Jaimé-Lee Gardner and Louise Martin
Jaimé-Lee and Louise are passionate about community . It is this passion that has driven them over the last eight years and has built a thriving business that helps residential and mixed-use developments build their brand , drive the value of their assets , and gets the members involved and engaged in their community .
So what is Estate Living ? Estate Living is a portfolio of businesses , which includes community consultancy , media platforms , a publishing house , and a sales , lead generation and marketing agency . They regularly partner with various industry associations , which places them at the core of the industry , and provides access to information and opportunities within this community .
And what do they do ? Estate Living builds communities of like-minded people across the country through identifying key common ground , sharing information , and building relationships with individual estates and the community at large .
Janssen Davies
For the last four years Janssen has been the chair of the HOA board of White River Country Estate and was vice chair for three years prior . He is also chairman of the HOA board of Berg En Dal Estate , Hout Bay , and was previously a director of the Mjejane Game Reserve HOA . Janssen is a member of the advisory board of Wits Business School and a member of Faculty Board – Commerce , Law & Management at Wits University . Since 1987 he has been chairman / director of 32 South African , US-based and Bermudan companies . Other offices he has held include deputy chair of Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency , Chair of SANParks Honorary Rangers , Chair of Bidvest Van & Truck Hire – Mpumalanga , Group CEO – SAGE Group , and CEO SA Operations , Chairman SAGE Computing , Chairman SAGE Unit Trusts , CEO SAGE Life , Director of Life Offices Association , and member of the Ombudsman Committee for Life Assurance .
Francois Schoeman
Francois has been involved with the management of golf clubs and estates for more than a decade , and specialises in revitalising ailing facilities . After cutting his teeth at the Bloemfontein Golf Club , he took over as general manager of the Clarens Golf Estate , which through strategic planning and engagement enhanced profitability . He then moved on to Pecanwood , where he brought the then struggling HOA to a state of harmony through strategical management and by implementing innovative ideas . Francois is the CEO of Pecanwood Estate .
Sandra McCann
Sandy is a content communications professional who has been with ARC for six years . Her passion lies in close customer services with members and business partners . She has over 20 years ’ experience in the corporate industry , ranging from marketing and sales to HR , skills development , training and implementation of company policy and culture . She also holds a Bachelor ’ s degree in psychology .
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