Casale Lucciole is a 3-hectare property with a small olive grove, fruit orchard, vegetable and herb gardens, and two restored traditional Italian farm buildings. This is a place of tranquility, gratitude, and beauty. Somewhere to waken the senses and calm the soul. Here, we believe in clean air, fresh water, and good food straight from our soil to your kitchen. So, we employ natural farming techniques to grow an abundance of seasonal fruit and vegetables, and to make our own olive oil, which we share with our guests. If you visit us between the months of May and July, you may even experience warm magical nights when, all across the property, darkness is overcome by the glitter of fireflies – or in Italian, lucciole!

As Vice President for Learning at Noodle, I lead the learning department, including Learning Architects, Learning Designers, Learning Technologists, Multimedia Designers and Course Operations. The role relies on strategic collaboration with integrated cross-functional teams, with an emphasis on constant innovation to process and product as we partner with many of the world's leading higher ed institutions to make online education affordable, accessible, and impactful.

Managing Director for Learning at Noodle, one of the world's fastest growing online higher education networks. Leadership of multiple learning design and development teams, and strategic collaboration with integrated cross-functional teams, with an emphasis on constant innovation to process and product as we partner with many of the world's leading higher ed institutions to make online education affordable, accessible and effective.

Chief Academic Officer on the Executive Leadership Team at Hubble Studios, where we partnered with some of the best universities and companies in the world to deliver high-impact, high-value online learning experiences. Key partners included, but were not limited to, University of Cambridge Judge Business School, Harvard University, London School of Economics and Political Science, London Business School, University of Bristol, Pearson, Noodle. Consistent year-on-year revenue growth from the start of my position as CAO, until the company was acquired by US-based OPM, Noodle, in 2023.Responsibilities:Leadership of the Learning Design, Learning Technology and Multimedia teams in delivering digital learning strategy, design, development and implementation. Building Academic Office financial and operational efficiencies with a focus on improved quality and margins.Annual and quarterly strategic planning with fellow executive and team leaders in alignment with the Scale-up methodology.Enabling strong, long-term relationships with clients and partners in the UK, US and SA, in close collaboration with the Business Development team. Maintaining a relevant product/service framework that speaks to the most critical needs of our clients.Driving continuous research and innovation in teaching and learning methodologies and technology-enabled education.

As a Senior Consultant, I led Learning Design, Content and Technology teams in the strategy, design, development and implementation of 8 online Master's degree programmes, 25 courses, and over 2400 content deliverables for a UK Top100 university. Given the scale of the work and team, including over 65 stakeholders, relationship and quality management were crucial to the success of the project.

Capillary Consulting:Tailor-made engagement and solutions. Client-centred collaborative consultation.Effective and sustainable change management.

Coming from a strong background in the design and delivery of online education, and with a sound understanding of organizational development and adult learning principles, I led a small team of diversely talented people in the production of digital content. Great content. Content that sparked discussions, inspired learning and changed perceptions. This included multimedia for online courses, internal communications and digital marketing for local and international companies within the eLearning industry, such as Investec Startup School and Epignosis. We also assisted in the design and implementation of digital learning solutions for clients such as Achievement Awards Group.

As Programme Manager, I held product ownership for qualifications at GetSmarter. This product line included 17 different business-related courses running across multiple presentations of the Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Marketing and the Advanced Diploma in Business Project Management. Relationship management, change management, and project management were deeply entwined within the role. Close collaboration with various teams, including but not limited to Learning Design, Learning Technology, Academic Staff, Office of the Registrar and Student Performance. This team was born in 2014, and the process of mobilising resources towards a new and highly prestigious academic offering, and a well-operationalised and successful multi-functional team, was both challenging and exciting.

Designed, developed and facilitated UCT-accredited postgraduate qualification courses and various short courses at the innovative online learning company, GetSmarter. This role relied heavily on relationships with key team members, including marketers, project managers, graphic designers and learning design planners, in order to design and facilitate four courses for the Postgraduate Diploma in Management in Marketing (PGDip MM): Effective People Practices, Organisation and Management, Business Research and Communications, and Managerial Finance. The Business Research course included an emphasis on quantitative research methods, research statistics and the use of SPSS for data analysis.Innovation, efficiency and high-quality education were the guiding objectives of this role. The role also entailed a strong focus on customer-relations. Learners on the PGDip MM included working professionals across a variety of industries, including business owners, CEOs and directors. A customer-centric approach was vital for attracting and retaining these high-profile professional students. As course instructor, I worked with an innovative team of graphic designers, videographers, learning designers, marketers and technologists in order to design, develop and tailor our courses to the intended audience.

Worked with the learning design team to design and develop an 8-week online short course in People Management.

Contract position consulting on change initiatives within the Learning & Development space for corporate clients, such as Woolworths.

Convenor and lecturer of the People Management and Research Methods courses for third year BBusSc and Honours students in the Section for Organisational Psychology. Typical focus areas within these courses included strategic staffing, labour law, strategic management for employee performance, development initiatives and quantitative research methods and statistics (SPSS). In addition, the role involved the supervision of ten students for their Honours in Organisational Psychology dissertations.

Change management:Stakeholder analysis, impact and risk analysis, change readiness assessment, change communication planning and implementation, strategic planning, business process and systems improvement, recruitment and selection, change management, policy development, organisational structure.Business Research:Practical and theoretical quantitative research aimed at calculating ROI on employee development and change initiatives, as well as improving business efficiency and increasing the bottom line.

Worked with the Directors to implement change management strategies for corporate clients such as Woolworths Financial Services (WFS) and Metropolitan. Assisted in the planning and management of the ACMP Conference held in Sandton, JHB in 2012.