Accompany Advisory

B-BEE Level 2 Black Woman Owned firm, that has been a strategic partner to a top-tier (MBB) firm, working on strategic and operational transformations through advanced analytics, critical thinking, complex problem solving, and proactive performance and program management. Holds minority strategic investments in digital and disruptive businesses.

Managing Director

Nomanini

1️⃣ Co-founded digital informal sector banking platform; supported CEO and Exco; Non-Executive Director advising on strategy, value drivers, partnerships, talent sourcing, and financing to scale and grow.
2️⃣ Led commercial team of six direct reports across Africa and Middle East driving pipeline of organic and inorganic deals. Exco CCO role works with Product, Operations, and Engineering.
3️⃣ Drove Exco recruiting (Product, Operations Heads; CFO), and strategic projects around growth strategy, organisational structure, process improvement, ways of working; to drive clarity, performance growth.

Co-Founder; Investor; Board Director; Director Special Projects; CCO

Industrial Development Corporation

The IDC drives industrial value chain growth and development impact in Sub-Saharan Africa across its asset base of R120bn+. Worked with the CEO and Exco to articulate and drive delivery momentum across six key themes focused on IDC's twin pillars of financial sustainability and development impact.

Strategic Advisor to CEO

Spencer Stuart

Spencer Stuart is trusted by major multinationals and emerging companies around the world to help them make senior-level leadership decisions that have a lasting impact on their enterprises. Supported Exco teams source scarce talent and align on growth-focused strategic agendas. Worked across industries, with a focus on financial services, TMT, and FAANG.

Director

City of Johannesburg

Board member involved in strategic planning, policy critique, monitoring and challenging performance of executive team and wider management for a City of Johannesburg MOE.

Board Member, Director (Independent NXD)

McKinsey & Company

Strategy and management consultant across industries (esp. TMT, Energy, Logistics). Experience with internal firm building through best-practice consultant training and onboarding.

Management Consultant, Engagement Manager

South African Department of Health (KZN)

Worked in high-pressure roles as a Medical Officer, General Practitioner for a full-service community clinic, Emergency Response Doctor, and Paramedic College Lecturer. Key skills: problem diagnosis, structuring; fast fact-gathering; rational under pressure; psychology of teams.

Medical Doctor and Lecturer

Four Key Points:

1️⃣ Global Roots

I was born in Germany into an American-Persian Baha’i family. Speaking three languages at once was the norm. I've lived in Europe, the USA, and Africa, and seen 25+ countries.

I studied IB at a United World College, whose mission is to be a “force to unite people, nations, and cultures for peace.”

The above compel an approach of questioning assumptions, listening deeply, and seeking robust, collaborative solutions.

2️⃣ Doctor First

After IB, I toured 16+ European countries for a year with a German-based dance group; my dream was to become a multi-media producer. I became a medical doctor instead.

Apart from medical know-how, this discipline drove me to understand: 

(1) Patterns, systems, and insights from large volumes of data quickly
(2) People’s psychology, motivations, and drives dramatically improve team delivery
(3) That ‘life-and-death’ (LAD) is serious, but rare; life is mostly not LAD, so take moments under pressure to think clearly

3️⃣ Top-Tier Consulting

I’ve spent two decades in top-tier consulting, with McKinsey, Spencer Stuart, and otherwise.

I’ve held Executive, Board, and Advisory roles where broad perspectives were essential. 

One example: advising the CEO/Exco of a Financial Institution with a $10bn asset base and 800 professionals. Over two years, this client's profits doubled, and its funding pipeline grew by 147% to $1bn+ per year.  

I’ve seen the outsized value of structured, fact-driven, analytical, and disciplined approaches to incremental and innovative projects, pipelines, and problems.

4️⃣ Problems I Help You Solve

(1) I’ve spent 20,000+ hours over two decades processing leadership learnings and questions, which I post regularly. Ring the bell on my profile to be notified of these.

(2) Join “The Impactful Executive,” newsletter, where we address the three pains CEO face weekly.

(3) I help Boards and 'G3' Executives (CEOs, CHROs, CFOs) unlock value through: 

* Analytical Thinking (value drivers, model building) & Strategic Clarity (high-impact decisions)
* Execution Discipline (incremental and innovation-focused program management and value-building)
* Top Team Sciences (Exco engagement, effectiveness, efficiency, and senior team dynamics) 
* Executive Talent & Soundboarding (executive search global best practice, leadership advisory)

(4) I can hold a few Board and Exco advisory roles globally (esp. high-tech, high-growth).

If you'd like help driving outsized impact, please reach out.

Dr Ali Monadjem

I&M Bank Ltd

In my role at I&M Bank, I focus on building and developing strategic partnerships with like-minded organizations. My primary objective is to drive business growth by creating new products and opportunities that deliver exceptional value to our customers.

Product Lead - Ecosystem Partnerships

Managed the Product organization in the business with the following key roles:
- Established a product vision and roadmap aligned to the company goals that served Informal Merchants, Financial Service Institutions and FMCG partners 
- Served as a conduit between the end user, the development team and other key stakeholders
- Conducted in-depth market research and competitor analysis to identify new opportunities and product differentiation strategies
- Drove product growth and delivery through scaling teams and streamlining the product development process

Head of Product

Safaricom PLC

Key responsibilities:
* Carrying the vision of product management and ensuring the roadmap is developed and implemented within set timelines 
* Managing the product backlog 
* Prioritizing the team needs 
* Overseeing the development stages – iteration planning, backlog refinement, iteration review and other ceremonies 
* Primary liaison with other teams and stakeholders 
* Understanding and anticipating the customer needs 
* Evaluating of the product progress at each iteration

Mpesa Product Owner - Credit (M-Pesa Africa)

Key responsibilities:
* Defined the Squad Vision so that the development team can clearly visualise the expected outcome by the user 
* Prioritised the Product Backlog to best achieve goals, missions and maximum outcomes. 
* Oversaw development by participating in the overall development stages of the product. 
* Carried out competitor analysis 
*  Participated in the daily Scrums, Sprint Planning Meetings, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives 
* Agreed with the business and all stakeholders (internal and external) on the roadmap and deliverables for each quarter and drive implementation of the same 
* Grew acquisition and usage of the App by ensuring the app is relevant, engaging and accessible 
* Analysed customer insights, usage patterns, competition activities, and market scenario to draw

Product Owner - MySafaricom App

Key Responsibilities:
• Managing the home scrum team – vision building, sprint planning and product backlog management 
• Deliver the operating plan by achieving growth objectives set - customer acquisition, retention and revenue streams
• Stakeholder management - Liaising with internal and external stakeholders 
• Monitor competitor strategies and market trends in the industry
• Business case development and approval for new and existing products
• Product roadmap development for Home Solutions products
• Product framework development – insights generation, financial approval, technical delivery, Go to Market strategy and product launch
• Continuous improvement of the customer journey of launched products
• Grow customer touch-points during the product life cycle
• Setup a support framework for products after launch
• Fix customers issues arising to ensure that the Net Promoter Score is attained

Product Manager - Home Solutions

Key Responsibilities:
• Stakeholder management - Liaising with internal and external stakeholders 
• Creating new and innovative online advertising channels for the data products and ensure 
   products awareness 
• Generating sales for the online advertising platforms 
• Develop Online campaigns that lead to increase in product awareness 
• Ensure that Safaricom content platforms have fresh content in line with the regulatory 
   guideline
• Ensure that Safaricom content platforms (wap and web) have fresh content in line with the 
   regulatory guideline

Product Marketing Manager

Key Responsibilities:
• Stakeholders engagement both internal and external
• Ensuring the Customer Management and Retail Team are well informed of the products being taken to market
• Carrying out CVM activities to target groups to stimulate data and content uptake
• Ensuring that consumer content is at par with the companies mission and vision and set guidelines
• Resolving customer issues and complaints in regards to Internet usage
• Training customer facing staff and relevant teams on new products and coordinating the activation process

Internet and Content Products Assistant

I am a capable and results-driven product lead with 11+ years experience, passionate in problem solving and building of innovative digital solutions that enrich the lives of users. I have a track record in launching innovative product solutions within the region, digital transformation and commercialisation of solutions in emerging markets. I derive great joy in ideating, designing and bringing to life products that transform the lives of the users.

My areas of expertise are: 
- Building and implementing product strategies
- Product development
- Agile ways of working
- Team coaching  and leadership

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