Nicola Hadfield Keynote Speaker

Nicola Hadfield, one of South Africa's best known and internationally recognizable decor experts is a key-note and specials events speaker in this country.

Nicola brings her experience of business and life in South Africa to life with a range of subjects from decor trends both locally and internationally, adapting international trends to SA conditions to talking about the success story behind the Decorex Exhibition.   Describing herself as a decor commentator, Nicola is in demand as a speaker at various high profile functions. She is a highly informative, yet relaxed speaker who peppers her talks with amusing personal anecdotes relating to her entrepreneurial ventures and in particular her pioneering of the continent's first ever premier interior design and decor showcase, Decorex SA.

An instantly recognizable businesswoman who is perfectly at ease in the public eye, Nicola has won several awards and professional recognition through her work. She is an Honorary Life Member of the South African Guild of Interior Designers (SAGID) for her contribution to decor in SA; was elected to serve on the executive committee of the Exhibition Association of SA (EXSA) and is a member of the Businesswoman's Association (BWA).   She featured in the 2004 “Who's Who of Southern Africa”. In 2003 she was voted one of the “15 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World” TM by the US-based Star Group in 2003.

Born and educated in Natal, Nicola has been involved in the world of South African interior design and decor for the past 20 years.   Prior to founding Decorex SA, she worked in advertising and PR locally and internationally, ran her own interior design company and lectured in interior design. She also handled media planning and advertising for magazines in the Perskor stable and was involved in production and filming for SABC TV.

She has spoken at various charity events, exclusive executive women's business events, corporate lunches, tertiary institutions, and also opened art exhibitions and decor shops and she was the keynote speaker at the inaugural Designer of the Year Awards in 2003.

Previous clients that Nicola has worked with include:

ABSA
Daimler Chrysler
Eskom
Designer of the year
St Anne's Old Girls
The KZN 100 Club
SA Garden and Home Magazine
DARTS KZN
as well as at tertiary institutions and charity clubs.

As a result, she is an accomplished and interesting public speaker with a wealth of information and experience to share.