Dr. Cari Leyshon offers a Doctoral level of business management and marketing expertise with over 30 years of entrepreneurial consultancy experience in the UK, Canada, USA and Europe. Creating alignment between individual stakeholders and organisational objectives using expert change management skills combined with cultural intelligence. Managing diverse stakeholders' needs so a collaborative effort is achieved through authentic communication, leadership development and action research. An expert in confronting acquisition apathy and internal conflict preventing engagement with a unique approach that motivates stakeholders to realise their innate wisdom. Cari is a Certified Facilitator in both Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and Discovering Unconscious Biases within stakeholder groups to improve the mental wellbeing of individual stakeholders within the organization to improve retention so objectives are achieved. An experienced action researcher using both qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies, developing, and managing businesses and/or investments for commercial opportunities. Strong investment liaison skills with a transcultural approach to build profitable partnerships in a diverse range of projects internationally. 

Dr. Julian Rowa is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Shajuls Business and Management Consulting. He is a Co-Founder, Strategy and Quality Assurance Director of Africa Blockchain Youth Ambassadors (ABYA) and CQify lead for Africa, a Cultural Intelligence body headquartered in Switzerland.

A holder of a Master of Business Administration degree from Oxford Brookes University (UK) and a Doctorate in Business Administration from University of Liverpool (UK), Dr. Rowa is a Scholar Practitioner proficient in bridging the gap between theory and practice and particularly adept at Research, Organizational Analysis, Strategic Planning, Operational Efficiency and Knowledge Creation.

A seasoned Banker with vast experience across functions and cultures, he has worked in Uganda and Rwanda and also did a short stint in International Development in Kibera-Nairobi. A regenerate enthusiast of Blockchain and its broad management, Dr. Rowa is also a topical issues commentator and writer on social-economic and political questions on Radio, Television and leading Journals, a trainer and speaker.

Results oriented and a progressive student of leadership and management, Dr. Rowa thrives in chaos and solving workplace based problems. He enjoys multi-faceted intellectual conversations and critical appraisal of theories and conventional thinking. A critical friend to many, he is a mentor and coach who loves facilitating and moderating difficult discourses. Off work, Dr. Rowa enjoys a tough workout regimen, boxing on occasions but above all loves spending time with his loving wife Irene and their 3 adorable children.

Dr. Rowa dares to be different.

I’ve been an academic since 1987 when I started teaching economics. Among other subjects taught, I have lectured in business and management, strategy and research methods. As well as authoring articles, chapters and conference papers, I have published seven books, the most recent of which were Exploring the Green Economy and Green Manufacturing both publishedby by Bite-Sized Books, London in, respectively, July and October of 2021.

One of my main roles was as Associate Professor with resposnsibility as director of research degrees in business involving oversight of all doctoral programmes including the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA). I was also involved as a tutor for the online DBA programme for Liverpool Laureate and participated in the residency workshops for students undertaking research for their thesis.

Research, though at times may cause frustration due to the challenges, ultimately brings joy in examining phenomena that’s intriguing and, significantly, not adequately described in the vast array of literature dedicated to the way in which organisations operate. The key component of organisations – people – may be idiosyncratic, which defies prediction based on elegant models, but can, if sufficiently motivated, be creative and innovative.

My own PhD research, based on studying quality improvement techniques in twelve UK organisations demonstrated the huge latent potential that undoubtedly exists in every organisation. Participative Action Research, of which I’m an enthusiastic advocate, can play a major role in untapping such potential.

Dr. Steven McCabe