She Ignites

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 highlighting the importance of embodiment and how it plays out when we communicate or engage with others. 

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On this show we cover:

• 01:42  Early days in coaching.
• 04:25  Personal, family life and journey as a single parent. 
• 06:27  Go-to strategies to cope with the riots and looting in South Africa. 
• 10:25  Advice to passionate South Africans who want to stay in South Africa in spite of the riots and traumatic experiences in the country.
• 12:49  Difference between people who've surrendered and those who chosen to fight COVID  
• 18:02  Breakdown and explanation of the Coherence Model.  
• 25:15  Favorite failure.
• 27:41  Explaining the idea of embodiment. 
• 31:49  Books that have had the most positive impact on my life.
• 36:19  Practical advice for people taking strain during COVID times.
• 40:13  My life's philosophy. 

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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 a letter written by her husband to his Buddhist teacher and another one written by Pope St Francis to remind us to enjoy the simple things in our lives and homes to help us get through the pandemic. 

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On this show we cover:

• 01:34  How I knew  I had  COVID and surrendered to its effects.
• 08:23  Effects of COVID on me and my husband.
• 10:57  Things to do when you feel some symptoms of COVID
• 15:37  A letter my husband (Mike Hook) sent to his Buddhist teacher.   
• 17:32  Days we spent in isolation and how we got through the days.
• 21:15  The foreign feeling in my body caused by the Beta strain.  
• 24:29  Recommendations for good recovery and how people interact with people with COVID.
• 28:22  Extending our kindness to each other and the world around us.  
• 29:45  How the pandemic will affect the way we work in future. 
• 35:01  Letter by  Pope St Francis. 

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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 career. later in the conversation we delve into her personal life discussing how she managed to keep her work and family life in together. 

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On this show we cover:

• 01:41  Childhood and upbringing
• 09:09  Thinking out the box of your role description  
• 11:40  Balancing life & work   
• 16:24  Business lessons and successes  
• 18:25  Tips on good stakeholder management
• 25:56  Favorite failure  
• 29:54  Women need to plan ahead financially
• 34:45  Views on retirement 
• 39:32  Advice for a successful marriage
• 43:05  Advice for women in their 30s - 40s  
• 45:39  My Life philosophy

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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 consume without feeling guilty about weight gain or side effects. As we progress, Claire shares some of her favorite books, being a mother and her life philosophy.   

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On this show we cover:

• 01:20  Up bringing in the East Rand, early family life and what led to dietetics. 
• 03:07 Going into entrepreneurship as a dietician.  
• 05:02  Explaining PCOS and how it affects women.   
• 07:00  Investment that made the biggest impact on her life.  
• 09:16  Food to help maintain energy and vitality.    
• 11:32  Eating habits and the pleasure value of food. 
• 13:44  "Eat veggies and portion control everything else", eating tips.
• 17:44  Views on supplementation..
• 23:54  My favorite failure.
• 25:37  Best highlight in career and business.  
• 27:45  Favorite books.
• 31:13  The joys of raising 2 boys and family life. 
• 32:18  "Get the good stuff in" as my life philosophy. 

Recommended link:

Website: Nutritional Solutions
Twitter: @DietitianClaire
Facebook:
Tik Tok: dietitianclaire
daily dietitian

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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 mothers with children. Life in South Africa was calling out to Helen and we highlight the impact some of the decision she made and risks she took to get to where she now after running and managing The Networking Company for 15 years and still flying the flag for women development.

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On this show we cover:

• 01:50  Helen gives some background on her childhood and family life in Edenvale, Johannesburg. 
• 06:42 Vocation work, varsity life and landing a job at a recruitment company. 
• 12:45 Married at 25years old, moving to Dubai where I had twins and started a business to help mothers with kids. 
• 16:00  Coming back to South Africa with my twins to focus on women's leadership work. 
• 18:17  Life after divorce being one of her favorite failures and the biggest lessons.     
• 21:06  Taking risks and my life values. 
• 23:57  Future plans and what's next and views on retirement.
• 27:01  The spirit of amplification.
• 29:42  Advice to younger self.  
• 31:40  Non fiction and fiction books I've read and recommend. 
• 34:10  My inspiration and mentors in different spheres in life.
• 38:37  Biggest business lessons - do stuff where you have soul and finish the job. 
• 40:35  "Suck the bone marrow out of life" as my life philosophy. 

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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 hair. As we delve deeper into conversation,  we touch on family life, her 25 year marriage and the balancing act mothers often play when raising a family. We close off with a promotional giveaway Promo code (name - She Ignites) from her new business venture, Lynq Jewellery who share a passion for sourcing the most beautiful and affordable fine jewellery.   

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On this show we cover:

• 02:14  Shana gives some background on her childhood and family life in Bramley, Johannesburg and the impact of her father's death in the 1976 riots in South Africa. 
• 07:42  Early beginnings in art school and the inspiration behind  LISOF. 
• 09:51  Taking an internship to setup a sample studio and launching a children's clothing brand that was eventually sold to Pick n Pay.
• 17:19   Biggest business and leadership lesson from her 27 year ownership and running LISOF.
• 19:40  Go with your passion and have faith, know that it will always workout.   
• 20:17  Change is the constant and being receptive to change will keep you current and relevant. 
• 21:57  Finding balance between a busy business life and raising 4 children and mother's guilt.
• 26:32  Speaking about Thebe Magugu being one of my favorite success stories from LISOF.  
• 28:22  Books I've read and recommend.  
• 35:02  Exercise being one of the best health investments 
• 36:32  Joining and being an active member of EO being one of the best decisions made in the last 5 years.   
• 40:21  Lessons learned from past failures.
• 45:11  Ingredients of a successful marriage.
• 47:50  "Empathy, being your authentic self" as my life philosophy.   
• 49:40  Lynq Jewellery 20% off promo for She Ignites 

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https://www.facebook.com/lynq.co.za

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Helen Nicholson is joined by Career coach and CEO  of Hesed Consulting Vumile Msweli. We explore Vumi's early life in Chesterville, Durban, her journey in corporate and life long commitment to studying and making an impact in the world of business and career management. We also unpack some inspiring moments from Nicky shares stories of her younger years growing up  in Durban and her functional dis-functional family. 


On this show we cover:

• 02:19  Vumi gives some background on her childhood and family life in Chesterville.
• 06:24  How working in corporate led to studying for a MBA in England. 
• 08:54  Inspiration from grandad and lessons learnt from his business and negotiation skills.  
• 10:57   Finding purpose in corporate and Top 3 lessons that people often get wrong about work. 
• 14:16  Taking risks as an entrepreneur and the purpose behind what I do.   
• 17:30  The formation of Hesed Consulting and the meaning behind the name.
• 18:34  The best investment energy wise was taking time to work on myself after my divorce.   
• 21:12  Nice Gilrls Dont Get The Corner Office, Shantaram & Warrior Of Light being some of the most inspirational books she's read over the years.
• 24:02  Thinking I knew it all but my perspective changed during COVID and made me rethink my coaching and business strategy and being present for life's moments. 
• 27:18  Advice to younger self "boys are overrated..."
• 30:05  Divorce at a young age was my favorite failure as it taught me that it takes two people to make a marriage work. 
• 33:23  The idea behind the Corporate ladder game  and how it can be used to help people who are starting or transitioning in their careers.
• 36:33  Understand how to negotiate and some tips to remember.
• 38:37   "Do it afraid" as my life philosophy, using fear to push and drive you to achieve your goals. 

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Helen Nicholson is joined by author of "Finding Flow" and founder of Inspired Change Nicky Rowbotham. Nicky shares stories of her younger years growing up  in Durban and her functional dis-functional family.  As a team leader Nicky has learned some very powerful lessons and we unpack some tips on her leadership style. 


On this show we cover:

• 00:59 Life in Durban and attending an all girl school 
• 07:40 Impact on team as a leader and leadership style
• 11:19 My health journey how it influenced the Finding Flow book 
• 16:47 Top 3 things that had an impact on my health 
• 24:12 Person who embodies success   
• 26:35 Book recommendations 
• 28:05 3 books that have made the biggest impact 
• 29:23 Favorite failure 
• 31:45 Advice to younger self
• 33:44 My life's philosophy
• 36:36 Where to buy "Finding Flow"

Recommended links:

https://nickyrowbotham.com/
https://nickyrowbotham.com/flow/
https://nickyrowbotham.com/inspired-change/

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Niven Postma has had a wide and varied career across multiple organizations and sectors, in South Africa and internationally. She is the MD of Niven Postma Inc., and works as a leadership, culture and strategy facilitator for clients around the world. In this candid conversation with Helen Nicholson, Niven let's us into her adventurous childhood and travels to the Kibbutz after high school. We explore some lessons learned in senior positions across different business sectors. We also unpack some moments that led her being retrenched in corporate and pursue her purpose. 

• On the show we cover: 

02:02 Early life in Port Elizabeth
07:28 Influence on outlook on life as head girl of an all girl school
14:12 Adventures after high school and travels to the Kibbutz
23:46 Coming back to South Africa 
30:01 Lessons from leadership positions in different business sectors
37:36 Favorite failure and key takeaways    
40:31 Best investments made in the last 5 years  
43:03 Do and don'ts of connecting with people and building a network 
 48:08 Books that have made a big impression and books I've gifted people with
54:07 Productivity hacks and habits
56:32 Top 3 things learned while Navigating Corporate Politics  

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Helen Nicholson is joined by executive coach, mentor and personal mastery expert Kedibone Mooi. Kedibone shares stories of her younger years growing up in Soweto with 3 sisters and cultural values she had to unlearn to be successful in corporate.  A successful corporate career led to Kedibone's rise to management at a young age and she shares some of the challenges and self improvement tips that helped her in her journey to personal mastery.  


On this show we cover:

• 01:12 Growing up in Soweto 
• 02:40 values taught by parents
• 05:08 topical conversations in coaching sessions 
• 06:45 transitioning from school to working in corporate as a young manager 
• 15:30 how culture/tradition affects your outlook on work and life  
• 18:17 lessons learnt from a failed marriage  and advice on second marriage 
• 26:00 mindfulness techniques 
• 35:32 advice to younger self
• 38:43 favorite failure 
• 40:53 book recommendations 
• 46:06 my life's philosophy
• 48:52 lessons learned from motherhood

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