Your Happy Hour

In this episode, we chat to James Audcent, an emerging leader in Western Australia’s technology and entrepreneurship sectors and who at 21 had already co-founded the state’s first technology consulting social enterprise, delivering low cost digital transformation for charities. Now, after 5 years, having discovered the true cost of business ownership, he made the difficult decision to accept his f...

In this episode, we chat to Nelson Amenya - Kenyan strategy consultant, whistleblower, and public interest advocate who gained international recognition in 2024 for exposing a controversial $2 billion infrastructure deal between the Adani Group and the Kenyan government. His investigative work led him into an unexpected journey and one in which accountability and having a supportive network is cru...

In this episode, we chat to Sine Maphumulo, a dynamic leader specialising in finance, strategy and development and currently working at Amazon France and living in Paris. We explored the pressures of corporate life, the importance of finding purpose beyond work and the impact of her upbringing on her career choices - how growing up in a country like South Africa defined a certain sense of achievem...

New month, new theme: Let’s chat about Relieving Achieving! In this episode, we meet up with Desmond Denton, an award-winning director and writer to learn about his journey from South African to where he finds himself now in the USA and working globally in his artistic pursuits. From filmmaking to challenges in balancing integrity with societal expectations, the significance of creating from a pla...

In this final episode before we meet a new year, it’s you and me - your host of this podcast and founder of The Feels. What on earth are we doing here? Why did we come to this wildly beautiful Earth to go through all this human stuff? Let’s delve into purpose, repurposing purpose and discover with me the historical roots of the word purpose, the importance of embracing our true selves, moving beyo...

Welcome to The Stack Series! ✨ We’re spotlighting the books we love and can’t stop recommending on the Your Happy Hour podcast, now in a whole new series! The Stack Series features new books and emerging authors sharing their stories, inspirations, and journeys with us. In this special episode , we celebrate the launch of a new book into the world! “ Arise! ” written by, or rather channeled by To...

In this episode, we chat to Egle Pernare on the topic of Repurposed & Resound - and how the the creation of the project: ReSound - which aims to enhance urban spaces through public sound art - has led Egle and Annie towards personal freedom and rebirth in many ways in their own journeys. We also touched on the transformative power of sound and how to go about inspiring deeper connections with...

In this episode, we chat to Nicole Serena-Silver about the patterns we present ourselves in our conditioning and the importance of aligning one's core passions with current life stages - being open to change as these may evolve - which means trusting your intuition in decision-making. Not an easy task! So, we delved into the challenges of entrepreneurship, the value of accountability and significa...

New Season, New Theme, here we go! Welcome to Season 3 and this month we unpack the topic of Repurposing Purpose. First up we chat with Jo Kelly who is a non-acting ( being ) coach, facilitating the remembering of being human - to truly show up authentically in everything you do. We explore the themes of dehumanization, the impact of societal conditioning, the result of feeling your feels and how...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! In this season finale, I’m joined by The Feels’ Social Media Manager, Ashley Maese and we took some time to reflect on what the last 7 months have brought us - a whole lot! Learnings, joy, podcasting experience, beautiful quotes, insights, stories, vulnerable moments and a ton of personal growth into being more of our authentic selves as we seek to c...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! In this episode, we chat to Laëtitia Galvaire - French teacher and founder of The Bridge Home for Children in Cape Town - who shared her profound journey of building a home within herself which led her to creating a nurturing environment for children in need in South Africa. Laëtitia shares her experiences of traveling, healing, and the importance of...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! In this episode, we chat to Oriane Hermange, a dynamic entrepreneur and film director in France who is developing the Shoot The Moon academy for creatives to feel at home in an industry that is cut-throat and interesting to navigate across cultures, countries and continents. We chat on the challenges faced by filmmakers and the importance of empowerm...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! In this episode, we chat to Aaram (Fabien Malgrand), who shares his transformative journey of self-discovery into the world of healing. Aaram explained how understanding the forces of life and the concept of the 'mirror' shaped his belief system and allowed him to heal and accept that it is truly within our power to effect real change - by accepting...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! In this episode, we chat to Mauro Henriquez Esquivel, a talented filmmaker and photographer, whose journey started with curiosity and has now led him to be a successful freelancer in the film industry. Mauro shares the importance of self-reflection, kindness, and the impact of language and culture on how we experience each other and the world around...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! This week, we dove in with author, systems architect, podcast automation coach and all-round amazing solopreneur Joe Casabona. As an evangelist for one of our wonderful partners, RSS.com , Joe’s family-first journey inspires and now empowers others in winning back their time to share in the moments that make life count, find unique ways of balancing...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! New month, new theme and we’re talking about how our external realities reflect our internal states and how our internal realities determine our external experience of existence. We dove into this with Nour Shabou on her journey from a corporate background to becoming an energy healer and leadership coach, the importance of self-discovery and the imp...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! In this episode, I (your host, Nicole Karmine) explore this month’s theme of 'Contracting with Kindness,' through a reflection of my personal experiences and insights about energy exchanges, the root of kindness, the acceptance of change, and the importance of community, self-love and the small things that allow us to flow with the joy of creativity...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! This week, we engaged in an enlightening conversation with Tshiamo Maseko Poisson - a Catalyst Coach, Global Peace Practice leader and founder of the Sankofa Feel Tank - a beautiful blend of thought leadership, coaching, indigenous wisdom, spirituality, and divine feminine principles to support conscious leadership. Tshiamo shared her journey from a...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! New month, new theme! We dove into the concept of kindness and how we energy exchange, alongside our guest this week, Arthur Atwell - co-founder of many amazing initiatives including Electric Book Works, Bettercare, Book Dash and Paperight - an award-winning experiment in distributed print-on-demand, Arthur shared on the meaning and impact of kindnes...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! This week, we chatted to Kieno Kammies, a multifaceted entrepreneur and media personality from South Africa and someone who is in the business of doing business for - a purpose. Kieno dives into the importance of navigating life with trust and the openness to life presenting you the right opportunities, as well as the value of health, human connectio...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! In this episode, we chat to Donnie Bachan who went from tech geek to becoming a fractional founder helping shape ideas into concrete visions and sustainable ventures. Donnie dove into the dynamics and challenges of co-founding, entrepreneurship, the significance of mentorship, coaching and cultivating supportive networks within the startup ecosystem...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! In this episode, we chat to Landii Yolandi who is a South African dance-pop singer-songwriter and a creative for the creatives. Landii opens up about how music was her therapeutic outlet, pathway to healing and now her passion and artrepreneurial career as she helps artists face the challenges of the creative economy through collaboration, consistenc...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with The Feels! Welcome to April and a new theme in “Doing Business with…” and this week, we sat down with executive producer, serial entrepreneur and changemaker, Simon Makwela who took us on a journey of his life and work experience. Simon shared intimately the intricate dynamics and challenges of doing business with friends and family, being an empath in professi...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with Friday Feels! In this episode, we chat to Amanda Luyt - professional singer, vocal coach and solopreneur who shared her transformative journey in discovering the power of her own vocal expression and how to empower others to nourish their voices as instruments of change. We dove into the intricacies of vocal health, how to enhance your vocal quality, embracing...

Welcome back to Your Happy Hour with Friday Feels! This week, we take our first sip of the weekend with Yohann Bruny - serial entrepreneur, natural wine enthusiast and founder of the bar and restaurant - Yard Paris. We delve in and discover the idea behind promoting affordable, accessible and sustainable practices in the pleasures of our world, staying open-minded in achieving success, the signifi...