Shamila Ramjawan is an accomplished, renowned, and highly respected multiple global award-winning entrepreneur, academician, and author with over 30 years of experience spanning the private sector, entrepreneurship, and academia. She is a lecturer, speaker, and mentor who focuses on personal branding, leadership, and empowerment.
Currently serving as a lecturer in Business Communications at CamEd Business School, Shamila is also a certified NLP Master Practitioner, leveraging her expertise to coach and mentor students, helping them unlock their potential and overcome personal and professional challenges.
Shamila serves as the Country Director (South Africa) for the International Youth Society (IYS), Women Achievers Africa (WAA), and an Executive Committee Member at the Black Management Forum (BMF) in South Africa.
Shamila is an accomplished author and thought leader, having published multiple books. As the lead author of the anthology Watering the Seed – Stories of Personal Growth, she brought together 25 authors from diverse countries to share transformative life experiences. Volume 1 was released in 2023, and Volume 2 was released in June 2025. In addition, she has written over 250 motivational quotes, with a dedicated quotes book scheduled for release in 2025.
Her academic journey includes an a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA), and an MBA.
Her global humanitarian work has earned her numerous accolades. She is the innovator of the PrincessD Menstrual Cup, developed in 2016, which has had a profound impact on menstrual health management (MHM) for marginalized communities. She is a “Play Your Part” Ambassador for Brand South Africa as a leading entrepreneur and for her efforts in keeping girls in school during menstruation.
Shamila has received numerous international awards, including the Global Female Leadership Impact Award (Dubai, 2017) and induction into the Global Women Leaders Hall of Fame. She was also featured in Amazon Watch Magazine as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Women to Watch in Emerging Economies. For her lifelong commitment to community service, she was honored with The US President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award and the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021. She also received the University of South Africa (UNISA) Annual Award for Significant Achievements in 2021.