About
Bravado Insights
Bravado Insights (Pty) Ltd is a consulting company providing marketing and business strategy services for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). We help businesses increase their value in the market by being strategic in their intent and competitive in their field. We do this through a structured strategy planning and implementation process that is tailored and aligned to the goals of our clients to deliver sustainable growth. We understand the importance of developing winning strategies and, more importantly, the fundamental yet often overlooked fact that flawless execution of strategy is what will drive SMMEs to win.
Our Why
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Values
Our Why
Africa is a continent alive with possibilities. At Bravado Insights (Pty) Ltd., we are obsessed about doing our part to unlock Africa’s true potential. Africa has challenges that we believe are golden opportunities waiting to happen, and we have a burning desire to unlock these opportunities through the delivery of exceptional marketing and business strategies and driving excellence in execution for SMMEs.
Our Vision
To see a business landscape where all SMMEs in Africa meaningfully participate in the growth of Africa's economy through an exceptional demand generation approach and excellence in execution.
Our Mission
To collaborate with our clients in delivering insightful, strategic and tailored solutions to generate demand for their business.
Our Values
Courage. Integrity. Foresight. Data-driven.
About Our Founder
Zoliswa Nongauza
Zoliswa Nongauza (Founder and Managing Director) is a seasoned marketing professional and business leader with extensive experience in marketing, business management and information & communication technology. Zoliswa has experience working across the African continent having worked in 15 countries. She has a track record of leading teams to produce positive business results through sound strategy development and driving execution. Her experience in VUCA economies and highly competitive categories has equipped her to offer her services to support SMMEs to grow sustainably.Â
Born and bred in the West of Johannesburg, South Africa, in a township called Kagiso, from a young age Zoliswa was always determined to make a difference initially in her own life and also the lives of ordinary South Africans. It is the same determination that fuelled her to bring Bravado Insights (Pty) Ltd to life as a channel to contribute her skills, experience and knowledge to making a difference for SMMEs.
A Wealth of Marketing and Business Management Experience
Zoliswa has managed local jewel mass market brands as well as mainstream and premium global brands in organizations such as Unilever, Nestlé and Aspen pharmacare, and has also worked as an IT Professional at International Business Machines (IBM). She has worked on a broad-spectrum of categories in information technology, food, consumer medicine and infant nutrition.Â
Her experience spans a regional landscape, having worked predominantly in South Africa and also worked in Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini, Djibouti, Ethopia, Mauritius, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Her expertise are marketing strategy development, digital marketing strategy development, strategy execution, consumer research, financial management, people leadership and team coaching.
Educational Background
With a curious mind that always seeks to learn and convert knowledge into actionable insights, Zoliswa has a solid educational background with the following qualifications:
- Master in Business Administration (Strategy, General Management and Innovation focus) from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (2022)
- Post Graduate Diploma in General Management from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (2020)
- Bachelor of Business Administration from CIDA City Campus (2010)
- eBusiness Academy Certification from Nestlé (2023)
- eCommerce Academy Certification from Nestlé (2023)
- Certified SUN SOLARIS System Administrator from CIDA ICT Academy (2009)
- CompTIA Certified International Computer Driver’s License from CIDA ICT Academy (2008)
- Certified A+ IT Technician from CIDA ICT Academy (2008)
- Certified Network+ Technician from CIDA ICT Academy (2008)
How We Can
Help You
Marketing Strategy Development and Execution
Reach more consumers/customers, grow your customer base, and increase your sales in a sustainable way.
Digital Marketing Strategy Development and Execution
Define a winning digital marketing strategy that is tailored for your business in the hyper-digitized world.
Business Strategy Development and Implementation
Build your business to become a more competitive player in the industry or segment in which you operate.
Project based / Fixed-term contract services
Gain access to a repository of exceptional marketing management and business management gurus that are assigned according to your specific needs for specific projects and defined periods, giving you flexibility on staffing and savings on permanent employment costs.