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Emile Van Zyl

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Premium Member at The Lekker Network
📍 United Kingdom

Emile is the Founder and CEO of Community Studios, a firm specializing in Discord community management for the gaming and tech sectors. He is currently leading the development of CEEJAY, a Discord CRM platform. He holds an MBA from Anglia Ruskin University, and colleagues describe him as dedicated, reliable, and hard-working.

He is an active member of The Lekker Network, a global community for South Africans to connect and grow their businesses. His professional focus on the gaming industry and personal interest in PlayStation suggest a passion for gaming and its surrounding technology and community-building.

Unique fact: Emile transitioned from being the General Manager of a major car dealership to a founder in the tech and community management space.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Premium Member
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Emile shows up

Values Relationships
Charismatic
Assertive

They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions. They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.


Priorities

Topics Emile cares about

Discord CRM Development
He is the founder of Community Studios, which is currently building CEEJAY, a proprietary Discord CRM and analytics tool he frequently posts updates about.
Community Management
His company provides subscription-based community management services for gaming and emerging tech companies, showing deep expertise in fostering digital communities.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Premium Member
The Lekker Network
2-2025
Co-Founder/CEO
Brim Digital
1-2022
Founder/CEO
Community Studios
1-2022 - 8-2022
Business Development Specialist
Kyber Network
6-2021 - 1-2022
General Manager
Vietnam Star Automobile Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
6-2022 - 6-2023
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Anglia Ruskin University
10-2020 - 4-2021
Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma - Strategic Management and Leadership
Stanmore School Of Business UK
Social presence
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DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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