... a man on a mission to use technical expertise to provide a first line of defence for the things we all care about. Frank wants to kill cyber security stereotypes (geeks, only middle-aged white men), AND if he could have his way, would kill all bullies too. In his words:   

"What toxic bosses do not understand, is that you judge a leader based on how they treat others.  Their poor treatment of workers is proof they are poor leaders.  I hate all bullies.  While I prefer to just pull out my sword ;-) ,  your book ROAR and a more strategic approach is needed in the workplace. It is awesome you wrote this book."

If you are a Cyber security professional, or interested in a career in Cyber security or just want to meet a truly inspiring leader, don't miss this interview! Click here <<YouTube>>

Two big topics we address are wellbeing in Cyber, and how we build a safer and  socially-responsible Cyber sector. 

I am...

1600 Cyber is on a mission to *Inspire *Protect *Champion, and they do things with a twist: from creating "new heroes" to kill current stereotypes to creating a Hip Hop Music label (1600 Music) to raise awareness, fight injustice and build a better society.

Join Frank Satterwhite Founder & CEO 1600 Cyber and I, on Thursday 25 June @ 2 pm GMT where we will be debating whether it's time to start building a safer and more socially responsible Cyber sector. Frank & I are equally passionate about the integral role that people, culture and technology play in keeping society safe in our digital world. We are also equally concerned about the mental and physical health of Cyber professionals. 

Join us on Thursday, 25 June @2pm GMT   **** CLICK HERE TO REGISTER **** 

Frank represents a very unique combination of cyber technical excellence, a grassroots-driven perspective, and an incredible passion to use technology...

"What is really important, is that those who are in a position of privilege start to recognise that they are in a position of privilege and that they start to use that privilege to assist and help and support." Simeon Quarrie, Founder & CEO, VIVIDA 

It was a great honour chatting to Simeon yesterday about why #blacklivesmatter and what we can all do to start the conversation and take action.

In this interview Simeon elegantly shares his own story and struggles with racism. He goes so far to say that racism is bullying and shared some of his key insights and learnings from reading my book ROAR! How to Tame the Bully Inside and Out 

I won’t lie, I was nervous about this interview. Not a comfortable conversation, but necessary. As a white South African female who grew up in the Apartheid years - Nelson Mandela became our president when I was a teenager - I am all too aware that white privilege is real. And the guilt and shame that comes with it...

May is Mental Health Awareness month so I have lined up interviews with a few incredible guests over on my new Youtube Channel, Your Bullyproof Life.

Helena Bourdillon is a Freediver, Speaker and a Breath Trainer. I had the pleasure of talking to her this week all about breathing. As a freediver, she holds 7 national records for depth and has represented the UK at 4 x World Championships so far.

She speaks publicly about her survival and triumph over chronic depression which had her on the verge of suicide 20 years ago. As a Breath Trainer, she helps people to gain better health both physically and mentally through using healthy breathing habits (9 out of 10 of us are no longer breathing healthily as our bodies were designed to do). 

 Here is the link to my interview with Helena Bourdillon - see you there! 

- Marilise

I wanted to invite you to join me on my new Youtube Channel called Your Bullyproof Life. This is where I explore how we can bully-proof our lives, how we can conquer the inner and the outer bully by facing our biggest fears and turning them into our fuel for success.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I've decided to zoom in on how we keep our minds healthy - how we conquer our inner bully - those limiting beliefs, fears and crippling self-doubts. I've invited a number of guests this month to share how they keep their minds healthy.

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Laura Hearn who combines her personal experience, with her training as a CCI Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach, NLP practitioner and journalist, to help people discover their identity, separate from their eating disorder. We talk about recovery from an eating disorder or mental health issue and how she believes this is possible for EVERYONE. Regardless of gender, age, social...

Welcome to my Youtube Channel, Your Bullyproof Life. Where I explore how we can bully-proof our lives, how we can conquer the inner and the outer bully by facing our biggest fears and turning them into our fuel for success.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I've decided to zoom in on how we keep our minds healthy - how we conquer our inner bully - those limiting beliefs, fears and crippling self-doubts.

I've invited a number of guests this month to share how they keep their minds healthy.

It is now more important than ever we look after our own mental health and wellness - to show ourselves some kindness and self-love - when navigating these uncertain and scary times.

To me, it's all about kindness. Kindness to self, and kindness to others.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of interviewing Liz Murray, follow the link below to access the interview.

Following a 20+ career in the military, Liz made the transition to civilian life and a role in Cybersecurity in the Financial Sector....

Welcome to my Youtube Channel, Your Bullyproof Life. Where I explore how we can bully proof our lives, how we can conquer the inner and the outer bully by facing our biggest fears and turning them into our fuel for success. 

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I've decided to zoom in on how we keep our minds healthy - how we conquer our inner bully - those limiting beliefs, fears and crippling self-doubts.

I've invited a number of guests this month to share how they keep their minds healthy. It is now more important than ever we look after our own mental health and wellness - to show ourselves some kindness and self-love - when navigating these uncertain and scary times.

To me it's all about kindness. Kindness to self, and kindness to others.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of interviewing Thomas Duncan Bell, follow the link below to access the interview.

Having managed to share his story with over 2 million people since he started being open about living on...

May is Mental Health Awareness month so I have lined up interviews with a few incredible guests.

Here is a link to yesterday's interview with Rob May - FIoD MPSA. Rob is the founder and Managing Director of IT and Cybersecurity business ramsac which he started nearly 30 years ago. He is an author, the Ambassador for Cybersecurity for the Institute of Directors, an international keynote speaker, a husband and a dad.

Over the course of the next few weeks, I have some incredible guests lined up as we discuss topics related to Mental Health so please do join me as we discuss this very important subject.
#mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthatwork #performancecoaching #wellbeing #highperformance #highperformancehabits

Here is the link to Your BullyProof Life - my interview with Rob May - see you there! 

Well, the time has come for me to just do it! I've been wanting to launch a Youtube channel for a little while now and have now done it! 

Please come and join me here for an interview with Colette Pienaar founder of The GODDESS Academy, my friend, coach and biggest cheerleader .. I couldn't think of anyone more appropriate to ask to join me for my launch.

We talk about the channel and what you can expect. We also discuss the concept of Your BullyProof Life and talk a bit about the origins of my book, ROAR! How to tame the bully inside and out. 

I am so excited about this, it's taking me WAY out of my comfort zone which is always daunting but good! 

So here we go... 

Here is the link to Your BullyProof Life, see you there! 

*** Happy International Women's Day everyone ***

You can see four generations of women in this picture - my mom Karin (standing), my late Ouma Marie (right), my late Ouma Lettie (left) and me - blissfully unaware of the adventure ahead! 

Today I am celebrating all the unbelievably amazing women in my life; one in particular: my beautiful mom, Karin.  

Mom was 21 when I was born, but this didn't stop her from carving out a successful career - always working hard to support Dad financially. She did work shorter days - to prioritise being a wife and a mom - and used to jokingly say "what most women do between 8am - 5pm, I have to do between 5pm - 8pm"... :))

Mom and Dad started their Accounting & Tax business 20 years ago, and I often call her the CEO (mostly to wind Dad up) but I have to say, I honestly don't know what he would've done without her. I know Dad will be the first one to acknowledge this. 

The biggest life lessons Mom...