As head of design, Jakolien is quirky, fun, and always creative – bringing artistry to both the Thinkroom brand and projects. Jakolien excels at taking abstract thoughts and concepts, and expressing them visually.
CHARMAIN OOSTHUIZEN
Technical Lead
Charmaine is Thinkroom’s technical guru, she keeps us online and sane by ensuring all our platforms speak to each other. She is highly creative, artsy and loves cooking. Her contagious smile and beautiful, wild, curly blond hair brighten every room she enters.
CAMERON BURT
Coach
Cameron believes that small and medium businesses are the job creation engine of the economy. Using an array of world-class, proven tools, he assists clients to build measurable and sustainable value in their business. Cameron is passionate about growing the value of a business, towards an eventual valuable exit for the founder.
LUCIE FINK
Chief Of Staff
In Thinkrooms’ engine room, Lucie is the mechanic. Tirelessly coordinating, supporting, problem-solving, and encouraging the team. Confidant and advisor, Lucie ensures the Thinkroom machine functions at its best.
ZUANDA REID
Chief Operating Officer
Zuanda is an astute startup ecosystem builder on the African continent. She applies her massive heart, energy, and passion to all the projects she works on, whilst pairing her diverse industry knowledge with robust project management insights, to innovate and improve programme development with stakeholders, in the SMME space. Throughout the project lifecycle she keeps all stakeholders in mind, making sure every programme is delivered timeously, within the required parameters.
CATHERINE YOUNG
Founder
Catherine Young is an African entrepreneur with substantial experience in growing and building startups. Catherine’s extensive industry experience is underpinned by a huge passion for the start-up landscape, and a deep engagement and care for people. Entrepreneurial development, including managing and coordinating efforts across SME ecosystems in Africa, funding, and working with clients in the space of entrepreneurship development, has seen her established as a trusted voice in the African Entrepreneurship ecosystem.
