Kerstin Jatho, our CEO, was born in a small town in Germany and raised in Johannesburg. She’s a teacher by heart, and her life purpose is to transform people’s lives and design positive organisations. Kerstin has diverse experience in the corporate financial sector and as an entrepreneur. She has served on many boards, and has extensive business knowledge on leadership, corporate governance, risk management, internal compliance and auditing, fraud investigations, coaching, training, mentoring, workshop content design, analysing organisational assessments, writing, and motivational speaking. Having personally experienced the challenges middle and executive management are confronted with in their professional and personal lives, Kerstin is aware of the intricate balance and complexity of integrating work and family into a united, harmonious, and fulfilling life.

Kerstin is a renowned consultant and lecturer on cultural change, organisational change management, leadership, and employee well-being. She’s a Positive Psychology practitioner and coach, and has made it her mission to enable people to thrive while being happy at work. As an ICF-accredited PCC (Professional Certified Coach) coach, Kerstin specialises in assisting leaders to lead with courage, confidence, and ethics, This involves balancing peak performance and productivity with happiness and well-being for the leader and the team.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Positive Psychology from the University of East London in the United Kingdom, making her an expert in employee well-being in the modern hybrid working environment. Kerstin is an ardent student, and is currently working towards her PhD in Applied Leadership through Monarch Business School in Switzerland.

Kerstin’s unique skill is to distil complex scientific theories and research into practical, interactive, and fun understanding for participants. Her teaching style is thought-provoking, gentle, infectious, and practical. She is personally engaged in each client intervention, ensuring that the learning and development journey is bespoke, has a lasting impact, and is a positive experience for the team.