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Kathryn Aquadro
Psychology + advertising + marketing + business = intuitive and insightful strategic thinker
Show profile Hide profileWhile my recent years in Cape Town, London and Joburg have left me very much a city
slicker, my farm-girl youth remains deeply entrenched in who I am today. I love being outdoors (especially in water), am down-to-earth and always pragmatic. I am a very sociable person so invest a lot of my free time in friends, family, and meeting new people. This trait is evident in the workplace where I enjoy working in a team, interacting with different people and learning from them. I have been fortunate to build good relationships in all of my previous workplaces.
My playful sense humour is balanced by my deeply analytical, results-driven and focused work ethic, and so I also embrace any opportunity to work on my own. I am proactive and efficient when it comes to every day tasks, and particularly enjoy big-picture challenges that require both strategic thinking and intuitive insight.
I like to keep the creative juices flowing by dabbling in a bit of painting, reading up on
philosophy, psychology, culture and trends. I want to learn and grow - in fact, my goal for
every day is to learn something new about the world before going to bed.
2014
Union Swiss
Global brand team for Bio-Oil
2012-2014
Black River F.C
Strategist
2009-2012
Oil, Lowe & Partners
Strategist and market researcher
2008-2009
Centre for Learning and Development
Autism Therapist
2015
UCT GetSmarter
Business Systems Analysis Short Course
2009
Vega School of Brand Communications
BA Hons Brand Strategy
2005
University of Stellenbosch
BA Hons Clinical Psychology (Cum Laude)
2003-2005
University of Cape Town
BA Psychology and Organisational Psychology
While my recent years in Cape Town, London and Joburg have left me very much a city
slicker, my farm-girl youth remains deeply entrenched in who I am today. I love being outdoors (especially in water), am down-to-earth and always pragmatic. I am a very sociable person so invest a lot of my free time in friends, family, and meeting new people. This trait is evident in the workplace where I enjoy working in a team, interacting with different people and learning from them. I have been fortunate to build good relationships in all of my previous workplaces.
My playful sense humour is balanced by my deeply analytical, results-driven and focused work ethic, and so I also embrace any opportunity to work on my own. I am proactive and efficient when it comes to every day tasks, and particularly enjoy big-picture challenges that require both strategic thinking and intuitive insight.
I like to keep the creative juices flowing by dabbling in a bit of painting, reading up on
philosophy, psychology, culture and trends. I want to learn and grow - in fact, my goal for
every day is to learn something new about the world before going to bed.
2014
Union Swiss
Global brand team for Bio-Oil
2012-2014
Black River F.C
Strategist
2009-2012
Oil, Lowe & Partners
Strategist and market researcher
2008-2009
Centre for Learning and Development
Autism Therapist
2015
UCT GetSmarter
Business Systems Analysis Short Course
2009
Vega School of Brand Communications
BA Hons Brand Strategy
2005
University of Stellenbosch
BA Hons Clinical Psychology (Cum Laude)
2003-2005
University of Cape Town
BA Psychology and Organisational Psychology


