Giving Wings

Name

Giving Wings

Legal name

Giving Wings

Website

https://givingwings.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Leadership Development and Human Capital Training Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Leadership Development & Executive Coaching (BPAHAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Talent Management & Leadership Advisory (Succession, Performance, Culture) (BPACAJAH), Strategy, Decision-Making & Business Acumen Coaching (EDABANAH)

Keywords

• Leadership development training
• Executive coaching services
• Corporate training programs
• Human capital consulting
• Enterprise development workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Midrand

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for strategic planning, change management, operations management, and corporate governance. Delivered as engagement-based professional services.
2. Leadership Development Programs: Customized leadership development programs for emerging leaders, mid-level leaders, and executive leaders. Programs focus on equipping leaders with skills for the digital and dynamic business landscape.
3. Enterprise Development Programs: Entrepreneurship development programmes that equip entrepreneurs with practical knowledge, skills and tools to build and grow sustainable businesses.
4. Career and Executive Coaching: Tailored coaching approach empowering leaders to embody authentic leadership. Includes holistic analysis of personal and career development goals, leadership development, team effectiveness, and career progression.
5. Women in Leadership Development: Programs designed to foster an organisational culture that champions inclusivity and empowers female leaders, including one-on-one coaching sessions.
6. Graduate Development Programmes: Programmes that equip graduates with critical skills to transition and navigate the world of work.
7. Team Building Services: Purposeful yet fun team-building activities aligned with team's growth objectives using tools that foster critical thinking, active learning, and engagement.
8. Business Communication Training: Workshop programs to equip professionals with knowledge, skills, and tools for effective and impactful communication.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Giving Wings is a leadership development and human capital firm that designs and delivers corporate consulting, training programmes, and coaching engagements. It sells customized strategic consulting, tiered leadership development, women-in-leadership, enterprise/entrepreneurship, graduate, business communication, career & executive coaching, and team-building services to enterprise clients. Programmes are facilitated by qualified consultants and coaches and delivered both virtually and on-site at client premises.

Product overview

Giving Wings is a leadership development firm offering a portfolio of human capital development services centered around training and professional development. The core offerings include Strategic Consulting, Leadership Development (with tiered programs for emerging, mid-level, and executive leaders), Women in Leadership Development, Enterprise Development, Graduate Development, Business Communication, Career and Executive Coaching, and Team Building services. These programs are delivered through workshops, coaching sessions, and facilitated training. The company also operates Giving Wings Foundation as a separate non-profit Youth Development Programme providing skills development for underprivileged youth. All services are grounded in an African perspective and focus on practical application of skills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Consulting Strategic and advisory services equipping clients with the knowledge, skills and tools to develop clear strategic objectives and effective implementation plans. Coverage includes strategic planning, change management, operations management, and corporate governance for enterprise clients.
• Leadership Development Tiered leadership development programmes addressing emerging, mid-level, and executive leaders. Focuses on transitioning from individual contributor to leader, connecting organisational strategy to day-to-day tasks, and enabling executives to lead effectively across broader networks.
• Women in Leadership Development Programme supporting and empowering women in leadership roles, addressing challenges in male-dominated workplaces, communication and negotiation skills, personal branding, mentorship, sponsorship, and overcoming leadership obstacles. Includes one-on-one coaching sessions.
• Business Communication Workshop equipping professionals with effective communication skills including public speaking, presentation skills, cross-cultural communication strategies, managing personal brand, remote relationship building, and conflict management.
• Enterprise Development Entrepreneurship Development Programme equipping entrepreneurs with practical knowledge, skills and tools to build and grow sustainable businesses. Covers design thinking, business strategy, personal mastery, business management, financial management, digital marketing, and pitching.
• Graduate Development Programme Programme equipping graduates with critical skills for transitioning from academia to the workplace, covering showing up professionally, effective communication, work ethics, diversity navigation, and conflict management.
• Career and Executive Coaching Tailored coaching approach empowering leaders to embody authentic leadership during volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times. Services include holistic analysis of personal and career development goals, leadership development, team effectiveness, and career progression.
• Team Building Purposeful yet fun team-building activities aligned with team growth objectives using tools that foster critical thinking, active learning, and engagement. Includes hybrid team activities and executive team development programmes.

Quantifiable outcome

• The company celebrates 10+ years in operation and has impacted thousands of professionals and entrepreneurs across various industries.

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Standard BankcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2023Standard Bank partnered with Giving Wings for the Gauteng Women's Breakfast Event held during Women's Month. Kefilwe Morobane also participated in Standard Bank's Basali Development Programme, highlighting the role of women entrepreneurs in turning the economy around through sustainable, inclusive job growth. The partnership demonstrates Standard Bank's support for women's empowerment and entrepreneurship initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Broad incumbents

• Henley Business School Africa: International business school with a strong South African executive education presence. Competes for the same corporate training and leadership development budgets as Giving Wings, with broader global brand recognition.
• GIBS (Gordon Institute of Business Science): Leading South African business school offering executive education, leadership development and short courses to large corporates. Overlaps with Giving Wings' leadership development and executive coaching offerings but at much larger institutional scale.
• UCT Graduate School of Business Executive Education: University-affiliated executive education provider offering leadership and management programs to South African corporates. Competes with Giving Wings on enterprise leadership training, with stronger academic brand and credentialing.
• Korn Ferry (South Africa): Global organizational consulting firm with a significant leadership development and executive coaching practice in South Africa. Competes for the same enterprise leadership development budgets but at global scale.

Emerging players

• African Leadership Academy: Pan-African leadership development institution focused on youth and emerging leaders. Comparable to Giving Wings' youth development (Giving Wings Foundation) and emerging-leader programs, with a stronger pan-African brand.

Direct peers

• IQ Business: South African management consulting firm offering strategy, change management and human capital advisory to large corporates. Directly comparable to Giving Wings on consulting services, target client profile (JSE-listed enterprises) and delivery model.
• FranklinCovey South Africa: Global leadership and organizational performance firm with a South African licensee delivering leadership development, coaching and training to enterprises. Closely comparable on product (leadership programs, executive coaching) and customer profile.
• Dale Carnegie Training South Africa: Long-established provider of business communication, leadership and presentation skills training. Directly comparable on training methodology, target customers and the communication/leadership development mix Giving Wings is built around.

Regional players

• Foundation for Professional Development (FPD): South African professional development and training organization offering leadership, management and compliance training to corporates and government. Comparable on training methodology and South African enterprise/government client mix.
• Pangea Strategic Consulting: African-focused strategy and management consulting firm. Comparable on strategic consulting and enterprise client profile, with a pan-African footprint that contrasts with Giving Wings' Gauteng concentration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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