YOU WORK SILLY HOURS AS A SENIOR MANAGER, AND I KNEW I WANTED TO SPEND MORE TIME BEING A MOM, SO I MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO LEAVE THE FIRM,’ SHE SAYS. ‘I HAD EMBRACED THE IDEA OF STAYING ON UNTIL PARTNERSHIP, AND I REALLY WANTED TO BE SEEN AS A WOMAN WHO COULD DO IT ALL, BUT AT SOME POINT, IT BECAME TOO MUCH
She’s a film producer, an actress, a mom, a chartered accountant, and a non-executive member of several boards. This is how Shadi Chauke is using her finance and business experience to create employment in the creative industry