Apex Leadership Specialists is a people development consultancy that works with individuals and teams to help them understand and achieve their true potential. Originally founded with a focus on leadership coaching, we have since developed a number of natural extensions to our core offering.
These have given us the ability to go beyond simply focusing on individual impact to positively influence organisations in a more holistic and enduring way. While each individual has their own challenges, and each team has its own dynamic, we know that the fundamentals of what we offer remain the same.
Whether working one-on-one or in groups, with leaders or operational teams, in all our work we aim to help people gain perspective to better understand themselves, their environment and the way in which they can be most effective within it.
Working one-on-one or in focused groups to help individuals to develop their leadership skills, enhance their performance and work more effectively as a part of their teams.
Engaging with leadership groups to help them build interpersonal skills and techniques to enhance team cohesion and effectiveness.
Collaborating with leadership to put programs and processes in place that support corporate culture, talent development, and succession planning.
Sharing insights from the Global South to inspire and drive meaningful change among international audiences.
Providing a space for inspiring individuals to share their stories of personal achievement or overcoming adversity to help motivate teams.
Leveraging the 5 Lens Enneagram, a data-driven assessment tool, I provide personalized coaching that accelerates leadership development.
Our partnership with Comensa enhances our credibility and provides us with access to a wider network of clients. Together with Comensa, we empower individuals and organizations to achieve their full potential.
Unlocking leadership potential requires the right coach – someone who not only possesses the skills but also aligns with your unique leadership style and personality. I've curated a cohort of Southern Africa's top coaches – passionate, skilled professionals who prioritize client growth. Let's connect you with the ideal coach to elevate your leadership and team performance through a powerful coaching chemistry.
Executive Coach
Driven, authentic, and intentional, Craig is passionate about helping individuals and teams unlock their potential through increased self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and improved thinking.
Executive Coach
Helping individuals unlock their full potential through leadership development, career growth with purpose, and meaningful intelligence for stronger relationships and decision-making. Specialising in empowering individuals to navigate challenges, fostering team trust and collaboration, and strengthening communication for meaningful impact.
Executive Coach
Passionate about coaching individuals to unlock their full potential and become leaders. Graham has helped organizations build strong teams with intentional cultures.
Mental Health & Behavioural Coach, Facilitator & Change Trainer
Specializes in leadership development, mental wellness in teams, and behavioural change in corporate environments. Bron helps organizations identify and resolve dysfunctional team dynamics, particularly during restructuring, mergers, and acquisitions.
Breakthrough Life Coach
Helping individuals discover and use their unique strengths to achieve personal and professional goals. Specializing in emotional intelligence (EQ), the Enneagram, and neuroscience-based life coaching.
Executive Coach & Industrial/Organisational Psychologist
Julie brings a unique mindbody approach to leadership, self-awareness, and wellbeing, rooted in her belief that organisations transform only when individuals transform. Her approach is shaped by a deep connection to adventure and a journey through chronic illness, blending formal expertise with unconventional perspectives.
Executive Coach
Empowering high-achieving leaders to unleash their potential, develop emotional intelligence, and create a more sustainable future through clarity, connection, confidence, and courage.
"We are privileged to partner with Craig in the coaching arena at Appletree. He is passionate about what he does which is highly infectious and inspirational to the rest of our team. He brings wisdom to all our conversations given his personal and corporate experience. Lastly, he has the integrity which means that we and all the clients he has interacted with on our behalf, have benefited from the safe space he creates."
"Craig understands the nuanced and important balance between equipping a team with tools to better cope with their stressful lives and keeping a high-performance mindset.He approaches each situation with compassion and a will to win, using an approach which is authentic and remarkably ego-free. This encourages vulnerability and develops trustful and meaningful bonds within leadership teams.Craig will add value to any team looking to improve themselves individually and collectively."
"Having someone independent from your work and personal life to download all that is going through your head has been an invaluable discovery for me. It saves the people closest to me from having to deal with things I am struggling with at work. Craig has helped put into perspective and practice meaningful ways of navigating work and life – he is compassionate to the core."
"I thoroughly enjoy my sessions with Craig. He is clearly passionate about coaching people and trying to get them to realize their full potential. He balances a professional approach with being very relatable. Craig has a great depth of knowledge across many spectrums, and he has used this to guide me in finding solutions for, and dealing with difficult issues in my personal and professional life."
"I have so deeply appreciated Craig and his approach to staff and staff culture. In a very touchy-feely world, he gets people to take responsibility for themselves and move forward. I’ve got to see him use many different skills to effectively bring people into good emotional spaces and then equip them to take appropriate next steps."
"Craig is a natural leader and has quickly understood the demands and challenges of my world which has made it easy to work with him. He creates a safe space in which I feel comfortable to share the challenges I want to overcome, and has assisted me with understanding what trauma is, my reactions to it, even when I originally thought that I wasn’t experiencing trauma."
"Craig is very relatable which helps me open up in our coaching sessions. I find Craig’s approach adaptable in creating practices and actions that seem like they are tailored for me. I never thought I would see a growth coach but after my sessions with Craig, I would highly recommend the coaching process to anyone."
"Craig is thoughtful, insightful and uplifting. He has unlocked strengths and abilities within me that I never knew I had locked away. His sessions challenge me to think outside the box and at times, he has given me a real sense of affirmation on certain actions or decisions I have made."
"Craig has been a sensational life and business coach. He can connect on a deep level and had incredible values and judgement. He truly walks his talk daily. He has guided me on a personal and business road in a very professional manner."
"Craig’s coaching sessions from the start have been a great learning curve for me. They have helped me grow as a person not only in my personal life, but in my professional workplace as well. Craig has given me the confidence and tools to open up and have tough discussions with co-workers."
"Your coaching, guidance and advice has not only been helpful, but reflective of my growth, personally and professionally, in the last year. I don’t naturally gravitate towards sharing, being open or expressive. I internalise – which is not always the best way to live life! I’ve had several opportunities to engage leadership coaches in my career and you are the first that I’ve ‘retained’/maintained and continued my journey with. That says a lot. I have a better understanding of what is happening in my life, and I can make better decisions. I’m in a very reflective space and this has invaluable to focus on important things in life. Whilst I acknowledge the relationship/connection/stickiness between coach and client/student? is highly subjective – your style may not be for everyone – but it works for me. Whatever you’re doing, thank you very much. "
"The journey I have been on with you has been life changing. I've engaged with your coaching for over 2 years now, and I've changed dramatically, you’ve really helped me find a space I feel safe to express and talk out my issues, where you've given extremely helpful guidance and coaching lessons and principles to take with. I've found incremental improvement in my personal, work and mental health on this journey with you."
