In this episode we take a deep dive in less than 30 minutes with author, futurist, and strategy consultant, and a founding director of strategic insights firm, TomorrowToday, Dr. Graeme Codrington about How To Reinvent Your Personal Brand Post COVID. We give you the practical personal branding toolkit of how not to just survive but thrive through this period. In this show we cover: 01:30 - How people are adapting their brand after the COVID pandemic,04:45 - Relevancy quotient is the secret...

In this episode, I speak to author, futurist, and strategy consultant, and a founding director of strategic insights firm, TomorrowToday, Dr. Graeme Codrington about our parenting epiphanies, the good the bad, and the ugly, how he embraces his creative fun side and some things you might not know about him is that he actually plays a musical instrument and is a passionate artist. we discuss how he balances his creative side with his professional persona, why he prefers to be part of the out...

In this episode, I speak to Founder and CEO of Zoya Speaks, Zoya Mabuto Mokoditoa, we discuss how she stepped into feminine fearless power throughout her life and career, how she grounds herself when she doubts herself.  We reveal what gives us goosebumps in our careers. Zoya shares her Toastmasters journey which led to a trip to Las Vegas, and lastly, how she ended up delivering a talk on stage at EY while pregnant and how her so called "biggest mistake" turned out to be the biggest triumph...

In this episode, I speak to mind, body and spirit coach Lisa Davis about her journey with mindfulness. Lisa share how growing up in a volatile home and self destructive behavior led to her changing her life and choosing to explore and connect with her human side. We unpack the her views on the perception of mindfulness and she has applied it to her life and helped clients find their own peace with themselves. We discuss her how people can equip ourselves and implement keystone habits and...

In this episode, I speak to Liezl Gericke about her remarkable weight loss journey and unleashing her adventurous side during the COVID lockdown period. Liezl details how she lost almost over 60kg's from exercise, running events like the Cape Town marathon, and hiking in some of South Africa's beautiful trails. We discuss how she was inspired by Marie Kondo to unclutter her lifestyle, finances, and family life to live more intentionally. We unpack the Map Of Life Tool to help you plan and...

On this episode I speak to Mamokete Lijane about her life story, we unpack her unconventional upbringing in Lesotho. We take a candid look into her professional growth and her interests and views on motherhood and advice on how women can navigate male dominated industries.  Mamokete Lijane, is a Fixed Income Sales Trader and Macro Strategist at ABSA Capital with 19 years’ experience as an analyst in financial markets. Prior to Absa she worked at Aluwani Capital Partners as an investment...

On this episode I speak to former radio DJ and co-host of The Breakfast express show turned author and recovery and consciousness coach, Sam Cowen. We discuss the inspiration behind the books she authored using her personal experience being a first time mom to inform entertain and share with other mothers who relate to her struggles. We explore Sam's candid and care-free approach to life and get into some of her experience with alcohol abuse in the book Whiskey and Water and we end off our...

On this episode I speak to inspiring The Wealth Chef author, Anne Wilson to discuss how food, sex and money can be areas of enslavement, liberation or shame.  Anne share's some powerful tools around getting out of debt and knowing understanding your finances. We unpack and explore the world of assets categories and different types of investment strategies to help you enjoy life without making unnecessary financial decisions  by taking on debt through credit, store cards and  other risky...

On this episode I speak to Yumna Tayob who is the Head of Learning at FNB. She is a mover and shaker with lots of experience in different roles in corporate from marketing, leading teams and she's a huge tech enthusiast. Yumna is a former delegate of The Networking Company's training and leadership development programs. We discuss her journey in corporate as well as the challenges of being a single super mother and dealing with divorce. We unpack some of her very helpful tools to navigating...

On this episode I speak to Julia Kerr Henkel is the MD of Lumminos Coaching and Change Consulting. She is an executive coach, seasoned change and organisational development consultant, facilitator and speaker. In March 2019, Julia studied directly with Dr Brené Brown in Texas and is one of her Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitators commissioned to teach the skillsets of courage, connection, vulnerability, shame, empathy and emotional literacy. Julia runs various in-house, public or individual...

On this episode executive coach Sheridan Pollock. Sheridan shares an in depth insight into her journey as a professional coach. Starting with how she was first attracted to the world of "helping people talk and find threads that can help them move forward". We discuss how the country can cope with the recent riots in South Africa and how people can cope under these stressful times. Sheridan unpacks her Coherence Model and how we can use it to improve our intelligent self. We end off by...

On this episode Helen Nicholson takes the hot seat to share her experience with COVID after being in isolation. We discuss how the brutal disease brought discomfort into her home but also made her realize the importance of surrendering to the process. We unpack how she realized that she was affected and needed to act quick to minimize the damage. We also unpack and highlight some of the dark psychological effects caused by lack of interaction with people and being outside.  Helen also shares...

On this episode we speak to Italia Boninelli who has more than 20 years’ international experience in building Human Capital with a proven track record in culture and change management, corporate performance enhancement, and the full range of generalist HR functions. We unpack her experience in navigating the corporate space and how she pushed the status quo to land executive positions early on her career. She highlights some successes and failures that have contributed to her inspiring...

On this episode we speak to leading dietician Claire Julsing Strydom about her journey in nutrition and entrepreneurship. We unpack many unknowns about the food we eat and how it affects our health. We then get into  Claire's "never give up" mentality and what led to her starting an international conference for private practicing dieticians by dieticians in 3 major provinces in South Africa. W e explore more on the topic of how women are confused about what types of food and supplements to...

On this episode Helen Nicholson is interviewed by her daughter Caitlyn Nicholson to talk about her journey through school and moments that influenced her views on life and business ventures. We unpack her days working for a cosmetics company and eventually ending up at a recruitment company that sparked her interest in assisting people to find their sweet-spot. She speaks at length about meeting and marrying her husband and moving to Dubai to work and eventually start a business to support...

On this episode LISOF founder and MD of Lynq Jewellery, Shana Rosenthal shares her journey in fashion and life with Helen Nicholson. She speaks about the inspiration and work in the fashion industry and highlights some very interesting stories around her early designs and the bold approach that LISOF took in educating and empowering young designers. Looking at how formal education was so regulated she set out to give her students the edge by teaching them to create fabric from sheered sheep...

Welcome to the She Ignites podcast where we showcase remarkable women and share their stories.

Welcome to the She Ignites podcast where we showcase remarkable women and share their stories.

Welcome to the She Ignites podcast where we showcase remarkable women and share their stories.

Welcome to the She Ignites podcast where we showcase remarkable women and share their stories.

Welcome to the She Ignites podcast where we showcase remarkable women and share their stories.

Joining us on this episode is Africa Technopreneurs MD, Daliso Ngoma to discuss the different types of virtual reality technologies, why there's such a negative and misunderstood perception of virtual reality, and why its adoption has been so slow. Daliso is also a member of the WeAreVR community and we discuss the impact of the VR community and how they are making this technology a cool thing in Africa and beyond. we close with some tips on what to consider when purchasing VR technology.

Personal transformation and wellness practitioner & now author Mike Hook shares insights and inspiration behind his new book, 2020 The Year That Killed Retirement. Mike speaks passionately about the need to embrace the platinum years and finding ways to reimagine skills and experience acquired to teach and learn from others. He speaks about the venture Platinum Project and how they are uniting the retired and assisting them in finding ways to fund and sustainq their livelihood. Using the...