Floortje Hoette shares about how her work with the Red Cross in Ethiopia, South Sudan and Nepal not only broadened her perspective on life but taught her the importance of building real connections with those on her team. The experience helped her develop the rare skill of being able to connect with others even in the face of language, cultural, religious and other barriers. This skill that continues to impact on her leadership today.

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Drawing from his vast experience and in particular his experience working  with Sir Richard Branson and the Virgin Group, Deon Thirumalai shares how leaders can create positive, productive cultures and improve team performance not only through effective communication, but by being intentional in building connections with team members.

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Deon Thirumalai is the Chief Information Officer at Frogfoot a Fibre Network Operator based in South Africa. He has over 26 years of expertise in the industry and his background spans several sections including the non-profit, manufacturing, information and communications technology (ICT), telecommunications, retail, and Education. He has managed large-scale operations with thousands of employees, and his teams have consistently met or exceeded their goals

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Gill Gibb talks about the importance of leading with courage, but also being humble enough to admit you can't do it all as a leader and being willing to ask for help when you need it. She also shares her secret to achieving work-life harmony and how empowering her team play a big part.

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Gill is CEO of Tree of Hope, a charity which supports families to raise funds for operations and therapies not ordinarily available from the UK health sector.  Gill was formerly a Director at both Future builders, now the Social Investment Business and the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), winning the Queens Award for Enterprise at CAF for innovative financial services products. She has managed significant investment portfolios and is highly experienced as a practitioner and consultant in charity governance and finance.

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In part 2 of our conversation, International Speaker and Entrepreneur Roxy Marosa  shares how forgiving her father for walking out on the family when she was aged 3, and learning to appreciate her mother instead of resenting her childhood and upbringing marked a turning point in her life. It's Raw! its Authentic! It's POWERFUL!

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Roxy is an inspirational and motivational speaker, life coach, TV presenter, actress, and owner of the Roxy Marosa skin care range. She has spoken on several international platforms including the United Nations and UNESCO and has featured in   the Oprah Magazine, Forbes Africa and DRUM Magazine to name a few. She currently shuttles between the Netherlands where she is based and her home country South Africa where in partnership with the Amy Foundation, she runs beauty training for disadvantaged young people, developing and empowering them become entrepreneurs. 

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International Speaker and Entrepreneur Roxy Marosa shares how she overcame the challenges of childhood poverty, rape, HIV, divorce, single parenting and bankruptcy to become the successful entrepreneur she is today by investing in and developing what she considers to be her greatest asset, herself. 

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Roxy is an inspirational and motivational speaker, life coach, TV presenter, actress, and owner of the Roxy Marosa skin care range. She has spoken on several international platforms including the United Nations and UNESCO and has featured in   the Oprah Magazine, Forbes Africa and DRUM Magazine to name a few. She currently shuttles between the Netherlands where she is based and her home country South Africa where in partnership with the Amy Foundation, she runs beauty training for disadvantaged young people, developing and empowering them become entrepreneurs. 

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Stephen Elsden shares his passion for the not for profit sector, how coming clean about his own personal challenges going through the covid 19 pandemic caused him to pivot in his leadership style, how he deals with the pressures of leading an organisation that provides front line service and how leaders can learn to let go of control in order to achieve better work-life balance.

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Stephen is the CEO of Compaid, a not for profit organisation, with several years of leadership experience. He has served on the Boards of both the Institute of Fundraising and the Small Charities Coalition, was once the Chairman of Build Africa, and has written and presented about charities and fundraising both in the UK and internationally.

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Business leader and entrepreneur, James Gardner shares how living by one simple mantra unwittingly prepared him for leadership, the importance of being agile as a leader, why he loves to fail and what leadership at home looks like.

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James has been in business for over 20 years and has successfully set up several businesses including in the States. He is on a mission to help grow the next generation of Amazing Leaders and loves working with people to help them set and exceed their own Amazing 3D Goals.

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