# Kirsten Groenewald

Kirsten Groenewald is a remote worker on Himalayas, Client Relations & Coaching at Velocity Sports Lab, based in South Africa.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@kirstengroenewald

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Customer-focused professional with 15+ years of experience across customer service, client relations, training, operations and business ownership. I’m
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | South Africa |
| Authorized to work in | South Africa |
| Salary expectations | 430k+ ZAR |
| Job categories | Customer Care Representative |
| Skills | CRM, Salesforce, SAP |
| Website | https://kg-groenie-designs.vercel.app |
| LinkedIn | https://https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsten-groenewald-7b78ab21/ |
| GitHub | https://https://github.com/KHGroenie |

## What I'm looking for

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I’m looking for a remote Customer Success, Customer Operations, Client Onboarding, Customer Experience or Operations role. I bring strong customer relationship, problem-solving, training and process skills, and enjoy helping people and improving processes. I’m keen to join a company where I can contribute, keep learning and grow long-term.
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## About

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I have 15+ years of experience across customer service, client relations, training, operations and business ownership. My background includes remote customer support for international markets, CRM and ticketing systems, onboarding, team training and managing client relationships. I also built and ran my own fitness business, managing clients, teams, systems and day-to-day operations.

In my corporate career, I was recognised with both a Performance Trophy and a People Trophy, reflecting my strong performance and positive impact when working with customers and colleagues. I’m particularly interested in Customer Success, Customer Operations, Client Onboarding, Customer Experience and Operations roles. I enjoy helping people, solving problems, improving processes and building strong relationships, and I’m looking for a remote role where I can contribute my experience while continuing to learn and grow.
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## Experience

### Client Relations & Coaching (current)

Velocity Sports Lab. Mar 2010 - Jan 2019

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Delivered personalised online coaching to a consistent client base, building strong relationships and long-term engagement through tailored programmes, ongoing support, accountability and results-focused guidance.
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Skills: Customer-Relationship-Management, Relationship-Building, Training-Delivery, Health, Wellness-Coaching, Personal-Trainer

### CS Support Hero & Trainer

[Globl.Contact](https://himalayas.app/companies/globl-contact). Feb 2024 - Feb 2026

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Managed 50–70 customer cases daily across international markets, maintaining 4.5 CSAT. Progressed from frontline support to Trainer, recognised for customer knowledge and communication. Built a training tool adopted by 20+ staff, developed training programmes and delivered remote coaching focused on empathy, communication and consistent customer service.
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Skills: Salesforce, SAP

### Client Operations & Business Owner

KH Engineering Fitness. Feb 2010 - Dec 2022

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Owned full business operations across scheduling, clients, finances, marketing and service delivery. Recruited, managed and mentored a team of 4 trainers, overseeing performance and daily operations. Managed end-to-end client relationships from onboarding through progress reviews, and successfully transitioned services to online delivery.
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Skills: Operational-Excellence, Operations, Trainer, Sales, Product-Management

### Personal Trainer & Gym Floor Manager

Velocity Sports Lab. Feb 2016 - Jan 2019

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• Built and maintained strong client relationships, assessing individual needs and delivering tailored programmes to achieve results.
• Monitored client progress proactively, adjusting plans based on feedback and performance data.
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Skills: Trainer, Sales, Customer-Relationship-Management, Relationship-Building

## Education

### University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)

Bsc Honours, BSc Honours – Biokinetics. 2007 - 2008

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Postgraduate studies in Biokinetics, focusing on human movement, exercise rehabilitation, physical conditioning and the use of exercise to improve functional movement, health and performance.
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### University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)

Bsc, Sport Science. 2004 - 2006

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Studied Sport Science with a focus on human movement, exercise, fitness and performance. Developed a strong foundation in exercise principles, training methodology, anatomy, physiology and client-focused programme development.
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## Tech stack

- HTML5
- CSS 3

To contact Kirsten, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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