About us
WHO IS SHUJAA PERFORMANCE?
We are a social enterprise, based in Nairobi, Kenya, helping to provide educational resources for schools, teams, coaches, athletes, and fitness enthusiasts in developing countries. We have coaches specializing in movement, mobility, body awareness, speed and agility, nutrition, and on/off the field sport specific skill-based endeavors. Our team boasts a wide range of practical experience working with professional athletes both in the US and internationally, Olympic teams and athletes, college and university level athletes, youth, and general population fitness enthusiasts.
SHUJAA translates as hero, warrior, or courageous, in Swahili, one of the three official languages of the East African Community (EAC) countries - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, & Uganda.
Bringing together coaches and partners from across the globe, we seek to leverage our life and professional experiences to help others, young and old, become the best versions of themselves, regardless of location, experience level, or socio-economic status.
Through a combination of in-person coaching clinics and virtual training, with the help of a mobile app, we provide full spectrum educational services for performance training, fitness, health and wellness.
Meeting the client at their experience level, our services and plan of action adjust accordingly to their needs. We shape our educational services to fit the needs of the individual athlete, team, practitioner, or fitness enthusiast.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be a world-leader in sports performance, impacting future generations by giving them the tools to be healthy and happy humans as well as better prepared athletes and coaches.
Our Mission
Our mission is to level the international sports performance playing field by bringing multidisciplinary educational resources, both virtually and in person, to athletes and coaches around the globe.
Meet Our Team
A passion for sports led Jesse to start Shujaa Performance, with the aim of providing high level resources to anyone who wants to take their performance to the next level. Pursuing a masters degree in professional studies in sports industry management, Jesse hopes to improve the level of sports in East Africa, starting in Kenya, and use this to give hope to the current and next generation by providing another avenue for success.
Sean is a human performance specialist, business owner, and educator whose philosophy is grounded in simplifying the complexity of the human body through foundational principles of movement and performance. With a decade of experience in the fitness industry, and twice that as an athlete, he has noticed glaring disparities in access to necessary knowledge and resources across the globe. He has focused the development of Shujaa Performance on evolving the most effective strategies for maximizing human performance and making this information available to all.
With over 14 years of experience in the renewable energy space, particularly in building start ups to scale, Teddy has worked with various sector players, building partnerships across the value chains, with implementers, funders, and policy makers across the African continent. These skill sets will be important to build the Shujaa brand and offerings, while ensuring that sustainability is included in the development of all company activities.
Bringing vast international sports experiences as a strength and conditioning coach, Clint has travelled the world for high level competitions, and he has noticed first hand the discrepancy between what we are able to provide our athletes in the US, versus what education and resources are available to a lot of other countries and their athletes. Through Shujaa Performance, Clint hopes to further level the playing field!
Ian is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with vast experience in Contract Management and Negotiation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Sports Law. He seeks to combine these strengths with an immense passion for sports through Shujaa, and he aims to transform Athlete Contract Management and legal representation in their spaces by ensuring competitive terms for the athletes in modern sports.
Lynx brings nearly two decades of international basketball experience to Shujaa, as a professional player, trainer, and coach. He boasts 15 years of experience as a collegiate, pro, and semi-pro player. He has trained a wide range of clients and basketball players world-wide, managed fitness facilities, and made countless recruiting connections across the globe. Lynx preaches the fundamentals when it comes to everything, while also layering sports specific application to maximize results for the individual player.
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