DOUGLAS - Key Persons
CrystalBallisaKnowledgePartneratDouglas,whereshetapsintoherexperienceasasocialanthropologisttoconnectbigideastoeverydaylivedexperience.Herwritingprocessiscollaborativeandanalytical;shetacklesprojectswithaviewtolearnfromtheexperts,extractingnuggetsofmeaningthatcanberefinedintoimpactfulprose.HerethnographicresearchonindiegamedevelopmentandherpriorroleasalearningtechnologistintheEdTechspacehasincitedaspecialinterestinemergingtechnologies.Sheisparticularlypassionateaboutinterrogatinginclusivityintheproductionandconsumptionoftechinnovation.
AderinsolaAdebulehin,betterknownasDerin,isaKnowledgePartneratDouglas,whereshecollaborateswithclientstopositiontheirvoicesasexperts,bywayofsimpleandeffectivecommunication.HerresponsibilitiesatDouglasincludeleadingclientprojects,managingclientpartnerships,writing,editing,andbusinessdevelopment.AderinsolacompletedajointMAinDevelopmentStudiesdegreefromtheUniversityofCapeTown,UniversityofFreiburginGermany,andJawaharlalNehruUniversityinNewDelhi,India.Shehasworkedinacademia,theEdTechsector,andtheSEO-contentcreationspace.
AliceSholto-DouglasisaKnowledgeAssociatewithexperienceinwriting,copyediting,andacademicresearch.ShecompletedherMaster'sinLiteratureattheUniversityofCapeTown,whereshespentsixyearsteachingundergraduatestudents.ShealsoholdsaBA(Hons)inArtsandLiteraturefromNewYorkUniversity,andhasworkedinmuseumsandasaneditorialassistantforacademicjournals.Asafiercebelieverinthevalueofresearchandstrongideaexpression,writingistangibleandgratifyingtoher.Shehashonedherskillsandexpertisewhileworkingforvariouspublicationsandorganizationsonanarrayofsubjects,includingart,law,business,andeducation.
AlisonvanKuikistheProductionandSocialMediaManagerforDouglasKnowledgePartners.Shehelpsbuildandshapetheprocessesandoperationsofthedesignteam,includingprojectmanagement,clientliaison,andhigh-qualitydesignthinking.HerBBAdegreeinBrandBuildingandManagement,alongwithhermanyyearsofexperienceinthemarketingfield,allowhertooverseeallmarketingandsocialmediaactivitiesatDouglas.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Senior Knowledge Partner
- Chief Knowledge Partner
MelanieBlythe,overthelast15years,hascarvedoutacareerasastrategiccommunicator,workingwithorganisationstohonetheirtoneofvoice,messaging,andaudienceengagementstrategies.Shespent10yearsinLondonatacommunicationsagencyandatopmultinationalhealthcarecompany,wheresheledglobalcommunicationscampaigns.Awriterandeditorwithapassionfortranslatingcomplexideasinto‘plainEnglish',shehasdevelopedknowledgeacrosstopicsasdiverseassustainability,finance,law,consumerpackedgoods,insurance,health,andmore.
ColinDouglas,founderofDouglasKnowledgePartners,hasspentovertwodecadesastheknowledgepartnerofchoicetosomeoftheworld'sleadingorganisations,workingwiththemtoconceiveandcreatebooks,reports,andarticlesontopicsthatshapetheworld'sfutureforthebetter.Previously,ColinservedasacontributingeditortotheMcKinseyQuarterlyandworkedwiththefirm'sseniorleadershiptodevelopandpublisharticles,reports,andbooksonkeyknowledgetopics.
Job Titles:
- Creative Strategist
- Senior Knowledge Partner, Creative
JackieFermohassevenyearsofexperienceasawriterandeditorandhasworkedonawiderangeofarticles,reports,andbookscoveringtopicssuchashealthcare,education,diversity,productivity,andpublic-sectorreform.Sheworkscloselywithclientstodeveloptheirideas,refinethecontent,andproduceandpublishafinalproductthatbringstheirresearchandexpertisetolife.Jackiebringsamixofcreativity,businessacumen,andacademicskilltoherwork:ShehasanMBA,afineartdegree,andanentrepreneurialbackground.
CourtneyCoxisacreativestrategistandthinker.AsCreativeKnowledgePartner,sheleads,manages,andrecruitsformultiplecomplexprojectsbothinternallyandexternally.Asadigitalartist,shehasworkedwithleadingdesignthinkersandmultimediaexperts,harnessingherdesigncapabilitiestocreateend-to-endpublications.Hertrainingasamolecularengineergiveshertheuniqueadvantageofcombiningheranalyticalbrainwithhercreativeside.CourtneyleadsDouglas'SustainabilityHub,anetworkofwritersandresearcherswithspecialinterestsinsustainability.
CourtneyFaggasaKnowledgePartneratDouglas,workscloselywithclientstomanagetheend-to-endpublishingprocessforarticlesandreports,coordinatingthewriting,editing,anddesignaspectstoproducerefined,impactfulknowledgepieces.WithaMasterofScienceinZoology,shebringssharpcriticalthinkingtoherwritingandprojectmanagementskills,andiscomfortableworkingacrossarangeoftopics,includingscientificandtechnicalsubjects.ShehaspublishedresearchintheAfricanJournalofMarineScienceandcontinuestoworkonnumerouspublications,enhancingherresearchanddataanalysisexpertise.
EdmundRodsethisaKnowledgePartneratDouglas,helpingclientstodevelop,refine,andcommunicatetheirideasformaximumimpact.Inthisrole,hisresponsibilitiesincludeprojectmanagement,writing,andediting.EdmundholdsaPhDinMolecularandCellBiologyfromtheUniversityofCapeTownandhasextensiveexperienceindatacollectionandanalysis,aswellaseffectivecommunicationofcomplextopics.Heispassionateabouteffectingchangeintheworldthroughtheformulationandcommunicationofimportantideas.
Job Titles:
- Creative Knowledge Partner at Douglas. As Partner
- Knowledge Partner, Creative
MvuseleloDyabazaisaKnowledgeResourcesPartner.Inthisrole,heisresponsibleforDouglas'speople,wellnessandfinancematters,aswellasoverallprojectpipelinemanagementandclientliaison.Mvuselelohasworkedinstart-upstomediumenterprisesacrossallorganisationallevels.HehasworkedinthecreativeindustryacrossAfrica,withexperienceinlivetelevision,broadcasting,directing,producing,filmmaking,theatre,scriptwriting,TVcontentdistribution,andmanagement.He'salsoexperiencedinprocessesandprojectmanagementsystems,withyearsinmanagerialroles.
Job Titles:
- Associate at Dougals
- Knowledge Associate
LimikaNelisaCreativeKnowledgeAssociateatDouglas,workingwithclientsinordertohelpthemcommunicatetheirideaswiththeworldaseffectivelyaspossible.LimikaholdsacertificateinGraphicDesignandhasexperienceinthefield.Herroleincludesprojectmanagement,clientliaison,andhigh-qualitydesignproductionandthinking.
HelenMupaniisaKnowledgeAssociateatDougals,wheresheusesherexpertiseinresearchandanalysistosupporttheteam.SheholdsaBSocScHonsinGenderandTransformation,andiscurrentlypursuinganMPhilinEnvironmentalHumanitiesfromtheUniversityofCapeTown.Heleniscommittedtousinghereducationandskillstomakeapositiveimpactontheworld,andisalwaysseekingoutnewopportunitiestolearnandgrow.
Job Titles:
- Senior Editor
- Editor, Author
HelenWalneisaneditor,author,andaward-winningcolumnistandwriterwithabackgroundinnewspapersandmagazines.Shespecialisesinteasingoutnarratives,producingcontentthatisfreshandinformative,andmakingsurecommasareinthecorrectplace.HelenhasaBAinEnglishandSociology,aHigherDiplomainJournalismandMediaStudies,andanMAincreativewriting.Inhersparetime,shecanbefoundwieldinganunderwatercameraaslargeasapasta-makingmachineinCapeTown'skelpforests.
NicolaWeaverhasworkedacrossacademia,not-for-profit,andfor-profitorganisations.Aneconomistbytraining,shepreviouslyconvenedamaster'sdegreeininclusiveinnovationattheUniversityofCapeTown,rantheSABFoundation,whichfocusedonentrepreneurshipandsocialinnovation,andworkedinanumberofrolesacrossSABMillerplcglobally,includingcorporatestrategy.NicolaworkedforINSEADandtheEuropeanUniononajointacademic-corporateprojectonsustainabledevelopment,developingatoolkitforindustryforproductservicesystems,andasastrategyconsultantforKearney.
Job Titles:
- Commercial Writer
- Senior Knowledge Partner
HelenWalneisaneditor,author,andaward-winningcolumnistandwriterwithabackgroundinnewspapersandmagazines.Shespecialisesinteasingoutnarratives,producingcontentthatisfreshandinformative,andmakingsurecommasareinthecorrectplace.HelenhasaBAinEnglishandSociology,aHigherDiplomainJournalismandMediaStudies,andanMAincreativewriting.Inhersparetime,shecanbefoundwieldinganunderwatercameraaslargeasapasta-makingmachineinCapeTown'skelpforests.
HenriettaRose-Innesisaworld-renownednovelistandexperiencedcommercialwriter,usinghersenseofnarrativetoproduceprofessionalprosewiththepaceanddramaofgreatfiction.SheholdsaPhDincreativewriting.Henriettahasworkedwithourclientsontopicsrangingfromfinancialservicestotechnology,andfromhealthcaretoeducation.Sheisalsoanoutstandingeditor,whoseskillshavesharpenedmajornovels,non-fictionworks,andarticlesandreportsforDouglasclients.
JackieFermohassevenyearsofexperienceasawriterandeditorandhasworkedonawiderangeofarticles,reports,andbookscoveringtopicssuchashealthcare,education,diversity,productivity,andpublic-sectorreform.Sheworkscloselywithclientstodeveloptheirideas,refinethecontent,andproduceandpublishafinalproductthatbringstheirresearchandexpertisetolife.Jackiebringsamixofcreativity,businessacumen,andacademicskilltoherwork:ShehasanMBA,afineartdegree,andanentrepreneurialbackground.
NellaFreundisaSeniorKnowledgePartneratDouglas,whereshehelpsclientsdeveloptheirideasandgetthemacrossintheclearest,mosteffectiveway.Herresponsibilitiesincludeclientliaison,writing,andcopy-editing.Nellahasover30years'experienceofworkingwiththewrittenwordwithinthecorporate,creative,andeducationalfields.Sheholdsanundergraduatedegreeinjournalismandamaster'sdegreeincreativewriting.
HenriettaRose-Innesisaworld-renownednovelistandexperiencedcommercialwriter,usinghersenseofnarrativetoproduceprofessionalprosewiththepaceanddramaofgreatfiction.SheholdsaPhDincreativewriting.Henriettahasworkedwithourclientsontopicsrangingfromfinancialservicestotechnology,andfromhealthcaretoeducation.Sheisalsoanoutstandingeditor,whoseskillshavesharpenedmajornovels,non-fictionworks,andarticlesandreportsforDouglasclients.
JocelynNewmarchisaSeniorKnowledgePartneratDouglas,whereshesupportscompaniestotelltheirstorieseffectively,buildtheirreputations,andchangestakeholders'perceptions.Jocelynhasworkedinjournalism,publicrelations,andcontentmarketingandholdsanMAindevelopmentstudies.Shenowsupportsthoughtleadershipideationanddeliveryforclientsbothlocalandinternational.
KathrynWooldridgeisHeadofOperationsatDouglas.Sheheadsuptheoperationsofthecompany,makingsureeverythingrunssmoothlyandefficiently.Sheisalsopassionateaboutpartneringwithclientstohelpsolveprocessandoperationalproblemsandisawizatprojectmanagement.Shehashelpedmanagemanyprojectsfrombeginningtoendandlovesbuildingstrong,positiverelationshipswiththosesheworkswith.Shehasamaster'sdegreeinindustrialsociologyandalsohasabackgroundinresearch,policywriting,andanalysis.
KaylaBeareisaKnowledgePartneratDouglas,whereshecollaborateswithclientstohelpthemcommunicatetheirimportantideaswiththeworld.Herroleincludeswriting,editing,andprojectmanagementfromthebeginningoftheideationprocessthroughtotheamplificationofthework.SheholdstwoMastersdegrees,oneinPsychologyandoneinWomen'sHealth.Herinterdisciplinarybackgroundallowshertotacklecomplexideasfrommultipleanglesandcreatethoughtfulandimpactfulwork.Shehaspublishedpeer-reviewed,high-impactresearchininternationaljournals.
DarrenBrowneisaCreativeKnowledgePartneratDouglas.AsPartner,heleadshisteamincreatingengaginganduniquedesignsthatuniteandembodyourclients'vision.Trainedincopywritingand3Danimation,withyearsofexperienceworkingintheVisualEffectsandadvertisingindustries,Darrenhasgainedaninnovativeperspectivefortakingideasandmagnifyingthemintocaptivatingmarketingcampaigns,rangingfrom3Danimationtotraditionaldesign.Alwaysthinkingofnewandinspiringwaystodevelopandboostourofferingforourclients,heremainsstrategicandunderstandingofallthingsdesign.
Job Titles:
- Creative Knowledge Associate
- Knowledge Associate, Creative
LuthandoNeoRwanqaisaRhodesUniversityLaw,Politics,andInternationalRelationsgraduateandspeaker.Hersizeableindustryexperienceandprofessionalbackgroundallowhertoco-createhighimpactknowledgestrategies,project-manage,anddeliverexceptionalservicetoallDouglasKnowledgePartnersclients.SheformerlyheldthepositionofComplianceManagerataleadingSouthAfricanautomationcompany,whilemanagingtheVizikhungoFoundation-anNGOshefoundedin2017,whichfocusesonbridgingthegapforlessprivilegedstudentswhoareyettoenterhigherinstitutionsoflearning.
Job Titles:
- Creative Knowledge Partner
- Knowledge Partner
LuandriEmslieisaCreativeKnowledgePartneratDouglasKnowledgePartners,whereshehelpsbuildgoodclientrelationshipsthroughcommunication,supportingclientstoformtheirideasintosomethingcreative,inspiring,andunique.Herresponsibilitiesincludeillustration,PDFandbooklayout,creativethinking,designideasandartdirection,socialmediadesigns,mentoring,andclientliaison.Withyearsofexperienceinlayoutdesign,graphicdesign,andfreelancesocialmediamanagement,aswellasaBachelorofArtsinVisualArtsfromStellenboschUniversity,herpassionfortheartsmotivateshertothriveinanycreativefield.Sheaimstoexplorenewideas,visualisecreativityinmanyforms,andinspirethepeoplearoundher.
Job Titles:
- Knowledge Associate
- Writer, Researcher
LukeWatsonisawriter,researcher,andKnowledgeAssociateatDouglas.Heisaterriblecookandanutterfailureatparallelparking,butmakesupfortheseshortcomingswithapleasantprosestyle.LukecompletedaMAinLiteraryStudiesandhasconsiderableprofessionalexperienceinacademia,journalism,andlearningdesign.HispassionsincludecontemporaryAfricanliterature,thegeopoliticsoffootball,andconvincingpeoplethatverbsarebetterthannouns.
KirstieSchwerdtfegerisaKnowledgeAssociateatDouglasKnowledgePartners,whoseresponsibilitiesincludewritingandeditingprojectsforclients.Sheholdsamaster'sdegreeinmicrobiologyfromStellenboschUniversity,focusingonbiotechnology.Duringhersixyearsofstudies,shedevelopedherproblem-solving,datacollection,analysisandwritingskills,whilecultivatingapassionforlearningandnewideas.Shehaspresentedatmanynationalandinternationalconferences,workingoncommunicatingherideasandfindings.Sheispassionateaboutdeliveringhigh-qualityworkandimpactingpositivechange.
Job Titles:
- Managing Knowledge Partner
CourtneyCoxisacreativestrategistandthinker.AsCreativeKnowledgePartner,sheleads,manages,andrecruitsformultiplecomplexprojectsbothinternallyandexternally.Asadigitalartist,shehasworkedwithleadingdesignthinkersandmultimediaexperts,harnessingherdesigncapabilitiestocreateend-to-endpublications.Hertrainingasamolecularengineergiveshertheuniqueadvantageofcombiningheranalyticalbrainwithhercreativeside.CourtneyleadsDouglas'SustainabilityHub,anetworkofwritersandresearcherswithspecialinterestsinsustainability.
NellaFreundisaSeniorKnowledgePartneratDouglas,whereshehelpsclientsdeveloptheirideasandgetthemacrossintheclearest,mosteffectiveway.Herresponsibilitiesincludeclientliaison,writing,andcopy-editing.Nellahasover30years'experienceofworkingwiththewrittenwordwithinthecorporate,creative,andeducationalfields.Sheholdsanundergraduatedegreeinjournalismandamaster'sdegreeincreativewriting.
JocelynNewmarchisaSeniorKnowledgePartneratDouglas,whereshesupportscompaniestotelltheirstorieseffectively,buildtheirreputations,andchangestakeholders'perceptions.Jocelynhasworkedinjournalism,publicrelations,andcontentmarketingandholdsanMAindevelopmentstudies.Shenowsupportsthoughtleadershipideationanddeliveryforclientsbothlocalandinternational.
KathrynWooldridgeisHeadofOperationsatDouglas.Sheheadsuptheoperationsofthecompany,makingsureeverythingrunssmoothlyandefficiently.Sheisalsopassionateaboutpartneringwithclientstohelpsolveprocessandoperationalproblemsandisawizatprojectmanagement.Shehashelpedmanagemanyprojectsfrombeginningtoendandlovesbuildingstrong,positiverelationshipswiththosesheworkswith.Shehasamaster'sdegreeinindustrialsociologyandalsohasabackgroundinresearch,policywriting,andanalysis.
NicolaWeaverhasworkedacrossacademia,not-for-profit,andfor-profitorganisations.Aneconomistbytraining,shepreviouslyconvenedamaster'sdegreeininclusiveinnovationattheUniversityofCapeTown,rantheSABFoundation,whichfocusedonentrepreneurshipandsocialinnovation,andworkedinanumberofrolesacrossSABMillerplcglobally,includingcorporatestrategy.NicolaworkedforINSEADandtheEuropeanUniononajointacademic-corporateprojectonsustainabledevelopment,developingatoolkitforindustryforproductservicesystems,andasastrategyconsultantforKearney.
Job Titles:
- Industrial Engineer
- Knowledge Associate
PierreLiebenbergisanIndustrialEngineerbytraining,withaspecialisationinDataScienceandMachineLearning.Hisexperienceasadataengineeratahealth-techcompanyrevealedtohimthevastworldofsoftwaredevelopment,andignitedhispassionforcreatingbeautifulsoftware-arealmwhereinhecancombinehiscreativebrainwithhismathematicalbrain.
AdrianLockisaCreativeKnowledgeAssociateatDouglasKnowledgePartners.HeholdsaDiplomainDigitalAnimation,andheisalwayslookingforwaystospeeduphisworkflowwhilemaintainingandimprovingthequalityofhisprojects.Adrianspecialisesin2Dand3Danimation,aswellastraditionalsculpture.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Knowledge Associate
PierreLiebenbergisanIndustrialEngineerbytraining,withaspecialisationinDataScienceandMachineLearning.Hisexperienceasadataengineeratahealth-techcompanyrevealedtohimthevastworldofsoftwaredevelopment,andignitedhispassionforcreatingbeautifulsoftware-arealmwhereinhecancombinehiscreativebrainwithhismathematicalbrain.
WilliamBarronisaKnowledgeAssociateatDouglas.Ayoungwriter,hehelpsclientsshapeanddelivercontenttomatchtheirvisions.HestudiedliteratureandhistoryattheUniversityofCapeTown,andisnowwieldingthemeticulousnessandcraftsmanshipofthosedisciplinestoproduceimpactfulknowledgestrategies.