Sugnet Bailey matriculated from Zwartkop High School in Centurion in 2005. She enrolled at the the University of Pretoria and completed her B.Com Communication Management degree. She passed the specialisation subject with merits. During her degree, she worked at Soenêtjie Kleuterskool as teacher, assistant & PR coordinator. This included liaising with clients and promoting the school via different means of communication. She was also involved in setting up a pre-school at a squatter camp. The main aim was to ensure that each child was given the opportunity to schooling – no matter what their location or circumstances was. After graduation, she was accepted for an internship at Development Communication Solutions (DevCom) and got promoted within 6 months to Junior Communication Consultant. Valuable skills including auditing, writing and implementing marketing and communication strategies, document editing, design and launching brands, media liaisons and thorough relationship management was only some of the skills that was built up. After a year and a half in the communication industry, she made the change to the auditing industry. Sugnet Bailey became a Senior BEE Verification Analyst at one of South Africa’s largest BEE companies. She handles verifications of QSE and Generic Companies. She has clear knowledge of financials, human resources, procurement, BEE and auditing.