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ONE-ON-ONE COACHING & MENTORING

As a movement and exercise professional, you are constantly juggling between a focus on supporting your clients, and progressing your career. Mentorship and support from experience professionals who have walked the same path as you,
can offer support, perspective and technical direction.

“You helped me understand how much further we need to push ourselves to be great. You pushed me beyond my comfort zone. I’d recommend you because unlike some coaches who just offer advice or deliver content, your method made me accountable which brought the results out of me.”



JONNO PROUDFOOT
AUTHOR & CEO, THE REAL MEAL REVOLUTION

Working with people, whilst remaining clear and centered ourselves, is the ultimate challenge

There's a reason why the worlds top performers have coaches, mentors and advisors; because it works

"Early on in my personal training career I realized that a massive part of my work was beyond the technical basics; in fact that became the easy part. 
But being there for my clients, holding space, supporting and motivating them, managing and navigating their different personality's, building trust whilst delivering results,
day-in, day-out; that became the challenge."

ABOUT THIS SERVICE

Support for the supporter, coaching for the coach

MA offers technical and supportive advisory from an experienced and expert practitioner. This service is open to all movement and exercise professionals; no matter your modality or level of experience.

If you work with clients programming them in the gym, studio or on the field, and you are finding yourself somewhat isolated and needing perspective and input, this service may be for you

Our approach is to work where you are at, with what your challenges are; whether these are technical or more around needing a sounding board
and support. 

Coaching and mentorship can offer a valuable perspective and the chance to unpack, discuss in private, and reflect on new approaches, ideas or diligence on your approach, especially for challenging situations. 
These can include:
1. Working with challenging and special populations in your practice
2. Dealing with client management, interpersonal challenges,
and accumulating stress
3. Developing your studio, practice, or fitness business
4. Working with new challenges in marketing, admininstration,
finance, or team development
5. Managing work life balance, personal energy and isolation
6. Considering major career transitions and managing major changes

This service is delivered as one-on-one engagement via Zoom.
Language support is offered in over 30 languages with minutes made available to you. 



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SERVICE
OUTCOMES

Coaching & mentoring offers you:
  1. Advise, expertise and insights from an experienced and qualified professional;
  2. Support, a sounding board, and a different perspective from your own
  3. The safety to unpack important matters 
  4. Greater clarity in your forward approach and decision making 
  5. Directive advice and tools in technical matters 
YOUR MENTOR

MARK VELLA

Mark Vella brings over 35 years’ experience from both the business, wellness and performance world
As an international mentor, speaker, adjudicator, he has served entrepreneurs, non-government and international organisations on 5 continents. 

Mark is also co-founder and Director of movementanatomy.com, and also the Managing Director of Sapientt Human Capital & Performance,
an organisation whose first principle is
that behaviour drives results. 

As a Naturopath, Mark is also registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA) since 2004

Mark holds a Postgraduate in Business Management from the UCT Graduate School of Business. 
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ONE-OFF SESSION

$79
Full access to the whole online course, including:
  • 3 live mentorship/coaching sessions with Mark
  • Zoom language support in over 30 languages
  • Additional email query support

RECOMMENDED

SET OF 3 SESSIONS

$199
  • 3 live mentorship/coaching sessions with Mark
  • Zoom language support in over 30 languages
  • Additional email query support

SET OF 6 SESSIONS

$399
 
  • 6 live mentorship/coaching sessions with Mark
  • Zoom language support in over 30 languages
  • Additional email query support

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“I met Mark many years ago through a friend when I was battling to find direction in my career path. I did not even know where to start finding my way. Mark was a great listener and gave me some really useful guidance and advice on how to discover my path and move forward. I have reaped the fruits of that day ever since and now find myself in a career I love.”



Jeanne-Mari Benn

CRM Consultant
“I’ve known Mark for a few months and during this time, he has mentored and guided me on several business assignments, including business development, financial and project management. Mark is compassionate, dedicated, kind and never misses an opportunity to help others. He is able to easily explain any complex information and has the ability to assist people in clarifying their ideas.”

Melissa Phera

Director, SA Publicist
“I’ve known Mark for a few months and during this time, he has mentored and guided me on several business assignments, including business development, financial and project management. Mark is compassionate, dedicated, kind and never misses an opportunity to help others. He is able to easily explain any complex information and has the ability to assist people in clarifying their ideas.”

Melissa Phera

Director, SA Publicist
“Mark has been instrumental in helping us define our approach and roadmap to scaling our business.”

Claire Alexander

Director, Firecracker Events & Marketing
"I have found Mark to dedicated to ensure that participants get the best out of the knowledge sharing and learning“



Deon Fredericks

Former CFO, South African Airways
“Mark has taught me the value of exactitude in consulting.
To be under his mentorship would be a privilege.”  


Charlene Steyn

Senior Productivity Practitioner, Productivity SA

“Mark has assisted me as a business mentor for the past two years. During this time my company has grown from a small one-person-freelancing type focus, now, to a larger business with various offerings, people, business models and plans going forward. It has not been easy, but Mark has certainly been a catalyst in the growth, development and success of Follow the Sun.” 

“The best thing you have done for me is to put things into perspective & assist in breaking down the enormity of building & running a business into bite-size, achievable chunks. You really are brilliant at what you do.”


Sharni Quinn

Director, Follow the Sun
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