KARIEN CLOETE is CEO of the TSiBA Ignition Academy. She started her career in the HR and recruitment sector, changed direction to follow a dream of working in TV production and, in another 180 degree career pivot, crossed into the digital world, joining an ISP in 2009.

Karien held Exco positions in both Operations and Business Development until she joined TSIBA Business School in 2016. In 2018 she was instrumental in launching TSIBA Ignition Academy, a for-profit social enterprise and strategic delivery partner of TSIBA’s vocational skills projects, that contributes to the sustainability of  the otherwise largely donor-funded Business School.

She holds an undergraduate degree from UNISA with Law and Language majors, as well as an Advanced Diploma in Labour Law.

BEVERLEY BASSON is the lead designer of the LevelUp curriculum and lead facilitator. She is passionate about teaching & learning, founder leadership, design thinking  and figuring out how personal, social and organisational change works. She also has experience in non-profit sustainability strategy and is a passionate content creator.  Beverley holds a BA degree, Education Diploma from the University of Stellenbosch and a Master in Business Leadership from UNISA’s Graduate School of Business Leadership (Research: Customer Needs of a Non-Profit Service Organisation).

HEATHER PARKER supports the design of the LevelUp programme and is responsible for communications. Her first career was in media, but for nearly 10 years she has been consulting, independently and through EY on purpose, business improvement, culture change and leadership development. She is a design thinking facilitator and holds an MBA on the executive level from UCT’s GSB and a coaching diploma and is an Enneagram practitioner.

ANEESA THERON is passionately inspired to work with entrepreneurs to build self-leadership and high performance. Her purpose is to future proof companies and elevate leadership impact. She is an ambassador for cultivating connected relationships to amplify future transformation, connecting value to people and business for social impact. She has exposure across diverse roles and industries during her 20 years in the corporate environment. Aneesa graduated with an Honours in Management at UCT. She holds courses in leadership through the University of Stellenbosch & Leadership Management International and is an executive coach and conscious change catalyst, qualified with Results Coaching Systems and accredited by the International Coach Federation.