About

This work changes who you are — how you show up for yourself, for your team, and for the world you’re creating.

I’ve spent nearly two decades working with global organisations — from bp and Accenture to Standard Bank, BMW, and Bühler Group — on the challenges that strategy alone can’t solve, because capable, committed people consistently underdeliver when they’re not aligned with who they are and what they’re there to create.

When people reconnect to who they actually are, teams don’t just perform better — they collaborate differently, think more expansively, and start bringing the kind of creative energy to their work that no incentive programme ever quite produces.

Why work with me?

If you want to establish a legacy of impact and as a brand that people buy into and don’t just buy from, I can help.

Beyond the work

If you do just one thing, 365 days a year, to make a difference in the lives of humans, animals, or for our planet, you will directly impact 14,610 beings. Indirectly, limitlessly.

That’s the philosophy behind JustOneThing365 — the social impact platform I founded in 2015, supporting 40+ charity beneficiaries across South Africa.

It isn’t separate from my work but the proof of concept behind it — that when individuals and organisations align their values with their actions, consciously, consistently, one intentional act at a time, the impact doesn’t stop at the office door but expands outward — engaging your people, inspiring your stakeholders, and connecting your brand with the community and clients who share your values. This is what living in alignment, ON purpose, looks like in practice.

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About Petra

 

 Alignment Architect  ·  Keynote Speaker  ·  Leadership Strategist  ·  Author, Living On Purpose  ·  Founder, JustOneThing365  ·  African Excellence Awards — Best Personal & Business Development Coach 2023, 2024 & 2025

I believe every person has a version of themselves they haven’t fully stepped into yet — a leader they haven’t quite become or a life they can sense but haven’t yet created.
That gap, between who you are and who you’re capable of being, is where I do my best work — not by telling you who to be, but by helping you consciously reconnect to who you already are and align that with how you show up in every conversation, every decision, and every moment that matters.

This is about stepping out of autopilot — releasing the limitations you’ve assumed are fixed and unlocking what’s actually possible when you lead from a space of conscious intention rather than habitual reaction. When that happens, people don’t just perform better. They show up with clarity, courage, and conviction — not fulfilling a role or a job title, but living and leading ON purpose.

That’s the difference between living for a purpose and living ON one. When your body, mind, identity, and work are all pointing in the same direction, performance isn’t just a KPI — it becomes an embodied way of being.

I’ve been doing this work for nearly two decades with leaders and organisations across four continents — bp, Accenture, Standard Bank, BMW, Bühler Group and beyond. The feedback that means most to me is always some version of the same thing: “I’m showing up differently — for myself, for my team, and for the life I’m creating.”

“I’m showing up differently — for myself, for my team, and for the life I’m creating.”

And from the organisations: “The difference these sessions made within our organisation was phenomenal. What started as two days turned into four months of work. Even our clients asked if they could attend.” — Mishaya Chettiar, Programme Lead, Accenture South Africa

That’s what I’m here for.

My framework — BMBB: Body, Mind, BEing, and Business — exists because lasting change doesn’t happen in one dimension. It happens when all four are aligned.

 

Here’s what some of my clients have to say:

“My self-confidence (has improved), the way I interact with others and my general self-worth. I would not have achieved this by myself at all.”

Marjorie Daniel

Advertising & Promotions Manager, The Clicks Group

“You’ve been a huge asset as a coach to me and your guidance has seen me differentiate myself in several ways. I have grown into a better leader for my team and go into meetings more confidently than I could have ever imagined.”

Farihan Alhassan

Head Business Banking, Standard Bank Group, Ghana

“Since the session, my team (women in middle management) are so energized and focused on making a difference as individuals in their own work-space and as a collective.”

Nombulelo Bea Hackula

Dept. of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Eastern Cape

Media Gallery

Some of our media appearances over the years…

Afternoon Express

SABC 3 Television

Cliff Central

Cliff Central Radio

Wellness Magazine

Living on Purpose Article

Get It Magazine

Real Life Fairy Godmother

Real Health Show

The Home Channel

Longevity Magazine

5 Minutes with Petra

2 Oceans Vibe Radio

with Bailey Schneider

Afternoon Express

SABC 3 Television

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Our Social Impact Platform

Making a difference

JustOneThing365 NPC (Reg No: 2018 / 335569 / 08) – is our non-profit and social impact platform aimed at inspiring and supporting organizations and individuals to make a positive difference in the world by doing just one thing, 365 days a year – to make ‘doing good’ a way of life.