Dr Rowan van Dyk holds a Doctorate in Business Administration and is an authority on Relational Leadership. Dr van Dyk has over 30 years’ experience in the field of management consulting and leadership training.

Rowan is an International Best-Selling author of several leadership books as well as several e-books. Rowan established the principles of Leader-RingsTM, The Authentic Leadership MatrixTM, The Leadership TreeTM and the 6X3 Hive Blueprint™. Dr van Dyk is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and is part of Toastmasters International and he is a member of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa which form part of the Global Speakers Federation. Rowan currently serves on the executive leadership of the PSASA Virtual Chapter.

As the owner of DNL Training he was voted the best training provider by CEO Magazine in both Namibia and SADC in 2015 and 2018. Rowan was also voted best online training provider by MEA Markets Magazine for in 2020 and 2021 for Africa. Rowan is a successful business owner having started his first business in 2000 which he later sold and has since started new Training facilities in Namibia and South Africa.

Apart from being a two-time best-selling author, Rowan also developed two online apps for leaders: the Trust CalculatorTM and the Leadership Profiling tool.

With his work as a formally qualified training facilitator, assessor, moderator and materials designer, Rowan has helped major brands train their staff and prepare them for success.

Amongst some of the achievements he has acquired Rowan:

• Is the Technical Author for NTA (Namibia Training Authority) responsible for developing qualifications and training programmes for Retail and Wholesale sector of Namibia

• Has over 15 years’ experience in designing and developing training manuals for various clients

• Has over 18 years’ experience in Management Consulting and SMME development

• Is the owner of DNL Training Namibia and Dalamaro Business Consultants T/A DNL Training in South Africa.

• Has worked with large companies implementing turnaround strategies and consulting on management issues.

• Has trained managers and supervisors to become better leaders for several organisations

• Rowan is a sought-after keynote speaker internationally on the topic of Relational Leadership.