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18.10.2019

Get your W12 Congress early bird ticket.

The City of Cape Town is hosting the W12 Congress that promises to attract Government and environment leaders from around the world. The W12 Congress is an international conference and expo that seeks to create the world’s first “Major City Best ...
16.10.2019

CIB share insights at the FIA Advice Summit

Jon-Jon Smit from our partner CIB chatted to Andres Meszarich of Hereford. The discussion centred on risk management and understanding the relationship between the broker and UMA, now and into the future.

Let's make some magic!

CN&CO is a lifestyle business populated by people who believe, above all other things, in the importance and the power of those around us. Our passion and skills lie in anything to do with people and brands. Where these two worlds intersect, true magic happens.

The CN&CO team is a passionate, creative, talented, good looking bunch of magicians with mad skills in:

  • Marketing (and more)
  • PR and media relations
  • Content generation
  • Social media
  • Training
  • Human resources strategy and implementation
  • Specialist recruitment
  • Communications – across the board
  • Events and activations
  • Generally making magic happen, wherever it’s needed

The Team

Blake Dyason Trail runner

Kurt Solomon Communications boss
Kurt Solomon Communications boss
@kurtsol89

If ever a boych liked to klap it, it’s this oke. Kurt has a strong background in communications and making stuff happen – with a bang!

Josie Dougall Brand and strategy guru
Josie Dougall Brand and strategy guru
@jozidougall

Believes unwaveringly in creating brands from the inside out; brands that work in real life and not just on the pretty slides they’re presented on. Working mom. Lives at the seaside

Rob Christian Engineer
Rob Christian Engineer

Rob has a hugely eclectic study-work-live-travel pedigree, giving him “an approximate knowledge of many things”.

Francois Joubert Events Guru
Francois Joubert Events Guru

Our own TV star who likes nothing more than making people happy. Never had a bad hair day in his life. Determined and talented. Fan of Beyonce and prolific sender of GIFs.

Carel Nolte Chief señor
Carel Nolte Chief señor
@carelnolte

His passions are numerous and legendary — insurance, education, the arts, travel, fitness, cancer awareness, champagne, clever people, smart brands and not fuccing up, to name but a few

Lethabo-Thabo Royds Brand Manager
Lethabo-Thabo Royds Brand Manager
@thabsizzle

Eternal optimist, traveller, Arsenal supporter, and dreamer with a big heart. Thinks we should always treat each other and ourselves with kindness, respect, generosity, and love

Llewellyn du Plessis Events Guru
Llewellyn du Plessis Events Guru

Llewellyn enjoys nothing more than spending time with his family. He has been in the entertainment world since the age of six, and even spent time working in a circus.

Allan Bader Generalist/Hockey coach
Allan Bader Generalist/Hockey coach
@redabja

A.k.a. Bades, Bader, Al, Mabel. Always in a good mood. When he’s not busy getting things organised for our CN&CO partners, you’ll either find him coaching hockey or out on a date.

Gianluca Tucci Managing Brand Manager
Gianluca Tucci Managing Brand Manager
@giangitucci

Gianluca [Jun-loo-ca] or “Gee” is an energiser with Italian and South African roots. His background is marketing communications, and brand and project management.

Rikus Kok Events Guru
Rikus Kok Events Guru

Rikus studied musical theatre at the Tshwane University of Technology and has experience in theatre and television, both in South Africa and abroad.

Joshua Nuttall Josh of all trades
Joshua Nuttall Josh of all trades
@nuttalljosh

Bicycle freak, data nerd, overthinker, and all-round great guy. Interested in tech, data, brands and the ever expanding digital space.

Penny Hickinbotham Admin goddess
Penny Hickinbotham Admin goddess

Reigning CN&CO gold medallist in bridge, baking, hospitality and whisky. Stay-at-home gran. Keeps Carel’s life orderly — the toughest job at CN&CO (if not in the world)

Colin Ford Word nerd
@donfrolic

Eternal student. Loves learning. Always willing (gently) to point out the incorrect application of apostrophe’s and Capital letters

Gianluca Tucci Managing Brand Manager
@giangitucci

Gianluca [Jun-loo-ca] or “Gee” is an energiser with Italian and South African roots. His background is marketing communications, and brand and project management.

Blake Dyason Trail runner

Rob Christian Engineer

Rob has a hugely eclectic study-work-live-travel pedigree, giving him “an approximate knowledge of many things”.

Allan Bader Generalist/Hockey coach
@redabja

A.k.a. Bades, Bader, Al, Mabel. Always in a good mood. When he’s not busy getting things organised for our CN&CO partners, you’ll either find him coaching hockey or out on a date.

Carel Nolte Chief señor
@carelnolte

His passions are numerous and legendary — insurance, education, the arts, travel, fitness, cancer awareness, champagne, clever people, smart brands and not fuccing up, to name but a few

Rikus Kok Events Guru

Rikus studied musical theatre at the Tshwane University of Technology and has experience in theatre and television, both in South Africa and abroad.

Joshua Nuttall Josh of all trades
@nuttalljosh

Bicycle freak, data nerd, overthinker, and all-round great guy. Interested in tech, data, brands and the ever expanding digital space.

Colin Ford Word nerd
@donfrolic

Eternal student. Loves learning. Always willing (gently) to point out the incorrect application of apostrophe’s and Capital letters

Llewellyn du Plessis Events Guru

Llewellyn enjoys nothing more than spending time with his family. He has been in the entertainment world since the age of six, and even spent time working in a circus.

Josie Dougall Brand and strategy guru
@jozidougall

Believes unwaveringly in creating brands from the inside out; brands that work in real life and not just on the pretty slides they’re presented on. Working mom. Lives at the seaside

Penny Hickinbotham Admin goddess

Reigning CN&CO gold medallist in bridge, baking, hospitality and whisky. Stay-at-home gran. Keeps Carel’s life orderly — the toughest job at CN&CO (if not in the world)

Francois Joubert Events Guru

Our own TV star who likes nothing more than making people happy. Never had a bad hair day in his life. Determined and talented. Fan of Beyonce and prolific sender of GIFs.

Kurt Solomon Communications boss
@kurtsol89

If ever a boych liked to klap it, it’s this oke. Kurt has a strong background in communications and making stuff happen – with a bang!

Lethabo-Thabo Royds Brand Manager
@thabsizzle

Eternal optimist, traveller, Arsenal supporter, and dreamer with a big heart. Thinks we should always treat each other and ourselves with kindness, respect, generosity, and love

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even friends.