Bio

Having spent 10 years in the UK, working within Investment Banking, for corporates such as Lloyds of London, Enron, Nomura Bank, Schroders Investment Management and finally Goldman Sachs, I returned to SA and spent 4 years working for Sanlam as a project manager during which time I set up Celestial Gift Experiences (2005). Investment Banking is an extremely demanding high stress industry, aligned with growing up in a family business, both have molded me into the solopreneur that I am today. Having worked for and alongside the-best-of-the-best, I was able to develop strong organisational, communication, system and project management skills. Investment Banks are competitive and command service excellence with the expectation to consistently deliver high quality deliverables and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Having gained excellent interpersonal skills, combined with an attention to detail, allows me to produce a solutions-based productive work environment. Celestial Gift Experiences is my personal bucket list sold via an online catalogue in the form of activity gift vouchers (a.k.a. experience gifts). My vision will always be to have a platform that generates cash without consuming time. With this ideology as my focus I continue to automate the operational and fulfillment process as far as possible. The business is completely self-funded and remains debt free with an increase in annual turnover of 500% since 2010. Due to our reliance on tourism & hospitality in order to operate, during lock-down 2020, Celestial Gifts ground to a complete halt. As a result of lock down, I’ve launched the eCommerce Agency I’ve always wanted where I’m able to share my 15+ years of eCommerce experience along with my 25+ years of business IP with other aspiring entrepreneurs & solopreneurs. Areas of Expertise ~ eCommerce | Digital Transformation | Digital Marketing | Digital Media | Social Media Management | Search Engine Marketing | Video Marketing | Google Advertising | Search Engine Optimisation | Bot Development | Customer Relationship Management | DropShipping | Email Marketing | Blogging | Product Development | Business Development | Operations & Fulfillment Management | System & Dbase Design | Financial Management | Facilities Management | Business Continuity Procedures | Cost Containment | Streamlining & Automation of Business Processes | Identifying & Implementing Business Procedures | Business Communication | Project Management