The IT Security Guru’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aims to shed a light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on just one of the many phenomenal women put forward for the 2021 awards. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are written in their own words with minor edits made by the editor for readability.

This year, the awards are sponsored by KPMG and Beazley.

Marilise de Villiers, Founder & CEO of ROAR! Coaching and Consulting

What does your job role entail?

At ROAR! we are passionate about people living successful, healthy and happy lives. We work with individuals and with organisations. 

Our work with individuals is mainly Coaching (1:1 and Group)

The ROAR! Blueprint is designed to:

Ignite your authentic purpose
Win your inner game (thoughts, feelings)
Win your outer game (words, actions)
Unleash your authentic voice – your ROAR!

ROAR is also a four-step process to having courageous conversations – with others and with yourself. It stands for Recognise, Observe, Assert, Redirect.

Our work with organisations is mainly Consultancy.

I combine over two decades of experience as a chartered accountant, executive coach and change consultant in finance, internal audit and cyber security awareness, culture and talent. I have led the design and roll-out of global behaviour change programmes in consulting, research and operational delivery roles, across a broad range of industries and disciplines.

Over the last decade, I specialised in addressing cyber security behaviours and culture, encouraging organisations to move away from compliance-led‚ tick box approaches, towards risk-based, people-centric approaches that embed secure mindsets and habits into organisational culture. I emphasise t ..

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