OUR EXPERTISE

Meet the people.

Understand the perspective.

Wisdom & Wealth was co-founded by Samantha Omar Eksteen and Stefan Jacques Eksteen. Our complementary backgrounds connect business thinking, practical learning and the work of developing stronger enterprises.

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BASED IN SOUTH AFRICA · CONNECTED WORLDWIDE

Samantha-Omar-Eksteen

CO FOUNDER · TRAINER · STRATEGIST · AUTHOR

Samantha

Omar Eksteen

Trainer, sought-after business strategist, ideation coach, speaker and author.


Her 22 years of cross-sector experience span education, corporate learning, entrepreneurship, property and negotiation within SADC. Her background includes training TFG supervisors and managers in Retail Dynamics, Greenriders training, textbook authorship and innovation leadership.


Samantha originated Business Skills Launch Pad consisting of 12 pillars concept and the ideas behind the Business Skills Roadshow, BXP and Business Doctor. Her work combines ideation and business strategy with training, coaching and speaking. Both founders deliver learning; their contributions to the programmes are complementary.


She is the author of The Red Pen Test. Beyond Funding and The Work After Yes are written and awaiting publication.

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Stefan-Jacques-Eksteen

CO FOUNDER · TRAINER · PROGRAMME DESIGNER

Stefan

Jacques Eksteen

Trainer, business consultant, programme designer, speaker, facilitator, coach and mentor.


An educator by background, Stefan has trained TFG managers and supervisors and delivered training for Greenriders. His work includes leadership and executive development, strategy, programme and curriculum design, governance, business ethics and team development.


Stefan wrote and developed Business Skills Launch Pad consisting of 12 pillars programmes and learning resources from the programme concept, including the Business Skills Roadshow study book. His approach connects curriculum design and educational expertise with practical business learning.


Work with Stefan on business learning, leadership, management and supervisor development, team facilitation, consulting and speaking.

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BOOKS BY SAMANTHA B EKSTEEN

Ideas to read.

Questions to carry into your work.

Samantha’s books are part of her wider work on business decisions and enterprise sustainability.

Samantha’s books are part of her wider work on business decisions
and enterprise sustainability.

red-pen-test

Available by enquiry

The Red Pen Test

Examine documented leadership decisions through a practical five-mark method, reflections and a continuing founder case. Read with a pen in hand and test the reasoning behind your next choice.

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WRITTEN · AWAITING PUBLICATION

Beyond Funding

A completed manuscript awaiting publication. Publication details will be shared when confirmed.

WRITTEN · AWAITING PUBLICATION

The Work After Yes

A completed manuscript awaiting publication. Publication details will be shared when confirmed.

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HOW WE WORK

Understand first.

Make the work useful.

01

Listen and clarify

Understand your context, constraints and the outcome you are working towards.

02

Agree a useful scope

Define the work, responsibilities, outputs and commercial arrangements.

03

Think, learn and apply

Connect the ideas and skills to decisions in your business or role.

04

Review the next step

For priorities that need more than one conversation: clearer ownership, support and review.

For a Stronger Global Economy.

Stronger enterprises begin with capable people, clearer decisions and practical action.

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