About Us
Anrid Consulting has a proven track record in Management, Training and SMME Development. We help individuals and organizations across diverse industries achieve growth and success.
Our experience spans over 25 years in delivering quality outcomes and empowering people through development and training - A key component to growing our country and the economy.
As the demands increase for businesses to optimize their organizational presence in the marketplace, the development of human capital is integral to ensuring success.
OUR VISION
Our core team has extensive experience in implementing strategies and programs aimed at developing individuals and organisations.
Anrid Consulting is competently led by husband and wife team whose combined experience and passion impacts every project.
Our team
This seasoned business coach and mentor, with a demonstrated understanding of learning and development can attribute his extensive experience and expertise to an early exposure to entrepreneurial success and failure. His 28 years of work experience spans retail, management, training and entrepreneurship.
Lionel has over 10 years’ experience working in SMME development with proven methodologies and experience in coaching, he has the ability to plan tasks that drive growth interventions and outcomes for SMME’s across diverse industries.
Anthea Ridderhof
A learning and development facilitator and activator, Anthea has guided and assisted individuals, teams and organisations to recognise their vision, unlock their potential and excel both professionally and personally in order to achieve increased positive growth and impact.
Her over 27 years in both corporate and non-profit sectors, has allowed her to use her expertise and skills to achieve success in the fields of Training and Development, Banking, NGO and Social Enterprise.
" If I could share one of the many secrets and keys that I’ve learnt from Mr Ridderhof over the years that he has mentored me it is that: “Hope is not a method and if you don’t continue to review your performance regularly and find the “why“ your clients want to do business with you, then you need to relook at the reason you want to be an entrepreneur.”
If you are looking for a mentor, I highly recommend Lionel Ridderhof. His awesome approach and dynamic business skills can help you achieve greater success in both your business and in your entrepreneurial life."
” Lionel, you are indeed called to do this. The empathy that you display in your Business Coaching intervention does not go unnoticed. The approach you use helped put the required intervention into perspective. This is the business mentorship that I sought for my business i.e. the physical support, guidance and direction together with the honest and sober reflection on how the entrepreneur sees herself and how the solutions can be executed and largely implemented to elevate one to the next level and BUILD a sustainable business.”
I met Anthea in late 2013 at the opening of The Clothing Bank in Midrand . This changed my life for the better. She taught me to eat my elephant bit by bit and to face my fears with boldness, and that by doing so I would overcome my life fears and challenges.
Whenever I derail from from my vision she always takes me back to the drawing board and has never given up on me and the rest of her mentees.
She brought out the potential I didn't know I had in me and those she mentored. Always emphasizing that nothing was impossible to achieve in life and she helped bring my dreams to reality.
I have had the privilege of knowing Anthea Ridderhof since 2010 and we have worked together on various projects over the past 10 years.
Anthea’s interpersonal and communication skills allow her to build strong productive working relationships. Her management and leadership qualities are evident in her ability to build trust and inspire change.
Anthea is a strong mentor and facilitator who displays her passion for learning and teaching. Her intent is shown in her dedication to the intended outcome. In addition, her writing and organisational skills are solid.
Anthea is a big picture thinker with a level head and I would not hesitate to recommend her.
I have worked with Anthea for a few years and when I started my business last year and this expanded, I knew there was only one person that I was going to use as an external consultant.
Anthea is exceptionally professional and diligent about everything she does. She is meticulous in every aspect of her work ethics and produces work at an exceptional standard.Her ability to think out of the box with great creativity while always keeping the client’s needs, vision and aspirations at the forefront of her thinking. In today’s times, she is aware of cost saving and will always suggest recommend what is best for those around her even at times placing herself last for the best of those that she deals with.
I would recommend Anthea for any company or organisation.
I had the privilege of working with Mr Ridderhof between March 2018 and May 2019. Mr Ridderhof was appointed as a Business Coach. I held the position as Head Business Coach within the SMME Implementation Division at the same company.Mr Ridderhof was appointed as a business coach based on his immense experience as a business coach, along with a strong sales background. His integrity was unquestionable, and consistently so. The seriousness, scope and depth of his approach to coaching led to every single business he coached to become maintainable and successful without taking any short cuts. Of greater import was the impact Mr Ridderhof had on the business owners – throughout the emotional journey of coaching, Mr Ridderhof managed to act as a steadfast beacon of integrity, healthy business acumen and custodian of all the values we hold dear.
This he did with great zeal, selflessness and commitment, making it look easy, which it definitely was not.Having worked closely with Mr Ridderhof was as enjoyable as it was meaningful. He proved to be in a league of his own, yet always putting the well-being of the team and the goals of the team before himself.