Martine Solomon
Gauteng
BUSINESSWOMAN, ENTREPRENEUR
– Martine has helped grow 5000 entrepreneurs.
– Martine frequents roundtable discussions for various tech brands such as LG and Acer.
– Martine works on empowering females within the IT sector.
– Martine heads up the #WeCodeAcademy which is a CSI initiative that endeavors to equip underprivileged girls with the ability to code.
Martine and her spouse are the founders of Mzansi Risk Advisors. Martine 12 years later now holds the position of Managing Director of the company that has grown in leaps and bounds since inception. She also holds directorship and shareholding in various other companies ranging from advertising and media to engineering management and consulting.
Martine has in the last 5 years diversified even further and utilized her networks to start doing business in Africa namely, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Angola.
She has spearheaded and concluded many business transactions including but not limited to medical diagnostics, property development, and exports of much-needed general scarce commodities.
She still actively works as a consultant to various African Governments and Authorities and plays an intermediary role in putting the right people together.Martine is currently also a presenter and judge on an O SABC 1 entrepreneurship development how. This television show allows young South African entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their businesses and the judges decide their fate of winning a R50 000 investment into their businesses. The show has rapidly grown to over 1 million viewersShe has done the Gold Achiever top broker award for Discovery for many years and has recently been nominated a finalist for the POWER(Propagation of Women Empowerment Resources) Business Woman of the Year 2015.