Meet the Founding Team.
Our founding team combines African market expertise, North American business experience, engineering excellence, and practical AI implementation knowledge to help professionals and organisations prepare for the future of work.
Enterprise transformation leader with more than two decades of experience across customer success, telecommunications, operations, governance, and business growth. Raised in Southern Africa and having spent 18 formative years building businesses and leading teams in the United States, she brings a unique perspective on how organisations adopt technology across both emerging and developed markets.
As Director of Curriculum, Learning Experience and Enterprise Enablement, she leads the design of programmes that help professionals and organisations translate AI into measurable business outcomes — ensuring every course is practical, accessible, and grounded in the realities African professionals face in the workplace.
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Born and raised in the United States and now based in Johannesburg, Thurston brings extensive experience in engineering, entrepreneurship, operational leadership, and business transformation across North America and Southern Africa. He has founded and led ventures spanning telecommunications, customer experience, mobility, facilities management, and social impact sectors.
As Director of Strategy, Industry Applications and Workforce Transformation, he leads the development of industry-focused learning pathways that demonstrate how AI can improve productivity, decision-making, customer experience, operations, and business growth — ensuring AI education delivers practical value rather than theoretical knowledge alone.
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Mechanical Engineering graduate of Caltech and Design Engineer at ECI Technology, a KLA company, working at the forefront of advanced engineering, product development, manufacturing systems, and emerging technologies. Her expertise spans systems thinking, innovation, advanced materials, engineering design, and the practical application of cutting-edge technologies in complex environments.
As Director of AI Research and Emerging Technologies, she oversees technical curriculum development, technology validation, platform innovation, and research into the future of artificial intelligence — ensuring all course content remains technically rigorous, globally relevant, and aligned with the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
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