Austin, TX – March 2026 – CIO Views Magazine, a global leader in business media and executive profiling, is proud to announce that Adré Joubert, Owner of F.R.O.G. Audio Visual (Pty) Ltd, has been featured on the cover of its prestige edition: “Africa's 10 Most Inspiring Businesswomen to Follow in 2026.”This annual list celebrates women who have demonstrated exceptional resilience, strategic foresight, and a transformative impact on the African continent's business landscape. Adré Joubert’s inclusion highlights her extraordinary journey in the Audiovisual (AV) and Information Technology (IT) sectors, where she has successfully evolved her company from a national hardware distributor into an essential AV-IT infrastructure partner.
To read the full article, please visit the cover story here: https://cioviews.com/from-integration-to-infrastructure-how-adre-joubert-is-scaling-av-it-across-africa/
A Foundation of Faith and Disciplined Execution
The name of the firm, F.R.O.G., stands for “Fully Rely On God.” While the brand is grounded in a foundation of faith, its trajectory has been driven by Adré’s relentless focus on disciplined execution and operational excellence. Under her leadership, the company has built an ironclad reputation for market credibility: doing what it says it will do and delivering technology solutions it can stand behind.
Adré’s journey began in the technical trenches of pro-AV sales. Recognizing a market gap and a unique distribution opportunity with LG early in her career, she built the business through sheer persistence, leveraging a single savings account and one sale at a time to scale into a national operation.
Pivoting to Infrastructure: Scaling Through Complexity
As global markets shifted, Adré recognized that hardware alone was no longer the end goal. She pivoted F.R.O.G. from mere distribution to full AV integration, designing and maintaining complete technology environments. This shift proved vital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than retreating during the economic disruption, Adré formalized governance structures and redesigned delivery frameworks to be repeatable and scalable.
Read the print version of the magazine here: https://cioviews.com/digital/2026/march/africas-10-most-inspiring-businesswomen-to-follow-in-2026-mar-06/
The Future of AV-IT Convergence
Looking ahead, F.R.O.G. is now structured into two focused divisions, FROG AV and FROG IT, to support the rapid convergence of networked environments. With an expanding portfolio in Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) for education, and a continued lead in high-impact LED and digital signage, the firm is poised for disciplined expansion across Africa.
“Scale without discipline creates noise,” Adré explains. “We’re building infrastructure, not just installations.”
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