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MARLENE POWELL NOZUKO BASSON

ActionCOACH Business Coach arlene Powell has Marlene’s personal brand Regional Manager, Communities ozuko Basson is a brand and professional
& 2021 Standard Bank KZN Top been coaching is defined by precision in and Corporate Affairs, Tronox mother, daughter, reputation working for
Business Webinar Facilitator Mbusiness owners all that she does so it is not Nand sister. She is a brands such as Discovery
for more than a decade. surprising that the Westville passionate, ambitious and Limited, Illovo Sugar, and
As the first woman based franchise has a vibrant woman who has, now Tronox South Africa.
ActionCOACH franchisee consistently been placed in through her life’s journey
in South Africa, and the top 100 in the world. and lessons, learnt to Over and above all the
with more than 10 000+ Marlene helps business release the burdens of above-mentioned, Nozuko
coaching hours, Marlene owners to deliver the results false expectations and is also the founder and
Powell has transitioned they desire using proven focus rather on building owner of NB Beauty
herself from a generalist tools, methodologies and & Image, which offers
to a specialist in her field. systems, tested and perfected a life of her dreams and mobile beauty and makeup
As an internationally over tens of thousands legacy by working hard services with a particular
certified business coach, of businesses worldwide and living her life; freely, focus on busy women. Her
Marlene provides business for over more than two authentically, and openly. other interests include,
help, business advice, decades. She will hold you An awards-winning interior designing,
business coaching and accountable for your results reputation management personal image coaching,
mentoring services to and just like a sports coach, specialist, Nozuko and giving inspirational
small and medium push you to perform at has built her personal talks. 
sized businesses. optimal levels. 

MARILYN BEUSTER THOBEKA DLONGOLO

Founder Marilyn Beuster arilyn Beuster commenting on her MD & Partner at Biza hobeka Dlongolo founded by her mother
Wellness, Yummy Keto, lost 40kg of weight loss, and how she iAfrica was born in the Frances Dlongolo and its
iTravelsmart Mweight in a short had managed to keep TEastern Cape in a core focus was tourism
period of time only for it off. That birthed her small town called Bizana. development. In 2005 the
her to rebound to her guided three-month When she completed company diversified its
then original weight of wellness coaching matric in 1999, Thobeka services and identified
120kg. She found the course, and her new was unsure of which line an opportunity in the
need to do a reset over company “Marilyn of profession to pursue. landscaping and park
the following year, and Beuster Wellness”. She eventually decided development field.
lost 60kg and has kept Marilyn and her husband to study marketing and When Thobeka joined
it off with a formula of completed a B-tech Degree
whole foods, intermittent created a range of at the Durban University Biza iAfrica, her focus was
foods which they put
to develop and grow the
and prolonged (healing) into production under of Technology. Thobeka company. Determined to
fasts ever since. believed that choosing
the ketogenic genre. marketing would allow her be recognised and succeed
Marilyn was forced to “YummyKeto” went into in a white male dominated
close her travel agency a local home produce to start her own business industry, Thobeka and
in the future.
doors when the Covid-19 store, and fast led to her mother have worked
pandemic closed travel the bigger chain stores In 2007 she joined Biza tirelessly and been able to
and borders. However, buying into this story iAfrica Consultants as a grow the company from
she still had people of health.  partner. The company was strength to strength. 
FÉE HALSTED TRACY HARKER

Founder and Creative Director ée Halsted is a Bonnie’s natural skills as an Founder and Owner racy Harker says After a few years, Tracy
of Ardmore passionate, award- artist blossomed. Five years Funky Pants that Funky Pants decided to test the market
Fwinning artist and later, in 1990, Fée and Bonnie Twas not a planned with some patterned
academic from the KwaZulu- were jointly awarded the venture, but that she was shorts which were a huge
Natal Midlands. Ardmore is prestigious Standard Bank inspired by her husband to success. Tracy’s husband,
a hugely successful ceramics Young Artist Award. start the business. Billy Harker, took one look
company and is known With this success came at them and exclaimed,
for their quirky, colourful the demands of creating Funky Pants started Tracy’s Funky Pants! The
designs, which feature ceramics for their exhibition, nearly 14 years ago colourful Funky Pants
in leading galleries and so Fée offered other local when Tracy Harker was
collections. women the opportunity to organising an Ocean were the first to market
internationally and are
Fee’s first ever student was train at Ardmore, producing Surfski Paddling Series in now available for many
Bonnie Ntshalintshali, pieces to generate income for South Africa. Tracy was different activities.
daughter of their the fledgling studio, which unhappy with the paddle
housekeeper, whose polio led it to be the thriving shorts available, because Tracy and Billy have
meant that she couldn’t business it is now. of the uncomfortable fit. created an international
partake in any general work. Fée was honoured with The result of the redesign brand that reflects their
Fée and Bonnie quickly a doctorate from the was a pair of comfy, fully sporting lifestyle filled with
developed a synergy and University of KwaZulu- Natal lined mid-thigh length, lots of memories and being
under Fée’s mentorship, in 2016.  paddling tights. happy as a family. 

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