Lovely to Meet You!

 

Hi I’m Nerissa - a driven, passionate change maker that loves to raise the bar and challenge the norms!

I’m a business, sales and empowerment coach with a wellness twist! I help entrepreneurs and corporate teams to harbour an awesome mindset and be their authentic selves so that they have the confidence and conviction to smash through obstacles and nail their sales.

With 22 years experience within FMCG sales I have a wealth of knowledge around training structured selling techniques, coaching and mentoring, performance management, setting and delivering KPIs and motivating and inspiring teams to achieve at the highest level.

My programs include 121 packages, strategy days, corporate training days, mentoring programs, group memberships and speciality onboarding packages for new franchisers.

Coming soon - sales retreats with a wellness twist! Watch this space!

If you would like an informal chat about any of my offerings feel free to fill in the contact form at the bottom of this page!

 

A little more about me!

Many people often ask me what the ‘wellness twist’ in my bio is all about!

In 2009 I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (UC). I wont go into the full detail of what this disease is all about but in short it is a chronic illness that once you have will be with you either for the rest of your life with medication or life altering surgery.

Since being diagnosed I have had periods of hospital admissions and periods where I have been in complete remission. Whilst I have been through several different types of medication one of the moments of clarity around me having UC was realising that I could be doing a lot more to look after myself. At the point I was diagnosed with UC I was in complete burnout. I had no coping mechanisms or knowledge around how to manage my stress levels, put boundaries in place to manage other peoples expectations or self care in any real way.

In 2020 I had a huge flare that out me in hospital for 11 nights. Some may say that everything happens for a reason and I certainly believe this was one of those moments. At the end of that year I took redundancy and I started my own business - Calm & Chilled - exactly what I needed more of in my life!

Yoga, meditation and visualisation saved me - I mean REALLY saved me! All of these things help me to calm my central nervous system and keep me well. During my recovery I decided to design my own yoga mats - this then expanded into water bottles, candles, magnetic jewellery - all products to help you relax and take a calmer view at life. I designed my logo, sourced the products, opened an Etsy shop and a Shopify store and started selling them online.

I still sell all of my products today and they are an important part of my journey. Click on the shop section to see them in all their glory!

Having a chronic illness has been life changing for me… and I don’t mean that in a bad way! I mean obviously there have been times where it has been very unpleasant - but! If it were not for colitis I would not have the mindset that I have, started my own business, met the people I’ve met or created the self care rituals that I now have…

If you would like to read the full story of how I came to burnout, what it’s like to deal with chronic illness and how I used mindset, visualisation and meditation to get me through the toughest of times then it is all in my chapter in the collaboration book ‘She Empowers’. Just click on ‘book’ on the menu at the top of the page!

Today I utilise many of my wellness and self discovery techniques within my programs. I collaborate with other self care coaches and I firmly believe that self care can be woven into any course or program to enhance the experience for all delegates.

 

Thanks for reading!

 

Nerissa xx

 

Photo Credit - Ali Ford Photography. Photo is when I tried cold water therapy as part of my self care routine!

 

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