SOHANA NAN00, Principal, Sohana Communications
o B Com (marketing and law majors)
o LLB (postgraduate law)
Communication experience
- Successfully self-employed as a communication specialist for over 5 years.
- Services provided: executive coaching, business consulting, in-house seminars, key note addresses, marketing communications.
- Worked with clients from professional services, financial services, insolvency, property, construction, FMCG and fashion industries.
- Professional presence, personal branding, body language, dynamic presentations, presentations to the Board, AGM addresses, media interviews.
- Influencing stakeholders, motivating teams, relationship building, personality profiling, emotional triggers, defining the value proposition.
- Client relationships, business development, professional networking.
- Writing formal speeches, AGM reports, individual profiles, marketing material, newsletters, reports and website material.
- Leading executive coach to successful directors and partners on strategic communication issues.
- Clients commend Sohana’s “intuitive resource”, “ability to read people”, “superb expertise” and “valuable insight”.
- Presented dynamic seminars to leading law firms, the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Young Presidents Organisation, the Franklin Enterprise Business Breakfast Series, and the Diva Women’s Conference.
- Clients describe seminars as “outstanding”, “relevant”, “practical”, “entertaining” and “of great commercial value.” (full references below).
- Experience writing formal speeches, AGM reports, individual profiles, marketing material, newsletters, reports and website material.
- Excellent copywriting skills and various published articles.
- Three years editorial experience as a legal and tax editor for LexisNexis and Brookers, working on paper, electronic and online publications.
- Experience editing books, journals, databases, newsletters, intranets, conference papers.
- Experience liaising with graphic designers when developing marketing material.
Public speaking experience and awards
o Over 15 years public speaking experience, with numerous speaking awards.
o The 3-time winner of the Outstanding Speaker award at the City of Sails Toastmasters, and a past President of that Club.
Previous business experience
- Marketing and client relationship manager for an insurance brokerage.
- Tax consultant for a large accounting firm.
- University law lecturer at the University of Natal in Durban and AUT in Auckland.
- Legal and tax editor for LexisNexis and Brookers.
- Event management – was legal conference manager for LexisNexis. Role involved researching and developing business ideas for conferences, developing programme and inviting speakers, managing catering, audio-visual, conference packs and all aspects of event management.