Melany describes her role at BPG as the leader of the leadership team that leads this company... a role she regards as a real privilege! Her depth of experience in the field of business communication skills development and her passion to share knowledge and build people, equips her as a highly sought after mentor and coach.

Melany Green

Managing Director

The team describes Mel as having a 'let's do' attitude, where her boundless energy and commitment to give 100%, inspires them to believe in themselves and give of their best. She energises through her enthusiasm, creativity, and unwavering loyalty to her team.

She loves being busy and productive but, in contrast, the idea of lying in lapping water on the beach in Mauritius, with her husband and two daughters nearby is Mel's description of a perfect day!

Tracey drives client liaison and business development through her absolute gift at establishing and maintaining strong client relationships. She successfully combines a serious business focus, with the ability to connect with warmth and sincerity at a personal level, which is disarming.

Tracey Gordon

Client Service Director

The team describes Tracey as the steady, reliable source of help and advice; a quiet diplomat, with an admirable work ethic and tenacity, balanced with a wonderful sense of fun.

Tracey is passionate about numerous different things that life has to offer, from a Nia dance class to a game of golf! So describing her perfect day could be quite a challenge. But picture a deserted Thai beach at sunset, someone wrapped in a sarong, camera in hand feeding her soul through the shots she is taking...

It's hard to imagine that someone with such a wild sense of fun, could possibly be effective as Operations Director. But he is! Owen has an astute business mind, infectious enthusiasm, and an inherent gift to inspire trust through his ability to relate to just about anyone. It is all of these attributes that also make him a highly effective facilitator.

Owen Henderson

Operations Director

What our team loves about Owen is the way he bounces into the office, like a breath of fresh air! Always positive, genuine, and a great listener, he lightens the mood.

A perfect day for Owen includes a great breakfast (“eating fuels the soul”), discovering the potential in just about everything, avoiding traffic, and finishing with a good party!!

Mandy is one of the long-standing members of our team of facilitators, valued not just for the expertise she brings, but for her commitment and loyalty to our business since 1994. Mandy facilitates programmes and plays a key role in the development of new programme material and methods, as well as keeping us in line with all the SETA requirements. She is our writing skills expert – we wouldn't dream of creating any important document without having her check the grammar!

Mandy Smith

Programme director

A real lady and an anchor in the business, is the way our team describes Mandy. Mandy is admired for her depth of knowledge of different things and her resilience in dealing with life's battles. She is loved for her outspoken challenges and observations, which generally inspire a laugh.

We know when we deploy Deborah to run a programme for a client, she will immerse herself in it, and give the delegates a learning experience to remember! With her infectious sense of humour, Deborah is gifted at bringing life and energy to any programme she runs, and drawing the best from the people she coaches!

Deborah Glover

Programme facilitator

The team describes her as vivacious, genuine and passionate. She derives great joy from seeing her clients grow and develop.

A perfect day for her is one with no arrangements or time restrictions, a walk somewhere... on a beach, or on a mountain, a great meal and good company; ending it slipping drowsily between cool, clean white sheets!

We are delighted to have Lauren back with us after a 2 year stint in London where she was regarded as one of the top sales people in her firm.

Lauren has a passion for getting under the skin of a client's challenges and understanding their world before offering a solution. Her genuine interest in her clients' business, results in conversations that get to the heart of an issue.

Lauren Kreuger

Business Development Specialist

To give you an idea of the sheer gutzpah of this tiny blonde... When Lauren decided she wanted to see the world a couple of years ago, she packed her bags and went on her own to Rio, Argentina, Australia and the USA. She came back with adventure stories ranging from nights spent in the Rio Favelas, to sneaking into the Starbucks staff induction day and shaking hands with the CEO of Starbucks International.

Cinzia is without doubt the voice of our business, and what a wonderful voice it is. From one day to the next, her mood and manner consistently reflect real care and concern, and genuine delight in serving the needs of others. Other than handling all incoming calls, and attending to people who come to our offices, Cinzia also co-ordinates programmes and supports our Bookkeeper.

Cinzia Fernandez

Reception and Switchboard

The pace at which she walks around the office and the heartiness of her giggle, are recognisable features of Cinzia's manner... a reliable, 'bundle of joy' is how the team describes her.

The level of organisation involved in staging the programmes we run each month requires someone who can really focus, get assertive at times, and make sure all the t's are crossed and the i's dotted. You will find no better than our co-ordinator-in-chief, Debbie.

Debbie Mason

Programme co-ordinator

On the flip side of her work style is her social style... It would be hard to find a more dedicated party animal when the timing's appropriate. That's why she's also our 'social director', and can be relied on to find the right entertainment when we need to have play time.

When asked to describe her perfect day, she described it like this: “lying in a hammock between two palm tress with crystal clear water lapping the white sand underneath me... Ok, preferably with a handsome chap in the hammock next to me and a cocktail in my hand”

A business is only as good as its bookkeeper! If that's not a real quote it should be one. Nora, in her quiet, methodical but firm manner, makes sure that our invoices are paid on time, that the books balance, the bank account is in good condition, and that none of us over-spends the BPG budget.

Nora Miller

Bookkeeper

When any of the team needs sound advice, or even just a listening ear, Nora is the person we turn to. A person of great integrity, who will always honour confidentiality, Nora is loved and trusted by us all. She also happens to be very glamorous... with just a hint now and then of a wild side (a hippy stage?) from her youth.

Nora loves nothing more than a brisk walk along the beach to Fishhoek for a fresh swim really early on a summer morning ... before the crowds arrive and spoil it all!

Andrew is legend with BPG. He is in his eighties yet refuses to consider retirement. A perfect gentleman, Andrew is a living, breathing example of service excellence.

Andrew Somana

Houseman

His role with us includes being commander-in-chief of the digital camera that photoreduces all the Participlan sheets after a programme. He has this down to a fine art!

Andy is first to arrive at the office in the morning, because he insists on it. When we get here, the lights are on, the coffee's on the boil, and with him around, there's a sense of arriving home!

'An army marches on its stomach', and Flora understands this too well. If anyone could get a medal for feeding the hungry, it would be Flora. She eagerly supplies tea and toast to the BPG team, to ensure we are energised to do what we have to do!

Flora Tati

Housewoman

But, aside from being in control of the kettle and the toaster, she is a very capable housekeeper, trying, against all odds, to keep our work stations clean and tidy.