Juanita Vorster: Business Strategy

Business keynote speaker and governance strategist Juanita Vorster helps leaders win the new game of business by aligning strategy, ethics, and sustainable performance.

  • Highlights:
    • Certified Director (SA) with deep board and governance expertise
    • Certified Ethics Officer focused on accountability and integrity
    • Entrepreneur with hands-on experience building businesses
    • Trusted keynote speaker on strategy, leadership, and governance
  • Formats:

    Keynote speaker, business strategist, and facilitator

  • Audiences:

    Entrepreneurs, executive teams, boards, and organizations navigating change, governance challenges, and strategic complexity

  • Outcomes:
    1. Renewed strategic focus and leadership clarity
    2. Practical tools for ethical decision-making and governance
    3. Confidence to lead and adapt in the new game of business
Reading time: 2 min
Reviews: (1 reviews)
Rated 5 out of 5
  • Travels from: Johannesburg, SA
  • **Fee range: $500 - $5,000

Keynote Topics

COMPLETE THE BIG PICTURE world-renowned series presented by The CEO Experts™: Juanita Vorster and Roger Harrop

STAYING IN THE HELICOPTER®:
THE KEY TO SUSTAINED PROFITABLE GROWTH

How to focus on what really matters in business.
big picture  |  purpose  |  business success
 
WIN! HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE NEW GAME OF BUSINESS

Anyone can become a top scorer in the new game of business.
competitive edge  |  innovation  |  new norms and opportunities

ELECTRIFY YOUR PROFITABILITY

There are no magic tricks or silver bullets for business growth; only common sense.
impressive growth  |  next-level profits  |  immediate results
 

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK world-renowned series presented by The CEO Experts™: Juanita Vorster and Roger Harrop

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP TODAY
 
Leaders need to rewire their approach if they want to inspire the followers of today.
leadership | personal development | culture | motivation

CREATIVITY, TECHNOLOGY, SPEED AND CHANGE
 
Learn the secrets of tomorrow’s winning companies.
creativity | technology | agility | change

SOLVE THE PEOPLE PUZZLE
 
Managing people is hard … but it doesn’t have to be.
people | culture | teams | performance | remote work

SPARKLING SALES IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD
 
What every business leader MUST know about sales.
sales management | performance | growth

PRESENT AND PITCH FOR PROFIT

 
Never hate the stage (or your presentation) again.
public speaking | presentation design | pitch techniques
 

Talent Short Bio

Juanita Vorster is a dynamic keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and business strategist known for blending real-world entrepreneurial experience with deep expertise in corporate governance and ethics. As a Certified Director (SA) and Certified Ethics Officer, she brings a rare dual lens to leadership, helping organizations balance growth, profitability, and innovation with integrity, accountability, and sound decision-making.

Having built and led businesses in fast-changing and often uncertain environments, Juanita understands firsthand the pressures leaders face. Her work focuses on helping executives, boards, and teams regain strategic clarity, sharpen focus, and navigate complexity with confidence. She refers to this reality as the new game of business, where adaptability, ethical leadership, and governance are no longer optional but essential.

Juanita’s presentations are grounded in lived experience. She openly shares both triumphs and hard-earned lessons, creating an authentic connection with audiences. Her ability to translate governance, ethics, and strategy into practical, relatable insights makes her content highly actionable across industries.

Juanita Vorster is a successful entrepreneur who also holds the designations of Certified Director (SA) and certified Ethics Officer. Because of this she is uniquely positioned to give practical guidance on how to do better business better in a world that keeps changing.

Juanita Vorster high energy delivery style combined with examples drawing from her own experience always lead to business audiences feeling inspired with renewed hope.

She is ideal as an opening keynote speaker at conferences and client events, or as a masterclass/workshop facilitator.

The ideal audience for Juanita Vorster topics are business owners and leaders (executives, directors, heads of department etc) who need to regain focus and propel their organisation forward towards sustainable profitable growth.

  • Staying in the Helicopter® – the key to sustainable profitable growth
  • WIN! How to succeed in the new game of business from Juanita Vorster
  • Do better business, better – Profit | Planet | People

Business owners and leaders (executives, directors, heads of department etc) that need to regain focus, hone strategy, and propel their organisation towards winning in the new game of business with Juanita Vorster.

In fast-changing times we must become more than creative to keep business going. Business leaders must strike the fine balance between keeping existing customers happy while also reacting to changes in the environment around them.

Her high-energy sessions are packed with simplified, practical advice rather than complicated jargon, as Juanita bases her advice on her ongoing experience as business owner and independent non-executive director.

Juanita is also a highly experienced panel moderator, MC and strategy session facilitator.

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Talent Videos

Juanita Vorster 2026 speaker showreel

A fast-paced showreel highlighting how Juanita Vorster equips leaders with clear frameworks to navigate complexity, make confident decisions, and act decisively in times of rapid change.

Summary

In this 1 minute 50 second speaker showreel, Juanita Vorster addresses the accelerating pace of change reshaping work, leadership, and decision-making. She makes the case that uncertainty is no longer temporary and that leaders must develop clarity to respond effectively to constant disruption driven by technology and societal shifts.

Juanita emphasizes that her sessions focus on practical clarity, not just explaining what is changing, but translating complexity into actionable direction. She highlights her use of tried-and-tested frameworks that leaders can apply immediately, moving beyond theory to real-world execution. Whether audiences are grappling with strategy, innovation, leadership, or communication, her work is designed to sharpen understanding and build confidence.

The showreel positions Juanita as a speaker for leaders who need to cut through noise, lead with relevance, and take decisive action. Her message is direct, contemporary, and grounded in the realities faced by organizations operating in complex, fast-moving environments.

Key Moments

  • 00:25 Technology and societal shifts reshaping work and decisions
  • 00:50 Why clarity matters more than ever
  • 01:10 Practical frameworks leaders can act on immediately

A self-taught CEO shares how persistence, belief, and a simple framework can help leaders thrive in today’s fast-changing business world.

Summary

In this motivational presentation, a business leader recounts how he was first asked to run a company without a university degree, prior management experience, or formal business training. What he did have was stubborn persistence and a determination to figure out “the game of business.”

His journey underscores an important truth: business success is as simple—or as complicated—as we make it. Instead of overcomplicating growth strategies, he advocates keeping things simple and grounded in belief, passion, and courage.

He argues that in today’s changing business environment, traditional approaches are no longer enough. Executives, directors, managers, and entrepreneurs must adopt what he calls a “helicopter mindset.” By stepping back from daily operations and looking at the bigger picture, leaders can stay focused on the four fundamentals of business—a framework he developed through experience and trial-and-error.

Although he never attended business school, his career has been shaped by hard lessons and practical insights. His framework equips leaders to:

  • Set higher aspirations than they thought possible.
  • Translate big dreams into achievable realities.
  • Build businesses in innovative ways that challenge old assumptions.
  • Reduce stress and restore joy in leadership.

The message is clear: success doesn’t require a degree—it requires clarity, persistence, and the courage to think differently.

 

Key Moments

02:00 – Key lesson: business success can be simple or complex, depending on mindset.
03:00 – Why belief, passion, and courage matter more than credentials.
04:00 – Introducing the “helicopter mindset” for modern leaders.
05:00 – The four fundamentals of business: a simple framework for lasting success.

A powerful interview with entrepreneur, author, and strategist Jonita Foster, exploring her journey, the lessons behind her book Staying in the Helicopter, and why saying “yes” to opportunities can reshape your business and life.

Summary

The episode opens with host Francois greeting viewers on a cold Pretoria morning before diving into financial news with David Kopp (crypto regulation, NHI funding, cybercrime laws, and even beards in corporate culture).

The featured segment then introduces Juanita Foster entrepreneur, strategist at At That Point, author, speaker, and known as the Next CEO Expert.

Juanita shares her unconventional journey:

Leaving traditional schooling early.
Starting in PR, then pivoting into tech, marketing, and eventually running a PR agency after saying “yes” to an unexpected opportunity.
Developing the philosophy of intuitive success through promises kept and lessons learned.
She explains her collaboration with Roger Harrop and the concept of Staying in the Helicopter:

Business leaders must consistently step out of day-to-day operations to view both the big picture and the details.
The “helicopter view” allows leaders to balance vision, values, customers, sales, and strategy.
True success is not just overnight profit, but sustained, profitable growth.
Key insights include:

The real objective of every business is either to sell or to grow. There’s no standing still.
Market leadership usually comes from operational excellence, product/process innovation, or customer intimacy and businesses must sell on perceived value, not just price.
Leaders must make time for helicopter days—structured reflection sessions to refine purpose, vision, and decisions.

The discussion also highlights the unique design of the book, which integrates QR codes, video stories, and practical tools, making it an interactive reference guide rather than a heavy theory book.

Key Moments

20:00 – 30:00 – Introducing Jonita Foster – entrepreneur, author, speaker, strategist.
30:00 – 45:00 – Jonita’s journey: from homeschooling to PR, tech, marketing, entrepreneurship, and learning through “saying yes.”
45:00 – 01:05:00 – The concept of Staying in the Helicopter with Roger Harrop—balancing big-picture thinking and detail awareness.
01:05:00 – 01:25:00 – Core lessons: defining the real objective, growth vs. selling, perceived value vs. price, and market leadership drivers.

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**Strengths:**
– Excellent presentation skills
– Engaging and well-received by the audience
– Skillful management of questions and interaction

**Weaknesses:**
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**Conclusion:**
Overall, this listing is highly recommended for anyone seeking a professional and impactful presentation experience.

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