Alan has been a psychologist for 15 years, concentrating on executive coaching and mental wellbeing in the workplace. His client base has spanned global companies and smaller locally based organisations. Alan cut his teeth in retail and marketing, acquiring his first degree in Marketing. He later went on to establish his own retail outlets together with his wife Tania. They later both moved to Johannesburg and entered the media world of magazines and radio. Alan concentrated on sales and Marketing. He then developed one of South Africa’s first Internet marketing companies before returning to university at the age of 35 to pursue his desire to become a psychologist. Registered with the Health Professions Counsel of South Africa, Alan has worked in in various organisations but concentrated his efforts on working with organisational leadership and mental wellbeing in the workplace.
Alan has also worked as the station manager of a local Christian radio station – KingfisherFM over the last 6 years. He acknowledges that this is more about fulfilling a purpose component of his life than wanting to be in the media space.
Alan’s broad experience in multiple domains of management and operational work give him the insight and ability to help develop and operationalise strategic and tactical plans for clients and teams. Having managed small and medium teams in the past, his access to psychometric tools to evaluate potential and help develop individuals to optimal performance is vital in delivering scientifically designed interventions for our clients.