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Andi Coombs
Fresh Content
Kawartha Lakes, Canada
I'm an adventurous spirit and love playing in the dirt 🌱
I suffer from fernweh, a desire to travel so strong I feel homesick for places I've never been.
I'm from the Kawartha Lakes part of Ontario, but I've travelled a lot and lived in British Columbia, the USA, and Australia (where I went to school and played rugby)🏉
I gave marketing my love for 20 years, mostly as an SEO copywriter/editor/manager. I've been told I write in a tone that’s a weird cross between Hemingway and Amy Schumer (and I love that).
In 2025, I jumped into community and learning, and that feels like home 🏡. I'm happy to be here inside Circle 🤩
When I'm not in my gardens wearing a toque, I'm probably in a forest inhaling pine, or sleeping under the stars in my aerial tent.
My 6-year goal is to live out of a van and a backpack 🎒 and never stop exploring the outside world 🏕️. This is something the Norwegians call friluftsliv.
If I won the lottery, I'd head for places unknown with a loose plan and a spring in my step 🥾
I suffer from fernweh, a desire to travel so strong I feel homesick for places I've never been.
I'm from the Kawartha Lakes part of Ontario, but I've travelled a lot and lived in British Columbia, the USA, and Australia (where I went to school and played rugby)🏉
I gave marketing my love for 20 years, mostly as an SEO copywriter/editor/manager. I've been told I write in a tone that’s a weird cross between Hemingway and Amy Schumer (and I love that).
In 2025, I jumped into community and learning, and that feels like home 🏡. I'm happy to be here inside Circle 🤩
When I'm not in my gardens wearing a toque, I'm probably in a forest inhaling pine, or sleeping under the stars in my aerial tent.
My 6-year goal is to live out of a van and a backpack 🎒 and never stop exploring the outside world 🏕️. This is something the Norwegians call friluftsliv.
If I won the lottery, I'd head for places unknown with a loose plan and a spring in my step 🥾
Bianca Waterberg
NSPYRE
Cape Town, South Africa
I’m the founder of NSPYRE, a boutique digital marketing agency. I’ve spent almost two decades working in paid media, performance marketing, and agency operations, and have experienced both high-growth agency environments and the realities that come with them.
Today, my focus is on building a calm, sustainable business that delivers excellent work, supports great people, and creates long-term value. I’m particularly interested in thoughtful growth, strong systems, and designing businesses that work for the people inside them, not just the numbers on paper.
Today, my focus is on building a calm, sustainable business that delivers excellent work, supports great people, and creates long-term value. I’m particularly interested in thoughtful growth, strong systems, and designing businesses that work for the people inside them, not just the numbers on paper.
Candice Grobler
Candid Collab
Cape Town, South Africa
Cands is a systems-savvy entrepreneur who is driven by building actually impactful communities. So businesses can actually connect with their audiences, while providing a channel for meaningful and collaborative product feedback and improvement.
As a neurodiverse human navigating today's world, she's realised that the world was NOT made in a way that is inclusive and sustainable. And she's on a mission to help a million people become self-employed.
Because self-empowerment is the first step towards being able to build a new world that ACTUALLY works for all of us, and our planet.
As a neurodiverse human navigating today's world, she's realised that the world was NOT made in a way that is inclusive and sustainable. And she's on a mission to help a million people become self-employed.
Because self-empowerment is the first step towards being able to build a new world that ACTUALLY works for all of us, and our planet.
Chantelle Bowyer
Metis Performance Marketing
Hermanus, South Africa
Obsessed about seeing people and businesses grow. Leadership, Mentorship, Coaching, Training - is what gives me the most energy
I love spending time with my partner, our dogs, cooking and enjoying a decent glass of red wine
I love spending time with my partner, our dogs, cooking and enjoying a decent glass of red wine
Josh Nel
TBC
Johannesburg, South Africa
My name is Josh. I have a background in philosophy and social data science, and I work at the intersection of data analytics and its real-world applications. My work focuses on using data for marketing, storytelling, journalism, customer insights and anything I and a client find interesting.
I’ interested not only in how data is used, but in what it reveals about human behaviour, a company's organisational processes, and why data collection matters in the first place. I consider myself a professional data nerd and spend much of my time, at and outside of work, working on data-driven projects.
Outside of work, I’m a pet parent, practice capoeira, and am a lover of random facts.
I’ interested not only in how data is used, but in what it reveals about human behaviour, a company's organisational processes, and why data collection matters in the first place. I consider myself a professional data nerd and spend much of my time, at and outside of work, working on data-driven projects.
Outside of work, I’m a pet parent, practice capoeira, and am a lover of random facts.
Jozua Serfontein
N/A
Cape Town, South Africa
Hey! I'm Jozua. I'm a UX & Product Designer currently working for a B2B, enterprise software solution in the automotive industry. I am passionate about working with people, good coffee and having meaningful conversations.
Liz Pretorius
Leap
Cape Town, South Africa
Rhodes grad who spent 5 years in South Korea teaching English (yes, I can speak a bit of Korean) and traveling Asia before settling in Cape Town and jumping into the business world to focus on what I actually studied.
Started off in the startup/tech world in a Business Operations and Finance role and spent years helping those businesses grow and expand before I took my own leap of faith and started my leadership coaching business in 2022.
Now I'm helping leaders navigate the pressure of new roles, I'm growing and supporting communities of business leaders, and I'm building a quietly fulfilling life filled with adventures with my hubby.
Started off in the startup/tech world in a Business Operations and Finance role and spent years helping those businesses grow and expand before I took my own leap of faith and started my leadership coaching business in 2022.
Now I'm helping leaders navigate the pressure of new roles, I'm growing and supporting communities of business leaders, and I'm building a quietly fulfilling life filled with adventures with my hubby.
Lorien Byrne
LOLABYTHESEA (Pty) Ltd
Cape Town, South Africa
I’m a Senior Video Editor and Creative Collaborator with 15+ years of experience delivering high-impact content for global brands. Based in Cape Town and working remotely with clients worldwide, I specialise in commercial, social, and branded storytelling that combines creative flair with strategic intent. My portfolio spans fintech, lifestyle, fashion, and broadcast clients, including Yoco, e.tv, and international agencies. Skilled in Premiere Pro and After Effects, I handle everything from concept development to post-production — editing, colour grading, captions, and motion graphics — while managing teams and timelines efficiently. I’m passionate about building long-term partnerships with brands that value creativity, precision, and emotionally resonant storytelling that drives results.
Margaret Thomas
Bite Me Media
Bridgenorth, Canada
I'm Margaret, a Certified Ganjier (cannabis sommelier) and Certified Cannabis Educator with a passion for helping people make dispensary grade edibles at home, safely and effectively.
Nik Lakhani
GHL Systems
Manchester UK
I help experienced solopreneurs and professionals install one complete business operating system so their business stops relying on memory, manual follow-up, and scattered tools.
My work is done-with-you system installation, typically using Go High Level as the core platform.
This is not training, theory, or feature walkthroughs — it’s live, practical installation inside the client’s real account.
Most of the people I work with don’t have a motivation or capability problem.
They have an operating system problem.
Over time, their business ends up running on:
- Too many disconnected tools
- Half-built websites, forms, and automations
- Inconsistent follow-up
- No clear visibility over what’s actually happening
My job is to remove that fragility and replace it with one system that works reliably.
I bring 40+ years across technical consulting, system delivery, leadership, and high-pressure environments where failure wasn’t an option — including government work, large enterprises, and private consulting. A significant part of my career has been spent diagnosing why systems looked good but failed in real-world use, and then fixing them.
Today, I run GHL Systems, where I install foundations properly — once — so everything else has something solid to sit on.
I don’t sell growth, traffic, ads, funnels, or experimentation.
I don’t do ad-hoc fixes or endless custom work.
I focus on fixed scope, fixed order, and systems that actually get used.
If things feel busy but fragile, or if you’re hesitating to push forward because the foundations don’t feel trustworthy, that’s the layer I work at.
My work is done-with-you system installation, typically using Go High Level as the core platform.
This is not training, theory, or feature walkthroughs — it’s live, practical installation inside the client’s real account.
Most of the people I work with don’t have a motivation or capability problem.
They have an operating system problem.
Over time, their business ends up running on:
- Too many disconnected tools
- Half-built websites, forms, and automations
- Inconsistent follow-up
- No clear visibility over what’s actually happening
My job is to remove that fragility and replace it with one system that works reliably.
I bring 40+ years across technical consulting, system delivery, leadership, and high-pressure environments where failure wasn’t an option — including government work, large enterprises, and private consulting. A significant part of my career has been spent diagnosing why systems looked good but failed in real-world use, and then fixing them.
Today, I run GHL Systems, where I install foundations properly — once — so everything else has something solid to sit on.
I don’t sell growth, traffic, ads, funnels, or experimentation.
I don’t do ad-hoc fixes or endless custom work.
I focus on fixed scope, fixed order, and systems that actually get used.
If things feel busy but fragile, or if you’re hesitating to push forward because the foundations don’t feel trustworthy, that’s the layer I work at.
Pearl Oguchi
Qube Catalyst
United Kingdom
I’m a quality strategist and fractional CTO for non-technical founders. As founder of Qube Catalyst and creator of VerAIQ, i help teams turn chaotic outsourced builds into predictable, trustworthy products. With 20+ years in QA, leadership experience across startups and Big Tech, and a community of 50k+ women in tech behind i specialise in giving founders clarity, control, and launch confidence.
Samantha Hebler
Vero
Johannesburg
Samantha is an experienced events and engagement professional specialising in strategic marketing and high-impact partnership programmes across corporate, university, and founder networks. She has led the design and delivery of large-scale conferences, executive leadership programmes, and brand activations across Africa, the UK, and US.
Known for her precision, creativity, and operational discipline, Samantha builds experiences that strengthen relationships, showcase thought leadership, and drive measurable brand outcomes.
Known for her precision, creativity, and operational discipline, Samantha builds experiences that strengthen relationships, showcase thought leadership, and drive measurable brand outcomes.
Simone Snedorf
Ontologic
Cape Town
I am the Founder and a workflow design specialist dedicated to helping fellow founders establish the consistent cadence required for meaningful project progress.
My process involves first designing custom workflows and then guiding clients in systematically building the necessary habits that cement those workflows into lasting success.
My approach is built on a deep commitment to foundational methodologies like Design Thinking and First Principles thinking. I am passionately focused on the human integration component of business.
This human-centric philosophy was the key to my greatest professional success: realising that the value of my consultancy is in providing the personalised guidance that technology cannot replace.
I hold a BA in Marketing Communications, have training in Design Thinking and completed a course on Project Management foundations. My background also includes extensive leadership and crisis management training from time spent onboard cruise liners. In my personal life, I enjoy creative pursuits, including sewing and painting, which often inform my structured yet personalised approach to design.
My process involves first designing custom workflows and then guiding clients in systematically building the necessary habits that cement those workflows into lasting success.
My approach is built on a deep commitment to foundational methodologies like Design Thinking and First Principles thinking. I am passionately focused on the human integration component of business.
This human-centric philosophy was the key to my greatest professional success: realising that the value of my consultancy is in providing the personalised guidance that technology cannot replace.
I hold a BA in Marketing Communications, have training in Design Thinking and completed a course on Project Management foundations. My background also includes extensive leadership and crisis management training from time spent onboard cruise liners. In my personal life, I enjoy creative pursuits, including sewing and painting, which often inform my structured yet personalised approach to design.
Venessa Darroll
Autom8te
Auckland, New Zealand
I’m Venessa Darroll. I help businesses remove friction from their systems and build tech they can rely on.
My background is in technical business analysis, operations, and data — which means I live comfortably at the intersection of “how work actually happens” and “what the tools are doing behind the scenes.” I focus on practical tech and believe tech confidence comes from clarity and a solid approach that holds up over time.
My background is in technical business analysis, operations, and data — which means I live comfortably at the intersection of “how work actually happens” and “what the tools are doing behind the scenes.” I focus on practical tech and believe tech confidence comes from clarity and a solid approach that holds up over time.
Zane Jon Dickens
Read / Write / Run
Cape Town, South Africa
I hate writing bios. I mean what do you say, do you hint at your personality or write a mini-CV about how I'm supposedly awesome. I run up mountains and write novels. I start a 1000 things and finish few. I love being part of a team, so expect cheerleading and an odd level of support from some random dude on the internet. I write "What If" sci-fi with a moral core.
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