Full Name: Maila Masetlwa

Position: Director, Louwill Lefa, RapX Group

Main Activity of the Company: Provision of strategy, fiducial, economic concepts to mining sector

Date and Place of Birth: December 11, 1977, Alexandra township, Johannesburg

Education: Matric

First Job: Cleaner/filing clerk, Nedbank, 1999

Size of First Pay Packet: R1 300 a month

Value of Assets under Your Control: R200-million

Number of People under Your Leadership: 80

Management Style: Consultative

Personal Best Achievement: Turning a R600 grant from SASSA to my current profile

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: Jane Masetlwa, my late grandmother, who taught me that there is nothing shameful in being ethical and working hard and that nobody has sole rights to success

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Richard Laubscher, who urged me to aim as high as I wanted, despite being a cleaner at his bank – I actually wanted his job – and my late grandmother, who taught me how to maximise opportunity

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Patrice Motsepe

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Dr Ayanda Bam

Philosophy of Life: Free yourself from your chains and vices, then relate to others

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Being able to start every new day without any limits

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Encountering entrenched and ruthless corruption in my field

Hope for the Future: That South Africa beneficiates more of its minerals and promotes more manufacturing and artisanal occupations from Grade 1, and that all wealthy South Africans take all their money above R100-million and invest in making our country a disruptive economy

Favourite Reading: Current affairs

Favourite TV Programme: Annual Le Mans 24-hour racing – this is the only time I watch TV

Favourite Food/Drink: Anything with as little scientific intervention as possible

Favourite Music: Jazz

Favourite Sport: Two participation sports – motorsport and cycling

Hobbies: Helicopters, collecting souvenirs

Car: Subaru WRX

Pets: None

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Unfairness; indifference

Married: To Lebogang

Children: Pabi, 2

Clubs: None