Veli Ndaba is a professional speaker and a thought leader in leadership transformation—Transforming Leaders from Mental Darkness to Leadership Light. He is a pioneer of the high-performance tool for leaders, the 'Veli Ndaba NeuroEngineering Leadership Effect' #VNNLE.

He is a brain coach and author of five books (You Are Born to Win, Your Dream is Calling You, Switch ON!, Set Your Soul on Fire!, and The Neuroscience of Effective Leadership—Transforming Leaders From Leadership Darkness to Leadership Light) and a newspaper columnist.

He is the founder and owner of Sekusile Technical Services—which equips organisations, especially leaders, with brain-based leadership. He is also a founder and owner of Sekusile Conference and Meeting Venues based in Alberton.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Science, a National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, a National Diploma in Data Metrics, a National Diploma in Project Management, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Life-Coaching Certificates.