In the entrepreneurial space, Mpho Sekwele is a force to be reckoned with. The daughter of parents who created their own small businesses in South Africa, Sekwele built on that firsthand knowledge by working in retail for 10 years before launching her own ventures. Bantu Hikers is her nonprofit mentoring organization, and SintuOnline is her business that sells exclusive products to the African diaspora. Knowledge at Wharton recently talked with Sekwele about her journey. An edited transcript of the conversation follows. Knowledge at Wharton: What inspired you to pursue social entrepreneurship? Mpho Sekwele: I think the entrepreneurship bit of it has always been in my blood. Both my parents pursued entrepreneurship journeys, starting their own businesses over 20 years ago. It was a natural progression that I would open myself in the entrepreneurial space, coming from a family of entrepreneurs. But I think the social bit was largely charted by my own life’s journey, which I’ll touch on a bit.…