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CONTRIBUTORS
Conrad David
Conrad David is founder and CEO
of Hashtag South Africa, a social
media technology company
focusing its growth objectives
in line with the vision “2030
South Africa”. In 2016 he was
recognised among the 100 most
influential South Africans in
science and technology, and has
published articles on the power
and utility of social media.
Frank Vos
Changing a stressful career as CEO
of a leading international company
for a career that is aligned with
his passions and interests, Frank
Vos works as a business and HR
advisor, specialising in
organisational efficiency through
employee engagement. He uses
the tenets of emotional
intelligence, quiet leadership and
sound business principles to
facilitate change in the workplace.
Kurt Illetschko
Kurt Illetschko is a Life Member
of Fasa and has been involved
with franchising since 1975, with
hands-on experience as franchisee,
franchisor, franchise consultant,
author of several books and articles
on franchise-related topics. As the
owner of ManualMakers CC, he
produces operations manuals and
other documentation required by
franchisors.
Lynn MendonÇa
Lynn MendonÇa is a business and
expansion consultant. For the past 18
years she has specialised in assisting
businesses and prospective franchise
companies in expanding operations
by franchising, licensing, and other
business distribution mechanisms. She
has extensive franchise operating
experience, gained through years in
a senior management position within
a large national and international
franchise organisation.
Ann Kleynhans
Ann Kleynhans is the founder of
leading ICT company, CEOS
Technologies in 1998; CEOS
Holdings Group Property
Development Company 2004; CEOS
Academy 2006; President of the ICT
Collaboration Forum in South Africa;
and Ambassador of United Success
SA. She is inspired by growth and
success and believes leadership
qualities enable success and
superior service.
Contributors in this issue
provide valuable
advice for budding and
established
entrepreneurs
John Lloyd
John Lloyd is a business growth
strategist, award-winning marketer,
speaker, author and columnist.
Invite John to educate and inspire
your team or industry association
at your next conference or event.
www.brandstorm.co.za / john@
brandstorm.co.za
Catherine Wijnberg
Catherine Wijnberg is the CEO
and founder of Fetola, a
company of business growth
professionals with a focus on
sustainable enterprise and
supplier development. She has a
long history as an entrepreneur,
having owned and operated
businesses in five different
sectors. Self-styled “enterprise
activist” she is qualified with a
Masters degree in Agriculture.
Nokwazi Mzobe
Nokwazi Mzobe has more than eight
years’ experience working with two
fortune 500 multinationals in the
FMCG and Telecoms industries in
markets across the Middle East and
Africa in the areas of logistics, market
planning and corporate finance. Since
2013 she has been a coach and
mentor on the Goldman Sachs-GIBS
10 000 women Certificate
programme.
Duncan Fraser
Duncan Fraser is a certified
financial planner who runs his
own professional practice in
Johannesburg. He provides an
independent service. His financial
advice and strategies reflect his
many years of experience and
knowledge of the financial
industry, over 30 years. He has a
banking diploma and a CFP post
graduate diploma.
Jason Newmark
Jason Newmark is co-founder &
CEO of Plan My Wedding & The CES
Collection. As a people’s person he
likes to network and build lasting
relationships, translating value into
action through people, by
energising them and turning
information into action. His start-up
company, Plan My Wedding,
recently spread its operation to the
whole of Southern Africa.
Tony Dovale
Tony Dovale is founder and CEO
of Life Masters, developer of
the Revolutionary Workplace
High Performance system and
author of SWIFT Success. Over
the past three decades he has
helped thousands of people and
teams to achieve personal and
business breakthroughs with his
SWIFT change methods with the
quickest, most lasting results, in
the shortest time.
Anton Ressel
Anton Ressel is a senior consultant
at Fetola and the director of ARC
Consulting. He has 20 years’
experience as an entrepreneur,
trainer, business developer and
mentor in the SME space. Clients
like Old Mutual, Transnet, W&R Seta
and the Presidential Jobs Fund
support Fetola programmes. He is
also a published writer for
Sawubona, Business Day, fin24,
and others.
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