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Alison Gitelson. In today’s world where human needs must be merged with business needs, there has to be a better way to do business and to run businesses. Alison helps senior management teams to find that better way for their organization. One in which leaders and mangers become extra ordinarily successful leader-managers who together with their people deliver increased profit, productivity and quality. A way that enables their business, and all the people in it, to thrive.  www.canbeedone.co.za

Petro Janse van Vuuren is a Communicator Coach and Story Strategist. She thinks of herself as a muse to the muses who like to inspire and equip those who inspire and equip others. As such she is a dynamic and inspiring speaker.  Petro received her PhD in Drama and Performance at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2007. In her thesis, she developed a strategy for using improvised drama as a means for reflecting on personal and communal values.

Petro is a Director with Playing Mantis, a creative training and development consultancy that straddles the worlds of organisational psychology and theatre arts. All of Playing Mantis’ workshops and interventions are customised to address their clients’ specific needs. They are trained in cutting edge methodologies that create a space for participants to find innovative solutions for their challenges and learn from each other. They take great care with the design of their workshops to fully engage all participants and ensure a real shift.