Jonathan attended leading academic institutions throughout the country and achieved numerous accolades and awards. Amongst these awards were the Old Mutual Award for outstanding academic achievement, a Nedbank MBA bursary and the HMDS Louw award (top student). In his quest for knowledge, Jonathan has accumulated a B. Com degree (Bachelor on Commerce), a LL.B (Baccalaureus Legum) degree, an Honours in Business Administration (HBA) degree (cum laude), a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree (cum laude). Jonathan started his career at IDEC Financial Services (Pty) Ltd where he joined as a consultant and eventually purchased the business in 1989.

Jonathan expanded the business into the field of industrial relations and at the same time founded Global Business Solutions, which has become a leading business consultancy focusing on strategic interventions including training, labour law and business to business solutions in the area of B-BBEE. Jonathan is a former accredited commissioner of the (CCMA), an IMSEC Arbitration and Mediation panelist, a BUSA representative at NEDLAC and member of Tokiso dispute settlement panel and recently become a Commissioner of the Employment Conditions Commission.

He is an Advisory Board Member of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and a recent finalist of the LDI Business Leader of the Year Award. He is currently a nominee on the to-be-formed Employment Services Board. Jonathan is also the current COO of the Confederation of Associations of the Private Employment Sector (CAPES). He and his associate companies have numerous investments in business and he serves on the board of many companies. Jonathan is a leader and developer of the Wits University Enterprise Development Units executive development programme in B-BBEE. Over his career, Jonathan has edited three books, compiled many publications and delivered countless presentations and seminars and advises business and government in a range of different areas.