Our Starbucks Event! -- XOTV Newsletter
Updates
Have you been keeping up with our vlogs? If so, you know we've been working on an exciting event with Starbucks South Africa, which finally happened on September 28th! Today's newsletter is a recap from Adriaan, who's based in South Africa, of the event and how we'll be working with Starbucks moving forward.
Have questions about these updates or want to get involved? Email our team here.
#ShiftIntoCreation with Capital Creators, Starbucks and XOTV
The Capital Creators hosts events in South Africa with the focus of bringing content creators and entrepreneurs together to network. XOTV has always been an avid supporter of the group and has worked with many a creator that came through and from the community. Since its inception in 2018, the group has had contact with thousands of content creators, entrepreneurs and executives from companies such as Ford Motor Company, Jaguar and Land Rover and now Starbucks, to name only a few. This has led to promising partnerships.
The first event in partnership with Starbucks took place on 28 September 2022 in Cape Town at their V&A Waterfront location. And it was incredible. With just under 50 individuals in attendance and incredible giveaways, the attendees had much to look forward to.
The speaker lineup for the event was; Adriaan Venner Scheepers, Director of Creator and Community Development at XOTV and Founder of Capital Creators; Starbucks' Coffee Manager, Ishan Natalie; Starbucks South Africa's Managing Director, Leah Mccrae; and Content Creator and Youtuber, Terence Mentor aka Afrodaddy. These
speakers were complimented by the incredible Danny Painter, who MC'd the event. The talks were from the top shelf and the participants lit up with the value given by the speakers, especially that from Leah and Afrodaddy.
The aim of the event is to become a travelling show in a sense. Giving lots of value and encouraging participants to stop procrastinating and "Shift Into Creation." There is also a focus on growing the audience and building the community in a sustainable space. And from this space, opportunity, ideas and learning can flow. For now, the goal is to travel the "big five" South African cities, which include Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Bloemfontein before ultimately taking the event global with discussions to take it to the US already in the works.
We believe that the only thing many creators need to truly get started is some motivation and even more so, opportunity. And we want to be that for them. We want to be the place they receive both encouragement and opportunity.
How can you support the event? The Capital Creators in Association with Starbucks and XOTV are looking for sponsors for these events. Individuals or companies who are interested in investing not only in the event but in the lives it touches. If you would like to get involved in any capacity whatsoever, feel free to send Adriaan an email here: adriaan@xotv.me.
The next event is already in the planning phase and will once more be in Cape Town, South Africa to build on the momentum of the first event. After this, it will travel to Durban, and then over the country.
The Capital Creators and XOTV are very excited about this partnership with Starbucks South Africa and are looking forward to discussing a more involved way of tying the brands together with endless possibilities in mind. We will keep you informed on updates, so be sure to return to the newsletter for more news coming soon. All we can say is, there are some exciting things on the horizon.
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Stay creative,
Katie and the XOTV Team