Monica Rubombora has almost two decades’ worth of extensive work experience in the banking, insurance, government, management consulting and technology industries.

She has been on both sides of the aisle: in the government civil service, she worked as a Deputy Director General, leading a team of almost 200 government officials to manage and operate the largest Government Procurement Shared Service Agency in South Africa. She evaluated and awarded hundreds of tenders on behalf of the government.

She was a Managing Director in the Public Sector business of Accenture, South Africa, which is one of the world’s biggest global technology and management consulting firms where she led teams to bid for, win and manage large-scale government contracts. During this period, she worked with clients in South Africa, Botswana, Nigeria, Kenya, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Today she runs her own business and technology consulting company with the government as one of the anchor clients. She has partnered with both big and small companies to bid for, win and deliver large-scale projects. She has also competed with these same corporate Goliaths to tender for and win government contracts.

Part of her work involves working on the side of government agencies to identify and define business requirements, document Terms of Reference, solicit external service and manage vendor contracts on behalf of the government. She also plays an advisory role in bid evaluation and adjudication committees.

Monica has a deep understanding of the challenges that many small businesses face when they have to pursue government business. She is keenly aware of the resource, time constraints and the sense of overwhelm that threatens to engulf small companies as they work with this complex government industry, each waking day.

As a business owner, Monica shares every small business owner’s aspiration of growing profitably and leaving impactful footprints in the communities within which they operate. Most of all, she shares each small business owner’s desire to WIN!

Monica writes because she loves to share her knowledge with the world, inspiring hope and a way forward, one person at a time. She is an influential voice on leadership, mentorship entrepreneurship, government, and mindset change. She is an avid bookworm and enjoys doing philanthropy and community upliftment work.

Married with two adult children, Monica lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.