Some see a retirement as an end. For Nadia Battlemann, it was merely a pause. After a storied career that took her from the legal divisions of Shell International (UK) to the executive ranks of FirstRand Group, she stepped away in 2012. But she could not escape the itch of global development, the pull of crafting something new and better. The world, in her view, was not broken it was simply waiting for the right kind of vision. Driven by Donovan Bailey’s words to not let anyone limit her dreams, she founded headOffice SA (Pty) Ltd. She wasn’t building a corporation; she was building a concept. With a portfolio of ventures, including the technologically focused Protected by AI Africa (Pty) Ltd, KMMRCE Africa (Pty) Ltd, and the innovative CAJV (Pty) Ltd, Holtec Africa (Pty) Ltd, Mabasa Energy and Fuels (Pty) Ltd, her work is a testament to the idea that experience, when combined with a renewed passion, can be a potent force for creation. Her retirement was not a f inale, but the turning of a page to the most exciting chapter yet.