Nathan Groener

I am Nathan Groener, a TAB owner with a passion for coaching and developing high achieving leaders to catapult into new levels of personal and professional success, reaching their peak performance, while living a simpler, yet more vibrant life. I am a firm believer that life is all about balance and this is what I live and preach, being a husband and a father of two.

My many years in business banking gave me insight into companies ranging from an annual turnover of a few hundred thousand rands to over a billion rands. I assisted both start-ups and well-established companies with structure finance, banking infrastructure and everyday relationship banking. I have been fortunate enough to excel and receive Top Achiever awards throughout my career at both the banking sector as well as in corporate finance. 

When promoted to Area Manager at a risk finance company I was privileged to be instrumental in the administration of funds earmarked for job creation as well as funds towards relief for industries that were left crippled by COVID such as restaurants and the tourism industry. This fed into my need to have an impact, albeit small, in the South African economy by assisting entrepreneurs with raising capital, creating employment and saving existing jobs.

This role began stirring a desire in me to impart the wisdom gained over 20 years of corporate employment in various roles studying the unique creature called an entrepreneur, in its natural habitat- the world of business and in 2022 I decided to take a refreshing deviation and founded my own business consulting and coaching  company. Although this proved to be successful, my business model lacked a certain je ne sais quoi which I later found in advisory boards under the international foremost experts on business coaching, The Alternative Board. As iron sharpens iron, the heart of my work is to utilize this platform to enable business owners to gain fresh perspective in a non-competitive environment from fellow business owners who will help keep you accountable and relevant whilst amplifying the collective knowledge of the board. I firmly believe that most of our country’s problems can be solved through entrepreneurship and I have identified my purpose in helping existing entrepreneurs succeed and creating opportunities for new entrepreneurs to start out.

I am an avid sports fan and a passionate cricket supporter. When I am not busy serving as a compass, directing business owners in the right direction, I can be found failing hopelessly at negotiating a little screentime to support the Springboks or Stormers with my feisty toddler daughter, despite having colleagues describe me as having the gift of the gab and the ability to sell ice to an Eskimo!

Please reach out to me if you would like to know more about how I can help your business grow and help you outline and accomplish your personal vision. It does not have to be lonely at the top!