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Clelland Kruger is a keynote speaker, MC and senior Learning & Development leader with over 30 years’ experience helping organisations build leadership capability, human performance and future-ready cultures.

As Head of Learning & Development at Momentum Metropolitan, Clelland leads large-scale learning strategy across a national footprint, impacting thousands of employees. Her work spans across leadership development, change, engagement, culture, performance and the practical integration of AI into learning and business environments.

Clelland is known for her highly engaging, story-driven style that blends insight, humour and real-world application. Her keynotes focus on leadership clarity, relevance, energy and performance in times of change; helping leaders stay grounded, human and effective as the world of work evolves. She brings credibility from the boardroom, warmth from the stage, and practicality that audiences can use immediately.

A seasoned MC and facilitator, Clelland has hosted leadership summits, conferences, executive events and high-profile organisational moments. She is equally comfortable on large stages, intimate leadership sessions and virtual platforms.

Her signature frameworks, including FIRE (Focus, Impact, Relationships, Energy) and her AI Navigator model (automate, augment, authentic) are grounded in lived experience, not theory, making her a trusted voice for leaders navigating complexity, disruption and change.

Clelland speaks with authority, relatability and momentum, leaving audiences inspired, grounded and ready to act.

What is FIRE?

Her signature keynote, Set FIRE to Average, is bold, energising, and refreshingly real. It inspires teams

to rethink how they work, lead, and live, getting them to trade autopilot for intentional action. Built

around a deceptively simple framework: F.I.R.E.

Each letter unlocks a critical element of exceptional performance. It’s about how we focus, how we

create impact, how we build relationships, and how we manage our energy, so we don’t burn out

while we burn bright.

In a world drowning in distractions, deadlines and dashboards - average can creep in unnoticed. Until

someone lights a match. That someone is Clelland Kruger.

o Finalist: Momentum Group CEO Spirit of Excellence Award for leadership and rapid transformation during COVID-19 o Employee of the Year (2020) – Momentum Metropolitan o Advisory Committee member: L&D Innovation & Tech Fest Conference o Speaker at international leadership and HR conferences, including HR Africa Conference o Led two organisations to win the Deloitte Best Company to Work For awards as HR Executive (Telecommunications sector and Fitness sector) o Former Global Head of HR and has international experience
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