Warren’s passion is working with and empowering people. That passion manifested in the Manzimvula practice is mirrored in Warren’s foundation, My Arms Wide Open, where Warren works with mothers and children to break the chains of their parents past prejudices, to embrace and preserve their cultures…

Warren’s passion is working with and empowering people. That passion manifested in the Manzimvula practice is mirrored in Warren’s foundation, My Arms Wide Open, where Warren works with mothers and children to break the chains of their parents past prejudices, to embrace and preserve their cultures and to think, act and make decisions that empower themselves, their families and their communities… ‘I am fortunate enough and grateful to be able to do what I love in both my personal and professional life.’

As a consultant and the principal of Manzimvula, Warren has worked with organizations large and small, learning and growing through our collaborations and experiences. This life experience enabled him to gather knowledge and understand cultures and to adapt and bring the principles and programs into communities through My Arms Wide Open.

Manzimvula is a consulting practice and a Certified B Corporation, that works with our clients on sustainability and corporate responsibility issues with a keen focus on establishing trust and enabling relationships across a broad set of stakeholders as "Community Engagement Practitioners". We go into the field with our client organizations and put initiatives into action to help them accomplish their goals.

In Manzimvula, Warren pioneered the unique ‘Integrative Strategy Approach’ that engages entire organizations, helping leaders, teams and individuals to move from silos to unity, from intent to action, and from purpose to productivity. The catalogue of results speaks for itself: By uniting communities of focused personnel inside organizations, Warren has helped spark standout performance and significant growth for each of his clients.

My Arms Wide Open, Warren’s family Foundation, takes a similar community-based approach to its work in support of rural villages in his native South Africa. The Foundation works primarily with mothers and children in struggling communities throughout South Africa, helping them knit together positive intent with the actions of community members, developing opportunities for everyone through support, education and social enterprise.

Warren has worked in nearly 40 countries around the world, and in the private, public and government sectors. He has built and led cross-cultural teams, fostering development of thriving, international operations and united organizational cultures for a multitude of client organizations. He has been engaged by diverse manufacturing, distribution, technology and healthcare clients to develop sound strategies, to expand sales and operations across regional and cultural boundaries, and to enter public markets.

'I love what I do!'