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PUBLISHER

Lorinda Scott lorinda@fabmags.co.za

EDITOR

Justin Scott justin@fabmags.co.za

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Michaela Naidoo michaela@fabmags.co.za by a dedicated and driven group of women who make up the FabTeam!

From planning to sales, content, design and distribution, they handle it all. The team has worked together over hundreds of editions and has developed a culture that is one of the best I’ve ever experienced. The office is often filled with joy and laughter which balances the focus and hard work needed to hit so many deadlines.

SALES EXECUTIVE

Amy Meyer amy@fabmags.co.za

082 777 5541

SALES DIRECTOR

Lucille Wendler lucille@fabmags.co.za

083 747 3694

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Sharlene Odayar sharlene@fabmags.co.za

IN-HOUSE JOURNALISTS

We’ve had long-running themes in our magazines which we use to guide our articles and stories. Our August editions have always celebrated the wonderful, inspiring, innovative and entrepreneurial women of the East Coast, and the team has produced a great edition that I am sure you will enjoy!

This edition got me thinking about the team I get to work with at FabMags, and I feel it would be remiss of me not to mention them.

If you didn’t know, FabMags publishes 14 print magazines and 10 digital magazines, each with varying numbers of editions per year. It’s a job we really love doing, but it also takes some delicate balancing (and juggling) to take ideas and concepts, discussed and debated around a table, to full-blown articles with photos and stories that make it onto the pages of our magazines. All of this is done

I appreciate this team deeply, and whilst they have worked so hard behind the scenes to celebrate the women in the stories of this edition, I would like to express my appreciation of them and the extraordinary work they do!

I hope you enjoy all of our stories and features. From putting a spotlight on the local female professionals who are achieving great things in their field to sharing the best braai accessories for the upcoming Heritage Day, we have a lovely mix of interesting articles to read through.

Till we chat again. Enjoy! God bless.

JUSTIN SCOTT, and the FabMags team

Cristina Govender cristina@fabmags.co.za

Kai Coates kai@fabmags.co.za

IN-HOUSE COPY EDITOR

Jordyn Trollip jordyn@fabmags.co.za

CONTRIBUTORS

Elna Burger, Dr Rachel Shannon and Grant Gavin

ACCOUNTS

Fay Horack accounts@fabmags.co.za

SOCIAL/EVENTS lorinda@fabmags.co.za

082 562 7202

CONTACT FABMAGS

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