MEET THE TEAM

Business Coach

LUC VAN DER HOFSTADT

Executive Business Coach & Country Director

Luc Van der Hofstadt has been an Executive Business Coach at the Mentally Fit Institute since 2000. In that capacity, he regularly directs team and individual coaching sessions for Executive Committees and Managers for corporate and institutional clients in various countries around the world.

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As a facilitator, business coach and motivational speaker, Luc coaches and inspires on team dynamics, and advises leaders on how to manage their own energy as well as the energy of their teams to achieve sustainable individual and team performance.

Business Coach

ANDREW BROWN

Executive Business Coach

With 30 years’ experience in leading, managing and motivating teams and companies in healthcare, manufacturing, consulting and technology services, Andrew has a wealth of expertise in aligning and energising people to achieve strategic growth and performance objectives

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He has led a number of organisational transformations, mergers and culture change initiatives, gaining valuable experience in team leadership, change management, and effective communication.

Andrew has served as Managing Director of Meditech South Africa, Managing Executive of MediSwitch and Operations Executive of Altron HealthTech. as well as serving on the boards of Meditech Holdings, Meditech SA and MediSwitch Namibia.

A committed health-nut, Andrew has been an enthusiastic endurance athlete for over 20 years, competing in Comrades, Ironman, the Otter and the Skyrun, amongst others.

Andrew holds a B.Com degree from the University of Cape Town and a Master of Business Administration (Cum Laude) from the Wits Business School. He has also competed the GIBS Professional Business Coaching Programme.

Andrew is a dedicated husband and father of two very energetic boys that keep him grounded.

Business Coach

JAMES THOMPSON

Executive Business Coach

South African Olympic Gold Medallist and World Champion Rower, serial entrepreneur, and executive business coach, James Thompson is an all-round leader and creative visionary. With 15 years of professional rowing experience, and many businesses under his belt, he has a deep understanding of the importance of effective team dynamics and its integral role in producing life-changing businesses.

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As a coach and keynote speaker for Mentally Fit, James imparts invaluable knowledge that equips teams in finding their purpose, or ‘Guiding Star’, simplifying goals and giving them clear vision. By identifying needs, and with actionable steps forward, he is able to propel teams from where they currently are, to where they need to be.

Business Coach

SHARON SHAKUNG

Executive Business Coach

With over 25 years’ experience as a management consultant, strategy facilitator, leadership development facilitator, and executive coach, Sharon has successfully designed and delivered services in organizational and personal effectiveness to clients across industries and sectors in South Africa and across the continent.

Business Coaching

CAROLINE ARDOULLIE

New Business Development Director

Caroline has over 20 years experience in building a reliable and sustainable relationship with International and local customers in Europe: Portugal, Belgium and now in Cape Town, South Africa. She has developed new business and managed sales teams for various companies and industries namely real estate, development, hospitality and services.

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Lindelwa Xingwana-Jabavu

Executive Business Coach

Lindelwa Xingwana-Jabavu is an Executive Team Coach with more than 30 years of experience across financial services and South African state-owned entities. Working at the intersection of systemic team coaching, leadership, and strategy, she partners with leadership teams to translate strategic intent into measurable stakeholder value and organisational impact. 

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With experience spanning executive leadership, governance, and organisational transformation, Lindelwa brings a practical and systemic coaching approach rooted in real business environments. She coaches executive leaders, senior teams, and middle managers, supporting them in navigating complexity, strengthening alignment, and leading effectively in high-stakes, multi-stakeholder environments. 

Lindelwa is particularly passionate about supporting leaders in finding clarity, voice, and purpose within evolving corporate landscapes. Her work also focuses on helping leadership teams align their value proposition to stakeholder needs while building sustainable and collaborative team cultures. 

She holds a Master’s degree in Business and Executive Coaching from Wits Business School and is a Certified Systemic Team Coaching Master Practitioner through the Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC), UK. Lindelwa is also a faculty member at GIBS, a co-author of the book Women in Leadership, and a founding leader of the Climate Coaching Alliance Africa Chapter. Her passion for regenerative coaching and leadership continues to shape her approach to people development and organisational growth. 

Business Coach

Dr Zain Reddiar

Executive Business Coach

Dr Zain Reddiar is an Executive Business Coach and transition coach with extensive international experience in human resources, leadership, organisational transformation, and strategic management. Working with executives, entrepreneurs, senior leaders, and aspiring professionals, he supports individuals in navigating uncertainty, overcoming limiting fears, and moving confidently through periods of personal and professional transition. 

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Zain brings a pragmatic and holistic coaching approach shaped by his experience across Africa, the Middle East, and global business environments. He has worked across diverse cultures and industries, enabling him to understand the complexity of leading people, managing change, and building sustainable performance in rapidly evolving organisations. 

Throughout his career, Zain has led major transformation initiatives, including large-scale human resources back-office projects within the telecommunications sector spanning 22 countries. He has also contributed to several greenfield projects and start-ups, combining strategic insight with a genuine commitment to helping people define and achieve meaningful goals. 

Zain is particularly passionate about developing confident, self-aware leaders who can perform effectively while remaining connected to their values and purpose. His coaching incorporates multiple dimensions of leadership intelligence, including intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual, cultural, financial, and moral intelligence. This integrated approach helps leaders broaden their awareness, strengthen their decision-making, and create lasting impact. 

He holds a Doctoral degree in Management of Innovation and Technology from the DaVinci Business School and is a registered Master HR Practitioner in both South Africa and the United States. Zain has served on the councils of the DaVinci Business School and Chartall Business College and has chaired committees focused on ethics, diversity, risk, and business continuity. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of People Management and previously served as Human Resources Director for Samsung Electronics Africa. 

Business Coaching

Jessica Changuion

Client Operations Manager

Jessica Changuion is the Client Operations Manager at Mentally Fit Africa, where she oversees client experience, operational systems, and project coordination to ensure the seamless delivery of coaching and development programmes. With a background in education, digital marketing, and client relations, Jessica brings a people-focused and solutions-driven approach to operations management.

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With a background in education, digital marketing, and client relations, Jessica brings a people-focused and solutions-driven approach to operations management. She plays an integral role in streamlining processes, managing communications, coordinating deliverables, and supporting both clients and facilitators across various projects and engagements. 
 
Jessica is passionate about creating efficient systems that enhance both team performance and client satisfaction. Her experience in content creation, social media management, and strategic coordination allows her to bridge creativity with operational excellence, ensuring that projects are executed with professionalism, precision, and care. Jessica Changuion is the Client Operations Manager at Mentally Fit Africa, where she oversees client experience, operational systems, and project coordination to ensure the seamless delivery of coaching and development programmes.

ABOUT US

Every day we empower hundreds of individuals, teams and organisations to take control of their performance as well as their mental and physical wellness. By killing the obvious, creating clarity within their role and their teams and establishing action-oriented steps needed to enhance their energy for performance, their abilities to create a winning team and their leadership skills to create a sustainable company culture.

Inspired by sports

The world of top-level sport serves as the perfect laboratory for human performance. As we are actively working with high-level sport teams and performers, our coaches constantly stimulate individual energy and team dynamics. Whether it’s in sports, art, academic or corporate environments, individual and collective performance rely on the same essential, natural and universal mechanisms.

Validated by science

Our methodologies are scientifically tested and our results are proven both in sports and corporate world, over and over again. We have developed tools to assess human energy, talent, motivation, etc. which enables us to measure the impact of all our programmes. In the same philosophy we create KDI’s (Key Development Indicators) to measure the impact of the progress made.

Applied to your business

For more than 20 years we’ve been translating our learnings on the field to corporate and academic environments, resulting in the successful development of corporate athletes. Enriched by powerful sport metaphors, supported with relevant tools and adapted to corporate environments, we give a new perspective on human mechanisms, with very simple and concrete applications to the professional context.

HOW WE ENERGIZE

 

The MENTALLY FIT METHODOLOGY is a “Coach” approach. By using a “coach attitude” and very challenging questions, the coach stimulates reflection and awareness as well as the will to change and grow

Keynote Speaking

Our keynotes integrate compelling storytelling, interactive exercises, and real-time voting to shift from theoretical concepts to actionable strategies. The sessions offer unique insights, tools, and strategies to enhance resilience, mindsets, and overall mental well-being.

Team Coaching

In our team training sessions, we impart practical knowledge on Mentally Fit tools to empower your teams on a journey to achieve peak performance. Through learning by doing, we install sustainable and high- performing mindsets.​do I do what I do”​ ​

Individual Coaching

In our individual coaching sessions, we will personally challenge and guide the Corporate Athlete to their next level of performance.​ When coaching, it is key for us to start from the Why.​ “Why do I do what I do”​ ​

Team Training

Through Team Coaching we proactively address entrenched behaviors within individuals, teams, and organizations. Through hands-on learning experiences, we cultivate sustainable and high- performance mindsets.​

MEET OUR CLIENTS 

Over the last 20 years, Mentally Fit has coached and trained Olympic athletes and teams, World Champions to World class musicians and corporate athletes. Measuring energy leaks on all levels, cutting out these leaks and channeling their energy into a winning mindset.

The Mentally Fit Institute offers you a personalized accompaniment, whatever your position, the size of your company or the industry. We only have one objective: increase human performance. Each year, more than 100.000 participants from leading global organizations attend our programs all around the world.

It is on the sport field that we encounter our true soul. No matter how well trained an athlete is, it’s the mental preparation that will make a difference. Since 1996 we accompany athletes, teams and National Olympic athletes and teams on their quest to the gold medal.