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She who laughs last, laughs best. Just ask Liezel van der Westhuizen, one of South Africa’s leading media personalities who turned snide remarks about her length into a powerful personal brand. She’s 1.8 metres tall, and her influence stretches across continents as a MC, model, trainer and personal brand builder. In fact, Liezel’s The Giraffe Brand Academy was born after comments that she was as tall as a giraffe. The fitness guru and television host joins YehBaby CEO Ronelle Louwrens for a candid talk about building your personal brand, a skill that will be even more important post covid-19. 

Previously the CEO of YehBaby Digital, Ronelle Louwrens, explored some of the digital and marketing options for South Africa’s wine industry post covid-19. In episode 2 she speaks to Andreas Clark, the CEO of Wine Australia and one of the world’s leading wine thought leaders. He speaks candidly about the impact of the coronavirus on his country’s wine industry, and shares some of his tips for the way forward.

In episode of The YehBaby Podcast the digital marketing expert Ronelle Louwrens zooms into the wine industry. South Africa is among the biggest wine-producing countries in the world, but covid-19 has turned everything upside down. Creation Wines co-founder Carolyn Martin shares her views on reviving the wine brand post the pandemic, whilst Vinpro tourism manager Marisah Nieuwoudt speaks on the future of the country’s wine and tourism industries. Also, Vinpro CEO Rico Basson says he’s made a conscious decision to support entrepreneurs.

When it comes to creating an online identity for their businesses, many people don’t know where to start. Often, they make expensive mistakes… Mistakes that could’ve been avoided.Welcome to The YehBaby Podcast with Ronelle Louwrens. Here is a sneak preview of what she is brewing for the first episode to be released soon. She explores the digital marketing journey of Creation Wines – high up on the scenic Hemel-en-Aarde ridge in the Western Cape. She gets a sneak preview of plans to revive South Africa’s travel and wine industry plans post covid-19, and Vinpro CEO Rico Basson joins her virtually to talk about his love for SMMEs.