Directors

Tahirih Michot

Tahirih is a process designer with over twenty years of experience in process facilitation, design thinking and business development.

Tahirih specialises in: supporting change, team engagement and leadership development. She has extensive experience in programme design, facilitation, project management and applied research. Her approach is informed by action learning, coaching, design thinking and adult development.

She enjoys working collaboratively with teams looking for ways to build on their existing professional achievements; using human centered interventions to create dynamic and socially responsive environments where people thrive.

Eric Michot

Eric is a French national based in Cape Town. He is experienced in operational management for large organisations.

Eric specialises in: personal development and peak performance for teams and individuals. He graduated from the Consciousness Coaching Academy Master Curriculum.

Eric is an Expert Certified Coach (ECC) and Mentor Coach MCS (Coach Trainer) by the Consciousness Coaching Academy, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation (ICF), a Certified NLP Practitioner from the American Union of NLP and a Certified Ericksonian Hypnotherapist from the American Alliance of Hypnotists.

Our Ecosystem

We have a network of people that we enjoy collaborating with on different projects. Instead of a fixed team people, we like to think of this network as a responsive ecosystem of talent, skills and interests. Some of the important people we really enjoy working with are: 

Linda d'Holt-Hackner from The Touch Company has worked closely with Tahirih on a number of programmes in the hospitality industry and with local economic development professionals. Linda d’Holt-Hackner is a brand and communications expert through her business, The Touch Company. She specialises in 5-star hospitality and has over 20 years of experience in the industry. Linda’s client base consists of many of the top hospitality establishments in South Africa (hotels and restaurants) and she offers a range of training related programmes tailored to meet her client’s needs. Her foundation programme focuses on interpersonal skills and communication and is designed to effectively elevate service standards for any establishment she works with.

Lusanda Ngcaweni is a freelance journalist focusing on writing, editing, proofreading and fieldwork research. She has worked for print and web-based publications, the private and public sectors, NGOs, Masters and Doctoral research students, lifestyle and contract magazines, as well as in the marketing space. Lusanda has done extensive fieldwork research throughout South Africa, engaging with youth, community members, traditional leaders, NGOs and government employees as a lead researcher. Deliverables have included writing and editing human interest stories for publication in newspapers, magazines and online; as well as to write reports.