At the age of just 24, Lynette Ntuli was appointed the GM of the Pavilion shopping centre in KwaZulu Natal. It was a step that brightened her already glowing future in the property development industry. It also helped prepare her for starting her own business.Ntuli, who grew up in Umlazi, south of Durban, is today the 33-year-old founder and CEO of Innate Investment Solutions, a property, asset management and infrastructure advisory firm that helps firms optimise their property portfolios. She is also an international speaker and founding director of Ignite SA, a media platform that aims to advance skills and entrepreneurial development. And she hosts Business Day TV’s weekly SME Funding show — testament to her belief in developing entrepreneurship in SA.Ntuli’s lightning-fast trajectory in the male-dominated property and built-environment sector has required a generous amount of emotional intelligence. She has had to work twice as hard as her male counterparts to prove herself, she...
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