Em Bartels is the founder and Executive Director of GPA Awards International Ltd, a professional development organisation that supports Executives through Creativity Innovation and Excellence. A certified Protocol and Etiquette Executive, She is the International Center For Protocol and Diplomacy's (ICPD) Africa Director overseeing its business mainly in West Africa.
She's also the founder of Excell Consulting GH, Excell Branding Consult, a Personal Branding Expert and Executive Coach with a track record of building incredible personal brands that help executives to stand out, become visible and attract a passionate tribe through Communication & Etiquette.
A Certified Communication expert, she is passionate about oral communication and how Executives present themselves digitally.
Ms Bartels also supports and coaches one-on-one C- Suite Executives, senior government officials, Media houses, Banks , institutions and Parastatals.
As founder and CEO, Em brings to bear immense experience from the Branding, Consulting, Corporate Training, Protocol & Diplomacy, Executive Coaching, PR and Marketing fields spanning over three decades in various communication capacities and International Marketing fields from management to senior director level. With keen interest in seeing executives and businesses positioned on what she terms the ‘Global Recognition Map’, (Global Citizens) She is passionate about highlighting African and Women achievement while recognising business and professional excellence.
Em is a certified diplomatic and Commercial Protocol practitioner, an expert in Digital Diplomacy, Global Citizenship and Change Management for Diplomatic Practitioners. She holds a Post Graduate Certificate in International Relations from Cambridge University (Homerton College). Ms. Bartels also holds MBA (International Marketing) from HULT International Business School, UK and a degree in Economics and Law from (KNUST).
She is a Speaker at the World Protocol Matters Conference, speaker and trainer at Cambridge University (Homerton College) Professional Development Programme, and a speaker at the Afriprotocol Conference and a member of the Global Protocol and Diplomatic Network.
Em Bartels is a committed Christian and a Certified Counsellor from the UK. She is passionate about teaching and making the word of God simple, clear, and easy for all to understand.