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Business Development DirectorAgriX · AgriX · Full-timeOct 2021 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mosOct 2021 to Present · 2 yrs 8 mosPretoria, Gauteng, South AfricaPretoria, Gauteng, South AfricaContinuously looking for opportunities in the agri value chain to unlock the X FACTOR for our clients through our networks and solutions. We apply our unique methodology of value discussion to determine the best way forward. We then use our extensive network, insights, unique business development capabilities and experience to speed up access to markets, enable business adaptability and future competitiveness.

I obtained most of my experience in Marketing and New Business Development, Business Turnaround, Business Improvement Teams, Product and Technology Development,High Level Feasibilities, Strategic Business Plans (packaged for Presentation to Board Members and Investors on Capital Projects) due to Senior Management (Marketing and Business Development) positions that I held at both Suprachem and Speedy as well as with added experience obtained in the past 35 years in total, including the unique and diverse base of Bluestream’s Management Consulting and Market Research Projects delivered over the years to major Corporations (Some in the Top 100 of SA Largest) and Industry Associations in South Africa. Many of these Projects Resulted in successful Repositioned Business Models or Adapted Value Propositions of my clients Throughout my career.I was part time involved as external examinator for UNISA and University of Pretoria and the IMM in Marketing subjects. Bluestream also was honoured to co-develop and run a major Industry Research Benchmark study in the Insurance Industry for 11 years consistently, doing more than 3000 interviews per annum in this sector (rating 7000 Product Provider Contracts in total), resulting in 10 sector Product Provider Awards in the final year of our involvement with this project.

Personal Project Experience includes the themes of Developing Lean Capacities and Business Development Acceleration Capabilities in order to deliver Future Competitiveness:Professional Service Differentiation, Business Model Repositioning, Excellerrated on Going Value Proposition Reconfiguration, Ongoing Dynamic Differentiation Customer Feedback, and Support. Some of the Projects that were delivered ranged from Break Through Innovation to Market Research, Customer Experience Feedback and Repositioning for Growth Strategic Projects. Consumer Research on Retail Business Model Repositioning or New Product Development Research, Disruptive Philosophies of the Exponential Organisation (Exo) is used in many cases delivering Agility and Lean and other fast adapting to change.

I was heading up the Marketing and Sales division of the company Nationally.We at that stage had 165 Fitment Centres all over South Africa with two brands namely ,Speedy Tyre & Exhaust and Mr Tyre Mr Exhaust.