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Show profile Hide profileI am a specialist Publicist & Media Relations Consultant with experience in television, film, entertainment, sport, FMCG and crisis communications.
On the sporting side, I have worked in the media space with Prosport International and Craig Livingstone at The Livingstone Management Group, managing the media profiles of rugby players, footballers, coaches, cricketers and swimmers, including Pat Lambie, Bryan Habana, 'Beast' Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Jake White, Nick Mallett, Gordon Igesund, Andile Jali, Bernard Parker, Tsepo Masilela, Graeme Smith and Kirsty Coventry.
I have completed work as Unit Publicist on five feature films: 3 in the Spud series starring John Cleese and Troye Sivan (Spud: The Movie - 2010; Spud: The Madness Continues - 2013 and Spud: Learning to Fly - 2014); Mad Buddies (2012) starring Leon Schuster, Kenneth Nkosi, Alfred Ntombela & Tanit Phoenix and Schucks, Your Country Needs You (2013) starring Leon Schuster, Rob van Vuuren, Laré Birk and Alfred Ntombela.
My television experience encompasses publicity for reality shows, dramas, actuality shows, game shows and comedy shows for M-Net, SuperSport, kykNET and M-Net Africa. Some of the productions I have worked on as a Publicist include six seasons of Big Brother Africa, two seasons of Survivor South Africa, Deal or No Deal, Nokia Face of Africa Model Search, Carte Blanche, Naija Sings, Dans! Dans! Dans!, Project Fame, Idols and Survivor South Africa: Champions amongst others.
I am currently working as a personal publicist to Springbok flyhalf Patrick Lambie and reality TV star Zavion Kotze, as well as managing the publicity and social media for local distributor Black Sheep Films' slate of independent films and Airports Company South Africa's Retail Marketing publicity.
In the past, I have worked with companies and agencies including kykNET; DStv Online; SuperSport; Parker's Comedy & Jive; Carnival City Casino; South African Breweries; SASOL; Kaelo Worldwide Media; artist James Delaney; Nokia and Microsoft South Africa (via Fleishman-Hillard International Communications); Browns The Diamond Store; M-Net Corporate Communications; Cadbury/Kraft Foods; Carousel Casino & Entertainment World; local screen star Kgomotso Christopher (Isidingo); Olympic swimming icon Kirsty Coventry and theatre group The Insanity League (John van de Ruit, Aaron McIlroy & Ben Voss).
I am still an active writer and photographer and my work has appeared in most national newspapers and a host of magazines. I am a regular contributor to Khuluma, The Foschini Group's Tech, Man and Balanced Life magazines, as well as Private Edition and Destiny Man.
My varied experience has given me the chance to work with radio stations, newspapers and magazines around the country, across a variety of genres. I enjoy working on driven brands that like to take chances and specialize in finding synergies between different clients to maximize exposure across the board.
I am a specialist Publicist & Media Relations Consultant with experience in television, film, entertainment, sport, FMCG and crisis communications.
On the sporting side, I have worked in the media space with Prosport International and Craig Livingstone at The Livingstone Management Group, managing the media profiles of rugby players, footballers, coaches, cricketers and swimmers, including Pat Lambie, Bryan Habana, 'Beast' Mtawarira, Willie le Roux, Jake White, Nick Mallett, Gordon Igesund, Andile Jali, Bernard Parker, Tsepo Masilela, Graeme Smith and Kirsty Coventry.
I have completed work as Unit Publicist on five feature films: 3 in the Spud series starring John Cleese and Troye Sivan (Spud: The Movie - 2010; Spud: The Madness Continues - 2013 and Spud: Learning to Fly - 2014); Mad Buddies (2012) starring Leon Schuster, Kenneth Nkosi, Alfred Ntombela & Tanit Phoenix and Schucks, Your Country Needs You (2013) starring Leon Schuster, Rob van Vuuren, Laré Birk and Alfred Ntombela.
My television experience encompasses publicity for reality shows, dramas, actuality shows, game shows and comedy shows for M-Net, SuperSport, kykNET and M-Net Africa. Some of the productions I have worked on as a Publicist include six seasons of Big Brother Africa, two seasons of Survivor South Africa, Deal or No Deal, Nokia Face of Africa Model Search, Carte Blanche, Naija Sings, Dans! Dans! Dans!, Project Fame, Idols and Survivor South Africa: Champions amongst others.
I am currently working as a personal publicist to Springbok flyhalf Patrick Lambie and reality TV star Zavion Kotze, as well as managing the publicity and social media for local distributor Black Sheep Films' slate of independent films and Airports Company South Africa's Retail Marketing publicity.
In the past, I have worked with companies and agencies including kykNET; DStv Online; SuperSport; Parker's Comedy & Jive; Carnival City Casino; South African Breweries; SASOL; Kaelo Worldwide Media; artist James Delaney; Nokia and Microsoft South Africa (via Fleishman-Hillard International Communications); Browns The Diamond Store; M-Net Corporate Communications; Cadbury/Kraft Foods; Carousel Casino & Entertainment World; local screen star Kgomotso Christopher (Isidingo); Olympic swimming icon Kirsty Coventry and theatre group The Insanity League (John van de Ruit, Aaron McIlroy & Ben Voss).
I am still an active writer and photographer and my work has appeared in most national newspapers and a host of magazines. I am a regular contributor to Khuluma, The Foschini Group's Tech, Man and Balanced Life magazines, as well as Private Edition and Destiny Man.
My varied experience has given me the chance to work with radio stations, newspapers and magazines around the country, across a variety of genres. I enjoy working on driven brands that like to take chances and specialize in finding synergies between different clients to maximize exposure across the board.
