As an international speaker, facilitator and trainer working in Africa, Europe and the United States, Erik has dedicated the past decade to empowering his audiences and clients in the fields of business and leadership.

Helping companies better understand their employees as well as their clients in order to be more profitable, together with developing skills which are essential in the work place – Erik has delivered over a thousand multi-day programs and is invited back by corporations time and again because of his unique insights into leadership, motivation and management.

Erik’s fascination with team dynamics was sparked while he was playing for a Provincial Hockey team.

“I was intrigued by the way people interacted in teams which fuelled my research into how to move people's attitude to TEAMATUDE".

Erik’s natural ability to inject humour into difficult situations as well as his practical and energetic approach to his training programs and workshops has made him the first choice amongst some of South Africa’s top companies, not to mention the Global 200 companies he’s worked with and top sports teams.

Leader Motivation Systems, founded in 1999, enjoys national acclaim for delivering top class team and personal growth programmes. From 45-minute presentations to multi-day programs, Erik throws himself into each project whole heartedly, resulting in audiences leaving his sessions charged with motivation, fresh ideas and a set of achievable goals.