Open to permanent or contract roles in Learning & Development, Leadership Training, Coaching, or Employee Wellness, applying expertise to support individual and team growth.
Lizl Groenewald
@lizlgroenewald
Accredited Master Life Coach, HeartMath® Certified Coach, and Professional Mentor with 20+ years’ experience.
What I'm looking for
Accredited Master Life Coach, HeartMath® Certified Coach, and Professional Mentor with 20+ years’ combined experience in coaching, mentoring, training, and business development. Skilled in helping professionals and teams strengthen resilience capacity, navigate career growth and development with clarity, confidence and composure. Proven success delivering 1:1 coaching, workshops, and group programmes that improve performance, emotional intelligence, decision-making, and employee well-being across corporate, NGO, and entrepreneurial settings.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
· Delivered 250+ hours of resilience training, enhancing focus, emotional regulation, and energy management for professionals under pressure.
· Mentored 15+ NGO leaders in decision-making, goal-setting, and stakeholder engagement — strengthening leadership confidence and community impact.
· Facilitated training for 40+ sales professionals through structured skill-building frameworks, driving a 20% average improvement in target achievement within 3 months.
· Built and scaled a private coaching practice with clients in South Africa and abroad, delivering measurable outcomes in resilience building, career development, and decision-making.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Learning & Development Facilitator
Knowbility Skills Lab
Feb 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)
Deliver practical sales and soft skills training for professionals using workshops, role-play, and live feedback. Focus on communication, client engagement, and performance improvement, achieving measurable results.
Corporate Coach & Trainer
Empowered Coaching
Dec 2023 - Present (1 year 10 months)
Coach professionals in career development, leadership growth, resilience building and complex decision-making under pressure. Facilitate virtual resilience and skills training, and support clients on PushFar and The Mentoring Club with career planning, skill growth, and structured progress.
NGO Leadership Mentor
Richard George Foundation
Feb 2025 - Jul 2025 (5 months)
Mentor emerging NGO leaders in problem-solving, decision-making, and effective communication. Support professional growth with structured check-ins, progress tracking, and accountability for leadership development.
Business Development Manager
Belgotex Floorcoverings
Mar 2017 - Nov 2023 (6 years 8 months)
Led regional sales growth, client acquisition, and relationship management. Mentored and trained teams, enhancing capability, performance, and long-term business growth.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
HeartMath Institute
Certification, Coaching / Resilience
2024 - 2024
Completed HeartMath® Certified Coach/Mentor certification focused on resilience and stress-management coaching techniques.
Transformation Academy
Accredited Master Life Coach, Life Coaching
2023 - 2023
Grade: Certificate
Activities and societies: Life Coaching Techniques, Skills, Processes.
Accredited Master Life Coach credential obtained through Transformation Academy.
LinkedIn Learning
Professional Certifications, Coaching & Leadership
2022 - 2022
Completed coaching and leadership related professional development courses via LinkedIn Learning.
LinkedIn Learning
Professional Certification, Performance Management
2021 - 2021
Completed a course on performance management covering goal setting and managing performance.
Knowbility Skills Lab
Professional Certifications, Sales
2020 - 2021
Completed professional sales certifications focused on relationship-based selling and client engagement.
Intec College
Business Assistant Diploma, Business Administration
2007 - 2007
Completed a Business Assistant Diploma providing administrative and business support skills.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
empoweredcoaching.co.zaSalary expectations
Social media
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