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Busi Raphekwane

  • Busi is the Chief Empowerment Officer at The Transformation Legacy

    She speaks Entrepreneurship, Personal Mastery, Leadership and Sustainable Business Growth

    An acknowledged Leader in building legacy-driven businesses

    She is passionate about empowering entrepreneurs and women leaders
        

The Transformation Catalyst

Busi is an award winning, purpose-driven visionary leader with a profound commitment to empowering entrepreneurs and shaping future leaders. She is motivated to use her expertise in enterprise development, business mentorship and personal mastery to assist Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa to build thriving, legacy driven businesses. Often hailed as the "Eagle" within her organisation, Busi embodies qualities of vision, resilience, and adeptness in navigating adversity. She has earned the title of Chief Empowerment Officer, driven by an unwavering passion to equip entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to succeed

As a seasoned business leader boasting an MPhil in Entrepreneurship, Busi uses this knowledge coupled with over 20 years in entrepreneurship to develop impact-driven business mentorship and training programmes aimed at growing entrepreneurs into sustainable businesses.

She is the Founder and CEO of The Transformation Legacy spearheading initiatives aimed at empowering women leaders and fostering impactful transformation within the entrepreneurial landscape. Under her guidance, the organisation has successfully supported and developed over 431 entrepreneurs, with a notable 70% being women-led businesses. Impressively, more than 80% of these businesses have experienced sustained growth and remain sustainable.

Her passion for contributing to an enabling environment for SME’s has led to her serving as an Advisory Board Member at Ekasi Entrepreneurs and as an Executive Member at the Simodisa non-profit organisation. Through these roles, she has contributed to the development of more than 15 000 entrepreneurs and made policy recommendations that stimulate the South African SME ecosystem.

Busi is an inspirational speaker and thought leader who draws from personal experiences and her education to empower business owners, entrepreneurs, and women leaders with practical insights that aim to grow their capacity to build legacy driven businesses.

Awards

​The Standard Bank Top Woman Award: Top Women Empowered Company- Fast Growth Women-Owned SMME 2021.

Santam Women of the Future Awards Top 3 Finalist 2021.

MentHer Magazine Top 20 Impact Founders List 2022

Top 40 Under 40 Finalist – Business Consulting

Startup Coach of the Year 2022

True Love Magazine Top 36 women Prestige List 2022

Accenture 11th Gender Mainstreaming Economic Empowerment Awards 2023

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