About Us

The beginning

Blacksmith Consulting was established in February 2021 after our founder, Mariëtte Ferreira identified the opportunity to offer her special set of skills on a value-driven consultancy basis to a broader spectrum of clients.

With over 26 years of experience in the financial services industry in various roles including Business Owner, Manager Corporate Relations, Shareholder, and Operations Director of various Financial Services Providers, she is well versed in the administration and management of an FSP.

Our areas of expertise include Compliance, Project Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Processes, Client Relations, Team Management and Commissions & Budgeting.

If your business needs a strong Administrator or if you know of an FSP that requires assistance on a consultancy basis, please don’t hesitate to contact Blacksmith Consulting.

Meet our Founder

Mariëtte Ferreira started her career in the financial services industry with Old Mutual in 1995. In 2001, she and her husband established their own successful FSP, and in 2016 merged with one of the leading Financial Services Providers in the Western Cape.

Her secret to success is maintaining a balanced life, as this has a direct impact on every persons physical and emotional health. The key is to not only work hard, but smart, and not forget to enjoy life, laugh, and have fun.

Mariëtte loves spending quality time with her family, friends & her two Staffordshire terriers, Milo and Zara. She enjoys traveling, exploring Africa with her husband in their 4×4, camping, and relaxing on the beach with a good book over December holidays.

Industry-related qualifications:

• Higher Certificate in Financial Planning NQF5 at Milpark Education
• RE1 (KI)
• Advanced Certificate in Management and Leadership NQF6 at Milpark Education

Mariëtte Ferreira

What our clients think and say about us

We operate in the financial service industry and Mariette has excellent understanding not only of the inner workings of industry, but the legislative challenges and procedures to make her an asset for any project in our industry, I can without any doubt recommend her to be your consulting partner of choice if you want it to be run efficient and effective.
Leon Swart,
CEO, Origin Group
I approached Mariette for advice on how to structure my FSP’s operational and administrative systems. I knew she had extensive experience in how to put such systems in place.
We sat down and after a couple of hours, I stopped writing my notes down. Her systematic approach in analyzing my need in relation to my business size. She gave me a clear understanding of the minimum requirements I must put in place for an efficient process flow.
Gerhard van der Westhuizen
Key Individual, Company Director, and owner
She is the cornerstone of any team and can easily be the Team Leader as well as a Team Player. Her ability to lead and motivate a Team as well as peer Colleagues coupled with her vast Management and Industry experience, easily makes her the person that you just should have in your Business or rather, wish you had!
Johan van Wyk
Executive: Distribution, Origin Financial
I will refer her gladly to any business that needs a detailed approach in the implementation of systems and advisory services.
Gerhard van der Westhuizen
Key Individual, Company Director, and owner
Working with Mariette Ferreira could only be described as the most wonderful and positive experience any person could ask for.
Johan van Wyk
Executive: Distribution, Origin Financial

Why the name Blacksmith

Ferreira is a Portuguese surname, meaning “iron mine” but also the feminine of ‘blacksmith’.

Blacksmiths work by heating pieces of wrought iron or steel until the metal becomes soft enough for shaping with hand tools, such as a hammer, an anvil, and a chisel.

The techniques of smithing can be roughly divided into forging (also called “sculpting”), welding, heat-treating, and finishing. Blacksmiths are truly unique craftsmen.

By offering our years of experience and expertise (unique craftsmanship) we want to assist you in shaping and sculpting your business into a profitable financial practice with streamlined processes and operational functionality.

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