Growing People,
Growing Businesses
Anton Ressel is an award-winning business coach, mentor, trainer and strategist. He has over twenty years of experience in helping Founders, CEOs, executive teams and entrepreneurs achieve new levels of success, through a unique blend of coaching, strategy development and practical mentorship.In addition to his private consulting work, Anton is the Head Coach for the SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards, the Strategic Head of SME Support at Fetola and Entrepreneur in Residence for the Booking.com Hospitality Growth Programme.
Human-centred Transformation
Anton helps clients move from feeling overwhelmed, frustrated or stuck towards clarity, structure, and momentum. The approach is built around three key elements - simplifying complexity, identifying practical actions and objectives, and supporting leaders and executive teams to show up as the very best version of themselves, so that they build businesses that are financially sustainable, operationally sound, and aligned with their personal vision and goals.
Growth-focused services
• Strategy Development & Refinement
• Business Coaching - teams & individual
• Business Mentorship
• Workshop & Webinar Facilitation
• Brand Positioning & Strategic Messaging
• Panel Moderation & Facilitation
• Keynote Speaker
"Amazing mind! I love how real Anton is about the different approaches to business management. The Vision session he did was too powerful. He is easy to engage with and pushes you to really think." - Coaching Client
Level Out & Level Up
"Sustainable growth starts with stability. In business coaching, levelling out means strengthening both the business and the person or people leading it, building clarity, discipline, confidence, resilience, and better decision-making. Businesses tend to grow at the pace of the people leading them. This is why it is so important to focus on developing both the business and the leadership team. Before any business can truly scale and level up, it needs solid personal and strategic foundations to support long-term success." Anton Ressel, 2026
Trusted by Africa's leading business growth programmes
Anton's work with organisations such as Fetola, SAB Foundation and Edge Growth has exposed him to the realities of supporting hundreds of entrepreneurs across different sectors and stages of growth. He has worked with early-stage startups right up to established SMEs, helping them strengthen strategy, improve operations, access markets, build leadership capacity, and prepare for sustainable scale. His experience engaging with corporates, funders, and development partners gives him a strong understanding of what drives both commercial success and meaningful impact. What sets Anton apart is his ability to translate high-level business strategy into practical, achievable action. He brings the discipline and insight gained from large-scale enterprise development programmes into one-on-one coaching relationships, helping business owners build stronger foundations, make better decisions, and grow with confidence and purpose.
Practical Training for Real Growth
Drawing from years of experience in entrepreneurship, enterprise development, course development and leadership coaching, Anton delivers engaging, insight-driven workshops, webinars and keynote presentations that help individuals and teams strengthen strategy, improve performance, unlock growth opportunities, and build the confidence to take meaningful action. He has achieved a 98% approval rating from over 2500 entrepreneurs that he has trained over the past fifteen years, making him one of SA's leading business trainers and facilitators.
What the clients say
"Anton makes learning extremely accessible, despite having what seems to be an endless well of knowledge."
"Very honest and practical. Knowledgeable and makes content that can be intimidating more digestible."
"Anton,the bucket with the holes is stuck in my brain."
"Thank you for your straight to the point way of engagement, I enjoyed every second."
"Straight to the point, experienced and passionate."
"Anton was knowledge intense. I made many personal take away notes from his insights."
"He is very knowledgeable and well read in all he says. A Fountain of knowledge."
"Anton helped me identify my repeat patterns and develop ways to grow into my leadership role."
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