NADIA BILCHIK - FROM M-NET TO CNN

Nadia Bilchik, the former M-Net continuity presenter, was recently in South Africa as the keynote speaker at a Beyond the Dress event which aims to empower and inspire women. She moved to Atlanta 15 years ago, where she is now owner of Greater Impact Communications and an editorial producer at CNN. Her first job at CNN was anchoring the CNN Airport Network. She has interviewed high-profile figures such as Nelson Mandela, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, and George Clooney. Currently she hosts a weekly business segment on CNN International's Inside Africa. As a communication skills trainer she has provided training, consulting, and keynote addresses for CNN, TruTV, Cartoon Network, The Coca-Cola Company, Home Depot, Accenture, Virgin Atlantic, and Deloitte & Touche. Nadia is also the author of The Little Book of Big Networking Ideas: A Guide to Expert Networking. In 1992, she started her own business, On Cue, which later became Greater Impact Communications, a successful media and presentation training school focusing on training politicians, corporate executives, pageant finalists, and aspiring anchors. Nadia was awarded the Community Award for Meaningful Broadcasting in 1995. Born in South Africa, she was trained in Speech and Drama at Trinity College, London, and earned a degree in Drama and English from the University of Cape Town.