Keshni Morar

Speaker | Venture Builder | Angel Investor | Fractional Strategy Officer

Most teams do not have a strategy problem. They have an execution gap.

The plan looks sharp. The decks are impressive. Everyone is busy.
Yet growth, revenue or impact stay flat.

I work in that gap as a Fractional Strategy and Operations Partner. I sit next to the CEO or Exco, align strategy, people and capital, and build the rhythms that keep everyone moving in the same direction.

I have operated on all sides of the table for 20+ years:
• Corporate: Group Strategy and M&A at Vodacom, working on multi billion rand deals and cross border growth.
• Venture building: MD of Investable and Director of Founder Institute South Africa, designing and running accelerators, venture studios and scale programmes.
• Capital: Angel investor and shareholder at Jozi Angels, reviewing deal flow and helping founders become truly investable.
• Complex situations: Chief of Staff / 2IC to a CEO through growth, funder fallout and business rescue.

Who I work with:
• Founders and funds that need clear priorities, OKRs, operating models and investor updates that tell the real story.
• Corporates that want innovation, venture building or accelerator programmes that link back to P and L, not theatre.
• Funders and ecosystem builders that need credible, auditable programmes and portfolio reporting.

What you can plug me in for:
• Strategy to execution translation.
• Operating model and governance design.
• Programme and venture portfolio design and delivery.
• Fundraising, capital strategy and stakeholder communication.
• Turnaround, wind down and “clean up the mess” mandates.

How I work:
Short, focused advisory sprints or retained support, usually 1 to 3 days a week equivalent, with a clear mandate and direct communication.

If your organisation is scaling faster than its systems, your innovation arm is busy but not moving the dial, or you need a trusted operator to co design and run founder programmes, send me a message and let us see if there is a fit.

Founder & Managing Director

Focused on Founders who are looking to raise angel to series A funding to scale their businesses. In addition to our advisory services, Founders can participate in a 3-month  programme which includes how to improve pitch materials, generate investor interest, create an investor pipeline, startup valuations, due diligence preparation, negotiation of terms and more.

To apply, please submit your details via - https://www.f6s.com/investable-funding-fix-program/apply

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Country Manager & Executive Director - AWS South Africa

Sentech SOC Limited

Chief Technology & Information Officer

Telkom

Executive Head of Department: Small Medium Business & Convergence

Executive: Unified Communications and Convergence Portfolio (acting)

A seasoned, transformational business leader, experienced in multinationals, who is results orientated & purpose driven.

Currently, as AWS's Country Manager and Executive Director for South Africa - Worldwide PS, I have successfully turned around the entity within the first year, attaining sustained growth and year on year. I established a strong team of leaders, and we are collectively digitally transforming South Africa and Africa through our initaitives. As an Executive Director, I ensure strict governance, oversight and management of the South African AWS Entity, and full P&L accountability.

Prior to this I, successfully started-up, established & led Telkom’s Convergence business to a multi-millon dollar portfolio-worth, within 3 years, I also positioned Telkom as a leader in the SMME arena, accounting for 293k small business customers. I expertly led the Telkom Business/BCX UC merger project in 2015.

 In 2018, I was appointed as the Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTIO) at SENTECH accountable for: 
- Digital Transformation and 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) solutions internally and to  
- Information Security and Corporate Governance of ICT;
- PAN African Satellite Development and Launch Project on behalf of the DCDT
- Member of the Board Committees. 
- Executive Director PMO for SA's Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) programme on behalf of the DCDT (secondment)
My sound business acumen has enabled me to drive massive organisational transformation successfully.  

I hold more than a decade of ICT & leadership experience, successfully developed and led turnaround and start-up strategies, attained multiple international degrees & diplomas passing summa cum laude, with an MBA, graduating at the top of my class. A Thought Leader in ICT and Technology, I have been featured as a tech leader & futurist at many conferences, published in magazines such as Brainstorm & IT Web. One of my most prestigious achievements is being awarded as one of the top 5 leaders in South Africa (ICT category) - a national, industry-wide award appointed to only 5 people in leadership positions in a particular industry who are endorsed as “polished, brilliant individuals with tremendous promise & great talent. They are outstanding in their achievements & contribute in an inspirational manner to the future of our nation – South Africa”.

I strongly practice value-based leadership, holding trust & integrity in the highest regard. I believe that a great leader is “one who leads by example” & “does the right thing, for the right reason, at the right time”.

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