The Thrive Hive

Nicole and Thashen chat to the seriously amazing Kelly Slinger, founder and CEO of the Plane Project - non-profit humanitarian organization that provides relief for underprivileged areas in South Africa. She walks them through how she isolated a need in her community, used her skills (profession) and found a way to serve a cause greater than herself, in the best way she knew how - flying. 

Kelly officially resigned her full time COMFORTABLE job and decided to pursue the Plane Project on a full time basis, in the hope of servicing as many struggling communities as she can. The conversation soars into the hardship and challenges of pursuing a calling that feels "hard" and how extraordinary achievements are accomplished through small ordinary steps. She shares golden tips on how to serve, make an impact and lead a life of value while growing as a person/professional as well. 

Rumour has it that sleeping with success is the new trend. Sleep like you mean it.

The value of getting ‘enough’ sleep is often undervalued, especially in the world of work.

The hosts, Thashen & Nicole, chat to the founder of Sleep Snob, Jenny, about the link between sleep and success. It turns out that SLEEP is a core ingredient for your success.

We learn that magnesium and zinc just before bed is good for a deep quality sleep. Your sleeping patterns could affect your next promotion at work. You’re probably not lazy, Just TIRED. Find out more on these topics in the podcast.

There are also some cute tricks that you can apply to your life to improve your sleep.

Also, let us know what you think about our success ‘rhymes’ and our conversations with the guests!

Sleep well and keep thriving!

In this episode on The Thrive Hive, Thashen and Nicole chat to a South African Tik Tok Creator, Sed P, who is famous for "Jonna My Boi".

This conversation highlights the importance of personal branding and talks about how social media platforms can expedite your journey to success.

Sed P is a data analyst and a South African Tik Tok comedy creator. He provides some insight into creator analytics and talks about how it all began.

We learn that strategy plays an important role when it comes to being consistent on social media platforms, and Sed P shares some of his Tips and Tricks that allow him to be a data analyst by day and a content creator by night, whilst meeting social expectations from his friends and family around him.

Stick till the end to find out if Sed P is a Bunny Chow or Braai type of guy. Let us know in the review how you feel about this.

In this episode, American business executive, entrepreneur, 3x TedX speaker & organizer, coach and upcoming author, George, shares his riveting experiences and life's journey with us. 

Being a veteran of business, excellent entrepreneur and most importantly a dad, George brings fire and value to this enticing conversation. He delves deep into how his failures shaped his perspective on life and work and how being a dad grounds him in his role as a leader. 

Things get personal as he opens up about a really low time in his life, how he managed to flip his misfortune and the steps he took to rise from his ashes and soar with the wind. 

We learn about the power of perseverance, failure, the importance of letting go of the poisonous expectations of the people around us, what it means to embrace your true self and the value of team work and good leadership. 

Today's Guest is Avthar Sewrathan, A South African, currently based in New York, Technology Entrepreneur and Princeton Alumni. He believes in using technology to empower people.

Avthar talks about the opportunity that comes from having access to an Ivy League school, such as Princeton, and the valuable lessons gained from his initial tech start-up journey. He is passionate about self-mastery, entrepreneurship, health, and happiness. 

In this episode, Thashen, Nicole, and Avthar discuss how perseverance and persistence are key factors in success. We chat about the caveman mentality, the internal scorecard of success and so much more. 

"I've showed up for failure, I've showed up for success." 

CEO of Freedom Venture Investments, Dave Seymour, is a famous entrepreneur who has left his imprint on the Real-Estate Market. Being born in the UK and moving to the US at a very young age, Dave brings a fresh and untraditional perspective on success. While growing his wealth and fortune through his business and real estate ventures, Dave became popular in his role as the star of A&E's reality TV show Flipping Boston, a huge television triumph, focused on flipping houses in the Boston area. 

Dave's experience in the public health space keeps him grounded in his pursuits, being a paramedic for a large part of his life. He now spends a chunk of his time mentoring young people from all aspects, areas and walks of life and lends his experience and expertise to the upliftment of the youth. 

In this episode the excellent Dave wows our hosts with his stellar communication skills and opens up about his journey to success. He goes into detail about his background, his life growing up, his addiction and how he overcame a tremendous amount of challenges to set his life on a path of personal contentment and success. He shares the secrets to thriving despite of your circumstances and becoming a person of value.

Today's Guest is Nadav Ossendryver, CEO of 'latest sightings', which he conceptualized when he was 15 years old. ‘Latest sightings’ is an online community that reaches over 40 million wildlife lovers every week. 

Nadav's passion for wildlife and strong self-belief landed him, as one of the youngest members, a place on the Forbes Africas 30 under 30 list for aspiring entrepreneurs. He shares a glimpse of this journey that allowed him to touch base with Sir Richard Branson, Ashton Kutcher, etc. Today, Nadav is looking for new ways that will allow him to see even more wildlife. 

In this episode, Thashen, Nicole, and Nadav discuss how self-belief and confidence helped Nadav rise to the occasion in successfully creating a thriving wildlife online community on various social platforms, the mindset of an entrepreneur, and so much more!