As a young, dynamic and multi-faceted creative agency nestled in the heart of Johannesburg South Africa, Vibing With Vibe is a space that engages people to think about themselves in ways that help them build their own unique journeys of success.
Through documenting our own practical work of building a brand and business we want to bravely show others that it is not only possible but critical to think, engage and share with deliberate intention.
As young black South Africans, we explore the notion of whether it is possible to build a business that raises the collective consciousness of those who come in contact with it for the better as well as still being ambitious and driven to succeed.
Vibing With Vibe is not only a space where we seek to explore the practical challenges faced by those trying to build businesses in a developing economy but also the internal mental and emotional shifts that need to take place to do so in a way that is sustainable and authentic.
We want to challenge both the historical and current stereotypes of what it means to be successful and how to get there and ultimately replace these with ones that place humility, care, honesty and self-awareness at the core of how we approach our work and interact within the world.
Building a business can't be done alone and it should be easy to find and employ talent right? In this episode, we look at why this is not that easy!
In Episode 4 we look at finding the right talent for your business. We think it is an important conversation because not only do a lot of startups fumble when it comes to finding the right talent but at the same time, there are a lot of challenges with the kind of "talent" one finds out there.
The youth unemployment rate in South Africa is stupidly high. It's like 66% which for us is a crazy high stat. It shows that the biggest problem in our country is the lack of jobs right? But why is that a problem in the first place?
Why is that a problem when there are startups such as ourselves that are wanting to find talent, wanting to employ people and give people the opportunity to do better for themselves?
Why is it a struggle? Why are we so unemployed? What's going on?
24 Jun 2022
The Township Economy Is Worth R300 Billion, HOW?!
Welcome to episode 3 and this time around we bring you our first guest! Someone who is also young, like us :) , an entrepreneur, and knows the roller coaster ride of trying to carve out one's own path.
On the show today we have Thato Tshabalala, a young man doing amazing things, in his own right. He is the founder of Native Scope Communications a township-first marketing company which has its ear to the ground by remaining ethnographically led. This means that the work he does comes from the point of view of the people who live in the townships and the needs within those areas. This allows Native Scope to make very informed and intentional decisions when it comes to creating solution strategies be it in marketing, advertising, activating brands or selling products and services in these locations.
We would like to thank Thato for his time, energy, knowledge and passion during the discussion and we are grateful to have been able to have such a candid and interesting industry chat.
Want to connect with Native Scope? Find all of the details below:
https://www.facebook.com/www.nativescope.co.za (https://www.facebook.com/www.nativescope.co.za)
https://za.linkedin.com/company/native-scope-communications (https://za.linkedin.com/company/native-scope-communications)
If you would like to know more about us as a business or the individuals concerned please feel free to follow us on all the major social channels you enjoy:
Twitter: @VibeExperiences - https://twitter.com/vibeexperiences (https://twitter.com/vibeexperiences)
Instagram: @vibe_experiential -https://www.instagram.com/vibe_experiential/ (https://www.instagram.com/vibe_experiential/)
Facebook: @VibeExperiential - https://www.facebook.com/VibeExperiential (https://www.facebook.com/VibeExperiential)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1kTS6bKkbzd5a2Tf0YN2MA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1kTS6bKkbzd5a2Tf0YN2MA)
Email: experiences@vibeexperiential.co.za (mailto:experiences@vibeexperiential.co.za)
www.vibeexperiential.co.za (www.vibeexperiential.co.za)
Music:
Vibe Experiential Agency has acquired the rights to use the music and parts thereof in our materials across all of our platforms.
The full track from which we used snippets thereof in this production can be enjoyed at the following link:
PDogg Amazing Feel The Vibe ft Okmalumkoolkat x Blxckie
Full track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up-ujOllSrU&list=RDup-ujOllSrU&start_radio=1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up-ujOllSrU&list=RDup-ujOllSrU&start_radio=1)
27 May 2022
From Employee To Self-Employed
In this, our second episode we take a look at how switching from waged employment to self-employment is something which requires a huge mental shift, and we wanted to talk about the ways that we have coped with it thus far.
For those of you working a 9-to-5 job, we're all familiar with how mentally draining it can be and we take nothing away from that in the least. When you work for someone else, you have to please others in very specific ways. You need to make sure you stay within your lane and respect various boundaries and in many ways, this is the same for you once you go solo but there are some other considerations which are interesting to explore especially if you are considering this as a path for your future.
The ability to be an entrepreneur isn't learned in a classroom. Nothing quite prepares you for what it's actually like to become your own boss, having to manage everything from finances to customer service and all the unexpected skills you realise you need but which you never even thought you would ever need to attain.
Now, this kind of shift may sound daunting! But it's not all bad news. If your business succeeds, you succeed and more than often those connected to you are also uplifted in a number of ways.
Join us on the podcast and let's take a look at what that mental shift was like.
If you would like to know more about us as a business or the individuals concerned please feel free to follow us on all the major social channels you enjoy:
Socials
Twitter: @VibeExperiences - https://twitter.com/vibeexperiences (https://twitter.com/vibeexperiences)
Instagram: @vibe_experiential -https://www.instagram.com/vibe_experiential/ (https://www.instagram.com/vibe_experiential/)
Facebook: @VibeExperiential - https://www.facebook.com/VibeExperiential (https://www.facebook.com/VibeExperiential)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1kTS6bKkbzd5a2Tf0YN2MA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1kTS6bKkbzd5a2Tf0YN2MA)
Email: experiences@vibeexperiential.co.za (mailto:experiences@vibeexperiential.co.za)
www.vibeexperiential.co.za (www.vibeexperiential.co.za)
Music:
Vibe Experiential Agency has acquired the rights to use the music and parts thereof in our materials across all of our platforms.
The full track from which we used snippets thereof in this production can be enjoyed at the following link:
PDogg Amazing Feel The Vibe ft Okmalumkoolkat x Blxckie
Full track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up-ujOllSrU&list=RDup-ujOllSrU&start_radio=1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up-ujOllSrU&list=RDup-ujOllSrU&start_radio=1)
1 May 2022
Meet The Vibe Tribe
Meet our team at VIBE EXPERIENTIAL AGENCY (https://www.vibeexperiential.co.za/)! We are a black-owned, full-service creative agency established in 2019 where we specialise in brand strategy, creative, experiential, digital, PR, production and culinary content in the branding, marketing and advertising spaces.
Vibing with Vibe is a show where we document our process of building a business both in terms of the practical as well as the soft skills needed to navigate the challenging, exciting and sometimes seemingly impossible world of entrepreneurship.
Each challenge is as unique as every member of our team and the strategies, lessons and discoveries are equally as dynamic.
If you would like to know more about us as a business or the individuals concerned please feel free to follow us on all the major social channels you enjoy:
Twitter: @VibeExperiences - https://twitter.com/vibeexperiences
Instagram: @vibe_experiential - https://www.instagram.com/vibe_experiential/
Facebook: @VibeExperiential - https://www.facebook.com/VibeExperiential
Email: experiences@vibeexperiential.co.za
www.vibeexperiential.co.za (https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vibeexperiential.co.za%2F&e=ATMmhGfefmqofKqAKzJoThDYahitHnzMvd62ZdUqIxWHYASNRQ2qCaZCH41qqU-T3rb_5HdjrkZDJUJkLyoRCs4&s=1)
Music:
PDogg Amazing Feel The Vibe ft Okmalumkoolkat x Blxckie
Full track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up-ujOllSrU&list=RDup-ujOllSrU&start_radio=1
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