Zeenat Ghoor on Constructing You - Fuel and Follow your Aspirations

Zeenat Ghoor is the Founer and Director of Aspire Consulting Engineers. Zeenat graduated from University of Cape Town in 2005 and joined the workforce in the Johannesburg, The City of Gold. After working in various sectors from Public and Private sector and having experience in both civil and structural projects over an 8 year period, she left formal employment to start her own business in 2015. Zeenat has worked on many prestigious buildings in South Africa including the Oprah Winfrey School, Steyn City Clubhouse, Gautrain Viaducts and has gain valuable experience throughout her professional career. Zeenat has grown her business from 2015 to present and has increased her staff base considerably.  She has successfully completed over 200 projects from its inception. She has been nominated for various awards including being finalists in the SAICE women led business category, Minara Chamber of Commerce business awards and the SAIBPP awards. She has been awarded the winner of the Standard Bank Topco Awards in 2019. Recently she has been a finalist at the CESA awards and has received a special mention for the Nike Soweto Project her company has recenrtly completed. During the last year's She has made headway in a predominantly male industry whilst changing the narrative around what engineering is. What you'll discover in this episode: Why you need to create the vehicle to align your career with your passion, purpose and values The importance of exploration in your life How to step out from corporate into business Overcoming limiting beliefs Essential advice for upcoming entrepreneurs And more Resources You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay https://www.aspiresa.net  Show notes If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn.   Join the home of young guns here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weareyoungguns   Get a copy of my book: https://amzn.to/31ILAdv