Anne-Lise Bollaert-Davies

MANAGING DIRECTOR & FOUNDER | BDI MANAGEMENT | MAY 2021 TO DATE

BDI Management is a business support organisation which provides 

• Board and governance executive administration services;
• Business writing, including media content development, proposals, business plans and policies;
• Research; and
• Virtual administration services, including debtor management, data capture, virtual meeting administration and minute taking, and social media administration.

COACH & SPEAKER | THINKSAYDO.BIZ | 2021 TO DATE

ThinkSayDo.biz is a coaching company which provides

• Business coaching, including leadership, executive and entrepreneur coaching;
• Life coaching for adults and teens; 
• Business mentorship and coaching;
• Organisational and marketing strategy facilitation; 
• Team development;
• Change management; and
• Motivational speaking.

EXECUTIVE MANAGER | EASTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST | JULY 2016 TO JULY 2021

Core responsibilities

• Engagement and relationship building with EC Dept Education, including MEC, Superintendent-General and top management, as well as with National Department officials in education.
• Engagement and relationship building with stakeholders and partners through establishment of partnership forums, participation in stakeholder groups and facilitated sessions, and networking opportunities.
• Business systems design and implementation of good governance systems, policies and procedures.
• Administrative management, including staff management, financial management, project administration and the administration of the pro-bono Board of Trustees.
• Communication and reporting to Board of Trustees, MEC and Superintendent-General of Education and stakeholders.
• New project ideation, proposal writing and fund-raising.
• Project management, monitoring and evaluation.
• Research.

Writer & Researcher | Africa Inform Management Consulting |  2007 – 2009

Within the ambit of my role as a consultant, I was employed on a long-term basis to provide research, writing, socio-economic analysis and strategic planning skills to the Africa Inform team.

Some Projects

• Provincial and National Strategic Development Planning
• Local Municipal Strategic Development Planning

FORMAL EDUCATION

B.A. Honours (1997) University of Natal

ONGOING EDUCATION

1. Digital Marketing online course (2020) UCT
2. Coursera online courses:       
   1.    Economics 101
   2.    Leadership
   3.    Social Entrepreneurship
3. Business Coaching Professional Certificate (2016), Coach Training Centre, UK
4. Finance for Entrepreneurs (2015) Entecom, Business Women's Association (2015)
5. Entrepreneurial Series Leadership Development, Strategic Planning (2005) Marcus Evans
6. Certificate in Estate Agency (2002) Estate Agency Affairs Board
7. Management in Practice Diploma (1998) Rhodes University