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Imagineers.ai

Current chapter: AI executive trainer, advisor, and fractional CAiO.

Aug 2023 - Present | Johannesburg, South Africa | core

Founder, GenAI Training Lead & Fractional CAiO

Founder and GenAI training lead at Imagineers.ai and Future Foresight, training 600+ executives across 60 courses in applied GenAI, advising boards, and serving in fractional Chief AI Officer roles including Curro.

600executives trained
60courses run

Jan 2024 - Present

Curro Fractional CAiO

Fractional Chief AI Officer and advisor to Curro, South Africa's largest schooling group, guiding practical executive and board AI adoption.

Jan 2024 - Present

Daily Maverick AI Executive Retreat

Founder and facilitator of Daily Maverick AI executive retreat formats, helping senior leaders understand and apply AI in their organisations.

Jan 2024 - Present

ExecutiveNavigants.co.za

Co-founded ExecutiveNavigants.co.za as part of the current executive advisory and AI navigation portfolio.

Aug 2023 - Present

AI executive training programme

Built Imagineers.ai training in the use of GenAI in the workplace. Guides executives and boards toward practical one-month ROI use cases. Live counters track 600+ executives trained across 60 courses.

Jan 2008 - Present | Johannesburg, South Africa | supporting

Critical Thinking Trainer

Delivered B2B Critical Thinking training for more than 15 years. Clients include SABMiller, Allan Gray, Standard Bank SA, ACSA, Deloitte, EPPF, GIBS, UCT, and Henley Business School. Deloitte was a client for teaching consultants to consult, and Chris continued to run quarterly courses internally part time. Critical thinking is positioned as the management discipline underneath effective GenAI adoption.

15years teaching critical thinking