Today she is the Lapologa Group founder and CEO, that owns two bed and breakfasts and one guest house in Limpopo.“I have always wanted to be a CEO from a young age, even though I did not fully know then what being a CEO meant,” she said. Her childhood dream has become a reality because she saw a business opportunity and grabbed it.
Mangena, now has accommodation establishments in Polokwane, Tzaneen and Phalaborwa, offers guests an array of services that seek to make business travel to the area more comfortable. The worldwide pandemic also wreaked havoc on the business that relies heavily on travel and tourism. To keep her business afloat, Mangena started offering catering services at funerals as well as aggressively marketing her accommodation to companies that were declared essential services to accommodate their staff.