Innovation Group celebrates women's month with a #WCW tribute

Innovation Group, a global business process outsourcing company and equal opportunity employer, is paying homage to the impressive women who helped shape the company by asking these ladies to speak for themselves this Women’s Month.

In every industry and sector of business, women are on the rise. And Innovation Group is proud to be one of the organisations championing their ascent, most recently welcoming another powerful female presence to its ranks, with the appointment of new commercial director, Drew Schnehage.

“I’m very proud to be part of a company that is so passionately dedicated to the advancement of women,” says Schnehage. “It’s an organisation that has changed numerous women’s lives and they’ve helped shape Innovation Group in turn. I think it’s safe to say the company wouldn’t be where we are today without them.” 

Innovation Group shares Schnehage’s sentiment. BPO organisations provide invaluable support services to their clients – including many companies run by women – and as Innovation Group’s female workforce has grown, so has its success. Today, more than half of the company’s workforce is female, with thirteen women holding senior management positions. These stats speak for themselves, but Innovation Group wants to remind its clients, fellow businesses, and the public to look beyond the numbers. 

Anyone who uses social media will know this Women’s Month is also Women Crush Wednesday. In the spirit of connecting and sharing, Innovation Group is joining in on the fun, proudly presenting you with a few #WCW frontrunners among its staff, to pay tribute to women both in and outside of the boardroom: 

Karin Kruger: Operations Director 

Karin joined Innovation Group in November 2016 to drive positive change in the company, including growing the female presence. She is strong, assertive and especially committed to maintaining the company’s people-focussed culture – the very reason she fell in love with Innovation Group in the first place. Karin treats her work not just as a job, but as a quintessential part of her lifestyle, and is a shining example to the other ladies in the company. 

Delia Gross: Head of Direct Sales 

Delia is Innovation Group’s mother hen. Blessed with a strong maternal instinct, she is always looking out for everyone else. Friends, family, colleagues, team members or strangers – it's all the same to her. She’s a constant reminder to those around her to strive to be the best version of themselves. If there’s one lesson every woman can learn from her, it’s that a whole lot more gets done when women work together to build each other up. 

Karin van der Berg: Head of Claims 

Karin has always credited Innovation Group for their equal treatment of female and male staff. “The new and old Management and Executive teams were just so uplifting, positive and excited to grow this company, that it rubbed off on me,” says Karin, who champions the policy of treating everyone with the utmost respect at work. “It makes it a pleasure to do what we do and work where we are.” 

Naye Sihoyiya: Direct Sales Agent 

Naye is a powerful and constant force of positivity at Innovation Group. Driven and always up for a challenge, she doesn’t need anyone to tell her that she’s equal to the task, whatever it may be. She already knows it. Naye is also exceptionally committed to the company, extoling its sincerity to its culture and values, and remaining grateful to Innovation Group for the profound effect that working there has had on her life. 

Faith Nnete: Manager, Telephony 

Faith is celebrating a decade at Innovation Group, having climbed her way up from Helpdesk Administrator to get to where she is now, through unfaltering enthusiasm and hard work – though she applauds the company for helping to make it all possible. “The thing I love most about my job is that my opinion matters,” explains Faith. “I am able to investigate a telephony solution, present it to my superior and implement that solution once approved. Supporting and maintaining a system that I was a part of implementing gives me a great sense of ownership and pride.” And Innovation Group is just as proud to have Faith among its ranks, with her constant willingness to learn and grow. 

Precidise Moyo: Campaigns Specialist 

Starting as a Sales Professional in 2012, Precidise was recognised nationally through the Contact Centre Management Group (CCMG) as the best Sales Professional in the country in 2014, before being promoted. However, she remains humble, always eager to interact and contribute to the sense of pride Innovation Group has for its people, work ethics, culture and most of all, a sense of family. 

“Innovation Group would like to thank its staff for their devotion and support today, not just to the company, but in helping to pave the way for a greater equal opportunity society,” continues Schnehage. “I look forward to making my own contributions in the weeks, months, and years to follow, both professionally and personally. And I’m sure that after reading these brilliant women’s stories, so will many others.”