Mercy Sawana
Co-Founder and Managing Director of People & Pillar. I help people discover and show the value in what they love doing.

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Mercy Sawana
Mercy Sawana is the co-founder and managing director of People & Pillar.
She spent thirteen years as the trusted centre of a Johannesburg advertising agency, the person clients, creatives, and directors relied on. That is where she learned the thing the firm runs on: a business is only ever as strong as the way people feel when they deal with it.
At People & Pillar she holds the firm's direction and its client relationships. She makes sure the people the firm works with feel understood from the first conversation, and that the work always matches what was promised.
When you book a call, you will most likely speak with Mercy first.
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People & Pillar™ is a brand and business consulting firm in Johannesburg, working with experts, independent professionals, practices, consultancies, agencies, founders and operators across South Africa, the United Kingdom, and globally through remote engagements. We help people turn real expertise into a market position that buyers can find, understand, choose and refer. Our work spans brand strategy, brand development, brand positioning and messaging, brand identity, founder branding and personal branding, thought leadership and content strategy, website design and development, SEO, social media marketing and social media strategy, lead generation and referral systems, follow-up automation, market research, and the business systems that turn attention into booked work. We serve founders, managing partners, solo practitioners, independent consultants, and small to mid-size businesses that sell expertise, not products, including law firms, accounting practices, financial planners, architects, engineers, and founders building with AI. Whether you are refining your positioning, building a professional website, developing thought leadership, or automating how referrals and enquiries reach you, People & Pillar provides the strategy, frameworks and implementation to make you the obvious choice in your market. Founded by Tanaka Romin and Mercy Sawana. People & Pillar is a trading name of People and Pillar (Pty) Ltd (Registration No. 2026/609064/07). All services, proposals, and invoices are issued by People and Pillar (Pty) Ltd. South African law applies.







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People & Pillar™ is a brand and business consulting firm in Johannesburg, working with experts, independent professionals, practices, consultancies, agencies, founders and operators across South Africa, the United Kingdom, and globally through remote engagements. We help people turn real expertise into a market position that buyers can find, understand, choose and refer. Our work spans brand strategy, brand development, brand positioning and messaging, brand identity, founder branding and personal branding, thought leadership and content strategy, website design and development, SEO, social media marketing and social media strategy, lead generation and referral systems, follow-up automation, market research, and the business systems that turn attention into booked work. We serve founders, managing partners, solo practitioners, independent consultants, and small to mid-size businesses that sell expertise, not products, including law firms, accounting practices, financial planners, architects, engineers, and founders building with AI. Whether you are refining your positioning, building a professional website, developing thought leadership, or automating how referrals and enquiries reach you, People & Pillar provides the strategy, frameworks and implementation to make you the obvious choice in your market. Founded by Tanaka Romin and Mercy Sawana. People & Pillar is a trading name of People and Pillar (Pty) Ltd (Registration No. 2026/609064/07). All services, proposals, and invoices are issued by People and Pillar (Pty) Ltd. South African law applies.







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People & Pillar™ is a brand and business consulting firm in Johannesburg, working with experts, independent professionals, practices, consultancies, agencies, founders and operators across South Africa, the United Kingdom, and globally through remote engagements. We help people turn real expertise into a market position that buyers can find, understand, choose and refer. Our work spans brand strategy, brand development, brand positioning and messaging, brand identity, founder branding and personal branding, thought leadership and content strategy, website design and development, SEO, social media marketing and social media strategy, lead generation and referral systems, follow-up automation, market research, and the business systems that turn attention into booked work. We serve founders, managing partners, solo practitioners, independent consultants, and small to mid-size businesses that sell expertise, not products, including law firms, accounting practices, financial planners, architects, engineers, and founders building with AI. Whether you are refining your positioning, building a professional website, developing thought leadership, or automating how referrals and enquiries reach you, People & Pillar provides the strategy, frameworks and implementation to make you the obvious choice in your market. Founded by Tanaka Romin and Mercy Sawana. People & Pillar is a trading name of People and Pillar (Pty) Ltd (Registration No. 2026/609064/07). All services, proposals, and invoices are issued by People and Pillar (Pty) Ltd. South African law applies.






