Team

Serita Esselaar

She has been actively involved in developing BBBEE strategies for all the organisations for which she has worked. She was instrumental in the development of an Equity Equivalent programme and set up an Enterprise Development Academy for her last employer and personally coached small business owners who were enrolled in the programme.

Her HR role extended to overseeing the full range of Corporate Services, including Engineering, Health and Safety and various other ancillary functions.

She studied Social Sciences, Labour Law, Business Management and holds an MBA. The latter two she achieved cum laude and attained the Top Student award for both. She wrote a dissertation on “World Class Manufacturing and Employee Empowerment”.

She completed an Executive Coaching programme with a reputable coaching academy, is an accredited SAQA assessor and moderator as well as a City & Guilds assessor for Investors in People. She is qualified to administer various psychometric assessments and is certificated to present a vast range of training programmes.

Her subject matter expertise include:

Serita Esselaar has 30-plus years’ experience in all disciplines of Human Resource Management. The last 11 years in corporate were at an executive level at a large USA based multinational, accountable for the HR function for sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to being headhunted for this position she managed HR for various divisions of the then Premier Foods Group. She also set up and ran the HR function at a large engineering company and held HR positions at soft drink bottling and shipbuilding companies. She was industry representative at employer bodies such as SEIFSA, Chamber of Milling, American Chamber of Commerce, SETASA, SGBs and held the position of Principal Officer of various retirement funds. Experienced in all aspects of HRM, her passion lies in Leadership Development, Coaching, Business Engineering and Transformation. She has also developed a range of unique initiatives that support Employee Engagement and Employment Branding, which she believes are the heart of any company’s sustainable human capital strategy.

Owner, Facilitator, Coach

Human Resource Management
Leadership Development
Leadership Coaching
Learnership Implementation
Project Management

Soft Skills Facilitation
Change Management
Policy Formulation
Induction & On-boarding
Industrial Relations

Employment Branding
Employee Engagement
Performance Management
SMME Business Coaching
BBBEE

Liesl Allen

Her role extended to Marketing and event coordination. She is passionate about imparting knowledge and brand development through Marketing and Communications. She has trained many young students who have gone on to establish successful careers as brand managers and account managers in the Marketing and Advertising industries.

Liesl studied a BA degree followed by an honours in Education. Later, she went on to further her personal education by completing a Diploma in Integrated Marketing Communications, specialising in Client Services at AAA School of Advertising.

Liesl is currently a freelance lecturer and training facilitator. Liesl is passionate about education and has turned her passion into her career by inspiring, challenging and nurturing the minds of her learners. She is also a trained nutritionists and enforces a wholesome lifestyle by maintaining a healthy diet and regular exercise through gym, running and cycling .

She is a SAQA accredited facilitator and assessor and her subject matter expertise include:

Liesl Allen, BA, HDipEd, has 20-plus years’ experience in teaching, lecturing and training. Liesl started her career as a high school teacher before she took the ambitious step into the world of lecturing at tertiary education institutions and training within the Marketing Communication industry. She has lectured for various institutions, including the AAA School of Advertising, Bond University, Global school of Business and Damelin College. Liesl has facilitated the full range of IMM subjects focused on the Marketing and Marketing Communication industry and also trains young professionals employed in the Marketing, Advertising, Media and Sales industries.

As a lecturer, Liesl’s portfolio developed to a level where she ultimately held the position of course director at the AAA School of Advertising, where she was responsible for academic course development as well as lecturing and business training.

Associate Facilitator, Assessor

Consumer Behaviour
Human Communications
Presentation Skills
Emotional Intelligence

Practice of Marketing
Brand Management
Integrated Marketing Communication
Soft Skills Facilitation

Principles of Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Client Services
Customer Relationship Management

Mokgethi Selebogo

Mokgethi has excelled in many different roles during his 20 year corporate career. His journey began as a Graduate Trainee with Unilever South Africa in 1993 where he worked as an assistant accounts manager. He has served as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Prowalco (Pty) Ltd - the leading maintenance company in the Oil industry with a turnover of R350m and operating in 10 African countries. He has been an independent business development consultant for New Africa Petroleum (NAP), served as a sales director at FedEx Southern Africa, and worked as an Accounts & Card Processing Manager for the leading Card Manufacturer – Oberthur Card Systems, where he managed complex relationships with the big 4 banks in South Africa.

As a testament to his character he is a dedicated Marathon Runner and has completed a total of 10 Comrades Marathons (Green number) and 10 Two-Oceans Marathons (Blue number) to date and serves as an EXCO member for his local running club. As a family man with a sound moral grounding who is passionate about Youth and Community Development, Mokgethi was a treasurer for his local church for over 10 years and still serves on the finance committee. He continues to inspire and encourage the youth who are the future ‘torch bearers’ of this continent.

Notes from his Insights Learning Profile include: "Gifted in natural marketing and selling". "Mokgethi enjoys working with complex problems and is unceasing in his pursuit of mastering anything he finds intriguing." "He has a remarkable ability to get people to follow his lead." "He is gifted with insight amounting to a quick wisdom and is able to persuade others to follow." "He is noted for his innate ability to inspire and encourage others". "He is optimistic, spontaneous, creative and confident."

Mokgethi Selebogo, BCom, MBL and a certificated ETDP Trainer. He is a dynamic and effective business and management professional with 20 years experience in the corporate world. His knowledge stable includes experience in themanufacturing, services outsourcing, smart card, courier services, and consulting sectors. He has excellent grounding in finance, communications, business development and general management.

Mokgethi is now involved in the training & development sphere, which is aligned with his long term vision of providing Training and Facilitation where skills shortage is the major stumbling block to South Africa’s development. Leveraging his many years of experience in the corporate world, he is using his skills and expertise to propel the country and the continent in forward during this economic transformation phase. He advocates the development of small business through skills sharing and mentoring the youth.

Associate Facilitator