She Leads Ventureswww.sheleadsventures.org · a division of ElegantEdge Solutions (Pty) Ltd · South Africa
Learning design · Audio storytelling · AI adoption
We turn the bush into stories people remember.
We design online courses and learning experiences for conservation, safari tourism and education. Expert field knowledge goes in; engaging, narrated, measurable learning comes out, for kids, students, guides and adult learners.
Field recording to finished lesson: script, voice, visuals, assessment
Why talk to us
Great conservation tech needs great conservation content.
Audio and story-led learning only works when the knowledge is accurate and the storytelling holds attention. That's the part we build.
Field-accurate content
Our founder is a former safari guide and lodge manager, and we work alongside Africa's longest-running safari guide training school and leading ecologists. Every lesson is grounded in real field knowledge.
Audio-first production
We already run a script-to-voice pipeline using AI narration (ElevenLabs) and AI presenters (HeyGen), so audio and video lessons ship fast and stay consistent.
Learners of every age and language
From 4-year-old non-readers following narrated Junior Ranger lessons, to US high-school students and professional guides learning in Swahili. We shape the same science into the right voice for each audience.
By the numbers
What we've built for EcoTraining Online
Each lesson is built from 5 to 9 interactive blocks, such as a hero intro, key concepts, recorded lecture, mind map, resources and a game, plus a quiz and a study guide.
Current work
What we're building right now
Running online learning for Africa's leading guide school
We've taken over EcoTraining's online learning end to end: course design and production, platform management on WordPress and LearnDash, marketing and launches, and day-to-day student support. Every course below was developed and launched online by us.
See Junior Rangers live ↓An accredited qualification, rebuilt for online learning, now in Swahili
We took the NQF4 Field Guide learning material and rebuilt it as 18 interactive online modules. Every module includes recorded lectures, mind maps, concept explainers, quizzes and study guides, so learners understand the ideas instead of memorising notes.
We then converted NQF4 content into Swahili, starting with Ecology. East African guides often study in their second or third language, so hearing difficult concepts explained in their home language makes a real difference. English terms stay alongside, so guides can still explain everything to guests. It's a first-to-market offer for lodges in Tanzania and Kenya.
View the Swahili lesson ↓An 18-module African field course for American students
Wild Africa Field School (EcoX) reshapes professional African field guide training into 18 story-driven missions for high-school students in the USA. The first mission, Africa Beneath Your Feet: The Hidden Story of a Landscape, is complete and serves as the flagship pilot for the full course.
Open the Geology pilot ↓The MMA AI Adoption Playbook
As AI Enablement Specialist, we're helping PPS's Mutual Mind Academy architect AI adoption at scale: a playbook and learning strategy that builds AI literacy through self-directed learning, group learning and facilitator-led masterclasses, plus automations that take manual admin off the team.
Onsite guide development across multiple lodges
With EcoTraining, we've delivered blended guide training for a leading luxury safari group: online assessments, onsite evaluations at each camp, on-demand coursework and personal development plans for every guide.
See it live
Click through the work
Three examples built for EcoTraining Online: for teenagers, for young children and for professional guides.
High school · USA
Wild Africa Field School
The flagship Geology mission uncovers the hidden story of an African landscape, from the rock beneath your feet to the wildlife it supports.
USA@2026Children · Junior Rangers
Junior Ranger
A wildlife course for children, built with narrated video lessons and interactive activities, plus a preview of the programme for schools.
Professional guides · Kiswahili
NQF4 Ecology in Swahili
An NQF4 Ecology lesson taught in Swahili, so East African guides can understand difficult concepts in their home language before they're assessed in English.
SWA@2026Working together
Where we'd fit alongside a software team
You bring the platform. We bring the content, the storytelling and the doors into the conservation and safari world.
Content & curriculum partner
Learning outcomes, story arcs, scripts and assessments for audio lessons, species stories, trail guides and location-based content.
Audio production pipeline
Scripted, fact-checked and voiced episodes, with AI narration where it fits and expert voices where it matters.
Pilot & market access
Access to guide schools, lodges, reserves and education partners to test a pilot with real learners and real guests.
A simple place to start: one audience, one conservation story and one short audio pilot, tested with real listeners before scaling up.
How a project runs
From idea to learners in four steps
- DiscoverAudience, outcomes and where the learning happens: in class, on a game drive, at home.
- DesignLearning journey, story structure, scripts and a sample episode to test the voice.
- ProduceNarration, visuals, quizzes and platform build, reviewed by field experts.
- Launch & measureRollout, learner feedback and completion data that shape the next release.
The founder
Bianca Steyn
From safari guiding and lodge management to sales and digital education, Bianca builds learning grounded in real places, real people and practical needs.
Building learning that makes people care about wild places, and keeps them coming back to learn more.
- In the fieldSafari guide at Lion Sands. Two years in management with Great Plains Conservation in Botswana. Five years with Sanctuary Retreats in Tanzania.
- In businessNational sales for the Moyo restaurant group.
- Online learningLeads EcoTraining's online learning in full, from course creation to student support.
- FocusBrand, learning and revenue growth for tourism, hospitality and conservation education.
- RecognitionNominated for Educator of the Year in WESSA's 2026 awards.
- Also foundedAI Young Explorers Club, a nature and AI learning brand for kids.
Let's talk
What would you like your audience to learn?
Tell us about the idea, who it's for and the platform you're building. We'll share relevant sample lessons on a quick call and suggest a focused first project.