Dr Gustav Gous is a former President of the PSASA (Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa) -2009/10 and a member of APS (Asia Professional Speakers), Singapore. He has & Ph.D. in Ecumenical Studies & International Relations.

Inspired by Nelson Mandela’s legacy and his “Long Walk to Freedom”, Gustav crystalizes the learning from his successful life to help you do your ‘Short Walk to Freedom”: To take your life and business to the next level. Using the three steps of: Captivity, Liberation, and Next Level Living, this session can lead you to newfound freedom and release you and your business to go beyond success to significance.

Gustav GOUS is a Global Leader: Diversity Intelligence Institute (DII), MD: Short Walk Seminars (Pty) Ltd Gustav is known for his Short Walk to Freedom leadership programs Robben Island. He has an extensive international experience as motivational speaker and executive life coach.

He has presented on 5 continents. He is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).He is best known for his Short Walk to Freedom© transformational Leadership programmes on Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated. He is an experienced international speaker and has presented throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, the USA, UK & the Middle East.

Gustav is the founder President of the Diversity Intelligence Institute and talks on: How to get diverse people (be it culture, gender or personality) to win/score together in teams: Six ways to relate: From War to Adore©. Popular other talks are on EQ, the 4 Leadership Caps© and how to Turn stress into Success©. He also serves as Executive coach to a number of senior executives to bring out their brilliance through Diamond Profiling©. He’s a leading specialist in coaching integrated Life balance through the Life Planning & Mapping©-method he developed. Gustav assisted many companies to turn their teams into the proverbial Diamond Dream Team©.