Rodna Ntabeni
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07/05/2026
We spend so much energy trying to fit in, tone ourselves down, or show up as who we think people want us to be - when the most magnetic, most powerful version of you is just... you.
Authenticity isn’t a trend. It’s your competitive advantage.
So today - show up as yourself. Unapologetically. UNAPOLOGETICALLY!
04/05/2026
I used to walk into networking events and immediately look for the drinks table.
Not because I wanted a drink. Because I needed somewhere to stand that didn’t make me look lost.
Nobody teaches you how to do this. How to approach a stranger with confidence. What to say beyond “so what do you do.” How to follow up in a way that actually goes somewhere.
And for a lot of us — women, Black women, women who are the first in certain rooms — the unwritten rules feel even more invisible. Because those rooms weren’t built with us in mind.
So I put together something practical.
The Networking Playbook — free. It covers:
— How to research who’s in the room before you arrive
— Questions that open real conversations
— Exactly what to send within 24 hours after
— A contacts tracker so nothing falls through the gaps
If you’ve ever left a networking event thinking “what was the point of that” — this is for you.
Comment PLAYBOOK and I’ll send over your free Networking Playbook.
CareerGrowth
03/05/2026
Grateful for April.
April taught me of Gods faithfulness. When your prayer point becomes an answered prayer.
April had me slow down and smell the coffee. More walks outside, more rest and planning solo dates just because.
I don’t just want to survive I want to live.
Hello May x
Your now does not define your tomorrow. Read that again. It may not look like it right now. Life may not be making sense. The purpose may feel invisible. But what God has placed in you? No circumstance, no person, no season can take that away. You are that woman - even before you feel like her. Even before the world sees her. Say it out loud: and no one can take that away from me.
We met on Instagram. She came to an event as a stranger. She sang - and the room felt it. And afterwards I said … how would you feel about writing an anthem? What started as a casual conversation became something so much bigger than either of us expected. We sat down together to tell you the full story - how the song came to life, what it means, and why it was written for you. Watch the sit down with Elyon now. Link in bio.
ThatInfluentialWoman
She wrote it for the woman who was told she wasn't meant for this. The one who carried shame before she carried purpose. The one who looked at other women stepping into their calling and whispered "that's not me." This song is for her. For you. Because the transition from pain to purpose doesn't always look like a breakthrough - sometimes it sounds like one. That Influential Woman -for out Friday.
I gave a 21 year old my vision. She gave me an anthem
I had an idea. What if The Influential Woman had a song?
Not for the event. Not for the stage. For the drive. For the quiet. For the days you're still figuring it out.
So I got in the room with the incredibly gifted Elyon Gumbe. I shared the vision. She went away and created from her own gift. What came back was something I couldn't have written myself.
She's 21. And she wrote every word.
We sat down. We talked about the process, the purpose, and what it means to stay in your lane as a creative woman.
The full sit-down is coming. Then the anthem drops. Then the room opens.
We made something for you. 🤍
Okay, I need to say something and I'm saying it with love.
Your plan is perfect. You've ChatGPT'd it, you've Claude'd it, you've colour coded it. On paper you know exactly what you need to do.
And yet you keep going back to it. Tweaking it. Adding to it. Reworking the thing you've already worked.
That's not preparation. That's fear.
And I'm not saying that to shame you, I'm saying it because I see you. I've been in that room with women who are brilliant, capable, and ready. Who have everything they need. And who are still somehow finding one more thing to fix before they start.
Fear is clever. It doesn't show up saying "I'm scared." It shows up colour coded with tabs.
But here's what I know. The plan was never the problem. The plan is done. It's been done.
What's on the other side of the plan is the part that actually changes things. And that part requires you to put the plan down and move.
You don't need to feel ready. You just need to start.
I'm rooting for you. But I need you to go.
15/04/2026
Since we got married over 8 years ago, my husband had been telling me to post and speak more.
I HATED the idea.
I remember thinking… what would I even say?
I don’t know how to post.
I’m not a content creator.
Who’s actually going to listen to me?
So I just didn’t.
I sat on my voice for YEARS.
He could see something in me that I just couldn’t see in myself yet.
And it’s mad because nothing really changed…
I just stopped hiding.
I started showing up.
I started using what God gave me.
And that’s when doors started opening.
Because the truth is…
you can’t be seen or paid for something no one knows you do.
I wasn’t lacking ability.
I was hiding it.
And a lot of you are doing the same 👀👀👀
14/04/2026
I spent hours today helping someone repackage their offering, and the truth is they already had everything. Nothing was missing, it just wasn’t clear.
It reminded me of a season I know too well - doing the work, showing up, but not being seen for the level I was actually at, because it wasn’t being presented in a way people understood. It’s like putting something valuable in the wrong box…
people don’t always see what’s there, they see what’s in front of them. Made me think how many of us are sitting on something VALUABLE, but it’s just not landing. If this resonates, you might not need more - you might just need to reposition what you already have.
Stop waiting for opportunities.
Be proactive.
I'm not shy to message people.
LinkedIn, Instagram… I just reach out.
So as an international speaker
when I land somewhere, I already know people.
I’m not starting from zero.
A few of my speaking opportunities?
Started in the DMs.
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