Hilary brings to her coaching experience gained over several careers. Her Occupational Therapy training taught her to see the bigger picture and to systematically work through every problem.  Starting two businesses from scratch, one successful, and one a failure, Hilary learned many things that did not appear in her MBA syllabus. She has a tendency to do things ahead of the trend; first in her class of OT’s to graduate from UCT, and 20 years later opened her guest house in 1993, a year before we knew for certain that the tide would turn in South Africa.

 

Hilary was not your typical MBA candidate either, but she managed to finish the course with her ability to think on her feet and push through stressful times.  She has been retrenched as well as retired. She has been an entrepreneur and a government employee. And, she finally has ended up working in the NGO sector!  All of these enhance her ability to listen as a coach and mentor.