About the author

Kathi Hyde

<p><strong>Kathi Hyde</strong> has lived and worked in various countries around the world, achieving an impressive list of firsts. She was lecturing at an internationally recognised university at 21 and making board-level business decisions by 26. At 28 she backpacked solo through Africa and Europe. At 31, she tripled the annual turnover of a Danish multinational operating in East Africa, which gave her a first taste of business possibility in difficult circumstances. By 35, she&#8217;d achieved notable success in the region, addressing obstacles to private sector development as a business owner and on the Chamber of Mines.</p><p>Since then, she has had award-winning success on local and international platforms with SME business owners large and small, accompanied by her trademark down-to-earth, practical style; her determination to help others overcome; her substantial knowledge of what makes people tick, and her inimitable sense of humour.</p><p>Through her expertise, practical wisdom and impact she has helped her clients overcome setbacks in life and go on to achieve outstanding bottom-line growth, even in impossible times; create more space to enjoy their success and families, and ultimately find the financial freedom to pursue what matters.</p><p>Based between Edinburgh (Scotland), Croston (England) and Cape Town (South Africa), Kathi and her husband Neil live with a collie named Joe and an elderly lab Cherry, while tortoiseshell puss-cat Suki stays in Cape Town watching over her beloved daughter, Bryony.</p>