Candice Pelser

Activist, Business adviser, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Connector, Consultant, Designer, Idea generator, Musician, Project manager

I get excited about making dreams reality. I work in the field of social & environmental sustainability and strategic business consulting - I really enjoy finding bridges between the two. It is important for me to have meaningful relationships and know that my work contributes to the greater good.

Sustainable living; consciousness & transformation; business modelling; social & economic justice; clever design, mountain-climbing, surfing, kung fu, making music, dancing.

Somewhere on the spectrum between the Non-Profit organisation and the For Profit business - is the Social Business (as defined by Muhammad Yunus). These are enterprises that use the agility and ambition that we'd expect from the for-profit world, but that exist primarily and fundamentally to achieve social and or environmental gains. I believe these are the the businesses of the future, and that exciting times are ahead as we find ways to redefine profit and growth.

Business design & strategy, Business modelling, Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Social Business, Social Entrepreneurship, Speaker Training, Sustainability

In 2011 I met Bernelle Verster, Hélène Smit & Marion Adamson. We gathered informally throughout the year to talk about ‘Sustainable Relationships’. From these discussions two TEDx events emerged, one of which was TEDxTableMountain: Creative Perspectives on the Human Nature Relationship in 2012. In 2013, TEDxTableMountain hosted our second conference: "Exploring the Edge". TEDxTableMountain is a platform to make work playful, explore possibilities, be creative, and work with an incredible range of experts, mavericks, entrepreneurs, change-makers. TED and TEDx are an inspirational and positive force in a world flooded with scary news. I love being part of this global community of like-minded people - who are ready to bring the changes needed to make the world a better place!