Speaker & MC · Cape Town

Nadia Gabier

Nadia has worked in IT at Vodacom, in front of the camera as a model, and at kitchen tables with families who need care for someone they love. Along the way she has helped more than 2,000 women towards an income of their own.

She brings that range to every stage. Give her your theme and your audience, and she will deliver a talk or a programme that lands.

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Portrait of Nadia Gabier in a mustard head wrap and matching necklace, with white dot markings on her face, against a dark background

What you can book her for

On stage, or holding the whole day together

Three ways Nadia works with event organisers. If yours doesn't fit neatly into one, say so in your enquiry.

  • Keynotes & talks

    A prepared talk built around your theme and your audience, with stories from care work, corporate life and enterprise development where they help.

    Conferences, staff days, women's month events, graduations.

  • MC & programme director

    Nadia keeps the programme to time, introduces every speaker properly, reads the room and keeps the energy warm from the welcome to the vote of thanks.

    Galas, awards evenings, launches, fundraisers, community events.

  • Panels & conversations

    As a panellist or the person asking the questions. She listens closely, gives other voices space and makes sure the audience gets answers it can use.

    Panel discussions, fireside chats, Q&A sessions, workshops.

Her story

Four very different rooms, one way of showing up

Nadia has built a career across technology, media, business and community work. She is at home in a boardroom, a ballroom and a community hall.

  • The corporate floor

    Nadia worked in IT at Vodacom, one of South Africa's largest companies. She knows deadlines, systems and what it takes to be heard in a technical team.

  • The camera

    Her modelling work taught her presence, timing and how to stay composed when every eye is on her. It is the craft behind how she carries a stage as an MC.

  • The family home

    She founded Smartcare 911, a Cape Town company that provides at-home care so older people can keep living safely and independently.

    The company began while her late mother, Chanbebe, was unwell, and it still runs on her mother's words: “Care for others as you would care for me.”

  • The training room

    Through upskilling initiatives she has helped more than 2,000 women gain the information and skills to earn a sustainable income. She believes in dignified work over handouts.

A handout is a short-term solution. A skill is a life-altering tool.
How Nadia's approach was described in “Beyond Aid: Building Dignity Through Work”, a profile in the Investing in Women series, August 2025.

Topics

Her signature subjects, and room for yours

Signature topics

  • Women and financial independenceWhat moves someone from needing help to earning for herself.
  • Dignity through workWhy skills last longer than aid, and how to design programmes that prove it.
  • Caring for ageing parentsWhat families face, what good care looks like, and how employers can support staff who are carers.
  • Starting again in a new fieldMoving from corporate IT to founding a care company.
  • Leading with compassionBuilding a team whose work is looking after other people.
  • Presence and confidenceLessons from modelling on how to hold a room.

Your topic isn't on the list?

Bring it. Nadia's range across technology, business, care and community lets her speak to most audiences with authority.

For a new subject she prepares thoroughly. She researches it, talks to the people closest to it and arrives with a clear point of view. As an MC she makes your subject and your speakers shine, whatever the field.

Industry days, school events, faith and community gatherings, product launches, awareness campaigns: all welcome.

How booking works

From first message to the day itself

  1. Send the details

    Date, place, audience and what you would like Nadia to do. A rough idea is enough.

  2. Have a conversation

    She will ask about your audience, your goals and anything sensitive she should know.

  3. She prepares

    A talk outline or a running order for you to review, with names and pronunciations checked.

  4. The event

    She arrives early, meets your team and speakers, and stays until the programme is done.

Working with Nadia

What families say about her

From public reviews of Smartcare 911. They speak to the professionalism she brings to everything she does.

“Professional, compassionate & truly dedicated. They handled every situation with grace, attentiveness & respect.”
Faiza Daniels, Smartcare 911 client
“She has listened to our needs and been very understanding.”
Vera Da Silva, Smartcare 911 client

Enquire

Tell Nadia about your event

Fill in what you know. The form writes your enquiry as a message you can send on WhatsApp or copy into an email.

WhatsApp or call +27 82 377 6662 Based in Cape Town. Open to travel and online events.
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