Riaan Fourie is a South African entrepreneur, coach, and author.
About Riaan Fourie
Coach Entrepreneur Author
Coaching & Emotional Development
Leading With Empathy
A champion for emotional intelligence and embracing authenticity for leaders, in brands and the schooling system, Riaan has become a visible voice for the importance of introspection and personal development. With an online community of over 70 000 he creates content that resonates with both young and mature audiences.
As a consultant and coach, some career highlights include:
- As a coach, he has guided Grammy and South African Music Award-winning recording artists to remain authentic in their music. He has also worked with personal brands, thought leaders, and individuals ready for real change.
- As a facilitator with Boys to Men (NGO), Riaan was part of a team providing cutting edge transformation experiences for young men and at-risk youth across South Africa.
- He has hosted events and workshops in South Africa and Botswana for entrepreneurs to lead with emotional intelligence.
- He has traveled South Africa as national ambassador for globally recognized NGO Partners For Possibility, where he interviewed over 100 business leaders and the public school principals they were partnered with.
- As a consultant, Riaan represented a satellite telecommunications enterprise twice in the Parliament of South Africa and the South African Navy.
Speaking
A Champion For Personal Development
Speaking across South Africa on a range of topics, including emotional development, creativity, and entrepreneurship, there is an undertone to Riaan’s message: authenticity and empathy are essential to building trust – without which, nothing works.
Some of Riaan’s career highlights as a speaker include:
- Being invited to speak to the teams of several of South Africa’s top brands.
- Being invited to speak at the launch of the South African Artists Development Association.
- Speaking at creative colleges and high schools across South Africa and Botswana.
- He was invited on a 10-day high school speaking tour in Botswana.
- Being the host of First365, a national event series created by Riaan to create a safe arena for entrepreneurs to learn from successful entrepreneurs sharing their first year of entrepreneurship.
- He has been interviewed and asked for insight by national TV and Radio stations in South Africa and Botswana.
Facilitation & Workshops
Collective Change
A unique trajectory of change is possible when being facilitated as part of a group, and it is an arena where powerful transformation can be achieved quickly.
Whether it is a team, an intimate group of 10 or a hall of over 100, deep work and real change can definitely be achieved as part of a collective of people striving for something meaningfully different in their lives.
Riaan has facilitated groups and workshops across South Africa and Botswana in contexts ranging from executive leadership, personal development, female empowerment, entrepreneurship, and youth development.