth entrepreneurship.

An admitted Advocate of the High Court of South Africa who believes in passing the baton in order to impart what we know. The work she does in relation to The Professionista empowers other young women which in turn empowers her. An advocate for personal and professional development. 

She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, a Compliance Management certificate and most recently obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Contract Drafting and Interpretation with the ambition to obtain her Master’s in Law in Information Technology and Communication.

A quote she lives by: “Immerse yourself in a life that moves you, because what you surround yourself with is what becomes your life.” - Topaz

Instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/aurelianxumalo/