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Nina Geraghty is an independent writer and has been writing professionally since 2012. She's a University of KwaZulu Natal English and Drama graduate, has an honours degree in Drama as well as a Higher Diploma of Education. Nina has always been fascinated by the power of language to create inner worlds, change perception, conjure emotion and bring into being new realities. She sees these principles at play in books, poetry, song, theatre, film, media messaging, the culture of trends and marketing.
Early in her career, she taught English and Drama at a boys’ high school (successfully luring them away from rugby onto the stage). She worked with local community schools and a school for physically impaired children as a Drama teacher, to the amazement of their parents seeing their child performing in a musical on the stage, something they had never done before.
After teaching, Nina spent several years as a musical performer at luxury hotels in Durban and sang in a variety of shows. She then changed direction completely, acquiring 18 years’ experience in corporate IT in London and Cape Town. During that time she married and raised 2 children.
In 2008 she started her own business Natural Ethical Organic Trading (NEO Trading) with a partner, distributing locally produced natural and organic products to South African retailers. This introduced her to the theatre of retail and gave her keen insights into logistics and supply chain management.
After selling this business, Nina began writing professionally full-time. She qualified as a Nancy Kline Thinking Environment coach in 2022 which has expanded her skills in active listening.
Nina's diverse career experiences have all played a role in attuning her ear for hearing the unspoken, her eye for reading between the lines and honing her skills as a writer aiming for accuracy, clarity and feeling.
Today, Nina specialises in writing for owner-run businesses that are on-purpose and want to make a difference through leadership and being more than just a brand.
For fun and delight, Nina has a jazz band on the side, loves to play with clay, and is writing a memoir about finding her unknown Japanese father.