On this episode I speak to Mamokete Lijane about her life story, we unpack her unconventional upbringing in Lesotho. We take a candid look into her professional growth and her interests and views on motherhood and advice on how women can navigate male dominated industries.  Mamokete Lijane, is a Fixed Income Sales Trader and Macro Strategist at ABSA Capital with 19 years’ experience as an analyst in financial markets. Prior to Absa she worked at Aluwani Capital Partners as an investment strategist, and Sasfin Securities and Renaissance Capital as a fixed income analyst. Her career spans all areas of non-equity investment research, including macroeconomics, credit and rates on both the buys and the sell sides of the investment business. Mamokete has a deep interest in the intersection between public policy, economics and financial markets. On this show we cover: 02:12  - Background and life growing up in Lesotho in an unconventional African home,  04:41  - Moving between families at an early age and how our childhood memories affect our adult experience,07:57  - Finding comfort and excelling in academia and drifting into a job in finance,  13:12 - books that influenced your life, The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F**k & Why Nations Fail,19:20 -  Career advice for young people, nothing is easy but it's not life threatening, 24:38 - Profound lessons learned from failure,28:45 - Tips for women in male dominated industries on how to build you brand and show up as your authentic self,33:02 - Insight from mothering twins,39:45 - Best time, energy and money  investments,49:15 - My life's philosophy,Did you enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners and help others find topics they are interested in. Get in touch: Twitter: @Mamokete30 Visit us: www.thenetworkingcompany.co.za Follow us: Facebook –The Networking Company Instagram - thenetworkingcompanysa