Speaker · Sales Trainer · MC
About Mr Fantastic
I’m Chevan Naidu, known as Mr Fantastic: a motivational speaker, sales trainer, MC and peak performance coach based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
My story
Sales and sales training have always been my first passion. I came up through sales, sales management and customer service, and the part I love most is developing people. I’m also a certified life coach, which is why my training is as much about mindset and confidence as it is about technique.
I studied at Damelin, qualified as a trainer (Train the Trainer, 2007) and have been training salespeople since 2006 through Lereko Training. Our first client was FNB. We went on to train Liberty Life’s entry-level outbound sales team and other blue-chip teams, including FNB Connect. As selling moved online, we added Lereko Digital.
2006
Started training salespeople.
Early clients
FNB, then Liberty Life’s outbound sales team.
Blue-chip teams
Trained teams at companies including FNB Connect.
Going digital
Added Lereko Digital: websites, SEO, digital marketing and point of sale.
2022
Became Head of Sales & Digital at Spare Parts Finder.
Today
Speaking, MC work and Mr Fantastic’s Peak Performance Coaching.
Today I’m Head of Sales & Digital at Spare Parts Finder, a sales trainer at Lereko Training, and the owner of Lereko Digital, where we build websites, run social media marketing and build software for small businesses that want to grow.
“You are only as good as your last sale.”
That line keeps me honest. It’s why I teach selling as a daily habit, not a one-off event.
Why I teach sales
I believe we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Teaching sales is how I give back. A person who can sell can feed a family, grow a business and back themselves. I want every person I train to leave more confident than they arrived, and with a plan they can use the next morning.
I also wrote a free book, Who Stole Your Thunder?, on finding yourself, standing out instead of fitting in, and taking your confidence back.
Sales meets digital
Anyone can manage your social media. Only a sales specialist can help you close the deal. I build the tools sales teams run on, so my training covers what happens after the conversation too: lead generation, follow-up and faster sales cycles.
I teach what I practise. The same selling skills I train teams on are the ones we used to take Budify from an idea to a product clubs depend on, and to win and deliver a build for an Australian university from here in Johannesburg.
Lereko Digital
A digital agency for small businesses: websites, social media marketing and software, with a focus on helping owners get online and grow.
Budify
Membership management and point-of-sale software that clubs run their daily business on. Built from scratch and run by us, it has become one of our biggest wins, and partners now license it under their own brand.
University app, Australia
A custom app built for an Australian university, with single sign-on so students and staff log in with their university accounts.
Prodify
A software platform for small and medium businesses to run their day-to-day operations.
Botspice
WhatsApp chatbots that answer customers and capture leads around the clock.
Spare Parts Finder
An automotive parts marketplace connecting buyers and suppliers, where I lead sales and digital.
Let’s get selling
Start with the 7-Day Sales Reset, grab the free book, or book me for your next keynote, workshop or event.