SlightlySkew’s story is born of a path that has led the founding members and originating business crafters to find their purpose in helping business owners and entrepreneurs who don’t fit the norm.

Those who beat their drum to a different beat and cannot help but stir up a ruckus because of an intuitive pull in a different direction.

This drives them to build businesses that has that kind of significance to them and their team to make it real for their meant-to-be customers.

Life Experiences.

There is a special warmth, a sense of belonging that exists between people who have known one another a long time, share common interests and lived through meaningful experiences.

That sense of belonging is what you experience when you’re among extraordinary things that were carefully crafted and presented.

You experience this as somehow being an extension of an inexpressible want and desire within you. It speaks to your soul.

This is what it feels like when you come upon those one-of-a-kind, extraordinary businesses.

Businesses that do things so differently, that seem to just ‘’get’’ who you are and what you need and want.

They are executing on their own unique, slightly unusual idea in a way that is so well-defined and masterfully executed that it resonates with every fibre of your being.

It stirs up that particular emotion in you when you realise, unexpectedly, that you are in the presence of excellence.

Someone took the risk and put in the time and extreme effort to bring their art to life in a business where everything is done with a level of care and attention that is out of the ordinary.

The design of the idea and how it comes to life is deliberate and intentional.

Meet the SlightlySkew Business Craftsmen.

Gerhard C. Olivier

I started my career as a programmer in 1970, long before “digital transformation” became a buzzword. Over the decades, my work in information engineering and business management took me across the world, shaping my understanding of how organisations function—and more importantly, how people within them thrive.

I’ve partnered with large corporations, refined leading business methodologies, and seen the inner workings of complex systems. But my real passion has always lived elsewhere—with small and medium-sized businesses, the outliers and underdogs who rarely get access to high-level thinking, yet carry the greatest potential for real impact.

That’s why I co-created SlightlySkew: a practical, human-centred business design approach built for everyday entrepreneurs. It cuts through complexity, bringing clarity to how a business is built, how it operates, how it shows up in the market, and how it stays true to its purpose. It blends the soul of the business with the science of business—so owners can design something not only functional, but extraordinary.

Today, I work with business owners who care about meaning as much as profit; leaders who want to build companies that outlast trends, uplift people, and make a difference in the communities they serve. My greatest satisfaction comes from helping them shift from survival to significance.

If that resonates with you, you’re in the right place.
Let’s build what truly matters.

Dewald Olivier

After completing his undergraduate studies Dewald joined one of the first digital marketing agencies in South Africa. He soon realised that in order to accurately market a company and brand, one has to understand its most intricate detail.

Dewald joined Gerhard at Hebron in 2005 and found that the detailed understanding of the client’s business could be valuable for more than just marketing purposes.

Improvement and efficiencies were some of the most obvious uses and so Dewald’s analytical and business improvement career started. He excelled in the analytical and business design world to the extent that he not only became a highly rated lecturer but also a top performer in growing businesses from start-ups to product houses running as a business in large corporates.

To this extend appreciation for his insight, keeping things simple while always focussing on the bigger picture is well documented.

Dewald became obsessed with understanding what makes businesses truly thrive and not just to improve the efficiency.


Together with Gerhard their journey to unearth the soul of businesses started. Many hours of deep thought and studying business patterns led to the remarkable outcome that is today known as SlightlySkew.

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