consider myself a seasoned Marketing Professional, having worked with numerous leading brands, including Coca-Cola South Africa, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Investec Bank, South African Tourism, L’Oreal, Nissan, Telkom, and others. From this experience, I believe that I have also acquired strong skills in Client Service, Account Management, Project Management and Communication. I am entrepreneurially-minded, having founded a market research company “Freshly Ground Insights”, which was established in 2008. During the past 13-years running this company I have acquired significant experience in the disciplines of Market Research, Project Management, Financial Management, Customer Relationship Management and Business Development. I have supplemented my Marketing experience with career experience in Advertising and Media Strategy. I have worked at a leading Advertising Agency and at two Media Strategy organisations at senior levels. This experience has allowed me to strengthen my classical Marketing skills, experience and knowledge. Academically, I hold a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Wits Business School, with majors in Marketing Management and International Marketing. I completed this degree as a part-time student over 4-years while working in a full-time capacity at senior level in very demanding environments. I did not fail a single subject over my 4-years of study and was awarded a distinction for my MBA thesis. I believe that my broad experience, skills, hard work ethic and calm demeanour under pressure will benefit any organisation that values these traits. I believe that I am strategically-minded and motivated by business success. I am considered by my peers to be easy-going, assertive when required, an excellent communicator and a very good team player.