BRAD SHORKEND
Brad Shorkend is an agitator & thought provoker, and Co-founder/Co-CEO of Still Human [Relevance Advisory]… as a behavioural specialist he works with organizations and business leaders around the world helping them to be human relevant in a world gone digital crazy.
He obsesses with creating company cultures of constant innovation readiness where exceptional employee and customer experience translates into sustainable innovation, constant relevance, and significant revenue.
Brad has an extensive background in business, leadership and entrepreneurship having previously run and led his architectural practice for 16 years, while at the same time diversifying into multiple other sectors and business ventures in fashion, retail, construction, technology, education, real estate, beauty, to name just a few.
He is an accredited Consciousness Coach, Results Certified Workplace Coach, Multipliers Master Facilitator, Design Thinker Accredited Facilitator, NBI Brain Preference Practitioner, and Evolved NLP Certified Practitioner.
Brad is the co-author of “We Are Still Human [and work shouldn’t suck!]” published in December 2018.
Brad is certified as:-
Neurozone Certified Coach (brain body optimization) – Neurozone
NBI Brain Preference Practitioner – NBI, Dr. Kobus Neethling
Multipliers Master Facilitator – The Wiseman Group, Dubai
Design Thinker Facilitator Accreditation – Experience Point, Dubai
Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (Verifiable continuing prof dev – Working with Complexity in Business Coaching)
Evolved Coach Certification – Fed NLPC Prof
Evolved NLP Coach Certification – Fed NLPC Prof
Evolved NLP Practitioner Certification – Fed NLPC Prof
Level 1 Accredited Facilitator – Heart Of Leadership (Worldsview)
Level 1 Accredited Facilitator – 9 Conversations in Leadership – (Worldsview)
Level 1 Accredited Facilitator – Purposeful Teams (Worldsview)
Certified Workplace Coach – Results Coaching Systems (ICF)
Professional Trainer Diploma – (ACTP – ICF)
Consciousness Coaching Diploma – PCD (CCI)
Professional Coaching Diploma – PCD (ACTP – IC
Fields of Interest
Innovation
Employee Experience
Leadership ((and management)
Organizational Culture
Relevance
Personal Mastery
Presentation skills
Coaching and mentoring
Professional Memberships
International Coach Federation (ICF)
Professional Speakers Association of South Africa (PSASA)
Significant Achievements
Brad is the co-author of the 2018 publication We are still human (and work shouldn’t suck!).
He has coached and/or consulted to clients across Europe, the United States of America, Asia, the Emirates, Australia as well as the rest of Africa.
Some of the businesses that Brad has personally founded and successfully led in his career are :
Still Human (Relevance Advisory, Founding Partner, 2015 – )
Impello Co-Working Space (Co-working Learning Space, Founding Partner, 2016 – 2019)
Tweak ’N Style (Online fashion styling & e-commerce platform, 2017 – )
Urban Everest Consciousness (People Development & Perspective Agency, Founding Partner 2007 – Current)Seed Engine (Start-Up Business Accelerator, Partner 2012 – 2016 [sold])
Seed Academy School of Entrepreneurship (Founding Partner 2013 – 2016 [sold] )
Huizemark – Jhb North East (Real Estate Agency, Founding Partner 2012 – )
Virtuoconnect (Telecommunications Provider, CEO 2010 – 2012 [sold])
Jekyll & Hyde (Nail Studio & Collectables – Morningside Shopping Centre, Founding Partner 2009 – 2012 [sold])
Mr. Price (Home & Clothing, Dar Es Salaam Tanzania, Partner 2008 – 2012 [sold])
Genius Loci Architecture (Architectural Practice, Founding Partner 2000 – 2011 [retired])
Justbiz Properties (Property Development Company, Founding Partner 2006 – 2009 [sold])
Sensorium Beauty Spa (Full Scope Beauty Spa, Founding Partner 2003 – 2005 [sold])
Reliable Music Warehouse – Carlton Centre (Retail Outlet, Founding Partner 2004 – 2011 [sold])
In his free time Brad loves to travel and climb big mountains… he has summited three of the seven summits (the tallest mountain on each continent) and has also expeditioned to Everest Base Camp in Nepal.