About Me
Wanita Z
aka Zoghby-Fourie
Strategist, Speaker, and Facilitator
About Me
Wanita Z
aka Zoghby-Fourie
Strategist, Speaker, and Facilitator
Wanita is the CEO of The Online Business Academy and Founder of The Social Media Conference NZ #SMCNZ and Australia ISMCAU. In her speaking capacity, she has shared the stage with speakers from Facebook, LinkedIn, Yahoo, and Google. She has also presented at the Social Media for Government Conferences in Australia and New Zealand. Wanita has helped thousands of business owners across the globe through her online training programs and Strategy Sessions. She served on the executive board of the National Speakers Association New Zealand for 3 years and was a judge for both the Social Media Awards and the Network NZ Business Awards.
“A big thank you to Wanita for generously sharing her knowledge and insights with me and others. She knows so much about social media strategy that other trainers go to her for advice. Thank you again for helping me to up my game!” – Annette Richmond, MA, CMRW
Stability and credibility are two important aspects of the social media and digital marketing industries. Wanita is working towards creating a community of passionate professionals from these industries to work alongside her. A firm believer in the power of social media, she is excited to see more businesses embracing it and enjoying their well-deserved results.
With a passion for taking the complicated and making it easy to understand using real-world examples, Wanita is a social media godsend. Her intuition, experience, and adaptability enable her to work with a variety of people in different businesses to achieve outcomes. Wanita’s passion lies in strategy, live streaming, and maintaining the freshness and vitality of online content.
“As a speaker, Wanita brings a sense of authenticity to her presentations. This, coupled with a strong knowledge of her social media niche, ensures her audiences become and stay motivated. I can say with confidence that she will always be an asset for any talk or presentation she is part of.” – Virin Gomber.
She runs several Clubhouse rooms and has acquired an organic following of 2.6k followers in 5 months. One of the rooms, where she was a main moderator, helped over 1000 business owners in 85 days. Her other social media pages, together with her extensive email list, equate to around 70k followers. Wanita also has many Facebook Groups with several thousand followers. She has been featured on National Television and in magazines.
Originally from South Africa, Wanita is a bit of a global butterfly. She travels the globe to both speak and educate businesses and organizations about digital and social media marketing, focusing on social media strategy, content management, and using communication and learning styles to build relationships and engage with people on a more intimate level. She often speaks about the different communication styles in the online world to better connect and engage.
As the eternal student, Wanita uses these opportunities to continue her own learning and development in order to bring the latest cutting-edge and practical opportunities to her clients.
“Wanita is a standout in her field. She is so knowledgeable and very quickly understood the needs and questions I had and then provided top-notch suggestions and actionable ideas. Her personability and professional approach and demeanor make it so easy and enjoyable to move forward with business goals of all sorts. I strongly recommend Wanita for guidance and consultation regarding event planning, digital and social media marketing, and beyond. Connect with her today. Full stop.” – Arial Glassman
Wanita has worked with businesses on Great Barrier Island to get them working together as a community and to take their businesses online to new levels of success.
She supports her favorite charities, Project Jonah, Barnardos, and Sustainable Cambodia.