What we do

Collaborate Consulting is a niche management consulting business, based in South Africa and Europe, working with corporates and small to medium enterprises, to understand and solve business challenges and implement pragmatic solutions.

The company was established in 2016 by Michelle Sprackett and Ursula Campbell and brings to the table over 20 years of consulting experience developed over a wide range of consulting assignments across a variety of sectors.
We provide practical and impactful business development support, that provides our clients with sound business basics, combined with best practice thinking.

We have an extensive network of experienced consultants with whom we partner on projects. We believe that collaboration with our clients and like-minded, values-based individuals in their fields of expertise, enables us to provide our clients with the best possible solutions to their business needs.

How we work with you

  • Fixed price assignments
    • Contract us for a specific consulting assignment in any of the areas above, to be delivered over a fixed time period, at an agreed budget
  • Retained consulting services
    • We can support you and your organisation for a retained number of hours a month to provide a sounding board for your thinking, support with challenging decision making and implementation, as well as skills transfer to your staff.
  • Workshop Facilitation – Generic or Bespoke
    • We are highly experienced at workshop facilitation and training. Speak to us about creating and facilitating a workshop for your specific needs or to assist in rolling out a training programme in your organisation.
  • Business coaching and mentoring
    • We offer customized, online business coaching for your junior staff in both practical work place and soft skills to help them improve their performance and become more engaged. We also assist line managers with tools and support in them managing new hires or staff who are struggling to integrate.

Who we are

Michelle Sprackett

Michelle Sprackett

With almost 20 years of extensive consulting experience, Michelle is driven by her passion for implementing pragmatic solutions for her clients. Her primary focus is on empowering and enabling client teams to achieve results. She believes in pushing boundaries and exploring innovative approaches to drive meaningful change.

Michelle’s expertise lies in the areas of Culture Change, Training and Development, and Project Management and Organisational Design. Her skill set allows her to provide comprehensive guidance and support across various dimensions of organisational improvement. Known for her hands-on approach, Michelle excels at building strong and collaborative relationships with both clients and teams. Her excellent interpersonal abilities enable her to foster an environment of trust and open communication that enables her to lead complex projects and effectively manage stakeholders, to ensure successful and sustainable outcomes.

Ursula Campbell

Ursula Campbell
(previously Cooper)

Ursula combines 12 years of corporate experience in the FMCG sector with over a decade as a management consultant. Her key skills area is General Management with service offerings such as Strategy Facilitation, Organisational Design, Business Process Transformation and Change Management.

As an entrepreneur, Ursula has established businesses in the management consulting and retail sectors, as well as social enterprises aimed at driving social change through the transfer of business skills and empowerment of individuals and the youth. Ursula is a passionate South African with a positive vision of what can be achieved through collaboration and partnerships.

Ursula is currently based in Amsterdam and consulting remotely to clients across the globe.