I am an independent strategy consultant and business growth advisor with over 20 years of experience in the private, public and NGO sectors. I blend strategic thinking with hands-on execution to help organisations and business leaders develop effective strategies for sustainable growth. 𝐒𝐨𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 – 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 & 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠Through SoVenture, I work with international organisations, consultancy firms and government agencies to develop strategies on entrepreneurship, women’s economic empowerment, alternative funding and scaling up operations. I also work directly with SMEs to help them refine their value propositions and improve performance. Multilingual: Dutch, English, French and Spanish.Clients include: IDB, ITC, Spring Impact and European firms.𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘨-𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴.𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 – 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲I founded Guide My Growth to help CEOs and business owners in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America increase profitability and streamline operations. My services include 1-on-1 coaching and group programmes, focused on refining value proposition, strengthening market positioning and driving organic growth.𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘺𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩.𝘤𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘋𝘔 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱.𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐤𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐍𝐆𝐎 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚As the founder & chair of Mineke Foundation, I lead initiatives focused on economic empowerment and education for women and youth in Liberia. We provide vocational skills & business training, microloans and business coaching to participants, along with an educational programme focused on rights, health and preventing SGBV. In addition, our private school offers high-quality, affordable education to children in K9, preparing the next generation of leaders in Liberia.𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘥𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵.