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Summary

If time was our most valuable asset, where would you invest it?

Life is so short & so beautiful why not make it meaningful & live with purpose. I strive to work with like-minded eccentric people or brands which truly inspire me.

I believe that any company can be successful if they have the resources, but ultimately it's not the resources which grow a multinational brand - it is the people behind it.

It is this human connection which excites me to build a brand with a passion for what they do & shape a brand which inspires brand loyalty.

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Strong interpersonal skills, proficient analytical skills and a natural entrepreneurial mindset.  Sound experience in data-analytics, branding / rebranding, content marketing, marketing campaigning & forecasting, budgeting and optimization.

Performance orientated and passionate about data-driven resolutions.

Experienced in Website Optimization,  Social Media Management, Content Management, Brand Strategy & Business Innovation. 

Skilled in Google Analytics, Google Adwords, Facebook Business Manager, Social Media, Email Marketing, UX for e-commerce and Online Social Listening.

Bilingual (Afrikaans and English).

Experience

Brand Manager

Soaring Free superfoods
July 2018To date

Strategize, conceptualize and execute short-medium term marketing initiates to achieve business objectives. 

Identify, setup & oversee key content creation pipelines to support marketing campaigns and maintain ongoing multi-channel marketing initiatives.  

Setup key strategic marketing partnerships to enhance brand perception & market position alongside managing external vendors, partners & service suppliers.

Monitor & optimize multi-channel marketing tactics for optimal performance & budget allocation. 

Digital Marketing: Strategy, Planning, Budgeting, Execution, Content Management, Paid Advertising & Optimization 

 Social Media (Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram) | Email Marketing (Mailchimp)  | SEO | SEM | Influencer Marketing 

Management: Teams, Partnerships,  Media, Influencer & Ambassadors  

Product Development: Research,Strategy & Strategic Artistic Direction

 

Digital Project Manager

DIgital Business lab
2017May 2018

Develop and maintain existing trusted relationships with top level clients and oversee the planning, execution and tracking of branding campaigns. 

Conceptualize, consult and integrate sustainable digital strategies for enhanced brand communication and perception.

Deliver in depth campaign performance reports and market insights based on hard data. 

Google Suite, Specialized CMS systems, Social Listening Data Analytics tools, ++

Client Portfolio: B2B, B2C, Banking

 

Digital Marketing Accounts Manager

Digital Business Lab
20162017

Project and client management for the successful implementation and optimisation of international / localised digital strategies in  Western and Chinese markets.

Website evolution, UX/UI optimisation, Social Media Management, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation and Content Marketing

Client Portfolio : B2B , B2C , Banking, Entertainment, Fashion Magazine  

English and MATHEMATICS

TELOS ACADEMY
20152016

Specialising in English and Mathematics for Higher Education Independent International Board Examinations

  IE | SAT | IGCSE | IB

PRIVATE EQUITY INTERNSHIP

ORION PARTNERS - ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT FIRM Hong Kong
2014

Critical thinking and research orientated Internship , in which the fundamentals of Private Equity and the expansion into China were gained

  • Successfully conducted market research and presentations on live deals, working alongside a team
  • Insight gained into: structuring Private Equity terms sheets, SPAC potential returns, Financial modelling, Treasury Stock methods, Asia Pacific - and Europe market

Education

Data Science & Machine Learning

Accelerate HK
February June 2018

Intensive part-time training focused on developing a key understanding of common algorithms and techniques for analyzing data.  

  • Construct massive raw data sets
  • Extract valuable insights and data visualizations that bring the data to life
  • Manipulate data using various Python libraries 

Python COding for Data Visualization

Accelerate hk
JanuaryMarch 2018

Intensive training on the use and applications of Python software programming, a powerful coding language used in data analytics and data visualization. 

  • Identify, characterize and define data problems 
  • Interpret, construct and implement data solutions through python coding

Google Certification

Google
20172018

Certified in Google Analytics and Google Adwords

Digital Marketing

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MARCHJUNE 2016

Intensive course aimed at acquiring and applying leading industry tools to successfully launch and track digital marketing campaigns for Brand awareness, Lead generation, Performance tracking and CRM

Successfully launched :

  • Social Media campaigns
  • Native Ad Placement
  • UX optimisation through wire-framing, A/B testing
  • Email Marketing Campaigns

Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN Cape Town, South Africa
20132017

Post-Graduate Degree in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management

  • Analyses of financial situations
  • Application of advanced quantitative methods for financial forecasts
  • Formation of financial strategies

Bachelors of Commerce in Business Management Sciences

UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH Cape Town, South Africa
20102012

Bachelors Degree in Business Management Sciences with intent focus on Investment Management  |  Achieved top 10% of degree's intake 

Skills

SYTEMS OPTIMIZATION MANAGEMENT

Identify, plan, source & manage infrastructural optimizations.  This involves analyzing current infrastructures to innovate within the digital space & optimize work-flow / communication.  

Brand management

Strategic brand positioning & communication - identifying key market opportunities; analyzing, identifying, strategizing  & overseeing brand developments required to gain competitive advantages & strengthen brand perception/ reputation

Branding DNA | Brand Identity Design  | Market Research | Brand Strategy 

Digital Marketing

Launching, implementing and tracking a full-suite digital marketing strategy to shape  sustainable brands in the digital landscape through:

SEO | SEM 

Native Advertising | Social Media Management & Marketing | Email Marketing

Mentoring | Digital and SME Strategy

Collectively shaping Hong Kong's young entrepreneurs and successfully aiding South Africa's women entrepreneurs through ongoing mentorships covering tasks including:

Business Modeling | Pitch Deck Preparation | Launching Digital Campaigns | Micro accounting and Budgeting | Financial Advice

Financial Analyses

Deep-diving to find undervalued companies through:

In-depth Business Valuations | Market Research | Industry Analyses

Excel - Forecasting , Valuations, Budgets

Bloomberg Terminal - Relative Performance tracking, Equity Research and Analyses

Achievements

Micro-Entrepreneurs Mentorship | DO IT program

Leadership Cape Town, South Africa
20132014

Correcting educational gaps through proactive mentoring of previously disadvantaged women

  • Assisted women entrepreneurs to successfully launch and manage sole proprietary micro-ventures
  • Successfully launched various micro-ventures in South Africa
  • Liaised a variety of start-up services: Financial consulting, Business modelling, Capital Acquisition and Allocation, Cash flow Statements handling and Management.

Golden Key Honorary Society

20102013

Academic Honorary Society of excellence in Stellenbosch University for the top 10% of all university students

Interests

DIgital Marketing Mentor | YFS ACCELERATOR program

Credit Suisse - Young Founders School
June 20162018

Accelerates experiential education through immersive learning

  • A 2 day intensive mentoring weekend of incubating fully scalable startups with students
  • Assist, inspire and self-empower students through market tools and techniques necessary to create a startup
  • Apply digital marketing techniques and skills to multivariate real-time scenarios 

Private Instructor

Yoga
2016present

Private or group yoga . Offering free yoga as part of giving back to the community. Classes are offered twice a month to foster a sense of community and contribute towards living healthy lifestyles

Meditation Practitioner

Vipassana meditation
2013present

Practice and implement Vipassana meditative techniques on a daily basis

  • Attended several  twelve day meditative courses where you observe the noble truth of silence and train the mind in introspection

hobbies

  • Horse riding - Showjumping & Dressage 
  • Enduro Motorbiking 
  • Medium to Long distance trail running | 25-60km 
  • Freediving
  • Lifestyle | Superfoods, Raw foods & Cultured foods