Posts Tagged ‘events with a difference’
We Hustled Like Never Before
Dreamsets often work closely with theSQUAD as they make set design and lighting magic for our events. We spoke to their Minister of Finance, Leanne Bancroft and Minister of Entertainment, Eben Peltz, to find out how they coped during COVID. It was extremely tough, and the team went above and beyond to earn their SQUAD stripes…
Read MoreHonouring Relationships is Everything
Creative Director, Rina Wood, is responsible for a lot of the beautiful designs you see from theSQUAD, including our iconic wings. We spoke to Rina about how her business was affected by COVID, and what trends are on the rise now. Thanks for sharing these insights with us Rina. “I am…
Read MoreOur Stories Matter
Charmaine Weir-Smith is an award-winning Actress, Director and Writer who we love. theSQUAD asked her for an update on how life was during and after COVID, and she kindly shared these insights with us. “When President Ramaphosa announced the national state of disaster, I was on stage with Paul Slabolepszy and Renate Stuurman acting in…
Read MoreGetting Together Again
We loved working with Inge Crow, Freelance Event Specialist and Producer, on one of our first in-person events in a while! Inge reminded us of the term, “event-unfit”, and how we need to get in shape to match the energy levels needed now. Thanks for these insights on Everything is Connected Inge. “I’m a diehard event…
Read MoreFacilitating Deeply Needed Connections
Vicki Scheffel, Founder of Geskenk Corporate Gift Company, was kind enough to share her insights with theSQUAD on how she rethought her business during COVID, and beyond. “My corporate gift company, Geskenk was born from a need to service the corporate world, with a more conscious, on-brand and sustainable, local gifting solution. During COVID, most…
Read MoretheSQUAD Was My Rock
As part of a series of Everything is Connected interviews, theSQUAD spoke to talented decor entrepreneur, Charmaine Elliott who is the owner of Decorate with Char. Here’s what she told us about COVID, and her post-pandemic world. “I was affected by COVID to the extent that my CME Décor Specialist business was liquidated. I survived by…
Read MoreFilling the Creative Cup with SA and RoSSA’s Got Talent
theSQUAD have already blazed a trail in 2022, moving into new offices and bypassing the comfort zone by embracing an intense project management campaign. We caught up with Squadron Creative Producer, Tarryn Bentley-Gross, to get the inside story. Q: How did theSQUAD become involved in SA and RoSSA’s Got Talent? T: Well, it nearly didn’t…
Read MoreFive Steps to Living a Limitless Life
This month we’re exploring what it means to be Limitless! The power of limitless thinking is something anyone can tap into, but so often we are constricted by the labels we put on ourselves. I find this so interesting because theSQUAD do our best to challenge the norm and not limit our thinking. When answering…
Read MoreShoshin: Event Management With An Open Heart and Open Mind
The word Shoshin refers to a beginner’s mind—a state of openness and wonder that allows a person to approach life unfettered by the preconceptions, biases or habits associated with knowledge and experience. Looking at the vast empty spaces an event often has to fill, Shoshin seems like something an Event Manager with a vision needs!…
Read MoreMedia Entrepreneur: “Do it with Heart, Be Brave and Be True to Yourself”
Many thanks to The Media Online for featuring our Squadron Leader, Kelly McGillivray. In the latest of their ongoing media entrepreneur series, The Media Online highlight the work of Kelly McGillivray, managing director and squadron leader of theSQUAD Creative Events. With the events industry being hard it by the Covid-19 pandemic, she recently realigned the business to encompass…
Read MoreMy Brilliant Career: Creating Special Moments that People Will Remember
Many thanks to The Sunday Times Career Section for featuring our Squadron Leader, Kelly McGillivray. What is your name, title at work and the name of your company? Kelly McGillivray, MD and Squadron Leader of theSQUAD Creative Events. Tell me about what you do at work We make magic. We pull rabbits out of hats…
Read MoreThe Power of Unexpected Kindness
When lockdown seemed to sever us from our community my frustrations levels were sky high. Creating the big events I love doing ground to a halt and I missed my clients and my team. Eventing can only happen so far via a Zoom call. On top of this, the weather got colder and I could…
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