About DARE Training

In 1999 Emilise started her own business: “Human Performance Dynamics”. Due to the dynamic and valuable change in the lives of people when she and her colleague worked with them, she changed the name of her business to “DARE Training” in 2003.

DARE can be separated into 4 Distinct Processes:

  • Dynamic;
  • Action;
  • Rebuild;
  • Enhance;

And the name reflects the change and development that people experience in her programmes.

Dare’s vision is to inspire, equip and support leaders.  Dare’s mission is to support organisations, schools, communities and government to reach purpose driven goals through consulting, training and coaching.

Meet the Team

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Emillise Rautenbach (Founder and CEO)

Emilise is an experienced leadership consultant, behavioural specialist, executive coach, and organisational development practitioner with more than two decades of experience developing leaders across business, education, government, churches, and community organisations.

After beginning her career as a high school educator, she founded DARE (Dynamic Action to Rebuild and Enhance), where she has served as CEO since 2003. Under her leadership, DARE has grown into a respected consultancy that equips leaders and teams to improve performance, strengthen organisational culture, and develop sustainable leadership capacity.

Emilise holds a Master’s degree in Research Psychology and an Honours degree in Psychology, both completed with distinction. She is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited Professional Coach and has completed advanced professional training in Brain Gym®, the Neethling Brain Instruments (NBI) methodology, and the John Maxwell EQUIP Leadership Programme.

Drawing on extensive research in neuroscience, behavioural science, and leadership development, Emilise has worked with organisations across South Africa and internationally. Her expertise spans leadership development, behavioural profiling, executive coaching, organisational performance, and education, enabling individuals and teams to unlock their potential and lead with greater effectiveness.

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Emilise has a missionary heart and fulfilled her calling in prayer outreaches and missionary work in Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Brazil.  She also did leadership training and coaching in Brazil.

She received several gold & silver certificates in Eisteddfods for singing, playing piano and violin. She played lead parts in operettas: “Die Witperd Herberg”; “Skrikkeljanie” and “Man van Smarte”.

She was soloist in the famous aCapella choir for 22 years. For the last 5 years of the existence of aCapella, she did the organization, program planning and choreography of the group.  She toured with aCapella through Europe several times, where she performed as soloist in Israel, France, the Netherlands and Germany.

Besides her singing talent, she also received training in Violin, Piano and Music Theory.  During 1999 – 2000, she toured with ATEOSS (The theology men’s choir of the African Protestant Church), through the Eastern and Western Cape, and the Free State. Because of the success of the first tour, they recorded several albums together.

She recorded her first single album at the beginning of 2003.

Currently she performs at morning teas and breakfasts while giving talks on different topics. Periodically she also performs with other singers and artists.