
Chantelle Botha
Chantelle has an unwavering belief that every one of us deserves to be in a fulfilling role. In 2019, she birthed Dragonfly – a coaching consultancy that inspires and empowers people to find their purpose and roll out a strategy to pursue or create their dream job. Chantelle was a runner up in the global Entrepreneur X-Factor competition in 2021, has spoken on numerous podcasts and webinars, and has worked with clients on every continent, many of whom are in their dream jobs today.
South Africa
See exampleLea Pica
Lea Pica is a data analyst turned Data Storytelling Advocate and international speaker who teaches how to present data and inspire action to thousands of data and marketing practitioners around the world. Her mission is to transform data meeting snoozefests into vehicles for change using the power of neuroscience, storytelling, emotion, and effective communication.
Lea is a seasoned data analytics practitioner and digital marketer with over 13 years of experience building search and analytics practices for agencies, publishers, and Fortune 500 brands. She hosts the industry-acclaimed Present Beyond Measure® Show podcast and is authoring her first data presentation book, Story-Driven Data.
She is a frequent headliner at global live and virtual conferences such as Digital Summit, MeasureSummit, ConversionXL Live, DigiMarCon, Marketing Analytics Summit, Virtual Analytics Summit, Digital Analytics Hub, DAA Symposia, and Web Analytics Wednesday.
USA
See exampleOresztesz Margaritisz
Oresztész is working at EPAM Systems as a chief software engineer with 15+ years of professional experience. During his professional career, he worked on a wide variety of projects from R&D, product development to software maintenance. Both at small start-ups and large enterprises. While leading various engineering teams he had the chance to work with more than 50+ people with different personalities, skillsets, and preferences.
His articles at https://dzone.com/users/2712582/oresztesz-margaritisz.html are sharing his obsessions with technical excellence from various fields. As a speaker, he has more than 35 presentations behind his back. 14 of them are done at public events & conferences.
At EPAM he mainly focuses on mentoring & coaching other developers, building and forming software development teams, and practicing agile & lean methodologies. He's also the Java community manager of the EPAM Budapest office
Hungary
See exampleKim Vermaak
Kim Vermaak is a South African born author, speaker, trainer and bookstore owner who has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years and in that time; she has helped hundreds of authors, brand managers and entrepreneurs build their brands. Kim’s super power is using the power of what many see as crushing events and using them to transform not only herself but the hearts and minds of others.
She was a winner of a Regional business award, a recipient of the Panache Woman of Wonder Award and has been featured in publications such as Cosmopolitan and Destiny Magazine and served as the vice chair for the Johannesburg Business Women’s Association.
Kim’s passion for bringing wisdom back into the art of storytelling touched the hearts of her medieval fantasy series but she also has a love for teaching authors to create strong foundations for building book-preneur businesses that help them turn their dreams of being an author into a reality. You can connect with Kim via her website, www.writelearnandearn.co.za or www.kimvermaak.com or via LinkedIn.
South Africa
See exampleMithun Sridharan
I am Mithun Sridharan, Founder & Author of Think Insights, a global website on Strategy, Management Consulting and Digital Transformation as well as INTRVU, an admissions and career advisory with European operations. I'm also a Global Industry Advisor at a leading cloud technology company, where I advise CxOs & Executives at global corporations on their strategic initiatives. Previously, I served on leadership and executive roles at global Management Consulting & technology firms, such as KPMG, Sapient Consulting, Oracle, and EADS. My experiences spawn the Financial Services (Capital Markets), Automotive and Hi-tech verticals. I'm an avid reader, golfer, panelist, Toastmaster and public speaker. I'm based in Heidelberg, Germany
Germany
See exampleAnnabelle "Bee" Baumann
Annabelle (Bee) Baumann is a certified Intercultural Trainer, Moderator, and Speaker. She has worked as a blended learning Business English trainer in Germany since 2005. She published her first humorous self-help book “Gurrl, You Ain’t Crazy” in 2020 and has published a dozen literary short stories and essays. As a courageous Stand-up comedian and Humorist, she explores German society, African American culture and belonging. A Communication Trainer since 2019, she has designed a system to educate emerging leaders about strategic communication and intercultural balance. Through humor and creativity, she shows clients how to have difficult conversations and understand what others may be communicating using the current theories of communication and a framework she developed termed H.I.V.E, honest, insightful, valuable engagement. She interacts with a dynamic speaking presence sharing her story and bringing passion and humor to the process of learning to understand ourselves.
Germany
See exampleNomvula Rakolote
Nomvula Rakolote an Adjunct Prof with twenty four (24) years of work experience in various industries within the public and private sector. Nomvula is the former CEO of the South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) and is currently the CEO of the Association of Construction Project Managers (ACPM). Her career highlight amongst others is her appointment as an Adjunct Professor in the Built Environment at the Central University of Technology. This is an esteem accolade recognising individuals who are regarded as an authority and embodiment of knowledge in the their field. Furthermore, she is a Certified Leadership and Performance Coach through the SA Leadership Academy.
Her experience in board administration, board induction and strategic overview and insight is as a result of her having worked in leadership capacities reporting to a board for over ten(10) years and being a board member of various organization both within the private and public sector over a period of fifteen (15)years. This has contributed to her proven track record in stakeholder engagement, strategy formulation and implementation within various industries.
Having been at the helm of various organisation successfully driving the strategic direction for seventeen (17) years of which thirteen (13) has been in the construction sector has equipped her with extensive knowledge and experience in corporate and business strategy.
The strides she has taken in her life are the consequence of vision and planning. Her flexibility is displayed by her ability to interact with individuals from a plethora of industries and from various strata of society. She has a gift of motivating not only herself, but her children and co-workers, which reflects her realistic outlook and forward-thinking attitude. She has proven to be an exemplary role model who is never satisfied with mediocrity. She is constantly ready to grasp and tackle new challenges, offering new and relevant solutions. She continues to strive to the best – and the best version of herself.
Various industries are in dire need for innovative, pragmatic ideas coming from dedicated and committed leadership to turn things around for the sake of the sustainability of the industries.’ - Nomvula Rakolote
South Africa
See exampleAndreas Hebbel-Seeger
Andreas Hebbel-Seeger is Professor for Media Management and Head of Media School at Macromedia University on Campus Hamburg.
He studied education, sports and German language at the University of Hamburg. After examination and promotion he completed his internship in the teaching profession at public schools. Then he went back to the University of Hamburg and worked as a scientific employee at the faculty for educational science, psychology and movement science. In this time he was in charge for different eLearning projects with a specific focus on didactical aspects in higher education.
In 2008 he moved to South of Germany and represents the professorship „digital media“ at the institute of media and educational technology at the University of Augsburg. Since 2009 he is working at Macromedia University specialised on sport and event management. His focus in research and teaching is on the use of digital media to teaching, learning and marketing purposes.
Germany
See exampleTony Dovale - The AdaptAgility Guy
Tony Dovale - CEO of http://www.lifemasters.co.za and www.tonydovalespeaks.com is an expert in REVOLUTIONARY WORKPLACES with High Performance Teams - with a HPO framework that optimised People, Teams, Leadership and Culture to thrive in Tough, VUCA times. Rethink and Rewire #FutureFit Growth-Optimised Mindsets for SUCCESS ENURANCE.
South Africa
See exampleYoke van Dam
I help teams to become collaborative, committed, and cohesive superstars for the organizations they serve.
South Africa
See exampleJoao Rodrigues
As the Internet took over my life (and yours), I've always been interested in learning and implementing online marketing strategies, so I started investing all my efforts in learning as much as possible about Digital Marketing and all it embraces.
Along the years, I've developed a lot my skills and expertise in the digital marketing realm as this became one of my most important competences.
Specialties: Marketing , Digital Marketing, SEO, Social Media, Product Management, Media Campaigns, Direct Marketing.
Meanwhile, here's some food for thought:
“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”
― Confucius
Portugal
See exampleI can use the feedback I received from my contestants to catch the next job. I can also use the feedback to improve my self and the product I offer. SpeakerScore! I’m a big fan.SpeakerScore adds value to my product as a public speaker and creator of workshops.
- Bjarke Rosenbeck, Digital atlet affinityspring.com
The best thing about SpeakerScore is the simplicity and ease both for the speakers to create the feedback page and for participants to quickly share their feedback.
- Mihir Shah, Advisor, consultant and trainer in IB