Charlene Deacon (CEO) has 20 years experience in the electronic media, having risen up the ranks from presenter on Radio Port Natal, through programming, supervisory and managerial positions at East Coast Radio, to Managing Director of Kaya FM. She was very successful in turning a loss-making Kaya FM into an R75m per annum business, and the second biggest radio station in Gauteng.Charlene’s passion for media as an instrument of empowerment and her practical experience in management and development, has positioned her ideally to mentor and train budding entrepreneurs and old hand Executives alike in the minefield of change management and business development, which she has been doing for the last 3 years. She has in depth experience in developing business plans and facilitating strategic planning sessions that enable businesses to achieve their desired goals.