About Us
About Us
Igniting Hope with vortex energy and wisdom
Founder and Managing Director
(High Performance Consultant and Coach)
Gerda Kotzé
Gerda has more than 2000 coaching hours as a Results Coaching Systems accredited life, team and executive coach. She holds certification in Meta Coaching Level 1 and is geared to obtain her certification in Level 2. As a student and teacher of the Enneagram, she has used the IEQ9 Enneagram Profile (individuals and teams) for both corporate and personal clients extensively. She is also accredited in using the AIM Enneagram and Leadership Maturity Profiles. As a certified and accredited Neurozone High Performance Consultant and Coach, she is enabling individuals, teams, and organisations to understand the neuro analytical and scientific drivers underpinning Resilience and High Performance. Gerda holds certifications in NLP for Coaches, Design Thinking and Neurolink Advanced Brain Profiling. She has been the first woman in South Africa to be trained in the SEMCO STYLE organisational and leadership model through the Semco Style Institute in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
founder and Executive Director
(High Performance Consultant and Coach)
Gerda Kotzé
Gerda has more than 2000 coaching hours as a Results Coaching Systems accredited life, team and executive coach. She also holds certification in Meta Coaching Level 1 and is geared to also obtain her certification in Level 2. As a student and teacher of the Enneagram, she has used the IEQ9 Enneagram Profile (individuals and teams) for both corporate and personal clients extensively. She is also accredited in using the AIM Enneagram and Leadership Maturity Profiles. As a certified and accredited Neurozone High Performance Consultant and Coach, she is enabling individuals, teams, and organisations to understand the neuro analytical and scientific drivers underpinning Resilience and High Performance. Gerda holds certifications in NLP for Coaches, Design Thinking and Neurolink Advanced Brain Profiling. She has been the first woman in South Africa to be trained in the SEMCO STYLE organisational and leadership model through the Semco Style Institute in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Prior to her successful career as a coach, Gerda spent more than 20 years as a secondary school teacher before capitalising on her vast experience by re-inventing herself. The journey was a humbling, yet most rewarding experience which has enabled Gerda to help others embrace their own personal transformation with confidence and integrity. Gerda believes that change offers an opportunity for growth and confesses she learnt to embrace her own vulnerability and fears as she faced her inner giants. Today she passionately lives her purpose – contributing to a better world with vortex energy and wisdom. Igniting Hope.
Non-Executive Strategic Partner
Dr Adriaan Combrinck
Executive Wisdom Partner
Dr Adriaan Combrinck
Adriaan is a happily married husband and father of three young adults who makes him proud.
After starting in clinical medicine in deep rural South Africa, and then in the underground mining industry he learned how to practice in challenging circumstances. During that time it became clear that as a professional he could achieve much more to improve the health and wellbeing of communities by focussing on structural and process issues, as opposed to treating ill individuals (so called community health approach). He qualified in Occupational Medicine, and gained training, expertise and experience to assume a senior position in the Occupational Medicine field in South Africa. Together with other Occupational Health colleagues he started and built a large Occupational Medicine and Employee Wellness Consultancy starting in 1998. This consultancy grew to the third largest Occupational Health and Wellness provider in South Africa and serviced clients all over the African continent.
He lectured on Occupational Medicine and Incapacity and Disability topics at the University of Pretoria for post graduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine courses as well as training and refresher courses on Occupational Health Nursing. He has also been active in the leadership of several local and international Occupational Health bodies served on several boards and also as an officer on some of the boards.
After a several personal health scares he realised that it is not only important to care about health for communities, but the wellbeing of self, and others are equally important. That started a journey of discovery of other non-medical modalities to recover, and enhance wellbeing of people, especially workers. He is currently actively involved in advising corporations and individuals on strategies to improve resilience in the workplace through the development of all workers.
Purposely Ignited PIVOTAL strategic partners
Coaches Partner Network
Executive & Leadership Coaching
Velaphi Mpolweni
Life Coaching
Tania Diedericks
Life, Relationship & Parent Coaching
Kalpana Nagindas
Life & Business Coaching
Maryke Brits
Business & Executive Coach
Johan Oosthuizen
Industrial Psychologist
Elmien Solms
Life, ADHD (adults & adolescents) & Parent Coaching
Dr Welma Wehmeyer
Health, Wellness & Performance Coach
Lynda Bleazard
Life, Executive & Performance Coaching
Jacques Engelbrecht
Executive & Leadership coaching
Alexis Moshodi
Executive & Leadership Coaching
Trish Lees
Life & Leadership Coaching
Pako Matthews
Life Coaching
Beaugary Maredza
Executive & Leadership Coaching
Johan Brits
Certified Financial Transisionist Planner
Mariette Tappan
Transformative & Leadership Coaching
Sal Muthayan
Purposely Ignited PIVOTAL strategic partners
Coaches Partner Network
Life, Executive and Performance Coaching
Jacques Engelbrecht
Life Coaching
Tania Diedericks
Life Coaching en Youth Coaching
Kalpana Nagindas
Life and Business Coach
Maryke Brits
Business & Executive Coach
Johan Oosthuizen
Industrial Psychologist
Elmien Solms
Life Coaching, Executive Coaching, Parent Coaching
Dr Welma Wehmeyer
Life and Leadership Coaching
Pako Matthews
Executive and Leadership Coaching
Velaphi Mpolweni
Executive and leadership coaching
Alexis Moshodi
Executive and Leadership Coach
Trish Lees
Wellness Coaching, Performance Coaching
Lynda Bleazard
Life Coaching
Beaugary Maredza
Executive & Leadership Coaching
Johan Brits
Transformational / Business Coach
Mariette Tappan
Transformative & Leadership Coaching
Sal Muthayan
What Our Clients Say
Abraham Vermeulen
Commercial Effectiveness & Business Development Lead Africa Middle-East, Corteva Agri-science
I have had the privilege to work with Gerda for many years. Both for my own personal coaching and leadership development, but also leveraging of her wealth of experience to facilitate numerous team interventions and strategic facilitation projects. It is rare to still find strong, honest and experienced leaders, that drives personal- and organizational change with a creative, energizing and yet challenging style. All attributes which Gerda showcases in a very humble and passionate way. The numerous methodologies, tools, good reads challenging one’s thinking, innovative workshops, always being available on short notice are all part of her success recipe. Any individual or business working with Gerda, would have a transformational journey from this proudly South African leader!”
Elmarie Cronje
Head: Talent and Diversity, Human Capital Centre – EOH/iOCO
Gerda Kotzé, the Managing Director of Purposely Ignited, truly has a passion for the empowerment of leaders in the quest to create a diverse future workplace where people can move from a state of only surviving to a state where they can thrive and deliver their best work. She has over the years shown her commitment and dedication and has become a journey partner. Purposely-Ignited (Gerda Kotzé, in association with a diverse group of professional coaches and consultants) was involved with the design, implementation and project management of an extensive and broad Leadership Development initiative for the EOH group since 2014. The initiative(s) included the design and implementation of a SETA accredited online leadership qualification, named IMPACT; The facilitation of Coaching and Mentoring Skills for Managers and Leaders workshops; EQ and Communication Workshops, Individual and Group Coaching Journeys, as well as workshops focused on Building High Performing Teams.
Kobus Meintjies
Crop Protection Leader, Southern Africa
Corteva Agriscience™
Gerda supported our sales team, facilitating a strategic and coaching workshop using the Enneagram approach. Her passion and the energy she brought to the discussion was contagious. She was able to involve the whole team and helped us experience how the diversity of different people brings out the true strengths of the team.
Gerda’s ability to ‘read the room’ and adapt on short notice not only helped with the sales training, but also assisted in removing some elephants in the room and helped to build trust in our team
Sello Matlawa
Intern - Oracle
“The EQ Skills Workshop rewarded me with more than just information about Emotional Intelligence. I was challenged, enlightened, and informed about areas of my life I had neglected – areas that I didn’t realize needed some improvement through re-direction and re-establishment. I have gained skills to handle my stress differently, to approach situations differently and to deal with diverse personalities appropriately. The workshop allowed for growth and a shift in both my personal and work life through identification of my strengths and weaknesses and how to best utilize them. I have a clearer mind with a greater understanding of my personality; and I have gained greater balance and harmony throughout”.
Technical Support Team Lead Sybrin
This training has totally changed my life and my perspective. I have a better understanding of myself in both the work and home context. This course has helped me understand my responses to certain situations in my life and has further taught me how to take small yet important steps towards integration. This course is mandatory for everyone living in the real world, facing real problems and searching for real answers. Your facilitation was amazing. You maintained a relaxed environment that nurtured learning and allowed us to be ourselves yet still ask and search for answers. You simplified complex concepts and afforded us an opportunity to actively evaluate the skills we gained by doing role plays. THANK YOU! I would love to be apart of any other programme of this nature.
Meshach Bhikari
MPC Connect
It has been a very wonderful experience, I learn more about myself and about others, I learned how to be a good leader I hope to put all this outstanding insights in practice. The workshop helped me to see life from a different perspective and to always change my believe system before deciding for new life resolution.
Wesley Ngoyi
Team Leader: Networks (MSO International)
The Enneagram is a life changing platform – I found myself, my purpose and my journey. It’s a profound experience and I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to experience the journey of self discovery. I am ready to change and BE THE CHANGE our world so desperately needs.
What Our Clients Say
Abraham Vermeulen
Commercial Effectiveness & Business Development Lead Africa Middle-East, Corteva Agri-science
Elmarie Cronje
Head: Talent and Diversity, Human Capital Centre – EOH/iOCO
Gerda Kotzé, the Managing Director of Purposely Ignited, truly has a passion for the empowerment of leaders in the quest to create a diverse future workplace where people can move from a state of only surviving to a state where they can thrive and deliver their best work. She has over the years shown her commitment and dedication and has become a journey partner. Purposely-Ignited (Gerda Kotzé, in association with a diverse group of professional coaches and consultants) was involved with the design, implementation and project management of an extensive and broad Leadership Development initiative for the EOH group since 2014.
Sello Matlawa
Intern
Gerda supported our sales team, facilitating a strategic and coaching workshop using the Enneagram approach. Her passion and the energy she brought to the discussion was contagious. She was able to involve the whole team and helped us experience how the diversity of different people brings out the true strengths of the team.
Gerda’s ability to ‘read the room’ and adapt on short notice not only helped with the sales training, but also assisted in removing some elephants in the room and helped to build trust in our team
Kobus Meintjes
Crop Protection Leader, Southern Africa
Corteva Agriscience™
“The EQ Skills Workshop rewarded me with more than just information about Emotional Intelligence. I was challenged, enlightened, and informed about areas of my life I had neglected – areas that I didn’t realize needed some improvement through re-direction and re-establishment. I have gained skills to handle my stress differently, to approach situations differently and to deal with diverse personalities appropriately. The workshop allowed for growth and a shift in both my personal and work life through identification of my strengths and weaknesses and how to best utilize them. I have a clearer mind with a greater understanding of my personality; and I have gained greater balance and harmony throughout”.
Jessica Auckland
EOH Recruitment Consultant
I completely had the wrong idea of coaching. I found the content of the Coaching and Mentoring course relevant to not only the workplace but also in my personal life. Gerda’s vibrant personality and passion for the subject made this such an interesting and enjoyable course. This course exceeded my expectations by far!
Estelle van der Hove – HR Administrator – CCS
The EQ workshop I attended was life changing. If I did this course 2 years ago, I might even still be married. Your passion and love for teaching is evident.
Technical Support Team Lead Sybrin
This training has totally changed my life and my perspective. I have a better understanding of myself in both the work and home context. This course has helped me understand my responses to certain situations in my life and has further taught me how to take small yet important steps towards integration. This course is mandatory for everyone living in the real world, facing real problems and searching for real answers. Your facilitation was amazing. You maintained a relaxed environment that nurtured learning and allowed us to be ourselves yet still ask and search for answers. You simplified complex concepts and afforded us an opportunity to actively evaluate the skills we gained by doing role plays. THANK YOU! I would love to be apart of any other programme of this nature.
Meshach Bhikari
MPC Connect
It has been a very wonderful experience, I learn more about myself and about others, I learned how to be a good leader I hope to put all this outstanding insights in practice. The workshop helped me to see life from a different perspective and to always change my believe system before deciding for new life resolution.
Wesley Ngoyi
Team Leader: Networks (MSO International)
The Enneagram is a life changing platform – I found myself, my purpose and my journey. It’s a profound experience and I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to experience the journey of self discovery. I am ready to change and BE THE CHANGE our world so desperately needs.
Jessikha Sadapal
National Co-ordinator: Case & Disease Management MSO
Over the past five years of presenting the Coaching Skills Programme we have had the most amazing feedback from delegates, which we are not always sharing with everyone. We presented Coaching Skills in Cape Town on Monday and Tuesday and once again it was a life changing experience for the delegates.
I would like to share the feedback below from one of the delegates, that was sent on.


Neuro-analytic partner
Neurozone

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