The BRIM Series: Recent Episodes
World Speech Day Women
In anticipation of the IWFCI Global Women's Summit in September 2022, World Speech Day Women has collaborated with IWFCI Singapore to feature talks aligned to BRIM i.e. Business Sustainability, Relationships in Business, Right Image, and Right Mental Attitude.
The International Women's Federation of Chamber and Commerce actively champions the advancement of women in business in 14 countries. IWFCI Singapore is host to the 2022 Global Women's Summit.
Annie Chan and Vino Pillay talk about the WSD Women IWFCI Singapore BRIM Podcast Series and the upcoming Global women's Trade Summit in Singapore.
Simphiwe is an experienced accountant currently working as a Stakeholder Manager in Sub-Saharan Africa for CaseWare Africa (the accounting and auditing software division of AdaptIT), where she focuses on stakeholder management and advancing the use of technology to improve the way business is done by auditors and accountants across the African continent. She is an Associate of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Wits Business School.
She is a member of Junior Chamber International (JCI) where she has gained extensive leadership experience from leading the Board of Directors at a local, national and international level in Africa and the Middle East. She recently represented South Africa as the Congress Director leading the biggest project in the JCI calendar, the JCI World Congress held in 2021. She is an active citizen and international speaker who is passionate about the empowerment of young people and the role education plays in the development and advancement of Africa, particularly through the use of technology. Through her work as an active citizen, Simphiwe champions the advancement of Agenda 2063 and creates awareness and training on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the greater community. Simphiwe was recognised as one of the Most Influential Young South Africans in 2020 by the Ghanian-based media company Avance Media which recognizes young people across the continent for the work they do in different sectors.
Charlene is the owner of Charlene Coaching. Being in a business - be it as a business owner or employee, we are doing what we love to do. Making our "personal brand" sustainable means making ourselves seen the same in terms of who we are and what we show to the world. If we are congruent to what we do in our business, the work will be effortless.
Joy Hou is a Registered Psychologist and Founder of EmpathyWorks Psychological Wellness. With a special interest in the mental and emotional well-being of individuals, she speaks in corporate organizations and schools and also provides counseling services for individuals who seek emotional and psychological support. During this COVID-19 situation, many of us may be feeling frustrated, anxious, or helpless, as a result of major disruptions and challenges in our work and daily lives. This podcast aims to introduce the audience to strategies to develop resilience, to manage these challenges more effectively.
Born in 1956, Janetta Kannenberg was born with a condition that would ultimately lead to her blindness. Mother of 2 sons and grandmother to a charming little granddaughter, Janetta is sharing her positivity wherever she goes. In her own country, South Africa, and elsewhere from Namibia to Russia - Janetta reveled in the silent throbbing of human hearts.
Dr. Adrian Daisley is the host of 246 Bajan Radio. He is a Communications, business, and people development specialist. He has lived in Brazil, Italy, and Greece for the past seven years. He became the Island Innovation for Barbados for the period 2021 and has received the World Peace Ambassador Award from World Peace Tracts Sweden in 2020.
Hana started her entrepreneurial journey in 2019 when she co-founded a tech company with 3 other partners. She then branched out on her own last year when she started Congruent Angle. Anna believes in empowering herself and others so that we can create an inclusive ecosystem where we can leverage on each other to move ahead. Anna believes the business landscape right now is very different from pre-Covid days. As business owners or someone vested in a company, our everyday tasks and activities can be an uphill endeavor; but this is also the time for us to instill mental resilience in our lives so that we can move forward unscathed.
Jayshree Padayatchey is a Community Economic Empowerment Expert, Entrepreneurship Specialist, and Micro-franchise Consultant who works with both international and local NGO’s, International Development agencies as well as with Government and the Private sector across South Africa. She is passionate about developing women into entrepreneurs, specifically within townships, rural areas and informal settlements. She has over 30 years’ experience in community and entrepreneurship development. She is the Executive Director of Shakti Empowerment.
Winnie Makhwanya is a Psychology Practitioner registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Her role as a Registered Counsellor is to make psychological services accessible to the diverse South African population and to provide psychological and preventative interventions that focus on support and promote the enhancement of wellbeing in a community context. Winnie has a strong passion for youth development, social development, and empowering others as a whole. She aims to play an influential role in the country. With her passion for youth, women and social development Winnie founded Keagile Wellness Development Centre (KWDC) which has led her to be an award-winning social entrepreneur in Gauteng. Winnie’s awards and achievements include The Corporate Livewire South Africa Prestige Award 2021/2022; Youth Africa Awards Nominee 2020; The Gauteng Provincial Government Youth Excellence Award; Monash South Africa Lead Fellow Award (MSA LEAD); Mzansi 100 of 2017: Healer, The Young Independents.
The state of our mental wellness has a direct impact on how we live our life including the way we do business and our handling of challenges. Jenny's Podcast will start with the significance of mental attitude; how to identify unhealthy mental attitudes and finally steps to stay positive every day.
Kiasha is a knowledge lawyer for a leading international law firm with experience in litigious, corporate and public interest law. She is currently completing her Masters in International Human Rights law. Kiasha has worked on a number of pro bono matters as she has a passion for using her expertise and knowledge to help others. She looks forward to using her legal skills to further the purpose and vision of IWFCI in South Africa.
Mental ability is not just having intelligence or knowledge. Dealing with people is another story altogether! In this podcast, there are 3 ways to deal with disappointment, rejection and anger when it comes to dealing with people, whether in business, home or community.
Siphumelele is a seasoned finance professional and has gained experience in both the private and public sectors spanning diverse areas including External Auditing, Internal Auditing, Accounting and Financial Management. Siphumelele has taken the initiative to empower South Africans to become financially literate and be able live independent lives in line with their financial goals. She shares knowledge on finance related matters through social media platforms and considers herself “Your financial Friend”. Amongst her key competencies is her CA(SA) designation and her Masters in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch.
Hailey Katherine Simanyene Merrill-Fudu. Is a mother, teacher, wife, a member of the Baha’i Faith, Ubuntu Wellness Project Founder, Secretary for Religions for Peace SA and the African Women of Faith Network, and a community development specialist. She believes learning is an organic process and all people need teachers who will lovingly facilitate and guide them on their journeys. She has been involved in various fields of education, community development, and research for the past twenty years that have crossed many spheres of society. She is passionate about service and working with people of a variety of backgrounds to promote peace and create opportunities for social cohesion. She is passionate about helping people realize their potential and equipping them with skills for success.
Sharifah Fazzeleen shares tips on how to have younger-looking skin without using any chemicals, harsh treatments, or plastic surgery. Addressing the common skin issues faced by women going through the process of aging. A nature enthusiast who runs an organic beauty salon that serves women from all over the world. With her professional international beauty certification from the UK and 13yrs of experience in the industry, Sharifah cares for her clients' skin need for them to have more confidence when facing the world. She believes that every woman has the right to look beautiful. It just takes a little bit of effort and a whole lot of love for themselves in order for anyone to achieve their desired beauty goals.
Serene shares how we can improve the way we look, as a good image brings us more confidence and greater self-worth. Serene prides herself in helping people improve their image organically. Serene wants to help people look the best they possibly can get the confidence they need, the self-worth that they want. Over the past few years, she has found the sweet spot that enables people to look good from the inside out, so that these changes are more sustaining and permanent. Serene grew up as a really shy, timid, and self-conscious girl. It has taken her a long time to be where she is now and she is truly enjoying the person she's become. She wants to help people who want to come out of their shell or cocoon, to be transformed and be confident.
Charlene is the owner of Charlene Coaching. Being in a business - be it as a business owner or employee, we are doing what we love to do. Making our "personal brand" sustainable means making ourselves seen the same in terms of who we are and what we show to the world. If we are congruent to what we do in our business, the work will be effortless.
Yasmin Begum is a Google Analytics certified Marketing consultant specialising in Branding and Marketing strategies. I co-create customised marketing solutions for mainly micro and small business owners. She is currently a Project Advisor at the UOB-SMU Asian Enterprise Institute, working with the SMU teams and the SMEs on their marketing projects. As small and micro-businesses are usually 1-2 person teams, it is beneficial to tie their personal branding to their business. In this era of information overload, people do not buy products or services. They buy from people they trust and feel a rapport with. The ones whose stories they can relate to. Yasmin has helped various clients in this area.
Having spent 30 years in the corporate world, Jenny Ho made the transition to become a freelance Wellness and Beauty Educator. Jenny is focusing her retirement years on empowering more people to be less fearful of living life to the fullest. Having made the change in 2017, Jenny has empowered 500 adults and students to secure happiness and motivation while managing stress levels with mindfulness exercises, aromatherapy, and nutrition.
Fay Niewiadomski, Ph.D. (ABD), is the founder and CEO of the International Consulting and Transformation Network LLP, UK. She is also a woman who has found herself and more importantly dares to be herself. Her areas of expertise are leadership, education, and communication. But Fay believes that competence is never enough. It takes courage and compassion to bring out the best in us and in others. According to Fay, her life experience has given her both. She has lived through wars and seen how everything is destroyed when human lives are translated into nothing but money and power. Fay has also experienced how the resilience of the human spirit allows people to recover and do extraordinary things. She is one of the principal founders of schools and universities, having established and operated her own businesses, touched the lives of thousands of people for the better, and raised a family she is truly proud of. Fay offers Strategic Intervention Coaching to leaders who want to liberate their greatness by embarking on the Four Journeys of a Leader with her. To connect with Fay, go to https://www.linkedin.com/in/fayniewiadomski/.
Lilli Janzen is a Psychotherapist, with a MA in Counselling Psychology. She lives in Quebec and has worked for many years in the business world. The oldest of six children, she is an immigrant from Europe, arriving in Canada at the age of 5 after WW2, with family roots in Austria, Germany, Netherlands, and Ukrainian. Lilli has family members living in different parts of the world and many of them speak several languages. Lilli's motto is Social Justice and believes that we are all blessed with gifts and challenged by hardships. She loves writing poetry, communicating, public speaking. Lilli presents a poem in the hope of highlighting the role play in coming together as one humanity - a concept that perhaps speaks to the importance of cultivating healthy relationships in business, as is the case in all aspects of humanity.
Valerie is the Founder & Chief Executive of LEARN Group of Companies, a loosely-knit young and ambitious family of companies in Education, Telecommunication, & Construction operating in Myanmar, Philippines & South Korea. In this ever-disrupting world, being relevant is more important than ever. Relevant skills are what keep you forever employed. The products or experience you offer to customers must be relevant to them, so they continue to buy. The value you bring to the table must be relevant for you be an integral part of that relationship.
In today's episode by Lisa Tan-Koh, we look at Partnerships and Collaboration. Entrepreneurs, employers and employees can win and benefit from knowing how this can work for them personally and in their career. Harnessing the strengths and abilities of others from different corners of your work ecosystem is one of the most strategic ways for businesses to win and scale innovation and solve complex challenges. Lisa believes her calling is to empower people in the areas of relationships, emotions, and living with true power. She is also passionate about growing a community of strong women, who embrace their femininity fully in this part of the world. Being a Clearer, Podcaster & Certified Professional Coach, Lisa is committed to bring freedom, love and joy to as many people as she can in this lifetime.
Misha Lobban-Clarke is a Management, Public Relations, and Communications Specialist, with twenty-five years of experience. She is currently the Executive Director of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI). Misha is also a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of Stratus Alternative Funds SCC and serves as Chair of the Corporate Governance, Nomination, Remuneration, and Conduct Review Committee. She is also a member of the International Women’s Forum (Barbados chapter), which is dedicated to developing innovative ways to advance gender equality, the empowerment of women, and women’s leadership in all fields, disciplines, and professions. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Political Science and a Master of Arts in Communication Studies. In this episode, Misha talks about creating sustainability in business while navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jacqueline is a mother of two, a food lover, and a Numeric Profiler who connects people using Numerology for their strengths and weakness. Jacqueline is also an Entrepreneur for an online fashion business store! Jacqueline describes how understanding your own and your partner profiles can play an important role in building sustainable relationships while reducing the clashes of mindset and different behavioral traits.
Yannie Yong is an entreprenuer, speaker and coach. She helps women business leaders and startups level up in mindset and skill set to achieve breakthroughs and build a leadership legacy that impacts the next generation. Yannie is the founder of the local fashion brand Rose of Sharon that recently won the Singapore Golden Brand Award 2020. In this episode, Annie focuses on how relationships form teams, and how teams form the building blocks of businesses.
Marie Ang has over 3 decades of SMEs and MNCs experience both local & overseas and has personally been involved in receiverships, mergers, and acquisitions due to businesses inadequacies. Marie explains why relationships are an integral part of building business sustainability. She believes that businesses that depend on their inanimate products and services rather than on their people, end up with many missed opportunities and lost sales!
Dr. Carol Phillips is the Chairman/CEO of NBG Productions/NGTV/NBG Radio -a Barbadian based media group. She is Deputy President of Caribbean Creative Cluster (C3)- an organization which represents and promotes the creative industry and Treasurer of The Global Network for Cultural Transformation. She is also the Former President of Family Co Operative Credit Union. Additionally, she is a former Deputy President of The WISH Center -a charity set up for women in need and former Deputy President of United Caribbean Trust which focuses on missions & education in Africa and the Caribbean. Dr. Carol has been recognized for her work in the community by the Governments of St. Kitts/ Nevis- where she was presented to HRH Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh. Dr Phillips takes us on her journey as she shares her challenges with navigating her career path as a young mother, and how this has brought her to where is today in terms of the success she has achieved.
Jennifer delves into awareness, and with awareness come choices. When you know what you want and do not want in your life. Your energy is the focus on what truly matters. Your Dreams! In this podcast, Jennifer shares her story of how she decided to write a book to dedicate to her miscarriage of twins and how her book led her to where she is now as an entrepreneur. A passionate, loving, and authentic woman, Jennifer created Thy Dreams Matter®️ with the mission to touch one life at a time through her many roles in her life. Her special gift is her passion for people and her desire to see everyone have the courage to take the necessary steps to pursue their dreams.
Emma Koh is a Singaporean, who has spent the last 4 years using numbers as a way to help individuals recover from stroke and mental health issues. Emma simultaneously works with business owners in terms of their long-term expansion and investment. Emma describes how numbers affect our wellbeing, character, and the law of attraction; in addition to our mental health and decision-making processes.
Diana Abruzzi is the Founder and International Chairman of International Women’s Federation of Commerce and Industry (IWFCI) – the first Chamber of Commerce for women at the time of its inauguration with a mandate to open the trade routes for women across the globe. A pioneer and leader in the cause of free enterprise and economic development, Diana continues to champion the advancement of women in business, globally. http://www.iwfci.org/
Rhonda L. Bowen specializes in helping BEST professionals to become more effective and efficient in their communication across cultures. This saves time, resources, and effort and leads to better results and higher success in achieving business and personal goals.
Paula Quinsee is a Relationship Expert and passionate advocate for creating healthy relationships at home, in the workplace, and against GBV, to co-create a more human connected world and positively impact people's lives. Paula is also an international speaker and author of Embracing Conflict and Embracing No. More info: https://paulaquinsee.com/
Durga Sree Mavuru is an Educational Consultant, Trainer, Key note Speaker, Philanthropist and a Toastmaster. She has over 25 plus years of experience working with different schools across Middle East which follow different curriculums. She currently works as an Educational Consultant and as a Teacher Trainer for Indian schools and British schools. Her philosophy for life and living is: "Believe in Practicing life and living. For me Learning is important for life but unlearning is also important for living. Difficult phase of life is living that moment. So, attempting to do so."
Aydeli Rios was born in Mexico and has lived in America, Europe, and the Middle East. She has a B.A. in International Relations and a master’s degree in Psycho-pedagogy. In her 26 years of working experience, she has collaborated as a teacher at high schools and colleges; as a mentor in entrepreneurial projects; and as a corporate trainer in worldwide companies. Aydeli is interested in social projects, particularly all referred to women empowerment and gender equality. Since 2017 she manages the Guapalita Women Empowerment Community. Currently, she lives in Germany, collaborates with local government as a member of the pedagogical team, and runs her own professional development consultancy.
Shelyn Tayanes is a marketing & communications strategist, a marketing/advertising professional helping brands and companies achieve their business objectives.
Dr Astera Brylka is a psychologist that pursued an international career in academia and specialised in intergroup relations, cultural diversity, and inclusion. Astera’s areas of interest and expertise include stress and anxiety management, resilience building, relationships, and cross-cultural transitions. In the last 15 years, she has worked and lived in Poland, Finland, Switzerland, and the UK.
Jenny Ho is a certified Corporate Trainer and Facilitator for over 30 years in Singapore and Myanmar. I am also a Wellness Advocate and Educator since 2003. I am passionate about empowering individuals to take control of their own Wellness especially in the areas of building up their immune system, managing stress, building mental and emotional resilience.
Rhonda L. Bowen specializes in helping BEST professionals to become more effective and efficient in their communication across cultures. This saves time, resources and effort and leads to better results and higher success in achieving business and personal goals.
Mr Jabu Zwane, a Mindset Development Specialist, has over 15 years of experience in human development in various disciplines, including corporate and spiritual. The Mindset Development Framework specifically focuses on helping people and organisations to understand what mindsets are, how mindsets form, what the function of mindsets is in human design, and how to best build the mindsets necessary, to achieve success in all areas.