As we close out 2025, health and wellness have solidified their place at the forefront of individual and collective priorities. Throughout this transformative year, coaches across fitness, nutrition, mindset, and holistic wellbeing have played an indispensable role in empowering people to overcome obstacles, adopt healthier lifestyles, and achieve meaningful, sustainable change.
Looking back on 2025, these exceptional coaches have redefined what it means to guide and inspire, creating profound, lasting impact in the lives of those they serve. As we step into 2026, their influence continues to grow, with emerging trends in personalized coaching, technology integration, and community-driven wellness setting the stage for even greater transformation in the year ahead.
Rob and Jackie
At a time when fast-fixing and superficial solutions are the order of the day in the industry, Harmonic Strength is moving in another direction. This coaching service was started by Rob and Jackie, who are a couple passionate about assisting the human being in healing and growing as a person. Harmonic Strength is not only concerned with the loss of weight or the development of muscle mass. It is regarding the integration of the body, mind, and spirit to make a permanent change. Rob and Jackie finally got a breakthrough following years of traditional health coaching. They knew that physical change was not sufficient. Wellness is achieved when the self-parts are working in unison. That understanding formed the basis of a changing, life-altering model of coaching.
Rob adds a strong point to the work. Being a person who has lost more than 100 pounds twice, he realizes how emotional the change in body can be. Jackie is an experienced practitioner of mind, body, spirit wellness who brings in another dimension of knowledge on holistic health and emotional healing. They also read the masters of bodybuilding, such as Dorian Yates, Mike Mentzer, and Arthur Jones, and integrated that with practical coaching methods. Their one-on-one programs are totally personalized, and they assist their customers in becoming better people, eat better, gain strength, and above all identify with their self. Rob and Jackie meet them at the point where they are, whether they are only beginning their journey or trying to come out of a plateau.
What is so special about Harmonic Strength is that it focuses on sustainable change. No strict schedules or severe limitations. The clients are advised to savor the foods and experiences they love as they are taught to take good care of their health realistically. Rob and Jackie deal with people and couples, and even families, to make them feel stronger, less unbalanced, and connected. Their philosophy is not complex but deep; they want to make people feel good in their body, in their mind, and in their spirit. Harmonic Strength is not a sales service only. It is a way of life that is based on kindness, strategy, and thinking that the real or real strength lies inward.
Daron Yondem
In a world where modern professionals juggle stress, ambition, and the pressure to stay fit and focused, Daron Yondem has emerged as a trusted coach for those seeking real, lasting change. He provides a range of coaching services that are tailored to meet the needs of contemporary professionals. His approach is realistic and comprehensive, encompassing everything from career growth and running to wellness and weight reduction coaching. Daron clarifies, “It’s not about quick fixes or biohacking your way through stress. It’s about establishing systems that support your long-term objectives, including your career, happiness, and health.”
What sets Daron apart is his deep understanding of the tech landscape. He has experience working directly with engineers, developers, and designers, so he understands how simple it is to overlook one’s physical and mental health. His clients frequently approach him feeling worn out and unhappy while being successful on paper and trapped in a high-functioning, well-structured routine. That’s why many of them now turn to Daron’s coaching platform to start reclaiming their well-being and sense of direction, often connecting with him personally through his LinkedIn profile before beginning the journey.
Daron assists them in realigning their priorities through customised coaching packages. His customers leave with more than just a plan; they leave with clarity and confidence, whether that goal is to change their eating habits, start a regular jogging routine, or make a job change.
Success has long been determined by metrics and milestones for many in the software industry. It is being challenged by Daron Yondem, who is demonstrating that a successful job and a healthy lifestyle are not incompatible. They are both a part of the same system and may both thrive with the correct direction.
Tony Endelman
Tony Endelman‘s straightforward method, designed specifically for men, stands out in a world full of generic self-help advice. An author and certified coach, Tony uses humour, honesty, and vulnerability to help men transform their lives from the inside out. Tony’s bestselling book, The Big Stick: Collected & Applied Wisdom from the Teachings of Dr. Robert Glover, is a profound yet practical guide that encapsulates the groundbreaking work of his friend and mentor, Dr. Robert Glover, a pioneer in men’s self-improvement.
Tony doesn’t glamourise personal development, nor does he tout quick fixes. Using techniques rooted in consciousness and emotional intelligence, he guides men towards self-acceptance and encourages them to make a lifelong commitment to personal growth.
As evidence of his growing influence and reach, Tony’s quirky brand of self-help has been featured on well-known websites including Yahoo!, Lifehack, Tiny Buddha, and the Huffington Post. Through his one-on-one coaching, group programs, and in-person workshops, Tony has helped hundreds of men overcome their self-limiting beliefs and reclaim their personal power. Tony’s message is deeply authentic and potently transformative, at a time when change frequently appears superficial.
Roshenka Jayamaha
Roshenka Jayamaha is a certified nutrition, sleep, stress management & recovery coach and an award-winning communications consultant. She is dedicated to helping women, youth and teams build sustainable habits that boost performance, productivity, health and well-being. Beyond her one-on-one and small group coaching programs, Roshenka recently launched a corporate wellness education program tailored to meet the needs of teams across multiple sectors. This program delivers expert knowledge and habit-building strategies in nutrition, movement, hydration, sleep, stress management, growth mindset & positivity, and deep health. Recognizing that physical vitality underpins human performance, her program also offers a customizable curriculum, high-quality modules, engaging activities, data monitoring, ROI tracking, and facilitation in a turnkey, plug-and-play format.
Roshenka is also a wife, mother, writer, competing athlete and ballerina in training. She won the Sri Lanka Women’s Scaled Division of the 2023 CrossFit Open, and was named one of Campaign Asia’s “40 Women under 40 to Watch” in APAC Communications in 2019. Passionate about serving her community, she volunteers by running youth life, leadership & soft skills programs for teens and pre-teens. Roshenka channels her experience balancing family, training and her work, to coach in a practical, efficient and empowering manner. A portion of revenue from her new corporate wellness education program, Peak 2: Wellness & Lifestyle Management for Teams, will go toward subsidizing wellness workshops for students and youth athletes.
Christina Gierus
Christina Gierus, founder of The Answer Redefined, is redefining care with a strategic, systems-based approach. With 20+ years in nursing, public health, and healthcare planning, she brings rare depth to her role as Owner and Consultant, guiding women through complex transitions like nutrition shifts, menopause and divorce recovery.
Where most services offer surface-level support, Christina builds infrastructure for real change. She fills a critical gap: translating clinical guidance into sustainable action using structured tools, custom planning, and practical implementation.
Her framework includes two signature tools that help women gain traction quickly, including:
- The Clarity Compass: a comprehensive mapping session that outlines a client’s health and lifestyle landscape across nutrition, hormones, stress, sleep and identity. It sets the stage for focused progress.
- The Progress Pathway: a habit-tracking system that helps turn those insights into real-world change, one action at a time.
Christina also created Find Your Focus, a free quiz that helps women cut through confusion and identify their health priorities in two minutes.
This fall, she’s launching The Path Ahead, a group program for post-divorce women co-led with a Canadian lawyer and friend. It offers a space to rebuild health, identity, direction and community, featuring guest experts from across the reinvention spectrum.
Her mission is to support women through health and life changes not with trends or quick fixes, but with smart, actionable systems they can trust.
Aryan Kumar
Aryan Kumar is revolutionizing health and wellbeing by combining research, strategy, and personal experience. With a background in Biomedical Science, Aryan merges academic insight with practical coaching knowledge. He is a Licensed Personal Trainer through ISSA, a Licensed Health and Wellness Coach through Precision Nutrition and a Certified Nutritionist who is actively expanding his knowledge through ongoing classes, courses, and workshops. These are among the most respected organizations in the field of health and fitness. His work is rooted in science, supported by three published research articles and a candidacy for the prestigious Herbert Pardes Clinical Research Excellence Awards.
What makes Aryan’s approach unique is not just his scientific foundation but also his personal journey. With over 12 years of experience training and competing in sports like football, rugby, tennis, and badminton, he understands the physical and mental resilience required for peak performance. This experience has shaped his thriving virtual coaching business, where he builds tailored health and fitness routines designed to be effective, realistic, and sustainable. As he prepares to launch his online coaching platform, Aryan is gaining attention for his refreshing philosophy, one that blends science with empathy. For him, true fitness is about creating a body and mind ready to take on life’s challenges, focusing not on quick fixes but on long-term, meaningful wellness.
Kathy Gruver
In a world of stress, inability to connect, and overload, Kathy Gruver provides something unusual: a down-to-earth, deeply human philosophy of personal development. Kathy is a certified life, executive, couples, and psychedelic coach who adds many years of study in the areas of psychology, human behaviour, and alternative healing to her professional expertise. She combines soulful presence with the formula of academic rigor, having a Ph.D. in Natural Health with a specialization in Mind/Body Medicine, with advanced training by the Benson-Henry Institute at Harvard. Her coaching approach is evidence-based, but her work also comes out of profound personal work, which includes Compassionate Inquiry, Internal Family Systems, and trauma-informed care. Whether she is with high-functioning executives or couples in conflict, her purpose is clear, and that purpose is getting people to access greater clarity, resilience, and self-awareness.
Kathy stands apart in that she will meet her clients where they are, particularly in their lowest or deepest moments of change. She not only gives guidance but also collaboration, especially when one goes through spiritual awakenings or psychedelic experiences. She is a trained psychedelic preparation and integration coach who walks with people through their journey to explore the altered state of consciousness, face the inner truth, and come back with a greater understanding of who they are. The hundreds of hours of continuing education that Kathy has spent demonstrate her commitment to mastery to be unwavering, but the true magic of Kathy is her presence. She is calm, curious, and compassionate, and that leaves a space to make true change, whether it happens in a boardroom, the coaching space, or a very personal moment of realization. To the person with the desire to see profound change, Kathy Gruver is the ideal coach.
Stuart Wade
Stuart Wade, widely recognized as a High-Performance Mindset Strategist & The Mind Coach, has built an extraordinary career at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and elite performance. A lifelong martial artist and four-time World Champion, his journey from a shy six-year-old boy inspired by Bruce Lee to a globally sought-after coach is as compelling as it is transformative. Early failures on his martial arts path ignited a relentless pursuit of mastery, leading him to explore the subconscious mind and ultimately clinical hypnosis. Guided by mentors like Paul McKenna and Dr. Richard Bandler, Wade developed deep expertise that has empowered him to work with some of the world’s most accomplished leaders, entrepreneurs, and athletes. Through his proprietary PRO Method, Process, Rewire, Orchestrate, he helps high achievers’ clear inner blocks, reprogram their subconscious, and create purposeful, lasting success.
Wade’s brand is defined by exclusivity, precision, and transformation. More akin to a private members’ club than a coaching practice, it has become the trusted space where elite clients can remove the mask and achieve breakthroughs that go beyond financial gain. His clients credit him with sharper focus, renewed resilience, and the ability to lead with clarity and purpose. Beyond business success, Wade’s mission is global: to inspire leaders who influence thousands, if not millions, to drive innovation, compassion, and unity in the world. As a Clinical Partner of Nurosym, he also integrates cutting-edge vagal neuromodulation technology into his work, cementing his reputation as a pioneer who blends science with human transformation.
Dr. Pieter Berends
In the modern dynamic business environment, corporations develop leaders in terms of strategy, communication, and performance levels, but Dr. Pieter Berends departs radically from this concept. Dr. Berends, a focused embodiment coach with strong leanings toward executive coaching, assists leaders in stepping off the paper and into actual lived experience. His task is to focus on the notion that actual leadership begins in the body in posture, breathing, attending, and managing emotions. Focusing on the physical helps executives connect to a deeper intuition, be more concrete in their decisions, and act calmly in moments of high pressure. This is not only leadership as a skill, but leadership as a state of being.
The difference in Dr. Berends’ approach is that it has a reputation for effecting lasting modification. His coaching does not provide temporary changes in mindset but instead invites his clients into a more profound process, where leading followers based solely on the head does not meet the intelligence of the body and the inner values of a leader. As a coach to CEOs, founders, and high-potential team leads, he cultivates the ability to feel confident within the skin and to no longer feel hampered by a sense of lack. This is because it cannot be learned from a textbook. Clients also tend to go home with more than better leadership, but also a stronger connection to themselves, their teams, and purpose. When so many leaders are experiencing an increasing loss of connection, Dr. Pieter Berends has provided a way back to presence, genuineness, and power that is internally sourced.
Kathleen E. R. Murphy
Kathleen E.R. Murphy, CEO of Market Me Too, is a trailblazer in unlocking hidden potential and transforming talent into lasting success. Known as a “people diamond polisher” and confidence mechanic, she doesn’t just coach, she elevates. Recognized among the world’s top women Executive Sports Coaches, Kathleen draws on 25 years as a high-tech marketing executive to uniquely merge business acumen with a passion for developing world-class performers. Her results-driven, high-impact programs empower individuals, athletes, sports coaches and their teams, and corporate leaders alike, shaping dynamic cultures where strengths shine, confidence thrives, and extraordinary outcomes are achieved.
Kathleen’s approach is holistic and deeply personalized. She is a Gallup CliftonStrengths and International Guild NLP Coach and has the knowledge to create a personalized coaching process that supports self-awareness, motivation, confidence, purpose and communication skills, which are critical factors in success on and off the field and inside the boardroom. Other than coaching, she is a renowned author, a media figure, and host of the podcast Murf Unfiltered, in which she gives advice about leadership and personal and professional development. Kathleen and Charlotte, her service dog in training, are redefining teamwork because building trust and support is better when done on two feet and four paws. By offering multidimensional services, Kathleen E.R. Murphy not only coaches her clients but also empowers them to become courageous individuals and influential leaders in both business and sports, driving remarkable achievements in their professional and personal lives.
Clive Vanderwagen
In business, change is constant and pressure is high, and Clive Vanderwagen has become one of the voices executives turn to for clarity and direction. Recognized internationally as both a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and an Accredited Team Coach (ACTC), he has spent over a decade helping leaders sharpen their emotional intelligence and lead with purpose. From boardrooms in South Africa to global forums, Clive has transformed the way organizations think about culture, performance, and influence.
His results extend beyond one-on-one coaching. As founder of ReadyPeople, a consultancy serving companies worldwide, Clive delivers leadership development, team dynamics, and customer experience programs that are anything but generic. His immersive, tailored interventions challenge assumptions, dissolve barriers, and spark lasting change from the inside out.
As 2025 places new demands on executives to lead with both head and heart, Clive’s approach is more relevant than ever. His blend of global perspective, psychological expertise, and real-world business impact makes him one of the most influential coaches of his generation and a trusted partner to those shaping the future of work.
Cathleen Beerkens
Cathleen Beerkens, serves as a steady beacon of change in today’s fast-paced world, where trends in wellness and healthy living often rise and fall with little lasting impact. Being the founder and CEO of A Wellness Revolution, she has skillfully combined her nursing experience with the latest coaching practices to become one of a kind in the European health and wellness market. Her efforts are not mere superficial solutions but rather innovative, in-depth, science-based approaches that address why health problems exist, enabling individuals to achieve sustainable health.
What makes Beerkens’ program unique is that it is not only certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) but also by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC). A Wellness Revolution is one of the few coaching schools in Europe to have earned this honorable designation. However, her focus on epigenetics, neuroscience and glycoscience, the science of sugars affecting the health of the body, is what raises her methodology. This holistic approach combines medical skills and practical coaching techniques, which is a transformational experience that would result in long-term health changes. Cathleen Beerkens is transforming the future of wellness through her progressive coaching training and enlightening authorship as she provides the knowledge and tools clients and coaches need to succeed in a complicated health environment.
