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Keith Fairhurst

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Director Founder at Scale Up Partners
📍 City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Dr. Keith Fairhurst is the Director and Founder of Scale Up Partners, specializing in helping businesses achieve exponential growth. With a PhD and experience at KPMG and Microsoft, he leverages a deep background in business turnarounds to proactively scale companies. He is also a professional associate and coach at the Gordon Institute of Business Science.

Outside of his professional life, Keith is a highly active sportsman, having completed six full Ironman events and the Comrades Marathon. He is passionate about watersports, often found sailing in Cape Town, and is also a creative individual who plays the saxophone. He is the proud father of two grown children.

At age 13, he started his first entrepreneurial venture by making and selling leather goods at school to earn money to buy a surfboard.

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Current Role
Director Founder
Location
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Business Scaling
As the founder of Scale Up Partners and a collaborator with GIBS, he runs workshops focused on helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses, avoiding common growth pitfalls.
Leadership Coaching
With over 2500 hours of professional coaching experience, he works with CEOs, executives, and teams to help individuals and businesses realize their full potential.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Director Founder
Scale Up Partners
6-2022 - 12-2022
Founder and Director
Scale Up Partners
10-2009 - 6-2022
Director
Unleash Consulting
4-2008 - 7-2011
Practice Manager
Microsoft
1-2004 - 2-2007
MD EOH Consulting
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Education
2014 - 2017
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
University of Pretoria
1992 - 1994
MSc
Edinburgh Business School
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