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is her name backwards, so I also<br />
used my name Allegro backwards<br />
to name my company.’<br />
Her goal is for the Orgella Group<br />
to be one of the biggest 100<br />
per cent black female-owned<br />
companies in Africa. ‘We’re<br />
going to achieve this by being<br />
consistent in the work we do and<br />
always showing up.’<br />
Already within this first decade<br />
of running her company, Allegro<br />
has been ‘showing up’ in business<br />
circles for her efforts. In 2017, she<br />
was named as a Forbes Africa 30<br />
Under 30 honouree. ‘It’s one of<br />
my great business accolades and<br />
it all happened when I was 27!<br />
It goes to show that sometimes<br />
all you really have to do is put<br />
in the work, and the accolades<br />
will follow. The right people are<br />
always watching.’<br />
Entrepreneurship runs in Allegro’s<br />
veins as she says she was raised<br />
by a family of entrepreneurs.<br />
Her uncles and aunts ran<br />
supermarkets, and her mother,<br />
who is a teacher, also<br />
started her own<br />
business on the side.<br />
‘It was encouraging<br />
and I knew back<br />
then that one<br />
day I would<br />
also like<br />
to create<br />
a legacy of<br />
my own in the<br />
business world.’<br />
Building a legacy and<br />
creating jobs for youth<br />
are the best parts of being an<br />
entrepreneur for Allegro. These<br />
are also what feed the Orgella<br />
Group’s ethos, as Allegro says the<br />
group aims to be informative,<br />
empowering and entertaining.<br />
‘It always comes back to leaving<br />
a great impact, changing the<br />
people around us for the better<br />
and empowering not just the<br />
consumers or audience but also<br />
ourselves as a team.’<br />
Yet, Allegro admits it’s a journey that<br />
isn’t for the fainthearted and can be<br />
lonely. She says her team, family and<br />
small circle of friends are a great<br />
support system, while her biggest<br />
motivator on those tough days is<br />
her 22-month-old son, Elohim.<br />
One of the advantages of<br />
lockdown due to the Covid-19<br />
pandemic for Allegro has been<br />
that she’s been able to spend<br />
more time with Elohim inbetween<br />
working from home<br />
and, being a ‘foodie by nature’,<br />
she has enjoyed spending time in<br />
the kitchen. ‘I love food, cooking<br />
and trying new recipes. And<br />
now that I have a little human<br />
being to share my food with, I<br />
love creating different dishes for<br />
him to try. My favourite things<br />
to make include pasta, seafood<br />
dishes, healthy treats or snacks<br />
and baked goodies.’<br />
In fact, Allegro enjoys cooking so<br />
much she has an Insta account<br />
dedicated to showcasing the<br />
mouth-watering treats she whips<br />
up in her kitchen.<br />
Beyond the boardroom, Allegro<br />
says she’s actually ‘quite the<br />
introvert’ and she maintains her<br />
positive mindset by praying,<br />
meditating and spending time<br />
with loved ones, and, at the<br />
end of a long day, she loves<br />
to soak in a bubble bath. She<br />
finds journaling therapeutic,<br />
and, to cope with the pressure<br />
of running her business, she<br />
takes time to rest every so often.<br />
‘I unplug, travel to somewhere<br />
with a beach, spend a few days<br />
there just relaxing and praying<br />
and recentring myself then come<br />
back to tick more goals off my<br />
vision board.’<br />
This really characterises Allegro:<br />
She’s a dynamic businesswoman<br />
who’s focused on growing her<br />
company to greater heights, yet<br />
she’s humble and genuine which<br />
makes her so relatable.<br />
‘I just want to be the best version<br />
of myself in this new decade of<br />
life and be the best mother my<br />
son could ever ask for.’<br />
Details: Follow Allegro on<br />
@allegro_d as well as her foodie<br />
delights @allegroskitchen and find<br />
out more about the Orgella Group<br />
on orgellagroup.com<br />
Text: DANIELLA GRAHAM. Photograph: KATLEGO MOKUBYANE. Make-up artist: @MAKEUPBYZODWA<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 20 Get It Magazine 11
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