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Polly Townsend-Rose

Collaborator · DISC type is
Founder at Journey South
📍 South Africa

Polly Townsend-Rose is the Founder of Journey South Travel, leveraging her extensive background in business development to design bespoke African adventures. A graduate of the University of the West of England, she is described by peers as a smart professional with a flair for relationship management, channeling her expertise into creating extraordinary family holidays.

Based in Cape Town with her husband and two children, Pollys personal life is deeply intertwined with her passion for African exploration. She is dedicated to creating transformative travel experiences that foster curiosity and a love for nature in families, drawing from years of exploring the continent with her own.

She and her husband once spent nine months driving a Land Rover from London to Cape Town through 23 countries, a journey that inspired them to move to South Africa.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
South Africa
Personality Overview

How Polly shows up

Fair-minded
Good Listener
Example Driven

Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are. They are more likely to go for proven solutions. Win-win scenarios can appeal strongly to them.

Priorities

Topics Polly cares about

Bespoke Family Travel
Her company, Journey South Travel, specializes in creating tailor-made trips for families and multigenerational groups across Southern and East Africa.
Experiential Journeys
She emphasizes creating lasting family memories through unique experiences, believing them to be more valuable than material things.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Founder
Journey South
4-2022 - 1-2024
Director - Africa and Middle East
GlobalData Marketing Solutions
6-2021 - 1-2024
VP Business Development - Africa and Middle East
PM & Partner Marketing Consulting GmbH (PM&P)
6-2017 - 6-2021
Global Director
Conway Data, Inc.
1-2011 - 5-2017
Business Development Consultant
Ecorys
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2000 - 2003
BA Hons
University of the West of England
1997 - 1999
A levels
Marlborough College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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