Attorney, Executive , Investor and Entrepreneur with a passion for start-ups and mentoring existing businesses, currently building a digital platform for legal document generation and associated services designed to drastically reduce legal costs and bridge the barrier to entry to quality legal services in the interests of making a valuable contribution to a more open inclusive economy.

CEO – Managing Director at Deftli (Pty) Ltd and ELaw-SA – current

Managing Director at Urgent Care (Pty) Ltd – Feb 2016 – Oct 2017
Urgent Care is a niche walk in medical facility.

Managing Director and Shareholder at Genesis Activations – Feb 2015 – Feb 2016
Genesis Activations launched a pilot project for First National bank in the Informal market in the sales and customer acquisition for their Easy Pay product.

CEO – Direct Merchandising Group (DMG) – Apr 2008 – Dec 2014
As the majority shareholder I managed a telecommunications company , Direct Merchandising Group, which was an outsource service provider to MTN South Africa. DMG was instrumental in the rebranding of 17 000 MTN outlets nationally. We were tasked with the Yellow Zone project designed to increase MTN market share in the South African Informal market. The company employed two thousand seven hundred staff nationally. In the 7 years DMG added 9 million customers to MTN’s pre-paid channel base and sold in excess of a billion Rands worth of pre-paid airtime.

Managing Partner – Craig Henkel and Associates Attorney – Feb 1996 – Mar 2008 
Studied at the University of the Witwatersrand and obtained BA LLB. Articles at Routledge Modise. Admitted Attorney and Conveyancer with a passion for Commercial Property, Corporate finance transactions and Corporate Law. Post graduate diploma in Company Law from the University of Stellenbosch. The firm specialised in servicing Banking Institutions and large Corporates. To date the firm operates under Henkel Gregory Inc.

A high-performing HR Specialist, Itsing is a strategic thinker who executes tasks in line with core business needs, resulting in an efficient and results-driven approach to the management of HR value proposition initiatives. With excellent people management skills, he effectively motivates and leads goal oriented multicultural teams.

HR – Operations Direct Merchandising Group (DMG) – Apr 2008 – Dec 2014
As a shareholder and senior executive of the Group, I managed the HR function and National Operations for a telecommunications company , Direct Merchandising Group, which was an outsource service provider to MTN South Africa. DMG was instrumental in the rebranding the corporate identity of 17 000 MTN outlets nationally. We were tasked with the Yellow Zone project designed to increase MTN market share in the South African Informal market. Employed two thousand seven

Managing Director and Shareholder at Genesis Activations -Feb 2015 – Feb 2016
Genesis Activations launched a pilot project for First National bank in the Informal market in the sales and customer acquisition for their Easy Pay product.
hundred staff and represented nationally. In the 5 years DMG added 9 million customers to MTN’s pre-paid channel base and sold in excess of a billion Rands worth of pre-paid airtime..