34 - This is TEDxCapeTown with Ronell Swartbooi & Alexandra Kotchoubei.

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 34th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today’s episode is pretty special! Behind the scenes, I’ve been in a deep and comprehensive preparation for presenting on the TEDxCapeTown and TEDxYouthCapeTown’s red carpet, at their upcoming main event happening on the 28th January 2023 (if you are listening to this episode when it airs, that’s literally in three days!). It has been a dream come true for me, and I am still in disbelief that it’s even happening. Today, I had the privilege of having two remarkably talented, driven, passionate and inspiring power women come on the show to tell us about all things TEDxCapeTown. Ronell Swartbooi is an extremely passionate communicator and networker, always seeking to connect with like-minded individuals across industries. Her core goal is to deepen her understanding of innovative technologies that advance the growth of people, brands, and businesses across the globe - from consumer to enterprise. Her fave quote - "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn." - Alvin Toffler Volunteering is a fundamental part of Ronell's DNA. She's been a volunteer in the TEDx community in South Africa since 2013 and was selected as the first female Curator of TEDxCapeTown in 2021. This is her sandbox, where she gets the opportunity to help build a strong brand like TEDx with a powerfully talented team of professionals. Ronell has been instrumental in building the brand team at TEDxCapeTown since 2015. Alexandra Kotchoubei is the Marketing Executive at Topco Media who obtained her Bachelor and Honours in BCom Strategic Brand Management from Vega School, which sparked her joy for all things brand and marketing. She is also on the current 2022/2023 Loeries Youth Committee and has been on the TEDxCapeTown volunteer team since 2018 working from social media to event curation. Seeing the process of an idea getting to the final stage and then on YouTube is what she sees as magic come to life. The fact that she is a part of something so much bigger is what excites her in everything that she does. It allows her to learn new things about different industries, new things about herself and meet and connect with new and different people. In the world of marketing working with elements of international, collaboration and a youth focus is what she looks for in everything that she does. SHOW LINKS: 10% DISCOUNT CODE for OXFORDHEALTHSPAN: https://oxfordhealthspan.com/discount/KELSEY TEDxCapeTown & TEDxYouthCapeTown’s “Our Leap Ahead” main event (28th January, 2023): https://www.quicket.co.za/events/199025-our-leap-ahead/#/ TEDxCapeTown: https://tedxcapetown.org/ , @tedxcapetown (Instagram) TEDxYouthCapeTown: https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/52889  , @tedxyouthcapetown (Instagram) To sign up to TEDxCapeTown’s Newsletter: https://www.tedxcapetown.org/newsletter Follow me on Instagram @kelseybuchalter for all things relating to me and this podcast. Also, never hesitate to drop me a message either on Instagram or on my email: [email protected] …I appreciate any and all feedback! If you’d like, you can leave a rating and review on whatever app you are listening to this Podcast on…it will help out a lot! And if you think there is anyone who would like this episode, please share this episode with them! All help is greatly appreciated! Music composed by Kelsey Buchalter. © Kelsey Buchalter 2023