Jessie Hurst

Jessie Hurst has a diverse background with extensive experience in management consulting and operations management. They are currently working as a COO at Land Life. Prior to this role, they worked as the Head of Operations at Fourthline, where they managed various departments and projects. They also served as a Management Consultant at MTN, VirtualHurst Consulting, and JUMO.WORLD, where they facilitated planning sessions, increased operational efficiency, coordinated strategy implementation, and delivered marketplace opportunities. Before their consulting roles, Jessie worked as a Senior Partnership Manager at Incline Marketing Solutions, where they managed key accounts and analysis projects. They also held the positions of Senior Operations Manager at Summer Mobile and Head of Export Operations at Globogistics. Their career began at JF Hillebrand, where they worked as a Head Export Controller, managing key accounts and overseeing export operations.

Jessie Hurst has a diverse education history. In 2003 to 2008, they attended the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. In 2017, Jessie attended the Stellenbosch Business School and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration and Management. In 2019 to 2020, they furthered their education at the Stellenbosch Business School by obtaining a Master's degree in Business Administration. During the same year, they also completed a certificate program in Introduction to Big Data at the Mannheim Business School. Additionally, in 2020, Jessie received another certificate from the Mannheim Business School, this time in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. They also participated in the EMBA Consortium for Global Business Innovation Diploma program at the Stellenbosch Business School in 2020, focusing on International Business and Post-Pandemic Business Strategies: A Global Perspective.