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.
She is the Managing Director of Ladies of All Nations International (LOANI UK), the largest women empowerment platform in the world. Additionally, she serves as the Country Director (South Africa) for the International Youth Society (IYS).
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 is set for publication 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 MBA and a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA), which she is set to complete in early 2025. Shamila was awarded a full scholarship from Honoris United Universities in Morocco to support her doctoral studies.
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 for marginalized communities. She was recognized as a “Play Your Part” Ambassador for Brand South Africa 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.
Her philanthropic spirit led her to participate in Thrivors Season 1, a real TV docu-series where she endured a 21-day survival challenge to raise funds for community projects in Swellendam, South Africa.
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.
Shamila was selected as a mentor for the Deloitte/Women in Africa (WIA) Mentorship Programme in 2022 and, in 2025, she has been chosen as a Deloitte Mentor, continuing her role in guiding future leaders.
A media personality, Shamila is the host of the Red Corner Show, a global talk show that features inspiring stories from individuals around the world. Since its launch in 2020, the show has reached a diverse international audience.
She has also showcased her versatility as an actor, featuring in two South African movies: Little Big Mouth (available on Netflix) and Who’s My Daddy, which premiered in theaters in 2022.
Shamila Ramjawan is a true force of empowerment, committed to driving social change through education, mentorship, and entrepreneurship on a global scale.