What Makes My Approach Different?

Most personal development and leadership training lives in the head.

Mine lives in the body - where confidence, fear and decision-making actually sit.

What makes my approach different is the combination of:

• Real corporate leadership experience combined with theory-led coaching

• Embodied empowerment - confidence built through experiential techniques

• Psychological safety - carefully facilitated to create a physical and mental safe space.

• Practical integration - insights that translate directly into real life and work

Whether I’m working with an individual, a team or a leadership group, the outcome is the same:

people leave more grounded, more self-trusting, and more willing to act.


My experiential challenges and coaching techniques are the vehicle for rewiring how people meet fear, responsibility and challenge.

Tell Me More

Meet Nerissa…

I bring over 22 years of corporate leadership experience, including leading frontline sales teams at Coca-Cola. During my career I was selected for a major business-critical transformation project focused on significantly increasing performance of the national field sales team.

My role sat at the intersection of leadership intent and team reality - coaching people through pressure, change, targets and uncertainty on a daily basis.

Alongside this, I’ve spent thousands of hours coaching individuals to:

• Build confidence and self-belief

• Set boundaries and stop people-pleasing

• Speak with clarity and authority

• Lead - regardless of job title

Today, I bring these worlds together.

I work with people who are ready to stop playing small, stop waiting for permission, and start leading their lives, teams and businesses with confidence and integrity.

Let’s chat

Ways to work with me

  • Corporate Leadership & Team Empowerment

    Bespoke experiential empowerment days for organisations ready to develop confident leaders, resilient teams and cultures that perform under pressure.

    Designed for:

    • Leadership development

    • Team cohesion

    • Culture change

    • Resilience and wellbeing


    These experiences move teams beyond theory into real, embodied leadership.

    Experiences include: Arrow breaking, walking over hot coals, re-bar bending and plank breaking.

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  • The Confidence Builder Mentorship

    For individuals who want to build confidence, self-trust and momentum; in business, leadership or life.

    This is for you if you’re done overthinking, done shrinking, and ready to show up fully without burning out or betraying yourself.

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  • Firewalk Experience (Full-Day Transformation)

    A powerful experiential day combining firewalk, arrow break and breakthrough empowerment work.

    Designed to build courage, connection and emotional resilience.

    These days are powerful, grounding and transformative - creating confidence that stays with you long after the experience ends.

    This isn’t motivation. It’s identity change.

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Client Feedback

“You are the most encouraging, enthusasitic and positive person i know! You built my self confidence up and allowed me to believe in myself again. You can bring the best out in anyone, you also had a way of helping me find the solution to problems which is a very special and rare talent” J.S.

“Nerissa’s coaching methodology not only focused on achieving sales targets but also emphasised a holistic approach to personal and professional development. Nerissa’s ability to recognise and harness individual strengths set the foundation for my success. I owe much of my accomplishment as a top-performing salesperson to Nerissa’s mentorship. Her insights, and encouragement were catalysts for my growth, and I am grateful for the impact she has had on my career journey. Working with Nerissa was not just a professional collaboration but a transformative experience that continues to resonate in my ongoing success.” R.R.

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