About Freedom 27
A Journey Toward Clarity, Healing, and Wholeness
Freedom 27 is a wellness and personal development movement rooted in mindfulness, emotional healing, and holistic growth. We offer transformative experiences from nature-based hikes and intimate workshops to one-on-one coaching and immersive retreats each designed to nurture mental well-being, self-awareness, and resilience.
Our programs guide individuals, couples, and groups through life’s transitions with compassion and clarity. Whether you're navigating stress, healing from past trauma, or simply seeking deeper connection with yourself, Freedom 27 offers tools to support sustainable mental health and personal empowerment.
At the heart of our approach is the belief that healing is not a destination — it’s a return. A return to presence, to purpose, to inner peace.
Our Vision
To build a generation of healed, grounded, and purpose-driven individuals and leaders who transform their lives, organisations, and communities across Africa.
Our Mission
To develop and support individuals, leaders, and organisations through holistic personal growth, wellness and conscious leadership development, equipping them to thrive in an ever-changing world.
Value Proposition
We align people, performance, and purpose to create sustainable organisational impact.
Our Values
Empowerment
Authenticity
Wellness
Resilience
Freedom
Our Founder
Meet Tshepo Matlou
Tshepo Matlou is a mindfulness facilitator, life and leadership coach, author, and speaker with over 20 years of experience in executive leadership and personal transformation. With a calm, grounded presence, Tshepo brings a unique blend of strategic insight and emotional intelligence to every session and experience.
His career started in hospitality, travel and tourism, technology, consulting before joining Government and eventually and independent.
His book, Freedom – In Pursuit of Liberty (Mind, Body, and Soul), forms the philosophical foundation of Freedom 27. The work explores the liberating power of self-awareness, emotional release, and mindset shifts, offering a roadmap for those seeking to:
- Overcome limiting beliefs
- Heal from personal and generational trauma
- Strengthen mental and emotional well-being
- Enhance relationships, both personal and professional
- Embrace a more intentional, balanced life
With a commitment to presence, Tshepo and the Freedom 27 team hold space for people to reconnect with their truth, and move forward with clarity, courage, and compassion.
Qualifications
Education, Training, and Credentials
Masters in Leadership & Management
Management Advanced Programme
Wits Business School
Advanced Public Management Development Programme
University of Pretoria
Diploma in Marketing Management
Tshwane College
Executive and Management Coaching
University of Cape Town
Mastery Coaching
(ISNS); Team Coaching – Meta Coaching Foundation
Mauritius Mentoring and Coaching for Public Managers
School of Government
Strategies for Personal Growth and Development
YALI
Management Strategies for People and Resources
YALI
Prince2 and PMBOK
Media Exposure
Recognized in the Media
*Checkout His Book
Freedom – In Pursuit of Liberty
Freedom - Pursuit of Liberty
A gentle guide to letting go, healing past wounds, and finding inner balance — through self-awareness, mindset shifts, and mindful living.