Carolyn Brown

Generalist / Multi-Skilled Professional with many transferable skills

I have 25+ years experience with a variety of transferable skills and a number of years in senior leadership positions. Over the last 3+ years I’ve consulted for a USA start-up organisation and looking for further remote opportunities outside South Africa.  I have high speed fibre, a MacBook Air and quite comfortable with both Google and Microsoft. Embrace technology and any cloud-based software/platforms.

I’m entrepreneurial, a go-getter and the person who makes things happen. I take initiative and communicate exceptionally well with others and drive things forward to achieve set goals and business objectives.  I bring structure, stability and a commercial drive to businesses, putting best practices in place, overseeing and collaborating with multi-functional teams including research, HR, sales & marketing, R&D / innovation, manufacturing, compliance and legal.

Experienced in Africa and all facets of project management, market strategy (throughout the product life cycle), innovation (from ideation, concept testing to launch), brand and customer experience, change management and manufacturing. Have experience in different industries, ranging from FMCG, pharmaceutical to cosmetics/fragrance, automobile to crime.

Coaching | Leadership | Strategy | Optimisation & Growth | Research (Qual/Quant) | Insights | R&D & Innovation/NPD | Project Management (end-to-end) | Stakeholder Management | Commercial | Manufacturing/Supply Chain Management