Lisa Botes

Lisa Botes, a guest lecturer at GIBS and an experienced business consultant specialising in strategy development and innovative problem-solving. She has worked extensively at functional and business levels across numerous sectors such as financial, medical, mining, oil and gas, IT, and education. She has been in consulting for nine years, running her own consulting practice for four years. The art of influence and leadership is significantly embedded in her practice - from 'selling' ideas to clients, positioning and garnering commitment. Prior to consulting, she held various senior sales and marketing positions, responsible for strategy development, contract negotiation with retail customers and implementation of national strategies. Lisa Botes qualified in electrical engineering at Wits Technikon, obtained a BCom degree from UNISA, completed an MBA at GIBS, and a Management Advancement programme at Wits Business School. She is registered as a Strategic Management Professional with the Association for Strategy Planning (Canada) as well.