Jacquie Bhana shares her life journey, starting from being born into an interracial marriage in Port Elizabeth. She recounts her experiences in school, university, and her first job at Volkswagen South Africa. She then transitions to her current role as a business owner and vice president of the Durban Chamber, emphasising her passion for making a positive impact. Jacquie discusses her focus on developing people's capabilities and confidence, especially in leadership roles. She admires figures like Malala Yousafzai and Angela Merkel and envisions building ethical, high-performing leaders in KZN. Her motto centres on overcoming fear to achieve one's goals and make a difference in the world. https://www.kzntopbusiness.com/post/jacquie-bhara-empowering-leaders-and-making-a-difference

https://www.kzntopbusiness.com/post/jacquie-bhana ACHIEVING MANY GOALS Jacquie has achieved a number of goals at business and community level. At corporate level, she has worked extensively on increasing the number of graduates employed; focussing on bright young talent, and leading their mentorship programmes to build their capability and productivity in the business. In this regard, she has previously formed strategic relationships with tertiary institutions. Jacquie has also worked vigorously at getting young women into technical apprentice roles, in an environment that was at first hostile. However, building a critical mass of female apprentices helped to make it easier to build diversity at this level. #minipinetown #supertechgroup #kzntopbusinesswomen

https://www.kzntopbusiness.com/team-1-5/jacquie-bhana Jacquie Bhana, after following a successful career spanning over 30 years in the corporate world, and after much thought about her future goals, has recently started her own business initiatives. She commented, “I wanted flexibility with my time, to dance to my own drumbeat, and to make an impact beyond the gates of a single organisation.” Her primary business, Jacquie Bhana Consulting, focuses on coaching and mentoring of leaders, managers and graduates in general as well as offering teambuilding interventions. After working at executive level and having worked her way up the corporate ladder, she knows that she can add enormous value in this space. A strong need nationally has been identified for the development of graduates, so this is one of Jacquie’s keen interest and focus areas. The second focus group is that of women. Jacquie says, “I can relate well to them, having been through my own corporate journey as a lone female in a man’s world.” A second leg of her consulting business is that of mental health counselling for executives and leaders. Another venture that Jacquie is pursuing is that of a start-up for exclusive ladies’ garments. She has identified a manufacturer and is close to launching this enterprise.

https://www.kzntopbusiness.com/post/jacquie-bhana-developing-great-people-for-business-success TRULY INSPIRATIONAL Jacquie Bhana, after following a successful career spanning over 35 years in the corporate world, and after much thought about her future goals, has recently started her own business. She commented, “I wanted flexibility with my time, to dance to my own drumbeat, and to make an impact beyond the gates of a single organisation."

KZN Business Sense in conversation with Warren Sachs COO and Director at Beier Group #KZNBusinessSense #kzntopbusiness

Business Sense Interview - Jacquie Bhana & Jasmeena Shiba In this meeting involving Grant Adlam from Business Sense, Jasmeena Shiba from Royal Tyres, and Jacquie Bhana from JB Consulting, they work together on strategies to expand Royal Tyres and manage human resources effectively. Jasmeena openly talks about the challenges she faces as a female leader in a male-dominated industry, while praising Jacquie for her outstanding contributions. Jacquie emphasizes the importance of long-term planning and skill enhancement, demonstrating how their partnership has led to accomplishments like securing learnerships and improving leadership abilities. This conversation highlights the crucial role of collaboration and strategic planning in promoting the success and development of a business. https://www.kzntopbusiness.com/post/the-power-of-collaboration-and-strategic-planning-a-dialogue-on-business-expansion-and-human-resour Businesses Need To Tell Good Stories KZN Top Business Portfolio, published since 1998. In analysing the successful companies profiled in the KZN Top Business Portfolio, there was a common thread running through each of their achievements and that was effective leadership. The overall vision is to network successful people with successful people and ultimately encouraging other people to become successful through their stories. Learning about some of the various factors that have motivated these men and women, and driven their careers, has been a very rewarding undertaking. www.kzntopbusiness.com

Kwanda Mfusi commenting on his participation in the Beier Group bursary programme

Antonette Mosanda commenting on her participation in the Beier Group bursary programme.

Silindile Mseleku commenting on her participation in the Beier Group bursary programme.

Thembelihle Zulu commenting on her participation in the Beier Group bursary programme

Beverly Palmer commenting on the successful implementation of Beier Group bursary programme

Jacquie Bhana commenting on the success of the Beier Group bursary programme