Something to Say

Our guest this week, Jordan-Laine Calder, from being a conservation biologist to now educator, shares the ins and outs of her unusual yet very exciting career path and story. She speaks about what inspired her choice to study at UCT, how she landed her first job through a spontaneous meeting in the middle of bush (of all places!) and how she was snatched up and thrown in the deep end of Wildlife Film directing. She shares about how life then lead her back into the world of Academia and how an epic trip to Morroco, had her making some big and bold decisions that essentially lead her to exploring the magical world of teaching and education. Grab yourself a cuppa, settle into a comfy spot, because this episode is sure to be a wild ride!

Joining in on the conversation and has her something to say, is radio personality, DJ, entrepreneur and content creator, Tamara Snow. She is a burst of energy, has such a positive outlook on life and is incredibly passionate about whatever she puts her mind too. With many personal projects on the go, Tamara shares abit about what inspires her and gives us some insight into her back story and how she has developed her own career. She also shares some tips and advice on whether a meaningful connection in the virtual world can be made, as she unpacks her latest experiment, "Love on Online". Tamara has a beautiful way of expressing her true authentic experience and draws you in with her natural ability to form and foster human connection. This episode is sure to give you some kind of feels!

Natalie Malgas, passionate and enthusiastic broadcast journalist, joins us on the podcast this week to give us a taste of life on the front line! She chats all things lockdown, Covid-19 and the real responsibility that goes with her job. She shares some vulnerable moments and first hand experiences of the effects of the pandemic. It was an absolute privilege to interview her, she is a special human-being and this episode will have you glued to your airpods for sure.

Tami Kolbé, freelance content creator and blogger, more commonly known as Taylored Heart chats to us about her brave and recent move to doing her freelance work full time. She shares her interesting path to developing her very own business, the importance of perseverance and the inspiration behind what she does. She shares so confidently about her passions, her future dreams and the motivation behind it all. She is a visionary, BIG picture kind of person, it's hard not to be inspired by her! This episode will motivate you to think bigger and better in whatever you choose to do.

Food, healthy, delicious, food! Founder of Cocobean Cooks, Beans Van Zyl, chats to us about her incredible journey to launching and reaching her dreams. This foodie, recipe writer, Youtuber and trendy mom of two, has so much to share about perseverance, locklown life lessons and the inspiration behind her chosen career. Beans has the natural gift of sharing her story, inspiring others and has a good laugh at herself. Being Simone's longest life time friend, this is really a special episode you don't want to miss.

Girl boss, Giselle Esau, head of Brand Marketing at the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway chats to us about her exciting work adventures that have led her to being head hunted for the new position she finds herself in now. She talks about the obstacles she has overcome and the importance of never giving up and allowing ourselves the opportunity to become who we really are. She also shares about how her lockdown life, and how her very cool side hustle, The Mighty & The Mercy came about! Her positive energy and excitement around the work she does is a joy to listen to, she definitely has her something to say!

Passionate youth development professional Juanitill Pettus, our very first guest on the podcast, shares her resilient and exciting journey to becoming the consultant she is now. She tells us about her experience being chosen for The Mandela Washington Fellowship in 2016, shares some thoughts around young professionals during this lockdown period and has her something to say!

This is a short introduction where Simone shares her vision and thoughts behind creating “Something to say”. She chats about the kinds of guests she will host and the topics they will cover.