1 + 1 = 3! We believe that the overall total of all our contributions is much greater than the sum of our individual inputs. To this end, we secure only the very best specialist service providers to provide unparalleled top-end marketing and communications advisory to our clients on a project basis.
Add to this our growing permanent staff contingent and you get the LaBlaQ team: a diverse mix of dynamic in-house individuals and experienced service partners who all share the same inherent values and work ethics:
• Trust: We believe that our relationships should be based on integrity, reliability, transparency and mutual respect.
• Teamwork: We believe in forming a working partnership with our clients in order to achieve set objectives.
• Excellence: We are committed to excellence and pride ourselves in being thorough and delivering desired results.
• Discipline: We are extremely results- and time oriented. We approach all our assignments in a disciplined manner that is aligned to our client’s needs.
• Communication: Sharing information enhances mutual success. We believe in open communication.
• Quality: Under no circumstances shall quality be compromised.
Led by industry heavyweights Andisiwe Tingo and Olga Ribeiro Seiphemo, LeBlaQ has the advantage of more than a decade’s worth of experience in working with Corporate-, Government and Non-Governmental Organisations, as well as extensive work with small to medium enterprises.
Together, they have created a company that is a unique combination of skill, strategy and creativity, but above all a passion for bringing measurable results to all clients.
Andisiwe Tingo – Executive Director
Andy is regarded as an astute strategist, communicator and risk practitioner having consulted widely for various companies in diverse sectors. Having managed large projects for clients in different sectors of the economy, she has developed critical competencies in the field of Communications, Project- and Risk Management.
Andy has enjoyed a career that spans different sectors and fields and this has honed her adaptability and provided her with capacity to apply her mind to complex problem solving.
Her close interaction with clients and their various stakeholders has equipped her with exceptional stakeholder relations skills, in addition to her strong research-, analysis- and writing skills.
Andy holds a Social Sciences Masters degree from the former University of Natal along with Certificates in International Relations; Forecasting and Risk Analysis; and Project Management from Albert Ludwigs University Germany, the University of Pretoria and the University of South Africa respectively.
Olga Ribeiro Seiphemo – Executive Director
Olga holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Management College School of South Africa (2004), as well as a Management Advanced Programme (MAP) from Wits Business School, obtained in 2009.
She has a strong background in sales and marketing with a particular focus on the banking sector. Her impressive range of abilities and skills reflects her versatile work experience with positions ranging from: Executive Banking Manager to Change Analyst.
As the former Group Director for Marketing, and Executive Board Member of Jasco, a listed company during 2007 – 2011, Olga’s exceptional people skills, financial acumen and project management expertise makes her a highly regarded consultant in Marketing circles.