Stefan Lessing

About this trainer

Chief Business Development Officer | Leadership, Sales, and Personal Mastery Coach With over 30 years of experience in leadership development, sales performance, and personal mastery, Stefan Lessing serves as Chief Business Development Officer at MCA Training International. He is a Certified Professional Life Coach, accredited by Transformation Academy™, and holds a B Prim Ed degree from North-West University. Beginning his career as a teacher, Stefan transitioned into adult learning, executive coaching, and corporate leadership programs, where he has consistently helped individuals and organisations unlock their full potential. Stefan’s career includes more than a decade in the financial services sector, where he notably managed the financial adviser learning track at Old Mutual. Since then, he has partnered with leading organisations such as Nedbank, First National Bank, Stanbic, Mediclinic, Santam, Verso, Lancet Laboratories, Eskom, Principa Solutions, Ogilvy, and AddPay. His coaching style blends empathy, structure, and strategic insight, empowering leaders and teams to navigate change, build resilience, and deliver sustainable performance. As an author, Stefan has shared his personal and professional insights through The Break of Dawn (Afrikaans: Lig deur die Krake), offering practical tools for personal growth, and through his self-guided program Become the Person You Want to Be. Guided by values of gratitude, wisdom, self-esteem, trust, and abundance, he continues to inspire transformation at both personal and organisational levels. Stefan lives in Cape Town with his wife, Adèle, and their five children.