Samuel Baloyi: Inspiring Leadership

Leadership keynote speaker and author Samuel Baloyi empowers leaders and organisations to perform with purpose, resilience, and ethical influence through practical leadership development and mindset mastery.

Quick Facts:

  • Highlights:
    • Leadership author with eight published books
    • Founder of Training the Trainer Leadership Academy
    • Director of ParExcellence leadership consulting
    • Former banker with corporate and public sector experience
  • Formats:

    Leadership keynote speaker, trainer, and management consultant

  • Audience:

    Corporate leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, educators, government departments, and organisations focused on leadership and performance.

  • Outcomes:
    1. Stronger leadership capability and accountability
    2. Improved performance mindset in business and careers
    3. Practical tools for conflict management and influence
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  • Travels from: Johannesburg

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HOW TO NAVIGATE OUT OF CRISIS INTO CREATIVITY:

Samuel assists leaders of organizations to find solutions during crises. In a world characterized by chaos, SB proves how a crisis is an opportunity for growth and exceptional returns.

Samuel’s interactions, consultations and vast experience as a Leadership Coach, Mind Coach and Crisis Strategist enrich his motivational content. His energy and inspiration are contagious, galvanizing audiences and stimulating real motivation and inspiration.

Talent Short Bio

Samuel Baloyi is a respected leadership author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and management consultant with a strong track record across corporate, government, and community sectors. A banker by profession with qualifications in Banking and Theology, Samuel began his career at FNB and later WesBank before transitioning into leadership and personal development consulting.

He is the Founder and Director of Training the Trainer Leadership Academy and ParExcellence (Pty) Ltd, organisations dedicated to developing leaders in business, entrepreneurship, public speaking, and personal effectiveness. Through these platforms, Samuel provides mentorship and training that translate leadership theory into measurable performance.

Samuel has delivered keynote addresses and facilitated programmes nationally and internationally, working with organisations such as Coca-Cola, Nedbank, Standard Bank, and Cashbuild, as well as government entities including the Department of Social Development, the SAPS, and the Department of Education, where he has coached more than 7,000 educators. His speaking engagements span conferences, conventions, seminars, workshops, and public events across South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia, Kenya, and the United States.

Samuel Baloyi is a sought after conference speaker and an entrepreneur.  He is a dedicated community worker and a leadership and management consultant. 

He provides mentorship in business and leadership and is the Founder and Director of Training the Trainer Leadership Academy. He is a banker by profession and holds a qualification in Banking and in Theology. His banking career took off at FNB followed by Wesbank until he resigned to pursue Leadership and Personal Development Consulting.

He is the founder and Director of ParExcellence (Pty) Ltd, a company that trains on Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development and Public Speaking.

Samuel Baloyi has since travelled extensively both nationally and internationally on speaking engagements for various companies such as Coca-cola, Nedbank, Standard Bank and Cashbuild, organisations (inclusive of churches, Non- Profit Organisations, community events etc) and Government entities such as the Department of Social Development, the SAPS and Department of Education coaching over 7000 educators.

He has spoken in conferences, conventions, seminars, workshops and public events. His travelling extends to Lesotho, Zambia, Kenya, the USA and throughout South Africa.

Samuel Baloyi speaks on topics such as Leadership Development, Performance (Career and Business), Conflict Management, Personal Management, Cultivating a Winning Attitude, The Power of Perception and various Inspirational and Motivational Topics.

Under the ParExcellence Publishing House, a wing in his company, he has published 8 books including “Dreamers Never Die”, “Winning Tendencies of High Performers” and “Failure is Necessary”.

His latest book, “Transformational Leadership” extends his training programme providing informative guidelines on excelling in one’s Leadership role especially within Corporate situations within your business.

Samuel Baloyi is married to Amanda Baloyi and together have been blessed with two daughters, Pearl and Samantha.

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