Helen Nicholson
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Category:
Speaker
Location:
Johannesburg South Africa
Preferred Language:
English
Tags:
Branding,Businesswoman,Networking,Professional Speaker
Profile:
Guest Speaker Helen Nicholson has been called the “Networking Queen” by many of her clients and is also a specialist in the area of Mindful Resilience. She began her career as an accountant and has evolved into the CEO and Founder of The Networking Company, where they train people on the “power” skills that enable business-people to take their careers to the next level.
Helen has published two best-selling business books on Networking, and is busy writing her new book “Networking for Introverts” which will be out in early 2024. Helen is on the
ITWeb Women in Tech Advisory Board for Southern Africa.
She has international corporate experience and lived in the Middle East for 5 Years where she developed and sold her own successful business in Dubai.
On her return to South Africa, Helen has run the Networking Company for 18 years - she is a passionate South African, who has been interviewed by GIBS Business School as one of South Africa’s leading female entrepreneurs. She ran the New York Marathon in 2011 and was a single mom to 26 year-old identical twin girls. She is a passionate connector and she walks her network talk!
IN the area of Mindful Resilience, she has been pioneering this work for the past 18 years, and has trained over 16 000 people in what TIME Magazine calls “the biggest performance game changer”.
She understands performance demands, and has personally experienced both the productivity and resilience benefits of mindfulness. Her book “Mindfulness: How to stay sane in an insane world” released in 2022 is a best-seller..She lived in the Middle East for 5 years and was interviewed by GIBS as one of South Africa’s top female entrepreneurs.
Helen has published two best-selling business books on Networking, and is busy writing her new book “Networking for Introverts” which will be out in early 2024. Helen is on the
ITWeb Women in Tech Advisory Board for Southern Africa.
She has international corporate experience and lived in the Middle East for 5 Years where she developed and sold her own successful business in Dubai.
On her return to South Africa, Helen has run the Networking Company for 18 years - she is a passionate South African, who has been interviewed by GIBS Business School as one of South Africa’s leading female entrepreneurs. She ran the New York Marathon in 2011 and was a single mom to 26 year-old identical twin girls. She is a passionate connector and she walks her network talk!
IN the area of Mindful Resilience, she has been pioneering this work for the past 18 years, and has trained over 16 000 people in what TIME Magazine calls “the biggest performance game changer”.
She understands performance demands, and has personally experienced both the productivity and resilience benefits of mindfulness. Her book “Mindfulness: How to stay sane in an insane world” released in 2022 is a best-seller..She lived in the Middle East for 5 years and was interviewed by GIBS as one of South Africa’s top female entrepreneurs.
Guest Speaker Helen Nicholson has been called the “Networking Queen” by many of her clients and is also a specialist in the area of Mindful Resilience. She began her career as an accountant and has evolved into the CEO and Founder of The Networking Company, where they train people on the “power” skills that enable business-people to take their careers to the next level.
Helen has published two best-selling business books on Networking, and is busy writing h
Helen has published two best-selling business books on Networking, and is busy writing h
Synopsis:
PRESENTATIONS by Helen Nicholson
MASTER THE ART OF NETWORKING
In the 1-hour keynote presentation you will:
- Realise the importance of developing a personal branding strategy
- Discover the secrets of successful networkers
- Learn how to “work” a room by discovering your own unique networking style.
- Design and deliver your "elevator speech"
- Expand your business network to advance your career
WORKSHOPS by Helen Nicholson
Leverage your Personal Brand In this workshop you'll learn how to build your own Personal Brand that will:
- Immediately create awareness of yourself amongst colleagues, employers and customers
- Communicate your personality, values and unique talents - Create expectations of what you can do and how you will do it
- Imprint your name in the minds of key decision makers
- Raise your credibility and perceived authority
- Increase the compensation you can demand for your service
Master the art of Networking Workshop In this workshop you will:
- Realise the importance of developing your own personal brand
- Develop your own personal branding strategy
- Understand why Networking is the No 1 critical success skill for business people identified by Insead Business School
- Gain insight into the “Mars and Venus” of Networking
- Conduct a networking audit identifying the gaps in your network using the Beehive process
- Realise the secrets of successful networkers
- Learn how to “work” a room by discovering your own unique networking style
- Design and deliver your "elevator speech"
- Where to go to expand your business network
REFERENCES
IN THIS KEYNOTE SESSION DELEGATES WILL:
Realize why Brand (YOU) Pty Ltd is critical to your career success
Identify your “coffee stain” - a negative behaviour trait that inhibits the growth of your
Understand the importance of RQ (Relevancy Quotient) in ensuring your Personal Brand always remains relevant
Gain insight into the “Mars and Venus” of networking across genders
Design and deliver your “elevator speech”
Learn how to ”work” a room - either virtually or face-to-face
MINDFUL RESILIENCE
Change agility is required to cope in challenging times. Increasing your resilience bandwidth is the only controllable factor in the face of economic and political challenges, rising oil prices, load-shedding and the advance of AI.
In this Masterclass you will learn:
• Stress is not the bad guy
• The Corporate Athlete tool-kit of integrating mind and body to maximise energy management
• How to balance stress and recovery
• Practical ways to prevent a reptilian response to stress and access high level calm brain functions
• Increase the quantity and quality of your sleep
• Develop sustainable rituals that will support your habit- change
Realize why Brand (YOU) Pty Ltd is critical to your career success
Identify your “coffee stain” - a negative behaviour trait that inhibits the growth of your
Understand the importance of RQ (Relevancy Quotient) in ensuring your Personal Brand always remains relevant
Gain insight into the “Mars and Venus” of networking across genders
Design and deliver your “elevator speech”
Learn how to ”work” a room - either virtually or face-to-face
MINDFUL RESILIENCE
Change agility is required to cope in challenging times. Increasing your resilience bandwidth is the only controllable factor in the face of economic and political challenges, rising oil prices, load-shedding and the advance of AI.
In this Masterclass you will learn:
• Stress is not the bad guy
• The Corporate Athlete tool-kit of integrating mind and body to maximise energy management
• How to balance stress and recovery
• Practical ways to prevent a reptilian response to stress and access high level calm brain functions
• Increase the quantity and quality of your sleep
• Develop sustainable rituals that will support your habit- change
In the 1-hour keynote presentation you will:
- Realise the importance of developing a personal branding strategy
- Discover the secrets of successful networkers
- Learn how to “work” a room by discovering your own unique networking style.
- Design and deliver your "elevator speech"
- Expand your business network to advance your career
WORKSHOPS by Helen Nicholson
Leverage your Personal Brand In this workshop you'll learn how to build your own Personal Brand that will:
- Immediately create awareness of yourself amongst colleagues, employers and customers
- Communicate your personality, values and unique talents - Create expectations of what you can do and how you will do it
- Imprint your name in the minds of key decision makers
- Raise your credibility and perceived authority
- Increase the compensation you can demand for your service
Master the art of Networking Workshop In this workshop you will:
- Realise the importance of developing your own personal brand
- Develop your own personal branding strategy
- Understand why Networking is the No 1 critical success skill for business people identified by Insead Business School
- Gain insight into the “Mars and Venus” of Networking
- Conduct a networking audit identifying the gaps in your network using the Beehive process
- Realise the secrets of successful networkers
- Learn how to “work” a room by discovering your own unique networking style
- Design and deliver your "elevator speech"
- Where to go to expand your business network
REFERENCES
“Just a brief note to thank you for an exceptional presentation this morning. As mentioned, I did not think I could pick up any new tips on personal branding and networking,
but I certainly did.All good wishes for continued success in the future.”
Joan Joffe, ex-CEO Vodacom
“I travel the world visiting our different offices and I was deeply impressed by your presentation at the Grant Thornton conference. You took a topic that I thought I knew a lot about and breathed fresh air into it and into our business. Three of our very senior partners came up to me at tea and said you were the best speaker Grant Thornton has had at their conferences. And they’re a very tough audience to please-congratulations and thank you.”
Edward E Nusbaum, CEO, Grant Thornton
“Wow Wow wow, I am amazed at the overwhelming response we have received from our clients!! You certainly helped us make this first Leadership event successful and I truly cannot express my gratitude. Not only was the content applicable and relevant but your delivery exceptional!”
Nicholas Le Roux, Marketing Director SA, Travelport
“What sets Helen apart as a speaker is how she made us look at our networks in a new light. The take home value was exceptional. She gave us practical tools that my staff can use at this conference and with our clients in the future. Her style is engaging and often very humorous and in the evaluations our delegates gave it a five star rating.”
Garth Collins, Chief Executive, Sun International
In August this year, Standard Bank Business Banking held a series of events for our top clients throughout the country. We chose Helen as our keynote speaker not only by virtue of the fact that she too is a highly successful self-starter but also because of the valuable Networking information she was able to impart. Helen’s presentation is intelligent, thought-provoking, entertaining and most importantly interactive. We received fantastic feedback from our attendees.”
Julia Kerr, Account Director: Standard Bank – Magna Carta Public Relations (Pty) Ltd
“Just a word of thanks for the amazing workshop you delivered to our Alumni last week. Your Networking slot was the highlight of the session and the delegates are actually still raving about it. Very seldom do you walk out of a workshop feeling inspired, gaining a skill and having a light bulb moment. This accomplished all three!”
Sonja Nel, Senior HR Manager, Price Waterhouse Coopers
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