PROFESSIONALS & PARTNERS
Professional Resources
“The strength of the wolf lies in the pack, and the strength of the pack lies in the wolf”.
Morare Manaka, Bcom (UNIN), Bachelor of Business Management (PCOC), Leadership Programme “Leading for Organisational Impact” (CCL).
Morare’s wealth of experience, analytical mind, and hands-on approach to seeking new market-needed concepts are what fuel his inherent strength to quickly identify new opportunities and analyze the relevant markets to develop and implement suitable strategies.
His academic accomplishments include a Bachelor Commerce, Teaching Diploma (UNIN), Bachelor Business Management (Paris Chamber of Commerce), Leadership Program – Leading Organisational Impact with CCL.
Morare's business experience was acquired from commencing with South African Breweries, then British Petroleum and Total Energies. His acute business sense was developed through entrepreneurial ventures in Logistics with British American Tobacco (Rembrandt Group) and MTN, In-bound Tourism business, and Blue Action Marketing, which is today BAM-SA Group.
Mr Morare Manaka
Business Lead
He has proven his business leadership in developing collaborative teams, identifying suitable tools and solutions, and managing business relations with clients.
Edward M. Marshall, Ph.D., PCC Adjunct Professor of Leadership, Emeritus Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University.
Dr. Marshall joined the Pratt School of Engineering in July, 2016, coming from a distinguished 35 year career in business as an executive coach, collaborative leadership consultant, author, and thought leader in trust and collaboration. As President of The Marshall Group, LLC, Dr. Marshall has worked in the C-suite and with senior and middle managers of Fortune 500 companies like DuPont, Microsoft, VMware, Marriott, Philips Healthcare, US Airways, and TIAA.
He is best known for his pioneering work in collaborative leadership where his Collaborative Method(sm) became a best practice at DuPont, and won the Excellence in Organization Development award from the Association for Talent Development. He has facilitated more than 150 change initiatives ranging from the strategic alliance between Marriott International and Host Marriott, to business process redesigns, mergers, IT integrations, and cultural transformations. As an ICF-certified executive coach at the PCC level, Dr. Marshall has helped more than 100 C-level and senior executives reach their professional goals. His industry focus has been in IT, healthcare, manufacturing, airlines and hospitality.
Dr. Marshall has worked with companies and organizations in South Asia, Africa, Europe, and North and South America. From 2009-13, Dr. Marshall was invited to be a Senior Partner for Organizational Leadership at the Center for Creative Leadership where he focused on client work, leadership strategy, and collaborative leadership initiatives. Dr. Marshall has taught leadership at the Pratt School of Engineering from 2016 to 2022. For several years, he was also on the Management faculty of the Fuqua School of Business where he taught leadership in the Cross-Continent MBA program before going full-time at Pratt.
Prof Edward Marshall
Collaborative Leadership
He holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Masters from Syracuse University (summa cum laude), and a BA from Claremont McKenna College.
He holds coaching certificates from Duke University, the International Coach Federation, the Leadership Circle, and is certified in a range of 360 assessment instruments. Dr. Marshall has published three books on collaborative leadership and change. The first two awardwinning books were: Transforming the Way We Work: The Power of the Collaborative Workplace, and Building Trust at the Speed of Change. Edward has also co-authored three other books on culture and trust.
His third book, Leadership’s 4th Evolution: Collaboration for the 21st Century, was nominated for the Axiom Business Book Award. For over 20 years he also wrote a nationally syndicated column, In the Workplace, for American Cities Business Journals on workplace, team, change, and leadership topics. Dr. Marshall holds three service marks for his work in developing The Collaborative Method, and has won awards from the National Academy of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs, the Ford Foundation, and a Lifetime Achievement Award as a Top 15 Trust Thought Leader from Trust Across America.
Khumbulani Mpofu, Doctor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).
A multifaceted and solutions-focused global leader with a solid track record of success as a Board member, Research Chair, Industrial Engineering Professor, Academic Leader, Industrial Consultant, and Commercialization Incubator Founder in ever-evolving diverse Advanced Manufacturing, Expert Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Manufacturing and Mechatronics environments requiring adaptability and decisiveness to succeed.
Leads-by-example adept in fostering a culture of motivation, respect, and accountability to deliver top-performance, quality services, and informed decision-making to optimize service excellence that consistently delivers organizational growth.
Leads-by-example adept in fostering a culture of motivation, respect, and accountability to deliver top-performance, quality services, and informed decision-making to optimize service excellence that consistently delivers organizational growth.
Prof Mpofu is currently DSI-NRF SARCHi Research Chair in Future Transport Manufacturing Technologies at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).
Transportation of people is important for enabling the economy to function ensuring citizens contribute to the growth of the GDP. Manufacturing of transport equipment plays an important role to provisioning of safe, reliable and affordable transport.
Prof Khumbulani Mpofu
Industrial Engineering
Future transport manufacturing technologies are a key infrastructure to ensure cost effective manufacturing of rail-cars, buses, aircraft and ships.
The research focuses on developing manufacturing technologies for SMMEs that will ensure future technological capability with the associated commercialisation infrastructure through an incubator.
He achieved his Doctor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering at TUT. Grade: Doctoral Thesis “Knowledge-Based Design of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems”
Sherry Wessels, PhD from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Harvard.
Sherry has a passion for developing deep benches of leaders across the globe. Frustrated by the constant criticism of poor leadership and equipped with leadership training approaches from some of the best institutions known to the world, she has merged her frustration with her expertise in leadership development to help leaders transform themselves and their environments. In this work she offers her expertise as a leadership practitioner, coach, mentor and speaker.
Background and Industry Experience:
Sherry’s career spans more than 25 years as an expert in cultural transformation, formulating and driving HR and Leadership Strategies, consulting on various aspects relating to the development and growth of people in the business. She has helped a number of clients implement their People Strategy, mentored 1000’s of people as well as played a key role in Executive Coaching within diverse industries. Her projects, within large multi-national corporates ranged from the facilitation of Diversity Management to re-organisation and restructuring processes, to enabling leaders in creating their vision and supporting them to execute, as well as designing and facilitating team building programs to all levels from CEO’s to operators in Mining and Manufacturing. Leadership Development has been a core focus over the last 10 years enjoying immense success.
Her professional work background consisted of senior roles held at Monitor Group, BMW, FNB, and Nedbank. Sherry’s clients include: Microsoft, Oracle, Sumitomo Rubber South Africa, Malawi Revenue Authority, ACBF – Harare, Department of Agriculture – Botswana, Anglo-Gold – Ghana, Department of Home Affairs, Glencore, NEC, Sanlam, Sun International, Standard Bank, Transnet, Independent Development Corporation, Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA, Gaborone), Nielsen, The Gates Foundation, Trevor Noah Foundation and many others.
Dr. Sherry Wessels
Leadership Development
Education
Sherry has a PhD from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Harvard.
She is a certified Meta-Coach and holds a number of certificates related to her work in organizational change and development. She is an Associate with the Center for Creative Leadership and has coached leaders at all levels. She is a member of the American Psychology Association, American Society of Training and Development, Society of Human Resource Management, ACMC (American Coaches Federation), and the Organisational Development Network. Additionally, she volunteers at POWA (People Opposing Women Abuse), sits on the Boards of WE-ROC (empowering women in recovery orientation), Uzima South Africa (coaching communities to learn and earn).
Kgothatso Mamabolo, Masters in information and knowledge management (MIKM) - Stellenbosch University.
With over 20 years experience in the field of knowledge management, Kgothatso Mamabolo has experience in various industry sectors such a management consulting, government, mining and the UN.
She is a member of the Knowledge Management Southern Africa (KMSA) of South Africa and a speaker at conferences on a variety of topics within knowledge management. She contributes thought leadership on knowledge management through various platforms. Experience includes establishing knowledge management functionality from scratch, pioneering learning and knowledge transfer programs, knowledge management policy formulation and implementation, coordinating collaboration, managing knowledge databases and project management.
Skills and Competence Profile
- Knowledge management strategies development
- Communications management
- Integrating knowledge management to project management
- Managing knowledge transfer
- Project Management
- Information management
- Managing learning and knowledge sharing - Records management
- Multiple stakeholder management
- Research
- Content management
- Monitoring and Evaluation
Education
- Masters in information and knowledge management (MIKM)
- Stellenbosch University (2013) Information Management Hons.
- University of Johannesburg (2002) B. Bibl degree
– University of Limpopo (1995) Literary short story course
– (2017) Fundamentals of knowledge management certificate (2000)
Ms Kgothatso Mamabolo
Knowledge Management
Knowledge auditing and mapping certificate (2003) Project management practices and principles certificate (2010)
Career Highlights
- Presenter and panellist at the inaugural Janders Dean Knowledge and Innovation Conference in Africa 2013.
- Contributed an article to the Ark Group on Collaborative Knowledge Networks published in 2013.
- Presented at the 11th Annual HR Africa Summit 2014 on How to transfer knowledge in today’s multigenerational workforce.
- Presented at the Knowledge Archived and Records Management (KARM 7) Conference 2014 on Fostering Communities of Practice.
- Conducted Knowledge Management training for various government department
Lekau Mohajane, Masters of Management in Public and Development Management (MM P&DM) with Wits Business School and a certificate in Practical Project Management (PPM) with UNISA School of Business Leadership.
In his thirty-one (31) years of work experience, twenty years were of consulting vastly through the work community development participatory planning, learning and facilitations.
Trained outside South Africa on using participatory community planning methodologies (such as Participatory Rural Appraisals (PRA) and Participatory Learning and Action (PLA)), he started working mostly in the water sector in training, facilitation, research and community relations management in the agricultural engineering sector, NGO sector and the bulk water treatment and distribution sector.
Lekau achieved 100% success rate as a Provincial Programme Manager as an Implementing Agent in the Project management of the Government’s Infrastructure Community Based Public Works Programme assisting the six (6) District Municipalities in their design and planning of the infrastructure projects through business planning and approvals in both Limpopo and Bojanala. He
Lekau was also the first Implementing Agent in the planning and implementation of the greening communities through the creation of community parks and planting of trees of the Department Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DEA).
He then ventured more into Project Management and Strategic Planning consulting services while still acting as an Implementing Agent for other National Government Infrastructure programmes aimed at local job creations specializing in Project Management.
His partnership with other specialists’ consultants saw him doing more team work on Strategic Planning facilitations on various Government Departments and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), and in providing advice on municipal strategic and infrastructure planning processes.)
Mr Lekau Mohajane
Strategy Facilitation
Lekau's areas of work specialization include
Project Management, Strategic Planning, Business Processing, Project Social Facilitation, Research & Public Participation and Rural Development Programmes Planning and Facilitation.
Lekau has a BA Honours and Psychology with the University of Johannesburg and Masters of Management in Public and Development Management (MM P&DM) with Wits Business School and a certificate in Practical Project Management (PPM) with UNISA School of Business Leadership.
Siphokazi Gwamanda, Master’s in business administration (MBA) from Glyndwr University (UK).
Siphokazi is a results-oriented Marketing Executive and Business Strategist with 15+ years’ experience in using effective marketing solutions to drive sales growth and boost client brand equity.
She plans and supervises the overall marketing strategy across various platforms. with specialisation in project implementation and management.
Her qualifications include:
An Applied Sciences qualification from Durban University of Technology, Marketing Qualification (IMM), Master’s in business administration (MBA) from Glyndwr University (UK); has attended an executive business Programme at Stellenbosch Business School.
She has worked on some of the most successful strategy and media campaigns at Coca-Cola, developing and positioning Stoney Ginger Beer into the Mass Market, and instrumental in launching a first of its kind Mobile App for PPC South Africa.
Ms Siphokazi Gwamanda
Marketing Solutions
Wanda Swart, MBA ,University of Stellenbosch Business School.
Wanda has whipped up some turbo-charged marketing campaigns for the biggest names on the planet. Her secret sauce is a sprinkle of magic that ignites brand growth, ramps up customer engagement, and pumps up profits and shareholder value.
Wanda’s mission is to create content that has folks on the edge of their seats, understand their likes and dislikes to craft messages that connects with them, igniting their passion leading to act.
Her academic qualifications include Bachelor of Law - Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Bachelor of Business Management and Administration - University of Stellenbosch Business School, and MBA - University of Stellenbosch Business School.
Wanda’s professional odyssey include Brand Director at Montblanc in North American Division, MD of Research Division, DraftFCB in LaLucia, Durban, Marketing Consultant and Senior Lecturer (Remote and Hybrid) at Melbourne Polytechnic.
Ms Wanda Swart
Research & Analytics
Solly Moeng, BA Wits University, Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing, Graduate School of Marketing, Accredited Public Relations Practitioner.
Solly is an experienced holistic Brand Manager and media professional with specialisation in Reputation Management, Strategic Communications, PR and Media Relations. Also French-speaking, he is also an experienced columnist and media commentator.
His work experience includes
Working in Canada and the US as South African Tourism’s marketing manager and country manager, respectively, managing South Africa’s country image and, while in the US, rolling out SA Tourism’s growth strategy. He has also worked as Business Development & Marketing Manager of Mesure, a South African facilities management subsidiary of French Multinational Construction company, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Basil Read. Solly was the Acting Head of Corporate Communications at Woolworths SA and Marketing Manager at SA Biodiversity Institute.
Mr Solly Moeng
Brand Reputation
Solly’s academic achievements include
Bachelor of Arts, Wits University, Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing, Graduate School of Marketing, Accredited Public Relations Practitioner, Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa-PRISA and Strategic Marketing Workshop, VEGA.
Andrew Clarke after studying B Comm Marketing,
Andrew armed himself with a Diploma in Copywriting at the AAA School of Advertising, achieving distinctions in all subjects. He then joined the advertising industry, gaining invaluable experience at some of the country’s leading agencies. He quickly moved up the ranks to become a Creative Director with over 15 years’ industry experience. During this time, he managed accounts such as Apple Computer, Bridgestone/Firestone, Proudly South African and Autopage Cellular and won both local and international awards for blue-chip brands, including BMW.
Andrew then left the mainstream industry to become an independent creative consultant, operating as Andrew Clarke Creative Communications. He now provides creative direction, strategy, concepts, copywriting, scriptwriting and directing through all media (through-the-line, audio-visual & digital/new media) to various industry-leading entities, including a variety of advertising and marketing agencies and production companies across the country, collaborating with them to service numerous high-profile clients, such as Woolworths, Spier Wines, Metropolitan Life, FRANK.net, Old Mutual, MWEB and South African Breweries.
Mr Andrew Clarke
Creative Director
His major strengths include
Being highly conceptual; the ability to merge creative with strategic thinking for business-minded outcomes; creative leadership and brand-building.
Evette Crouse, Diploma in Visual Communication - “Brand Specialist”.
Evette is an enthusiastic autonomous brand developer, specialising in creative problem solving.She owns a collaborative, remote working company called Idea. List studios, producing a range of result driven creative and strategic solutions.
Its focus is on brand development, graphic design, digital marketing and social media management.
As an innovative, lateral thinker, Evette thrives at connecting people with ideas.
Ms Evette Crouse
Creative Design
Richard George, PhD in Marketing at the University of Cape Town (thesis focused on tourism consumer behaviour in the context of crime).
Richard was the convenor of the Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism Management, as well as a senior lecturer in Services Marketing, at the School of Management, University of Cape Town. He headed the Tourism Research Unit in the School of Management, UCT.
His key areas of expertise
Teaching the following subjects: research methods, consumer behaviour, destination marketing, principles of marketing, CSR/ESG, and digital marketing. He leads on a number of undergraduate modules and ensure that teaching is underpinned by appropriate research and scholarly activity. He also supervises undergraduate research projects and Master’s dissertations. With well-developed communication and interpersonal skills as well as having lived in several countries, he is effective when working with a diverse group of students from different cultural backgrounds.
He has published a number of books including Marketing South African Tourism, Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 2004, which is now in its second edition; South African Travel and Tourism Cases, Pretoria: Van Schaik Publishers, 2003. He has written a number of papers on the subject of backpacking tourism.
Recently, he had a book published George, R. (2021). Marketing Tourism and Hospitality: Concepts and Cases, London: Palgrave Macmillan. The second edition is contracted and due to be published in April 2024. The book focuses on the marketing of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in tourism, particularly in an emerging market context. He has written 6 books, approximately 12 book chapters for edited books, and over 30 research papers in the field of tourism marketing.
Prof Richard George
Tourism
Richard has worked on several consulting projects for a number of international and South African services organisations including L'Oreal Africa, Spier Holdings, Backpacking Tourism South Africa (BTSA), the Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDT), Cape Town Tourism, and Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA).
Richard George holds a PhD in Marketing at the University of Cape Town (thesis focused on tourism consumer behaviour in the context of crime).
OUR PARTNERS
BAM has partnered with a range of organizations who can help implement business services, including Dr. Edward Marshall, retired leadership professor from Duke University in the USA, Acquia, a technology firm with an award-winning Digital Asset Management, and BESU Solutions & Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) for business simulation platform Plan A.
To bring collaboration to our clients, we are pleased to announce an exclusive partnership with Dr. Edward Marshall, recently retired from Duke University in the USA as an Adjunct Professor of Leadership. Dr. Marshall is widely regarded as the “father of collaboration”. Starting in 1979, Dr. Marshall worked to develop, test, and prove the impact of his award-winning Collaborative Methodsm and its centerpiece Collaborative Leadershipsm (CL). CL has been implemented in over 100 companies on 4 continents over 4 decades, e.g. Marriott, DuPont, Philips, Edcon, and the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa. His CL work won the prestigious Excellence in Organization Development award from the Association for Talent Development, and in 2015, Trust Across America awarded Dr. Marshall their Lifetime Top 15 Trust Though Leader. He is the author of 3 books, including the award-winning Transforming the Way We Work: The Power of the Collaborative Workplace in 1995, and Axiom Book of the Year Nominee Leadership’s 4th Evolution: Collaboration for the 21st Century in 2022. Based on his work with BAM since 2011, Dr. Marshall is gifting CT4LT his life’s work because of his love for and belief in the people of South Africa.
These collaborations have widened and further strengthened our business efficacy. It includes employee-turned consultants that help us to ensure highly efficient and implementable business solutions at all times.
