Joy-Marie Lawrence is a Chartered Director, and the Founder of Boardvisory, with extensive experience as a lawyer and business woman, her purpose as a Board Coach is to cultivate courageous conversations that enable effective boardroom decision-making.

Joy-Marie also designs and delivers boardroom courses relevant to Board Director Development. Her qualifications include an Executive MBA (cum laude) (UCT Graduate School of Business), a Masters of Law (LLM) in Outer Space, Broadcasting, Telecommunications (WITS), a Professional Certified Coach accredited by International Coaching Federation, an Advanced Programme for Private Equity (GIBS), Diploma in Integral Practitioner Coaching, a Bachelors of Law (LLB) (UCT) and BA (UCT). Joy-Marie is also an accredited integrative Enneagram practitioner and Five Lens Practitioner Joy-Marie has been a fellow of the Institute of Directors of South Africa since 2009 and is an accredited Chartered Director since 2017.

As the primary client engagement partner, Jacob engages with multiple organizations to gain insight into their employee learning and development challenges. He leads diagnostic conversations and collaborates with stakeholders to design appropriate solutions that unlock their leadership and management potential. Jacob has extensive experience designing customised programmes for employees at different levels within the organisation and across various sectors.

As the founding manager of the UCT GSB Satellite Campus in Sandton, Johannesburg, his responsibilities include maintaining the highest standards within the branch and ensuring adherence to company policies. He is also responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the branch and maintaining regular contact with customers and employees to ensure that quality service is consistently provided.