The Brand Thread is a 100% black women-owned creative agency and communications company. With a team of highly skilled professionals we are able to deliver cutting edge creative and strategic services while telling brand stories effectively.
TBT is not just a Creative Agency, we are a company that helps clients to identify their brand narrative and preserve the integrity of their image.
We stand for black excellence and our work is driven by innovative thinking, creativity, as well as a willingness to push boundaries. We are the thread that brings all the elements of an empowering brand story together.
Head of Content Development
Chief Executive Officer
Photography
Audio/Radio Division
Tshepiso has more than 15 years’ experience in journalism, public relations and reputation management. She has worked with a diverse range of clients from start-ups to state owned entities and JSE listed companies, government departments and multinationals. As a consultant, Tshepiso launched the TransUnion Consumer Credit Index, Eduloan (now called Fundi), and has worked on First for Women Insurance, Sasol, Coca Cola Beverages South Africa,3M, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Eqestra Fleet Management, Gijima, Jasco, TransUnion, BASF, Mining Indaba , Anglo Platinum, the Oscar Pistorius trial and the Eskom Foundation. Tshepiso has a diploma in journalism and a certificate in project management. She is currently studying business administration. Tshepiso strongly believes that brands need to be closer to their targeted communities while showing interest in the social issues that affect them. She is passionate about community development and social entrepreneurship.
Zoe Is an award-winning journalist and PR professional. Driven by her affinity for social justice issues, Zoe has covered stories on a range of topics including the plight of rural mining communities, access to education and land restitution during her six years working at the Sowetan Newspaper. Zoe was selected as one of the Edward R. Murrow fellows for 2014 in the US. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wits University and a BPhil in Journalism from Stellenbosch University. She is also a previous recipient of the Aggrey Klaaste Journalism Scholarship as well as the Percy Qoboza scholarship. In 2016 she won the Standard Bank Sikuvile Award for Journalists in the category of enterprise news. She has also worked at Primestars where she handled the company's media relations and performed other project related tasks.
Nhlanhla is a professional photographer who was born and raised in Soweto. With years of Media industry experience behind him, Nhlanhla has captured the images of celebrities, politicians and ordinary citizens through his lens. He holds qualification in Journalism and is passionate about telling stories through photographs. Nhlanhla has worked for over seven years as photojournalist for publications such as The Star, Saturday Star and Sunday Independent Newspapers. His work is characterised by stunning and masterfully captured images that bring out the best qualities of his subject.
Is a broadcast journalist. He has worked for various radios stations such as Y fm, East Coast Radio, Eldos FM and other niche radio stations. He has over 12 years radio broadcasting experience. Elphas understands the news cycle and the role that radio, and podcasts plays in delivering brand narrative to the targeted audience. He is in charge of the audio/radio division and media training. Elphas holds a diploma in broadcast journalism from Boston Media House.