Dorothea (Dot) Bekker
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
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Afrikaans Limited working proficiency
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Portuguese Elementary proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Philippe Raïssis, MA, CPCC, ACC, EED
Dot designed and built ICF's website from scratch. Since I would then be in charge of handling it, she kindly took the time to tour the site and content management tool with me at delivery. Since then, if we have technical issues or have additionnal questions or requests, she always handles them quickly and professionally. Her competencies, dedication and kindness are deeply appreciated.
Cindi Wilson
Dot has a "take charge, can do" attitude - and delivers! Her combination of dedication, hard work and creativity yields high quality work, on time and above expectations. She understands not just the technicalities of website creation, but the critical customer relationship experience behind them. Moreover, her humour, wit and "grace under pressure" make her a pleasure to work with.
Kay Donovan
I would have ticked all the attribute boxes but only allowed to tick 3! Dot is soo helpful and able to teach one the ins and outs of operating a website when one is a novice! Punctual, always available for calls/emails + has original ideas
Philippe Raïssis, MA, CPCC, ACC, EED
Dot designed and built ICF's website from scratch. Since I would then be in charge of handling it, she kindly took the time to tour the site and content management tool with me at delivery. Since then, if we have technical issues or have additionnal questions or requests, she always handles them quickly and professionally. Her competencies, dedication and kindness are deeply appreciated.
Cindi Wilson
Dot has a "take charge, can do" attitude - and delivers! Her combination of dedication, hard work and creativity yields high quality work, on time and above expectations. She understands not just the technicalities of website creation, but the critical customer relationship experience behind them. Moreover, her humour, wit and "grace under pressure" make her a pleasure to work with.
Kay Donovan
I would have ticked all the attribute boxes but only allowed to tick 3! Dot is soo helpful and able to teach one the ins and outs of operating a website when one is a novice! Punctual, always available for calls/emails + has original ideas
Philippe Raïssis, MA, CPCC, ACC, EED
Dot designed and built ICF's website from scratch. Since I would then be in charge of handling it, she kindly took the time to tour the site and content management tool with me at delivery. Since then, if we have technical issues or have additionnal questions or requests, she always handles them quickly and professionally. Her competencies, dedication and kindness are deeply appreciated.
Cindi Wilson
Dot has a "take charge, can do" attitude - and delivers! Her combination of dedication, hard work and creativity yields high quality work, on time and above expectations. She understands not just the technicalities of website creation, but the critical customer relationship experience behind them. Moreover, her humour, wit and "grace under pressure" make her a pleasure to work with.
Kay Donovan
I would have ticked all the attribute boxes but only allowed to tick 3! Dot is soo helpful and able to teach one the ins and outs of operating a website when one is a novice! Punctual, always available for calls/emails + has original ideas
Philippe Raïssis, MA, CPCC, ACC, EED
Dot designed and built ICF's website from scratch. Since I would then be in charge of handling it, she kindly took the time to tour the site and content management tool with me at delivery. Since then, if we have technical issues or have additionnal questions or requests, she always handles them quickly and professionally. Her competencies, dedication and kindness are deeply appreciated.
Cindi Wilson
Dot has a "take charge, can do" attitude - and delivers! Her combination of dedication, hard work and creativity yields high quality work, on time and above expectations. She understands not just the technicalities of website creation, but the critical customer relationship experience behind them. Moreover, her humour, wit and "grace under pressure" make her a pleasure to work with.
Kay Donovan
I would have ticked all the attribute boxes but only allowed to tick 3! Dot is soo helpful and able to teach one the ins and outs of operating a website when one is a novice! Punctual, always available for calls/emails + has original ideas
Experience
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Author
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Going Home to Africa
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Sep 2016 - Present
In 2016 I set out to change my life and drive home to Zimbabwe from Europe. in November 2018, at the age of 60, I started my 20000km solo drive home and after 8.5 months I arrived home. This is the book about my journey In 2016 I set out to change my life and drive home to Zimbabwe from Europe. in November 2018, at the age of 60, I started my 20000km solo drive home and after 8.5 months I arrived home. This is the book about my journey
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Kusasa Asbl
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Luxembourg / Zimbabwe
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Founder & President
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Aug 2017 - Present
Kusasa (meaning Tomorrow in Ndebele) was established as a non-profit to support the aims and objectives of empowering the Women of Africa through education and other initiatives. We raise scholarship funds to place high achieving girls who are at risk or vulnerable into higher education. Without our intervention these girls would see no further education, doomed to a life of poverty and hard labour, or at worst end up as child brides with a handful of babies before they reach 20, prostitution or victims of trafficking. We aim is to inspire and educate young women to see that education can open a diverse new world for them and to demonstrate to traditional thinking leaders and parents that educating girls will empower them and enhance economies through their activity and income. Show less
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Entrepreneur Strategist, Mentor and Coach
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Oct 2012 - Present
If you are an Entrepreneur or Wannabepreneur in need of direction or focus to increase your business success and you're tired of the hype and spending money on programs that don't really help you move your business forward then I'd love to speak to you. After years of working with Entrepreneurs and Solopreneurs I realised that I was solving my customer's problems with these easy to manage steps and now it has totally revolutionised my own business. I run 3 programmes that stand alone or can be used in sequence: - Ignite Your Entrepreneur - for the 'wannabe' Entrepreneur, getting clear on your concept - The Business Workout - a dynamic and yet simple way to look at your business that is really unique but effective. - Leaping Ahead - Building Businesses Online - for years I was building websites until I realised that everyone can build a website - not everyone can build a business online. I help you develop your online strategy so you know exactly what your success strategy will be. Find out more about these here: http://www.thedoteffect.com I tie all this together with a great profiling tool helping Entrepreneurs and Professionals better understand their personal winning and losing styles and how they can make the most of who they are and to develop the talent they need to be effective where they are not. Take the Genius test here and get access to a world of information about you. http://bit.ly/1LV3aKf Look forward to getting your questions chat with me on my website or send me a message - www.thedoteffect.com. Show less
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Online Business Solutions - Website Development
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2005 - Present
Leaping Ahead has developed business success for its clients both online and offline. The Internet is the one area of growth in today's economy and so you should not ignore what you can achieve here. Much of today's work is online ... anyone can build a website today …we help you build your business online! We have developed to a Full Service Internet Bureau with a personal and bespoke service for customers. No longer do customers need to struggle to define - what domain names they should acquire and secure, - what hosting package would suit them best and - while many people are building websites, not everyone knows how to build their business online so we build online business solutions for customers too. We will provide for you a complete and totally affordable solution to one of your business' most important assets ... your online presence. I am proud to have built a reputation of trust and innovation with a variety of businesses. Most importantly ... I can add value to your business with a guaranteed ROI. Show less
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Founder
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Aug 2009 - Dec 2017
Portugal Friends is a social network that I developed from 1 event to 8 current events throughout the country with the aim of bringing foreigners together and developing an information and support network. Portugal Friends has also helped many Portuguese and foreign business owners to develop and expand through the network. Portugal Friends has been devolved to regional co-ordinators to maximise local activities and involvement. Development of Portugal Friends was maximised with both online and offline strategies. Show less
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Inspiration Foundation
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Reino Unido
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Founder and Trainer
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2004 - 2008
Business and Executive Coach Training Programmes delivered to personal requirements. Business and Executive Coach Training Programmes delivered to personal requirements.
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The Coaching Bureau
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Reino Unido
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Head of People & Processes
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Sep 2002 - Dec 2004
• Design and delivery of all administration, coaching & customer processes and systems. • Development of website, domain names, hosting and delivery of online systems • Recruitment, coaching and management of 65 coach members. • Establishing and delivery of workshops, teleclasses and conference calls. Public speaking. • Managing client relations and feedback. Managing team and system performance. • Management of business plans, budgets and accounting processes. • Design and delivery of all administration, coaching & customer processes and systems. • Development of website, domain names, hosting and delivery of online systems • Recruitment, coaching and management of 65 coach members. • Establishing and delivery of workshops, teleclasses and conference calls. Public speaking. • Managing client relations and feedback. Managing team and system performance. • Management of business plans, budgets and accounting processes.
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