Your Story Is Your Strategy

Meet Avril Fortuin

Entrepreneurial Coach

I don’t coach entrepreneurship from theory—I teach it from living and working across five countries, empowering women and youth to build economic independence through sustainable businesses.

From Cape Town to Botswana to the USA to Liberia to the rest of the world—my mission has always been the same: transformation through empowerment.

Avril Fortuin, international entrepreneurial coach for professionals in transition.

The Journey That Shaped My Mission

From Cape Town to Botswana to the USA to Liberia and beyond—I've lived and worked across four countries, always with one mission: empowering women and youth through entrepreneurship.

In Botswana, I lived in the community and discovered my calling working with women entrepreneurs. In the USA, I built a cleaning business from scratch that fully funded my Master's in Entrepreneurship. In Liberia, I mentored young women as they built their first businesses.

Each country taught me that sustainable transformation requires both strategic business thinking and personal development—you can't separate who you're becoming from what you're building.

WHY AFTS IS DIFFERENT

Our Impact

Most business coaches teach tactics.
Most life coaches focus on mindset.

AFTS integrates both—because sustainable entrepreneurial success requires both.

Years Building Businesses

Continents of Clients

Start-Up Capital

(Proved It’s Possible)

What I Bring to Your Journey

Coaching & Mentoring Expertise

Avril Fortuin is integrating coaching for entrepreneurs, with business strategy and personal development.

  • 20+ years: Coaching women & youth globally

  • Liberia: Mentored +2500 young women (lived in community)

  • Releasing Eagles: Partner coach

  • Cross-cultural: Coaching across 5 countries

Strategic Expertise

  • Strategic Expertise

  • Master’s in Entrepreneurship (USA)

  • Self-funded through the business I built

  • 20+ years mentoring and coaching globally

  • Women & youth empowerment focus

  • Practical frameworks
    Proven across multiple countries

"Growth isn’t about rushing forward — it’s about rising gently, with grace and intention." — Avril Fortuin

Mission-Driven Impact

  • Heart rooted in Africa (Botswana → Liberia → ongoing)

  • Lived the mission, not just visited

  • Economic empowerment focus for women & youth

  • Real businesses, real independence

My Coaching Philosophy

“I never lose; I either win or learn.” — Nelson Mandela

This isn’t motivation.
It’s my methodology.

My Commitment

When you work with AFTS, you’re not just getting coaching—you’re partnering with someone who:

  • Emotional journey understanding

  • Honest, strategic feedback

  • Integrated development approach

  • Deep belief + high challenge

Beyond the Credentials

What else you should know:

Born: Cape Town, South Africa

Lived & worked in: South Africa, Botswana, USA, Liberia

Heart for Africa: Sustained through every chapter

Obsessed with biryani and jollof rice

Mountains and ocean—can't choose

Continuous learner (because growth never stops)

Direct communicator (you’ll always know where you stand)

I built my life on determination and strategy.
Now I help you build yours.