Vangile Makwakwa is an author, entrepreneur, nomad and money trauma coach. She is the founder of Wealthy Money and has authored three books, “What’s your money personality?“, Changing the way Black families manage their finances”, “Heart, Mind & Money: Using Emotional Intelligence for Financial Success” and “The Next Level You Womb and Money Journal.”
She has an Honors degree in finance from the University of Cape Town and an MBA from the Simmons School of Management. She founded wealthy-money.com, a company dedicated to helping women of color heal ancestral money trauma and improve their financial well-being through online coaching, courses, podcasts, and retreats.
Vangile also hosts two popular podcasts, “The Money Magic Podcast” which was voted one of the top 100 money podcasts to listen to in 2025 by Feedspot.
In addition, she chairs the Property Magicians Stokvel, a successful investment group that has raised over US$200,000 in its first six months of operations.
As an avid traveller, Vangile has lived in over 12 different countries as she builds her business.
You can learn more about her work at: wealthy-money.com