Verna Van Schaik

I am Verna van Schaik, the Guinness World Record Holder for the deepest dive on scuba by a woman. My question for the week...what are you goingto do differently to move you closer to your dream ?

Verna van Schaik's passion is Empowerment, in particular, enabling individuals to be empowered in any and every moment of your life. Verna van Schaik is a guide, connecting people to their dreams and their power to create. Mastering Myself and Becoming a Dream Maker are the two life lessons I have taken from my world record dive that have enabled me to translate being deepest into the 'real 'world. Thanks to Verna van Schaik's world record and that little label, deepest Verna hasbecome a speaker, writer and consciousness coach, focusing on showing anyone how they can claim themselves, master their lives and create their dreams. Verna van Schaik's background is varied, starting with an honours degree in seaweed and then firmly settling into the world of IT, where Verna moved from programmer to senior business/systems analyst to shareholder and director of my own IT company. Currently my time is shared between coaching, consulting (analysis/ software development/ project integration) and managing a small Business Systems company that designs bespoke software for the mining industry Verna van Schaik is an accomplished public speaker and enjoys talking about potential...world records and limits

Director, Analyst/ Operations at Fusion Factory

February 2005 - August 2007

Fusion Factory was a once in a lifetime opportunity to explore business from the other end, as an owner and director. My role was varied, focusing on my business analysis skills, operational management (co-ordinating projects, understanding costs etc) and of course managing a growing company.

Business Analyst at DVT

2005 - 2006

Business Analyst at Software Futures

2000 - 2006

Analyst at Hollard Insurance

1994 - 1999

Owner at tE-A (The Exploration Academy) Master Yourself, Become a Dream Maker

September 2008

Creating personal empowerment through Mastering Self! Using a combination of the life lessons I untangled from my world record and the life coaching principles from Consciousness Coaching, tE-A offers speaking and coaching. Oh yes, I have the Guinness World Record for the Deepest Dive by a woman. In my real life, I work as an analyst focusing on governance and process for one of the banks

Director at maXem It

August 2005

I manage the IT/ Business Systems side of maXem, being responsible for the design, development and maintenance of a custom built production management system for all aspects of the mining life cycle (drilling, blasting, load hauling)

Wits - University of the Witwatersrand

BSc (Hons)

Edenvale High School

Coaching, Speaking, Writing, Personal Development, Climbing, Scuba Diving