From powerpoint to practice your strategy, delivered.

Make your business resilient by creating alignment, unlocking growth, and driving traction with expert strategy services & support.

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Define, differentiate, and deliver your strategy.

Overt is a strategy studio, operating at the intersection of business, product, and communications, specialised in developing execution-focused strategies and initiatives. Whether you’re looking to pivot your business, grow your revenue, focus your team, or better communicate your value offering, we will enable you to do so with confidence and conviction.

Define

Clarify your thinking, align your team, articulate your value, and communicate effectively.

Differentiate

Ideate opportunities, augment services, manage weaknesses, and leverage strengths.

Deliver

Prioritise ruthlessly, sequence your delivery, track progress, and evolve your strategy.

A good strategy isn’t static, it needs constant work and oversight. Our strategy-as-a-service offering provides ongoing support to keep yours agile, adaptable, and evolving. We also provide once-off intervention work adapted to your specific needs and business objectives.

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Elevate your thinking with strategy-as-a-service.

Globally, 90% of businesses fail to deliver on their strategies because they are unable to drive implementation. We work with you to build your strategic thinking into an executable plan and help you deliver it. We’ve built a robust process to take you from idea to execution.

Discover

Schedule a free discovery call to unpack your unique business needs.

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Schedule a free discovery call to unpack your unique business needs.

Discover

Schedule a free discovery call to unpack your unique business needs.

Discover

Schedule a free discovery call to unpack your unique business needs.

Capability and capacity are often constraints that can impact your ability to do this alone. Leveraging over a decade of strategic delivery, we combine insight, intuition, and expertise to navigate complexity; creating a simple, communicable, and executable strategy for your business. Become part of the 10% who deliver.

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We’ve got a proven track-record.

Our clients operate across a number of sectors throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from startups to large multinational businesses. Our approach has enabled us to unlock growth and deliver value; no matter the industry, size, or business objectives of our clients.

“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, Managing Director & Partner, BCG
“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, Managing Director & Partner, BCG
“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, Managing Director & Partner, BCG
“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, Managing Director & Partner, BCG

“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, (former) Chief Digital Officer, Cell C
“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, (former) Chief Digital Officer, Cell C
“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, (former) Chief Digital Officer, Cell C
“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, (former) Chief Digital Officer, Cell C

“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, (former) Chief Digital Officer, Cell C
“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, (former) Chief Digital Officer, Cell C
“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, (former) Chief Digital Officer, Cell C
“Overt is a client focused team, that provides consulting services that are well researched, practical, and easy to measure. In our work together, they were able to unpack and understand our challenges within a few sessions, enabling us to solution for immediate impact and results. Their dynamic team helped us to problem solve and drive the actions our business needed.”
Lindiwe Monyae, Managing Executive: Corporate Benefits, Liberty Group
"Overt's insights and ability to translate strategy into execution has brought clarity to complexity, connected the dots quickly, and enabled us and our clients to focus on what was most important. This helped us to place leading senior executives across some of Southern Africa’s largest corporates."
James Topp, Managing Partner, Path Executive
“Overt brings bold creativity grounded in commercial insight. They don’t just design, they intuitively capture the essence of your business and translate it into a strategic and communicable brand.”
Craig Meerholz, Founder & Serial Entrepreneur, CommStack
“Overt have always been incredibly proactive in taking our requirements forward and have approached every situation with a 'can do' attitude, while going over and above our initial expectations in every instance.”
Wesley Hellyar, Founder & CEO, Moth Innovate
"I have worked with John and the Overt team over a number of years, on strategy development and implementation. John brings a wealth of experience in strategic delivery and an extensive business network, built up over his career in banking, insurance, and fintech. But what sets him and his colleagues apart is their ability to convert the powerpoint into a meaningful execution. Recommended."
Frank Schutte, CEO, MobiLife
“Ben and the team have been an indispensable and very valuable part of the Connect foundation, and have really set us up for a successful journey.”
Lauren Barbour, Head Client Engagement Support, SBV Services
“The Overt team did a great job of framing the problem, and continued to develop highly innovative solutions inspired by their ability to generate deep customer insight.”
Nihmal Marie, (former) Chief Digital Officer, Cell C