Allegro Dinkwanyane - A force to be reckoned with

“I was overlooked because I was told I’m too young and inexperienced to run a company. After being turned down so many times, I decided to create my own door.”

If you’ve never seen a hurricane then you better watch out for this one. Allegro Dinkwanyane is one of the youngest 100% black owned media companies in South Africa. It’s not by chance that she has been listed on both Forbes Africa and Forbes Woman Africa. Orgella Media has grown to birth 9 other entities that form the Orgella Group which vary from events management, real estate to food.

"I never stop learning and asking questions. I am always researching new ways on how we can stay ahead of the game. I would rather be five steps ahead than be comfortable in the same spot. It is important to constantly evolve and be better than we were yesterday. "

Here are 5 lessons from Allegro that she believes will keep you going in Business

1. Invest in yourself before anyone else invests in you. 2. Be consistent and persevere. 3. Hard work and focus is a prerequisite for success. 4. Build a strong team because team work makes the dream work. 5. Where the hard work stops, prayer continues.

*culled from peoplemagazine