Shadi Chauke is a mom, a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend and a mentor. She is a dynamic Chartered Accountant and a seasoned business professional who has a portfolio of different careers. She is a social entrepreneur with a passion for driving initiatives that deliver meaningful social impact. She founded Vahluri Advisory Services, a social impact business advisory firm whose mission is to provide dignity and hope to marginalised communities and the unemployed. She is a former registered auditor, having served as an Audit Partner at Deloitte for 5 years. She is a professional non-executive director of JSE-listed companies, Santam Limited and AfroCentric Group, and is the Chair of the boards of MiWay Insurance Limited, Sanlam Developing Markets Limited, and The Small Enterprise Foundation. She is a member of the audit, actuarial, risk, compliance, finance, human resources, remuneration, social, ethics and sustainability committees. She also lives out her passion for storytelling as a freelance actress and voice artist. She has the unique skill of using her creative personality to inspire and lead professionals to build strategies, make key decisions and execute on their goals.