The theme
The attendees
Dr Sandy
QR chameleon
Dr Sandy helps small businesses with mobile marketing. Using clever software, that bridge on-line and off-line advertising, QR chameleon helps businesses keep their marketing messages pertinent.
Dr Sandy loves peanut butter, so much so, she cannot have a bottle in her home, because once she starts, she just can’t stop.
Wendy Holness
Netthinking
Internet marketing strategy specialist, this means Wendy can get your on-line marketing sorted. She can build you a fabulous website or, if you already have one, she can drive tons of traffic using Google Adwords.
Wendy admits to being a chocoholic. And she is currently not in a rehab programme.
Claudia Slattery
Butterfly wings
Claudia is a natural fertility specialist. She teaches women how to chart their reproductive cycle so they can get pregnant or not get pregnant. (The PILL is not the only way to avoid pregnancy !)
The vegetarian Eggs Benedict from the Mugg n Bean. Unfortunately, this rather healthy option, is no longer on the menu, because Claudia is pregnant. Whoohoo !
Elize Butcher
Lily Admin Services
Elize is a whizz with money, she helps small business “keep the books”. She will come to your office to sort things out, or if you prefer, do everything virtually – with Elize watching your money, you can concentrate on MAKING MONEY.
Elize likes to end her day with a spoonful of…. PEANUT BUTTER.
Tanea Lombard
NuSkin
Tanea stops people from looking OLD, before their time. She does this through a top notch anti-oxidant range. She is also able to check your anti-oxidant status in a flash, so you know just how much you need to fight off those wrinkles.
Tanea is a fan of another nutty product, she enjoys spoonfuls of Nutella – no bread required.
Janet Stothard
JS Events
Janet is an event organizer. She arranges all sorts of events, corporate, private and sporting and she sorts out EVERYTHING. The décor, the flowers, the music…..
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD. Janet has a serious case of the munchies, so she is quite happy to load up the spoon with anything that is going.
Zita de Freitas
Me, Mom & Dad
Zita is the marketing manager for the Me, Mom & Dad store, in the Greenstone Mall. The store provides everything needed for baby. She co-ordinates all the workshops that are hosted by the store, as part of their community service to pregnant Moms.
Zita is a biscuit fiend – so much so, she hides them from her kids.
Jean Franklin
HerbAfrique
Jean is a herb fundi and she is passionate about getting the toxic chemicals out of our lives, she wants us to return to our roots, when herbs ruled. Her passion has led her to create a range of ALL NATURAL products, which are available to retailers and the general public.
For Jean, a spoonful of pudding a day….. keeps the blues away.
Dr Aliza Bilman
Clinical Psychologist
Aliza has a doctorate in psychology and specializes in helping people deal with mental health issues and relationships. She uses EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) which is a technique that taps into the natural healing capabilities of the brain.
Aliza likes to swirl her spoon in coffee, especially coffee shop coffee.
Tracey
Oageng Baby Link
Tracey is the resident massage therapist at the Oageng Baby Link. She knows how to make “relax” you in lots of different ways – she can give a Swedish massage, lymph draining massage, hot stone massage, lava shell massage, Indian head massage and tickle your toes with a little reflexology.
Tracey likes butter nut – not the vegetable kind, the tantalizing brown stuff that comes in a bottle.
Tracey Shanahan
Netcells Biosciences
Netcells helps Moms & Dads store those precious, once in a lifetime, stem cells. These cells have the potential to treat a whole host of diseases, including skin grafts, cartilidge replacement etc. All that is needed to preserve these cells is a specialized collection box.
Tracey’s favourite “spoonful” is really a mug full – she LOVES coffee.
Margaret Ann Becker
Psychological Interventions
Clinical psychologist in private practice. In addition to helping people cope with challenging personal situations, Margaret also helps companies select the “right employees” for the job. Margret also knows how to turn marriage counselling into a FUN experience, using Imago Therapy.
Margaret stops the midnight munchies with generous spoon fulls of…….. PEANUT BUTTER.
Lumka Khaile
Tuseme Money Wellness
Lumka is a financial wellness coach, she empowers people with the knowledge and skills to manage their personal finances. She particularly likes to work with professionals and ensures that their financial plans, line up with their life goals.
Lumka told us her favourite spoon was water. No one believed her.
Anna Marie Song
Oageng Baby Link
Anna is the create of the Oageng Baby Link, a centre that provides Moms with a home birthing experience, away from home. Anna provides five star treatment and respect, so that the birthing moment is AWESOME, this sets the precedent for an AWESOME life.
Anna’s spoonful is CHOCOLATE, but she is trying NOT TO.
Michelle Joubert
Holistic Counsellor
Michelle helps people connect with their inner selves through creative expression. She is not trained as a psychologist or medically trained, she uses art to bring healing. Through her work, she brings out self-love, the necessary ingredient to thrive, both in your personal life, as well as professional life.
Michelle’s spoons are loaded with honey, she admits to have it with EVERYTHING.
The spoon collection
Several members of the group offered clients a discovery / free sessions, including Claudia, Lumka, Anna and Margaret. Tanea, who is in the business of making women look “younger”, also gives a free demonstration, but with a twist – she only treats one side of your face, this treatment gives new meaning to the phrase, “Your better half”.
Jean, from HerbAfrique shared that in her experience, providing free samples for her range of products, was not an ineffective strategy. The reason, herbal products are not “miracle cures”, the benefit comes from long term use. The one off application is not enough. Tracey, did find the tiny packets of product were great to share with existing clients – it helps them feel special.
Zitha, from Me, Mom & Dad, use another of strategies to woo customers. They often include discount vouchers in their marketing material and when hosting workshops, they give “goodie” bags to attendees.
Margaret shared about the amazingvouchers.co.za website. This is a platform where businesses can make available their pink spoon, FOR FREE. People who are members of the site, can then utilize the service. If they like, they can then take the relationship further.