20 Questions: 20 questions with Sumeshni Khan

With more than a decade in media and advertising, Sumeshni Khan knows a thing or two about a good pitch. But what does she get up to when she’s not working? Get to know Joburg’s newest Business Development manager (and chocolate sponge fingers enthusiast).

One Hundred Years of Solitude - by Gabríel Garcia Márquez, my all-time favourite, more chaotic drama than a reality TV show.

I've fallen behind on my reading recently, but I do enjoy reading The Alchemist.

Very cheesy but I would say Grease, It’s a double-decker sandwich of retro vibes.

This is a tough one but I think my favourite would be The Originals, (I’m just a girl) and recently I’ve been enjoying watching Ride or Die.

Jetskiing with Dolphins in the Maldives - the Dolphins were unplanned.

If you could live as someone else for the day, who would it be and why?

If I could choose anyone, it would be my grandmother in her younger years. She lived to be 98 - just shy of 99 - and witnessed some of the most profound historical changes firsthand. To experience the world through her incredible mind, even for just a day, would be an absolute gift.

My greatest career highlight was making the pivot from a comfortable corporate path to entrepreneurship. It was a pivotal moment that shifted my focus from climbing an established ladder to building my own.

I’m OCD - my wardrobe is colour coordinated and obviously hangers all need to face the same direction - Always!

You’ve just been arrested. What crime were you likely to have committed?

I’m not much of a rule breaker, but if I was ever arrested it would probably be for speeding

If you weren’t working in your current role, what industry would you be in?

Probably architecture! I’ve always been fascinated by how things are built and the balance between art and engineering.