“Lost Both Parents In 14 Months: Shadi Motjopi’s Story (Pt. 1)”

Ep 5 | Shadi Motjopi (Part 1): Faith, Loss & Building A Law Firm From Scratch Before she’s a lawyer, she’s Shadi. In this two-part conversation, DJ Lemonka sits down with Shadi Motjopi, attorney, conveyancer, notary, and founder and director of Motjopi Attorneys, Notaries and Conveyancers. In Part 1, she takes us back to where it started: a car ride where her dad told her she’d be a lawyer, a move from Limpopo to Boksburg, failing Grade 6 and being sent back, and losing both her parents within 14 months while still a student. In this episode: • The conversation with her dad that set her path • How a bursary came through when other doors had closed • Writing an exam in the week of her father’s funeral • Quitting a lucrative job to launch a firm weeks before the COVID lockdown • Starting small: a borrowed address, second-hand furniture, and people who backed her • Running the firm from her bed during a health battle • Why she says she’s “a product of people’s help” A story about faith, grief, and the slow, patient work of building something that lasts. 🔔 New episodes every Thursday. (Part 2: Drops next Thursday) #TheLongGame #DJLN #Entrepreneurship