 | Brian Berkman - When not dining out or exploring luxury travel, Brian Berkman assists clients with PR Campaigns.. |
 | Dr Julie Reid - Dr Julie Reid is an academic and media analyst at the department of communication science at Unisa. She tweets about media issues regularly at @jbjreid.. |
 | Duncan McLeod: @mcleodd - Award-wining Duncan McLeod is the founder and editor of wwwTechCentral.co.za, South Africa's latest technology news site offering breaking news, in-depth analysis and opinion that launched in September 2009 (follow @TechCentral on Twitter). Before that, he was associate editor at the Financial Mail/FM. |
 | Gail Schimmel - Gail Schimmel is a specialist in advertising law. She runs a consultancy - Clear Copy (www.clearcopy.co.za) - that offers advice to marketers and advertisers in relation to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and other aspects of advertising law. |
 | Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA - Gill Moodie (@grubstreetSA) is a freelance journalist, media commentator and the publisher of Grubstreet (www.grubstreet.co.za). She worked in the print industry in South Africa for titles such as the Sunday Times and Business Day, and in the UK for Guinness Publishing, before striking out on her own. |
 | Graeme Joffe - Graeme Joffe, a former sports presenter for CNN and 94.7 Highveld Stereo, now hosts his own hard-hitting sports talk show "SportsFire" on Radio Today and is syndicated on West Coast FM in Namibia, 90.3fm in Plettenberg Bay and Knysna FM. He is also a co-founder of Township TV (www.townshiptv.co.za). |
 | Greg Nicolson - Greg Nicolson is a journalist at the Daily Maverick (dailymaverick.co.za) and iMaverick (imaverick.co.za). Follow him on Twitter at @gregnicolson and connect on LinkedIn.. |
 | Herman Manson: @marklives - The inaugural Vodacom Social Media Journalist of the Year in 2011, Herman Manson (@marklives) is a freelance business journalist and media commentator who blogs at www.marklives.com and his writing has appeared in newspapers and magazines locally and abroad, including Bizcommunity.com. He also co-founded Brand magazine.. |
 | Lance Rothschild - Lance Rothschild was 5FM station manager from December 1986 to April 1994. During this time, the station grew audience and revenues considerably and achieved many firsts. |
 | Mandy de Waal: @mandyldewaal - Mandy de Waal is a heavyweight writer and senior journalist who reports on technology, business, science, the media sector and whatever else she finds interesting. Back in journalism after spending time in the corridors of corporate greed, De Waal has written for City Press, Rapport, Noseweek, Brandchannel (New York) and other good titles. |
 | Reghardt Marais - Reghardt Marais is the head of project management at Quirk (www.quirk.biz) - this makes a lot of sense since he's also juggling three kids and a wife. He spends his days making sure his team keeps work running smoothly and according to plan. |
 | Sarah Britten - Sarah Britten is a freelance strategist and writer based in Johannesburg. Having worked on brands from Standard Bank, Wimpy and Kulula to MTN and SARS, she now focuses on social media and content strategy. |
 | Tebogo Koena - Tebogo Koena is a brand builder who has been in the advertising space for over eight years, currently working at The Jupiter Drawing Room (Johannesburg). His experience stretches across automotive brands (Mercedes-Benz and FIAT) right through to the FMCG sector (Coca-Cola, Philip Morris and Plascon, among others). |
 | Vanita 'Bezi Phiri - Vanita Nyembezi Phiri is a freelance art director by profession. She's currently juggling between visual creativity and an interest in creative writing, in which she has an honours degree from Wits University. |