{"id":122,"date":"2024-02-29T17:31:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T15:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/riskandrise\/?p=122"},"modified":"2024-04-05T10:51:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T08:51:41","slug":"onematchstick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/riskandrise\/onematchstick\/","title":{"rendered":"The onematchstick story, with Telana Simpson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The onematchstick story, with Telana Simpson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This podcast, &#8216;Risk &amp; Rise&#8217;, was born out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onematchstick.co.za\">onematchstick<\/a> project. 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It took her a series of 13 bartering type trades to reach this end goal.  Find out more at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onematchstick.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">onematchstick.co.za<\/a> website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications for the start-up who will get the office space open on 1st March 2024 &#8211; details of how to apply here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onematchstick.co.za\/search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">onematchstick.co.za\/search<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Telana Simpson<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/riskandrise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/telana-simpson-host.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108\" style=\"width:173px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/riskandrise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/telana-simpson-host.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/riskandrise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/telana-simpson-host-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Telana, a Courage Coach at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inner Coaching<\/a>, podcast host and author with expertise in psychology, retail, and e-commerce, empowers individuals to communicate authentically and fearlessly, fostering confidence and overcoming self-consciousness. 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