Founder & Director, Little Ashford

Jena founded Little Ashford, a leading owner-managed network of 16 early childhood education schools (including digital learning) that has received comprehensive international coverage for its achievements in child development. As a founding entrepreneur and Director, she works closely on the strategic management and business development of private education in the Early Years. She believes that an investment in education is in the best interest one can receive.

Her journey began with a Bachelor of Commerce degree specialising in Marketing. Then she obtained a Master's in Business Management. She later became an engaged lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, winning the prize for the best lecturer of the year in 2010. This award recognised her enthusiastic contribution to the learning environment and her passion for education. She is a trustee of the Multi-academy Trust, a member of the advisory board of an innovative digital mentoring and training organisation, and a member of the British Psychological Society and MD2MD, an international community of business leaders.

Jena was part of the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Class of 2015. Then selected as Investec Young Global Entrepreneurs 2015. She also appeared on CNN's Entrepreneur series, with a worldwide audience of 35 million. She was featured in Forbes Africa in 201

CEO, Save the Rhino International

Cathy has been CEO of Save the Rhino International since 2001. Her main responsibilities are to liaise with field programmes in Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa and Indonesia, to establish their needs, work with them on grant applications to the UK and US governments and High-Net-Worth Individuals, and to report on the outcomes and use of funds. When she joined the charity, there were four staff raising c. £400,000 per year; now there are 10 staff raising c. £5.5 million. Her skills and experience have been recognised by the IUCN's African Rhino Specialist Group, of which she is a Member, which successfully nominated her for the 2015 Harry Messel Award for Conservation Leadership.

Cathy and her husband give 10% of their gross salaries to Save the Rhino every year. Finally, Cathy has run eight ordinary marathons and five ultra-marathons to raise funds for rhino conservation.

Group Managing Director

Tracey studied at the University of Natal, receiving a BSc Degree and Chemistry Honours (Cum Laude), has a Certificate in Industrial Marketing, and has been awarded alumni status at INSEAD. Tracey started her career at Unilever, leading divisions in Robertsons and Unilever before moving to JSE listed AECI. During her 11 years at AECI she led global businesses in the chemicals and food ingredients industries.

Tracey joined the Halls group as the managing director of Deltamune, leading this company through a transformative process to re invent its value proposition, cement a strong leadership team and achieve a successful financial turnaround of the business. In 2018 Tracey became the first female managing director of Halls Fresh Produce, a wholly owned subsidiary of the HL Hall & Sons group. During her time with Halls Fresh Produce, Tracey successfully led the international expansions of the business, with operations in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Spain, China and Peru.

In March 2022 Tracey was appointed as group managing director of the HL Hall & Sons group. Tracey is married with a daughter, and is an avid traveller, scuba diver and hiker. Her family's most precious times are spent in the great outdoors.