Valentine Lefrère has studied Printing C&G Cert. (Harare Polytechnic), Business Administration BBA. (UNISA), Property (SAREA & REA), Time and Motion Cert. TM. Cert. (Harare Polytechnic), Screenwriting (CTMS), Drama Dip. ED. (CK Academy), English Tuition Cert. TEFL (TEFLA), Money Management Cert. M.Man. and Business Management Cert. B.Man. (Te Wananga o Aotearoa).

He has been in business since 1975 and has experience owning and running and working in the following businesses): Patents and Trademarks, Printing, Clothing, Publishing, Marketing (various Industrial products), Commerce, Industry, IT, Agriculture, Market Research, Advertising, Real Estate and Property Development, Business Sales, Film Production, Radio Production & Presentation.

Earlier in his life, he has been a tourism Guest House owner and Mentor/ Business Coach and Lecturer, Tutor in English, and TV and Film producer.

Valentine has been a board member for IT online retailer, a radio station, plus a couple of outdoor sports clubs. He founded and was President of the Zibonele Business Club in Cape Town.

He has over 45 years of essentially business, property, tuition, media and film production experience.

He owns True Business Decisions which is a Business Mentorship/Coach Consultancy and a Real Estate Franchise in Queenstown, NZ.