10 South African Entrepreneurs Revolutionizing Event Management
10 South African Entrepreneurs Revolutionizing Event Management. These entrepreneurs are leading the way in transforming the event management industry in South Africa through innovation, technology integration, and a focus on customer experience. They are setting new benchmarks and inspiring others in the field to strive for excellence. Here are ten South African entrepreneurs revolutionizing the event management industry:
Glen Netshipise
Glen Netshipise is the founder of Glen21 Entertainment, a prominent African event management agency, excelling in providing comprehensive event services encompassing ideation, production, artist management, and marketing. Boasting extensive industry experience, Glen21 Entertainment has solidified its position as a reliable partner for clients seeking to create remarkable and prosperous events.
Glenton de Kock
As CEO of SAACI, Glenton de Kock has been instrumental in modernizing the event and conference sector in South Africa, pushing for innovation and high standards in event management. He has focused on integrating technology and improving professional standards in the industry.
Carol Weaving
Carol Weaving is the Managing Director of Reed Exhibitions Africa, a leading event management company organizing large-scale exhibitions and trade shows across the continent. Under her leadership, the company has embraced digital transformation and sustainability practices.
Mabusang Malotane
Mabusang Malotane is the founder and CEO of Shai Boi. Shai Boi is a Boutique Project Management Agency, focused on employing the Arts of creativity to deliver clients’ brand identity and imagination. The company is led by a team of dynamic, creative and innovative professionals with solid expertise in marketing, event and brand management.
Carel Herholdt
Dryland Event Management was co-founded in 2003 by Carel Herholdt and Henco Rademeyer with Bernard Le Roux joining forces a couple of years later. All of them are keen mountain bikers with both Henco and Bernard who have completed in multiple international mountain bike and trail running events. They are a dynamic team and currently owns and operates 16 International cycling and trail running events from one-day races to 7 day stage races.
Sven Reinertsen
Sven Reinertsen is the founder of Jawbone Brand Experiences. Everyday the company creates, manages, and measures strategic activations with detailed granular reporting on the activation metrics, such as samples delivered, foot-flow, reach, and engagement. Its in-house resources offer a concept-to execution approach.
Christy Turner
Christy Turner is the co-founder of Webtickets. Webticket’s ticketing, marketing and development solutions are changing the industry by enabling venues to directly manage patron relationships. Unlike ticketing providers that compete with sports and entertainment organisations for consumer spend, Webtickets enables venues and event organisers to sell directly to their customers. In doing so, Webtickets helps these organisations to sell available tickets, capture unrealised revenues, strengthen their brands and foster intimate and profitable customer relationships.
Warren Le Grange
Warren Le Grange is the founder & CCO of Khoi Kreative. Khoi Kreative is a full service creative agency specialising in live events. The company does everything from concept to execution. Warren has been instrumental in organizing one of the country’s biggest festival, ‘Hey Neighbour’ as one of the brains behind the festival.
Lerato ‘T-Lee’ Moiloa
Lerato ‘T-Lee’ Moiloa is the founder of Bridge Entertainment. Bridge Entertainment was founded in 2006 as an entertainment, event production, and marketing corporation. The company has built a unique and strong business network within the entertainment industry over the years that enables it to give its clients world class service in various aspects within the entertainment, events and marketing industry.
