for Sustainable Growth

Sanodea Advisory delivers boardroom-level consulting designed for governments, enterprises, and investors navigating complexity across Africa and global markets. Grounded in over three decades of senior leadership in mining, commodities, governance, and enterprise transformation, our services provide clarity, structure, and foresight for sustainable growth.

We integrate six specialised practices into one executive platform — offering solutions that are innovative, practical, and aligned with long-term value creation.

 

Our Expert Advisory Practices include,

  • Strategic Consulting
    Helping organisations navigate complexity, optimise performance, and achieve sustainable growth.

  • Investment Advisory
    Identifying, evaluating, and structuring high-value opportunities across Africa and global markets.

  • Leadership Consulting
    Empowering executives, boards, and emerging leaders to perform with purpose and impact.

  • Mining Digital Transformation Advisory
    Modernising African mining operations through the proprietary Digital Readiness Toolkit for African Mines™.

  • Governance & ESG Advisory
    Strengthening structures, embedding ESG, and building resilient, compliant organisations.

  • Talent & Leadership Recruitment Advisory
    Securing the right leaders and technical expertise to deliver long-term success.

The Sanodea Advantage in Strategic Advisory

Our services are structured into four tiers:

1. Strategic Consultation
Duration: 1–2 Hours | Format: Virtual or On-Site

Ideal for: Initial assessments, executive insight, and high-level direction

  • Rapid evaluation of current position

  • Identification of high-impact opportunities

  • Executive-level recommendations aligned to priorities

  • Risk and compliance considerations

  • Deliverable: Executive briefing with prioritised action items and ROI/cost–benefit insights


2. Comprehensive Diagnostic
Duration: Half-Day or Full-Day | Format: On-Site Preferred

Ideal for: In-depth analysis and structured implementation planning

  • Detailed assessment of organisational, operational, or market maturity

  • Stakeholder interviews and readiness evaluation

  • Systems, financial, or capability analysis

  • Benchmarking against global best practices and local realities

  • Deliverable: Comprehensive diagnostic report with roadmap, budget, and timeline


 

3. Implementation Advisory
Duration: Multi-Day to Ongoing | Format: On-Site & Remote

Ideal for: Hands-on execution, programme delivery, and project oversight

  • Project or programme management with milestone tracking

  • Negotiation and vendor/partner oversight

  • Training, coaching, or capability building

  • Compliance monitoring and risk mitigation

  • Deliverable: Ongoing implementation support with structured reporting


4. Executive Advisory Program
Duration: Quarterly or Annual Retainer | Format: Flexible

Ideal for: Long-term strategic partnership and continuous optimisation

  • Quarterly reviews and planning sessions

  • Priority access to insights and trend analysis

  • Industry benchmarking and competitive positioning

  • Board-level reporting and presentation support

  • Crisis response and rapid consultation

  • Deliverable: Sustained executive partnership with periodic board-level briefings


 

Why Leaders Choose Sanodea Strategic Advisory

Because navigating today’s complexity requires more than advice — it demands executive insight, operational depth, and proven foresight.

Leaders partner with Sanodea because we bring:

  • More than three decades of Executive Leadership — guided by Jean Y. Marais, Founder & Executive Chairman, whose career spans senior leadership and consulting roles across the mining, commodities, digital transformation, governance, and enterprise growth sectors.

  • Proven Track Record Across Regions — delivering measurable results for governments, multinationals, and private enterprises across Africa, the Middle East, and global growth markets.

  • Tailored, Impact-Driven Solutions — every engagement is designed around the client’s unique context, challenges, and opportunities.

  • Global Standards with Regional Relevance — combining international best practices with deep insight into emerging and frontier market dynamics.

  • Clarity in Complexity — equipping leaders to cut through uncertainty and make disciplined, confident decisions.

  • Sustainable Growth with Purpose — embedding ESG, governance, and long-term value creation at the heart of strategy.

At Sanodea, strategic advisory is not about reports or recommendations — it is about boardroom-tested leadership, actionable strategies, and the foresight to build resilient organisations prepared for the future.