Fine Winter 2019

I worked full time and did some coaching
in the evenings and weekends, but
the day arrived when all I wanted to
do was to fully commit to coaching,
guiding others in the same way Curly
had helped me. I also wanted to spend
more time on training and personal and
professional development and on the 9th
of September 2016, I gave up my “day” job.
I have not regretted it for one minute!
The old cliché “Do what you love, and you
will never work a day in your life” always
makes me smile. I love coaching and I
am always “working”. If I am not reading,
researching or listening to podcasts, I am
out coaching and mentoring. But it never
feels like work. I have to pinch myself
sometimes that I get to do what I love.
My practice covers private one-toone
coaching, mentoring clients in the
workplace and I recently qualified as an
IHEART facilitator. The training I received
from International coach and trainer
Curly Martin and the team at the INNATE
Health Practice in London was intense and
thorough. But leaves me confident that I
can deliver what I promise.
I am super excited about the possibilities
my latest qualification opens up. The
IHEART curriculum was written by a
group of educators, coaches and mental
health practitioners and can be delivered
to parents and children in private groups
and in schools. It enables me to work with
more people, especially with young people
in our community.
IHEART is the brainchild of Terry
Rubenstein, cofounder of Innate Health
ltd. Terry developed a curriculum for
young people, explaining in a simple and
clear language how our phycological
system works. Over an 8 or 10 week
program, we uncover innate mental health
and train participants how to access their
unique built in guidance system. We all
have everything we need inside ourselves
to be mentally healthy and happy.
Emotions are healthy, how we manage
them can be life changing.
Personal experience has shown me
the power of coaching. Having my own
practice allows me to train and develop
in the direction I passionately feel is
right for me. I set my hours and plan my
days around “work”, family life, training
for a trek in the Sahara desert for St
Catherine’s and appreciating my life
moment to moment. I feel hopeful and
excited about the future and what’s more,
I’m excited that everyone has the same
chance to feel the same.
www.marikitroskie.com
Danielle Bekker and Binary Botanical
Danielle Bekker is co-founder and head
brewer of Good Brewing Company
makers of Binary Botanical. She is a 42
year old mother of two who lives near
Woking in Surrey and moved to the UK
from South Africa for her work with SAB
Miller.
With over 20 years’ experience in the
brewing industry including Global Brewing
Innovation Director for SABMiller, Danielle
left the security and resources of working
for a multinational company to set up her
own business in 2018.
Binary Botanical’s low alcohol equivalent
launched a year later, since when
production has increased 10 times and the
beer is now available in Ocado, Harvey
Nichols and independent bars, restaurants
and retailers across the UK. The essential
difference between Binary Botanical and
other beers is that it uses organic hop
leaves - it’s named after the bines (rather
than vines) that hops grow on. The hop
leaf is normally thrown away at harvest so
it’s actually a waste product.
Danielle says she works even harder
now than before but there are many
rewards for running your own business
not least being there for her children
after school.
“I worked for both SABMiller and AB
InBev, latterly as Global Innovations
Director and they were both excellent
dynamic companies with great resources
and equipment and filled with very bright
hardworking people so I left behind
many friends…
I began by experimenting in my kitchen
before finding a brewery we could use
for production. One of the biggest
challenges is being responsible for the
full value chain including sales, marketing,
social media, route to market! There are
so many things to think about. In my
previous role I travelled a lot and felt I
missed out a lot on every day family life,
so although I work harder than ever now
including doing markets most weekends,
I am home for dinner every day and see
the kids off for school in the morning
which is a real privilege.”
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