“Openness and creating opportunities are my guiding principles. I believe we rise by lifting others and am passionate about empowering and motivating people to achieve their full potential.”Jane’s core values of OPENNESS, FAIRNESS, and FIDELITY, and her innate ability to CONNECT and COMMUNICATE have equipped her to coach and mentor a new generation of leaders. Her goal is to continue to use her considerable knowledge and experience to influence the development of people and organisations in Africa helping them operate professionally to world-class standards. A successful professional and entrepreneur, Jane’s career spans more than 35 years in senior management positions for both global multi-nationals and her own enterprises. She has sat on the boards of a wide range of commercial and not-for-profit organisations and has been elected to the managing committees of social development bodies. This broad experience is something she is more than happy to utilize in developing her mentees by sharing her knowledge and challenging their thinking. With 30 plus years of managing businesses in Africa, Jane is well grounded in the intricacies and challenges of this continent. As a woman in business, Jane broke through the glass ceiling and assumed leadership roles within her industry and beyond. She has coached and mentored both men and women throughout her career. Specialties: Mentoring and executive coaching, personal branding, strategic planning, marketing, research, ethnography, country branding