Werner Schmidt is a South African author, coach, and musician, crafting stories and experiences where imagination meets lived reality. His path into fiction was anything but linear, beginning in accounting and finance before unfolding into leadership coaching, body-centered practice, and the creative and performing arts, guided by a range of master practitioners.<\/p>\n
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