Thuli Hlongwane is the Founder and currently serves as Managing Director of Prim-U a mobile on-demand beauty app which she developed herself. She is a versatile and highly experienced IT management professional who specializes in project managing innovative IT solutions to improve infrastructure, system stability, functionality and efficiency. Having worked at senior leadership levels for corporate brands such as Woolworths and Pearson SA, she is quick to familiarize herself with the latest technologies and industry developments while demonstrating a logical and analytical approach to solving complex problems and issues. She is very passionate about developing entrepreneurs and assisting them in starting and growing their businesses.
Looking and feeling good is a basic need in our lives and a huge deal in today’s modern society. The industry has also tripled over the past 30 years, thanks to the growing middle-class in our continent.
It is still early days but the trend for on-demand services is growing slowly.
It was exciting to create the specifications for the product before testing it with the market but testing it was different. Technology adoption and market readiness are a challenge. We still have more work to do in terms of training and up-skilling of the service providers on the technology platform.
We are creating jobs & inclusiveness. We are partnering with our prim-lancers to give them an opportunity to earn more by giving them flexibility to maximize scheduled at the right prices.
Knowing that tomorrow will not be the same as today. The technology landscape is changing all the time. That is very exciting!
The product will evolve to incorporate the use of data to predict and respond better.
Love what you are doing and stay focused.
Failure isn’t fatal