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Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

I made a point to learn new Cloud technologies, pre-covid, to grow into another role within the business.2024 I realised this goal and my leaders gave me an opportunity to move across to ECS - Enterprise Cloud and Hosting team.☁️ I was also approached by AWS team to join a talk and panel of woman to speak about my journey into the Cloud through their Woman In Tech campaign in 2023.

Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa

I teach RISE classes ( hybrid classe with yoga, Barre and pilates).I'm a qualified yoga teacher and soon to be pilates qualified with my mat course on-route

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

I qualified as a yoga teacher at the end of 2022 after 2 year, 200hr Hatha Yoga Course, through Yoga Connection in Centurion, and having the Virgin Active gym on site at Vodacom, I saw an great opportunity to work and play all day. Once I retire from corporate world, my goal is to become a full time yoga teacher.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Centurion

My responsibilities shifted when we restructured the company recently.I work closely with key role players in the company, reporting directly to GM and CEO,ensuring that all relationships with vendors and suppliers are secured and expectations are managed. I have a passion to work with people and enjoy learning new technical skills and applying this in the workplace. Self-driven individual with experience in running my own business previously allows me to be more adaptive to business needs and challenges.

South Africa

Grow revenue for the new business.Conducting interactive product demonstrations for customers. Work with software centric products and solutions.Providing a high level of customer service and communicating with high profile clients.Keeping accurate records of all sales and prospecting activities with CRM.Resolving complaints and disputes.Providing customers with technical product information. Writing up email proposals and quotes.Qualifying potential new customers.Growing existing business relationships and acquire new ones. Conducting daily B2B cold-calls.My role involved to help in the identification and creation of opportunities to win new business with focus on innovation. Expanded business locally from JHB - CT and in African territories, especially Botswana.Learnt new technologies ranging for AR/VR technology, which is coined as next computing platforms of rate future.

263 Oak Avenue,Randburg,Jhb,South Africa

I drive sales and new business development for Rapid Blue Digital. I also engage with clients to have a better understanding of the business needs and advise best practise on various digital platforms i.e (Web,Social,TV and of course Digital) to increase awareness with various relevant target markets. “We are a company founded on Digital, it’s in our name , its what we do and using the latest and most up to date technology, programming and development skills, along with innovations of our own, We deliver best of breed, truly digital offerings!”

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I learnt that even very "untechnical" person like myself can thrive in an IT company, working in a client-facing role in the ICT sector. Responsible for developing a huge portfolio with clients. Creating new sales opportunities and negotiating processes with clients from first engagement. Liaising with senior decision makers, technical / marketing teams.I also grew new opportunities for the local and African territories and gained a "wealth" of knowledge and technical abilities to understand online/ business practices and how to successfully manage and guide top CIO's and CTO's.Listed ITWEB clients - Axiz WorkGroup,Simplivity,F5,Riverbed,Networks Unlimited,EOH,Tintri,Internet Solutions,Dimension Data, Datacentrix,Westcon and portfolio of 70 other clients. I exceeded monthly targets and received the quarterly "top achiever" for new business development in the online sales team.I maintained this portfolio successfully before I exited the company.I was committed to the end,which made the experience very endearing and beneficial to personal relationships I have built at the company, even though I was working elsewhere after.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Grow market for "Smart" metering units, establish relationships with the managing agents of properties (Residential) and increasing pre-paid marketshare. Implementing the smart metering systems within “City of Tswane” and engage with agents and decision makers to manage usage of electricity and metering more cost effectively and increase infrastructure of properties and buildings. I attended workshops and seminars on smart metering to understand the capabilities and the functions of the hardware.Understand and research the NERSA requirements, ESKOM and municipal tariff structure in geo-located areas within residential and commercial markets.Selected Results:Grew database for the company with many residential accounts through engaging with managing agents and building solid relationships with decision makers. Integrated well with various teams and developed a database to grow the portfolio for the Smart metering unit division.

Bloemfontein Area, South Africa

Starting and growing a business requires a level of commitment, determination and willingness to succeed, which grows with every barrier overcome, every client won and every profitable annual financial statement. Every business minded individual succeeds under his/her own flair. Mine lies in lateral thinking and finding rapport with most people in the sales process. I truly believe that, building solid business relationships, I can make a success out of any endeavor. I recognized a gap in the market and founded Gemini, a hygiene company, servicing and supplying to public, private and provincial government sectors. Not having any start-up capital forced my hand at all aspects of business management and I successfully ran accounting, general management, client services and operations individually, growing the business, which included client retention, billing and financial duties and increase business development for business growth through referrals and word of mouth.Duties and Operations:Regular client visits and creating up-selling opportunities and negotiating deals with suppliers and customers to ensure healthy profits and cost savings.Logistical challenges to ensure that duties are accurately carried out and managing daily client enquiries.New business generation to ensure continuous growth of company.Streamlining operations to maximize efficiency and prevent needless expenditure or losses.Selected Results:The company grew from a start-up to a turnover of over R1.2 Million per annum with a steady 32% annual growth. Through goal-driven strategies and determination, Gemini has been established as a well-known and trusted supplier in its servicing industries and managing a well-respected client base with over 100 clients from wholesales to end-users. Facilitated a buyer for business and the "start-up" process was as a huge learning curb that showed perseverance pays off and grows one’s character and abilities with people and different environments.

Matric, 12

Activities and Societies: Hockey, Athletics

Grade 10, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates, Grade 10

Activities and Societies: Hockey, Athletics, Swimming, Chess