Anew is a South African leadership consultancy that operates around the world. The Anew team, founder Marike Groenewald and associate Clinton du Preez, together have almost two decades’ experience in top-level leadership development. Their innovative and absorbing methods are drawn from their work with executives, managers and teams on four continents.

Marike is an expert facilitator and executive coach in the fields of leadership development, organisational culture, change management, and innovation. She holds a Master’s Degree in Law, and is a qualified Ontological Coach and facilitator of the Thinking Environment. Recently she has focused on practical principles for helping executives, teams and organisations to connect and collaborate online.

Clinton focuses on capacity building, teamwork and strengthening organisational structures. With a Design Thinking background through the DesignThinkers Academy in Amsterdam, Clinton emphasises empathy and innovation in his programmes. He also develops agile programmes for organisations working in volatile environments.

• Marike was previously Executive Director of Development & Learning for the Democratic Alliance, and was one of the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans in 2015
• Marike is a Fellow of the Westerwelle Foundation’s Young Founders Programme, and a Tedx speaker
• Clinton was previously at the Democratic Alliance, where he designed development opportunities, trained leaders in debates and media interviews, and drove recruitment and training of more than 50 000 volunteers
• The team are course designers and facilitators at the International Academy for Leadership in Germany, and Southern Africa Apolitical Academy for Public Service