THE TEA with Nicky

Shivani Chetty is the Managing Director of EventMate, an event technology company, as well as an online business/startup coach.   She knew from a young age that she would own her own business after she pursued it in her studies by completing Honors in Commerce from Wits University, specializing in advanced management and entrepreneurship. After graduating, Shivani didn’t quite know what busin...

Dawn to Dusk Collections is a slow fashion and lifestyle brand founded by two lifelong friends, Shannon and Kirsty. The idea to start Dawn to Dusk was sparked while the ladies had been working and travelling abroad, and met up in Bali after years of not seeing one another. Their time in Bali was one of reflection on exactly what they both wanted to do with their careers and how they thought they c...

Leah Molatseli is a lawyer, published legal tech author, speaker and Legal Tech and Innovation Specialist who currently holds the role of Head of Business Development at Legal Interact. She focuses on the intersection between law, innovation and technology, using her expertise to educate and empower the legal market.    She is a Guest Lecturer at the University of Cape Town where she dev...

Lisa Welsh is a Sexual & Pleasure Educator, Copywriter & Connector. Her playful approach to sexuality helps people to relax their guard, ditch shame and get curious about things that usually make them blush.   Lisa has always been interested in the sexual health space, but it really kicked off when she underwent the Dark Goddess ritual with herself where she experienced, what I call,...

Scindia is a passionate technology marketer with rich experience in partner marketing, currently heading the Global technology partnerships marketing in Freshworks. Under her leadership, the ISV Marketing team has emerged as one of the upcoming revenue engines at Freshworks. Prior to joining Freshworks, she was the head of marketing at Redington India Limited dealing with IT Product Lines.  &...

Nu Davidson is a multipotentialite entrepreneur at heart, whose repertoire includes a wedding planning business, a certified coach, specializing in sexual health and relationships, and the founder/co-creator of an organic natural rooibos infused personal lubricant called Liquid Gold Lube. Her days are never the same, and certainly keep her entertained and busy. Nu's main passion in life is to norm...

Anna Shilina is the author of The Mystery & Magic of Depression and The Business Tango. She's a speaker and coach on mindset and teaches business as a spiritual practice. Anna combines her own experience starting and running companies in varied industries including security guarding and export with a decade of human behaviour studies and over 5 years of coaching high-achieving digital entrepre...

Nikki Symons is the owner and creative director of Cape Town's online bakeshop, Sweet LionHeart. She's a 31-year-old, type 1 diabetic, graphic-turned-cake-designer leading a diverse team of womxn to grow their sweet empire together, one cake at a time. 🎂  Nikki started positing her sweet delicacies in 2015 and has grown Sweet LionHeart into an online bakeshop with an Instagram following of 1...

Khanya is is a qualified CA(SA) and Fitness Influencer. Khanya’s Instagram following grew tremendously as a result of her acute eye to see opportunity when many saw a threat during the 2020 lockdown pandemic. Her page saw an exponential sharp increase in followers and engagement that has since resulted in her reaching over 40K followers on IG alone! She continuously builds her brand on various oth...

Priyanka is Co-Founder and Director of Sinevis, a global professional services organisation providing cybersecurity implementation, consulting, and managed services. She is also one of the co-founders for Women in Cyber Security Middle East (WiCSME). 👩🏽‍💻 With over 16 years of experience in cybersecurity technology and risk management across multiple industries and 20+ countries, she is a big a...

Izabela Hamilton, Founder of Coaching & Communication Consultancy initiativehub.com, is a certified Executive & Communication Coach and #IamRemarkable by Google Facilitator, specialising in Coaching and Mentoring Future Female Leaders. Her expertise lies in Career & Communication Coaching, delivering training on Executive Presence, Personal Branding, Positive Intelligence (PQ) and Soft...

Heide Young is currently based in the UAE as Head of Cyber Security Strategy, creating innovative essential cyber security strategies and practices required for teams to securely function, without interfering in daily business processes. Heide is also a co-founder of Women in Cyber Security Middle East (WiCSME), established in March 2018 by nine women. Previously based in Australia, she was part o...

I have already done an introduction about myself so no need to bore you with repetition. 😉 I need to get my ducks in a row with the new life events occurring in my life over the past couple of weeks before I can give this channel my all once again. 🦆As I kept saying in the video: 'this is not the end!' I just feel like I am not managing my time efficiently for all the things that I am involved w...

Ramona works at the intersection of investment, innovation, and emerging markets. Ramona is the former Chief Operating Officer of the Innogy Innovation Hub, which invested in businesses working in the future of renewable energy.  She was formerly CEO of SPRING Accelerator in East Africa and South Asia and been a long-term early-stage investor in impact and technology start-ups as well as a se...

Nobukhosi Dlamini is a multi-award winning, female tech founder and social entrepreneur. She completed a degree in Computer Science at the University of Cape Town and has 15 years of professional experience in the corporate IT sector. She is the Founder of Bahati Tech (a data protection and cybersecurity company), and the GIFT Foundation (a non-profit that seeks to make technology skills and finte...

Marsha has accumulated a wide range of experiences in both legal and Corporate Affairs capacities and has now just recently started up a creative legal and PR Agency, @ffclpr - to provide easily accessible and affordable innovative solutions that are customized and curated specifically for Freelancers, Creatives and Small Business Owners who are otherwise put off by standard legal fees and the com...

Cerina is the co-founder of Future Females. After writing her MBA thesis on the Lean Startup Principles, Cerina was motivated to work with entrepreneurs. With a background in Lean Operations, combined with the Lean Startup principles, Cerina believes that systems provide the structure to make employees feel safe, and allow companies to scale. She met Lauren, her co-founder, working as an associate...

Philippa Dods manages the Marketing operations for the African region of global media intelligence company, Meltwater. She is also the Marketing Strategy Advisor and shareholder of Future Females and has recently become the Director of the, recently launched, Future Females Foundation. She is a member of the Global Shapers Community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum, which is a network of...

Lauren Dallas is the Co-Founder of Future Females, a movement that exists to increase the number of and support the success of female entrepreneurs.  Launching in August 2017 in Cape Town, Future Females is now in 35 cities globally, with 40,000 members, and also runs a three month online Business School that has supported over 470 entrepreneurs with tech-based business ideas, to turn them in...

Farzana Baduel is the CEO & Co-Founder of Curzon PR.  She has been appointed as the Resident Public Relations expert and Ambassador for the Oxford Foundry, the University of Oxford’s entrepreneurship centre.  As a passionate advocate of strategic communications, she champions the power of PR as a dynamic force for building bridges and unifying the world’s voices into a global narrati...

Lee den Hond is living proof that when the purpose is bigger than the challenge, nothing is impossible. She is an inspirational speaker, adventurer, athlete, entrepreneur, 2015 South African Businesswoman of the Year award-winner, and undeniable optimist.  In addition to being the third South African woman to summit Mount Everest in 2013, Lee has also completed the Marathon des Sables in Moro...

Lesego Tlhabi is well known for her media persona: Coconut Kelz which is a growing satire/comedy figure. Lesego and Coconut Kelz released their debut novel; a satirical book- Coconut Kelz’ Guide To Surviving This Shithole in September 2019, which has since gone on to become a bestseller. She has regular features on various TV spots across the country. She also wrote, starred in, and was the execut...

To ‘spill the tea’ means to disclose information, especially of a sensitive nature. So, Nicky (Me, Myself & I be used throughout this description) decided to create THE TEA with Nicky because I saw a gap in portraying authentic Feminine Leadership in business, on the sports field and even everyday life. It is evident that the world is progressing, and the gender gap is slowly, but surely, clos...

Motshidisi Mohono is an awarding winning Sport Broadcaster – currently plying her trade at SuperSport International. Mohono made her TV break in 2011 when SuperSport rolled out the Lady Rugga presenter search, where she finished third. Mohono's work speaks for itself and she has been awarded the 2016 GSport4Girls Women in Media: TV award and was named the 2018 SA Sport Awards Journalist of the Yea...

Jessica Sutton is a born & bred Cape Tonian actress, who is now making a name for herself across the US (& the world!) She is Tally Craven on the new Teen series sensation (also, one of my personal favourites), Motherland: Fort Salem live on Freeform & NOW ALSO on Showmax in South Africa. Jess made her first international appearance in 2015 on the mini-series Saints & Strangers, bu...