Vumile Msweli is CEO of Hesed Consulting, a firm specializing in the African market. She has previously worked for reputable institutions such as Barclays, Investec, Nedbank and Vodafone and successfully led global teams in Africa and Europe. She currently serves as a non-executive director at the South African Association for Youth Clubs (SAAYC) and Diabetes South Africa. Vumile is a coach, conference speaker and media contributor on leadership; women empowerment; finance and business in Africa. She is an entrepreneur having commenced her first venture at 22 years old and now has business interests spanning property; retail; logistics and consulting. Vumile has won several awards including Mail and Guardian Top 200 most influential Young South Africans (2016) and Gauteng Premier Award for Excellence in Leadership (2017).