About Richard Lewis

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​After majoring in Comparative African Government and Administration in my Bachelors degree, I proceeded to then complete my law studies in South Africa. I worked for the Natal Chamber of Industries and lectured in the evenings for the University of Natal Dept of Economics. Thereafter, I spent several years lecturing at the Euro Akademie, Cologne, Germany whilst studying further in Business Administration and then Jurisprudence. Upon returning, I headed up Richard Lewis, Smith & Associates specialising in Labour Law, HR and Leadership Development. With Richard Lewis Strategic Services, I have positioned myself as  a strategic specialist - especially enjoying strategic plan facilitation - there is nothing I enjoy more than spending time 'in the future' with a leadership team, helping them to visualise what they would like to become and then assisting them to determine what needs to be done in order to secure their future . Ensuring the execution  of the strategic plan is another role  I enjoy as its here where many leadership teams fail. I often head  up several strategic  progress  committees where management report on progress and future tasks are planned. Often the CEO is the worst  victim of getting sucked back into 'buzyness' as usual.  I am the Founder and CEO of Motion Media Productions and sat on the Board of a listed company for 10 years. I have also had many years deeply involved in social entrepreneurship and development, including having consulted to the Kagiso Trust for almost 20 years, as well as having headed up WESSA, one of the largest and oldest membership based- environmental organisations in Africa for 14 years, the last 7 as its Chair. I have received 4 environmental awards, was a 2017 Finalist in the Enviropaedia Eco-Logic Awards and am currently a patron of NACSSA.

Sectors Of Industry Richard Has Consulted In
Manufacturing, Packaging, Food Processing, Financial Services, Artisan Training, NGO Environmental, NGO Social Development, Development Banking, Logistics, Branding and Marketing, Steel Merchandising, and Renewable/ alternative energy.