UPSIDE™
Africa
Janet Goldblatt
Janet is admired as an intuitive catalyst who leads her clients into their unconscious realm for understanding, wisdom and change.
A global resource for teams and individuals, Janet has facilitated hundreds of personal lifestyle and transformational workshops for over ten years.
Janet’s approach to her practice is founded on the premise that new discovery comes from bringing to life our thoughts in the unconscious domain. She guides clients into that space by drawing from her mastery of the meta field through family constellations and systemic practices.
Roni Witkin
Making a Difference
The hallmarks of Roni’s approach are her warmth, caring and deep understanding of both personal and organisational needs.
Her professionalism and level headed approach coupled with insight and empathy allow her to achieve results that have far reaching impact on the people whose life she touches.
With a background in psychology and organisational development she is widely acknowledged as a highly skilled specialist in all aspects of facilitation and coaching.
Elham Hennessey
Elham is a Leadership Development Consultant and Executive Coach with over 18 years experience working with executive leaders and business owners to develop their personal and leadership skills.
She utilises her understanding of people and organisations along with her Emotional, Social and Cultural knowledge to create a person centred approach to learning. A highlight for her is working with individuals, teams and forums to foster better communication skills and create meaningful connections.
Elham believes that Coaching is a structure that facilitates the process of development; her approach varies between goal oriented, person centred and positive psychology.
Nicole Sorrell
Nicole passionately transforms lives by igniting deep self-awareness, connection and potential. She brings a powerful blend of radical candour, intuitive wisdom, curiosity and empathy. These skills developed over the last 30 years as a successful business leader and organisational psychologist.
Nicole is a Director of Lumina Learning Global. Having successfully built and sold Insights Discovery Africa, she co-founded Lumina Learning, bringing the next generation, cutting-edge personalised assessments and solutions to organisations.
Nicole gives back through The Growth Project, a charity that partners leaders of emerging charities and businesses through an immersive one-year leadership programme. The expanding alumni continue to work together, creating on-going breakthroughs both personally and professionally.
Being an Upside Catalyst and YPO Forum facilitator is a delight, bringing enhanced nuance and depth to her work and contribution.
Margie Van Rensburg
Margie has been facilitating for the past 20 years and has been coaching individuals and Groups since 2009 across a broad spectrum of clients in South Africa and internationally.
Margie is a certified Integral Coach which addresses challenges at a cognitive, emotional and somatic level ensuring that each individual experience is unique to that client or group. As a certified YPO Forum and Mentoring facilitator; Enneagram facilitator; Mindfulness and Meditation teacher and Upside facilitator, Margie is able to engage with people and utilise her knowledge and skills at all levels in local and international organisations.
Her philosophy is to partner clients in a process which allows deep listening and questioning; self-observation and reflection; recognising recurring patterns and habits; practices of new and changed behaviour and thinking; and accountability so that clients may be open to new possibilities and realise their full potential.
Margie works with clients at deep levels of trust and engagement in a safe, confidential space in which they may openly explore. As their partner, she remains curious and compassionate in co-creating a way forward with each client or organisation.
Michelle Rolfe
Michelle is a Personal Business Branding coach with over 30 years of experience working with global brands, business owners, and entrepreneurs. Her specialisation lies in guiding clients through the process of crafting an authentic narrative, with the primary goal of elevating their businesses.
Utilising various coaching tools, Michelle delves deep, asking probing questions, outlining success scenarios, and visually navigating challenges. This approach identifies limiting beliefs, broadens perspectives through feedback and resources, leading to a commitment to genuine transformation.
Michelle believes in the dynamic partnership between personal branding and entrepreneurship. Crafting an atypical point of view, delivered authentically to your ideal audience, is key to standing out and resonating with your target audience.
People connect with individuals, not just brands, seeking the human touch, stories, and vulnerabilities that make us relatable. Personal business branding humanises us, allowing others to see the person behind the brand.
Personal business branding is a transformative journey of self-discovery and authentic expression, where expertise is harnessed, solutions are provided, and the individual behind the brand is unveiled. It serves as a powerful testament to your expertise and acts as an ode to your authentic self. Throughout this journey, coaching plays an invaluable role, guiding and shaping the path to creating a distinctive personal business brand.
Marisa Farinha-Lloyd
Marisa is a leadership and team performance coach. She works with clients from a diverse range of environments, from corporate teams, to start-up founders and even athletes transitioning into retirement.
Marisa’s rich and diverse career has spanned 25 years. Her time as a social worker revealed the boundless potential within each individual, and the need for nurture; her role as the Chief Energy Officer at a global Big 4 consulting firm underscored the profound impact of individual and collective energy on team success; and finally, in becoming an Executive and Team Performance Coach, she has emerged into the human experience catalyst she is today.
She brings together a deep knowledge of innate human nature, needs and dynamics, coupled with her understanding of the factors that drive business success. Through deep listening and supportive nudging with her clients, Marisa uses her extremely perceptive and intuitive ability to sense into the obstacles clients face, and illuminate the path forward. She enriches her coaching practice through the use of tools such as the Enneagram and breathwork.
Marisa has a profound ability to shape teams and build high performing cultures, empower leaders to embody presence and create lasting impact, and enable women to optimise their inner resources for professional success.
Sibylle Sharon
Sibylle is a catalyst for elevating human potential and igniting transformative change. With a decade of expertise in personal development and retreats, she specializes in guiding individuals towards reaching their full potential and embarking on a journey of self-discovery. Originally from Germany and living in South Africa since 1989, Sibylle brings a unique perspective to personal growth, drawing upon diverse experiences across continents.
She collaborates with a range of individuals, including entrepreneurs, who are eager to transcend limiting beliefs and craft lives filled with passion and purpose.
Drawing upon various coaching methodologies like Upside™️, Time to Think™️, Consciousness Coaching™️, Positive Intelligence™️, and the Enneagram, Sibylle fosters a supportive environment for clarity, creativity, and transformation.
Integrating the therapeutic benefits of Yin Yoga to enhance awareness and soothe the nervous system, she empowers clients to reshape their thinking, unlock unprecedented possibilities, and transition from reactive to creative living.