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Creating meaningful work-life experiences for entrepreneurs since 2015

Hi my name is Lizette , welcome to Nomads & Co. networking platform where creatives, freelancers, solo entrepreneurs and small business owners can find community, support, resources, collaboration and mentoring to help them create a meaningful work-life and sustainable business.

There are two things I believe to be true. 1) That our work-lives deserve to be as meaningful as every other aspect of our lives and 2) that together is better. So I have created this safe space online where you can learn to create a business & brand built around your needs with a support network and community cheering you on and guiding you along the way.

My vision is to assist you to ultimately carve out a creative and fulfilling work-life experience where you get to live a simpler and balanced life, create a more meaningful brand and run a thriving and sustainable business that will support your life goals.

How can I help

Coaching & Consulting

Business & Brand Strategy to help you build your dream business or reboot a dormant brand

Community

Join the community who understands what it means to run your own business

Connect

Events, Workshops & Resources to help you grow your brand.

Testimonials

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The sheer enthusiasm, sound board and go-to-gal for any business related, top-notch advice, time-and-time-again came from Nomads & Co’s Lizette Watts. This online community is growing fast and I am so honourd to be apart of it. ”
— Hanneke Barlow - Digits Acc Services and Nomads & Co. member
Hanneke Barlow, Tax accountant for creatives. Owner of D I G I T S

Hanneke Barlow, Tax accountant for creatives. Owner of D I G I T S

The GRAM IS my FAVOURITE PLACE TO SHARE!

*** Members Interview with @kolmiojewellery *** ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ LIVE on the blog today: Hi, my name is Tracey and I’m a jewellery designer and manufacturer. Bringing my own designs to life for clients was always my dream. Hearing their love story and creating the rings as a symbol of their love, is just a dream come true. Here is my story of my nomadic journey…(visit www.nomadsandco.co.za/blog to read full interview) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #nomadsandcomember #nomadsmember #southafricanjewellery #southafricandesign #pretoriaeast #pretorianomad #bespokejewellery #weddingrings #customedesign #workforyourself #freelancetips #quityourdayjob #rosegoldrings #hisandhers #sheboss
Meet the Team with a BIG dream ❤️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Throughout my bumpy Nomads & Co. journey, these two have been unwavering in their support during my entrepreneurial pursuits, failures and triumphs. I am excited to say that the future vision for the brand is now a collective one. For the last 2 years, we've been working towards the next phase of our entrepreneurial journey: A farm-stay retreat in the Italian countryside. We know, it's a Biggie. 🇮🇹⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In 2017 we took some much needed time out from our work and travelled through the north of Italy. It was during this time that we were faced with the difficult decision to close the then physical coworking space of Nomads & Co. and where we also realised how much of life, most importantly our daughter's life, we were missing out on at back home. We knew something had to change. 🌱⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Back home we took stock. We love our home, friends, family and SA but the life we were living came at a too steep mental and physical price. We felt caught up in the rat race, disillusioned by our careers and we weren't present in our lives. We were living for the weekends, where yet again, one of us was always catching up on work. All the while missing out on precious family time. THIS WAS NOT OK for us. 🌼⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We asked, what kind of life do we want and how do we create work and business to support that picture? We knew we wanted to work for ourselves but at the same time slow down life. 🕰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We fell in love with the Italian countryside and after a year of research + consulting with those who have done it, we decided to start the process of moving to Italy. Together we will continue to run the Nomads & Co online community and provide resources & coaching for entrepreneurs but now with the additional opportunity to attend slow-life and work-life balance retreats or even just visit us as a guest at our B&B. Either way we can't wait to host you. More on our move @urbanboer 🚲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #lifestyleretreat #familybusiness #businesssupport #liveyourmagic #movingtoitaly
Small Business Spotlight: @Opheliacafeza ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you to Ophelia Cafe for hosting our monthly Joburg meet-up yesterday. I am excited to announce that Ophelia cafe is now our official Joburg meet-up hub partner which means that all our monthly meet-ups for our Joburg community will be taking place at Ophelia. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ophelia is co-ownerd by Nomads & Co. member @Christoffs and his lovely wife Amoré which makes our partnership even more special since we can support a fellow Nomad in their entrepreneurial venture. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It's a creative and stylish mid-century inspired cafe where our community can meet, mingle, network and share and Ophelia’s values of fellowship and creativity resonates deeply with that of Nomads & Co. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you joining us at our next meet-up on June the 12th at Ophelia's? DM me if you are interested. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #coffice #joburg #joburgmeetup #joburgnomads #wherenomadsmeet #supportcommunity #creativecommunity #meaningfulconnections #smallbusinessowner #smallbusinessfriday
Greetings from beautiful Cape Town. I've just returned from @bartholomeusklip from the most gorgeous wedding weekend of one of my best friends @tableandcloth_za ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was reminded this weekend, when everyone asked me 'so how do you know Aneen?' about the incredible people that my journey with Nomads & Co. have allowed me to meet. Aneen was one of my original coworking Nomads & Co. members. She quickly let this nosy coworking owner become part of her own business journey, we became fast friends and business confidants and at one stage she even ran Nomads & Co. for me when I took a month sabbatical. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ She became one of my best friends and 3 years later it's been such a privilege to know her and be trusted to help her plan her wedding. It's a beautiful thing when people let you in to their business, their lives and to become part of their amazing life story. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the last couple of years I have been so lucky to have build wonderful relationships that started out as business support and turned into beautiful friendships. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I am telling you this little anecdote, not only so that we toast to this beautiful life event but to remind you what a community can mean in your business and encourage you to be vulnerable, be open about your challenges and let people in because we need all the support in life and business and you never know who you are going to meet that will change your business but even more importantly enhance your life! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the end we run businesses that should be there to support life goals and more beautiful life events like these. Let that be the driving force in whatever you do in your business to in the end have more of la dolce vita! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Cheers to Aneen and Daniel and this incredible journey they are embarking on. And cheers to creating more meaningful connections. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Flower Arch by @kweekstudio #aneenanddaniel