Tshepiso Phosa’s appointment as the new Director of SA Scaffold Mining (Pty) Ltd marks a significant milestone in her already illustrious career.
Phosa’s journey has been one of breaking barriers and defying stereotypes in traditionally male-dominated industries.
In an exclusive interview, Phosa reflects on her motivation for taking on this new role and the excitement it brings.
“In thirteen years of my career, I have always been bold and motivated to take on challenging roles in male-dominated industries. My primary business is petroleum, and I was the youngest in my province to run a filling station at the age of 24 (in 2015, only 20% of women globally were involved in petroleum). I then ventured into mining and IT Solutions companies, in which infrastructure development played a huge role.”
She studied various markets in which she is involved to ensure that she identifies gaps that will create more job opportunities for young people and maximize her growth and impact.
As she steps into her new role, Phosa envisions bringing changes and improvements to the company.
“More community involvement, new marketing strategies within various markets across Africa, promote the success of the business, inspire to thrive for maximum results consistently, share unique strategies, build more confidence within the market for our brand, vision and what we project as in any business there are misconceived ideas about an organisation due to lack of insight about the organisational culture,” she states.
With her background in entrepreneurship and leadership, Phosa aims to foster a culture of innovation and growth within the company.
