About me
Having worked on some of South Africa’s most loved brands he’s passionate about finding the newest, best way to help a brand reach its full potential. Over the last 20 years he’s been doing his level best to find better ways for brands to interact with their markets.
In 2008 he decided that the only way to truly reveal the full potential of brands was to be the guy that has the power to make the final decision and hold his brands to it. And thus OwenKessel was born.
And now the floodgates are really open as he continually strives to push his clients out of their old orbit and into a new, exciting galaxy of opportunity
Sector Experience
Awards
My Work
SEE ALL WORKDry Goods 1
- BRAND:
- Savanna Cider
- AGENCY:
- Grey Johannesburg
Dry Goods
- BRAND:
- Savanna Cider
- AGENCY:
- Grey Johannesburg
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- BRAND:
- Savanna
- AGENCY:
- GREY South Africa
Positions
What is a CEO if not a Magic Steam Turbine Driver? We have an engine that makes magic. I steer the machine. Which means I also fuel it, fix it and oil it. All while it's still going. That is what business leadership is all about. Keeping it all on the road while the world throws challenges your way. That's what makes it interesting. It's handy that we make magic though - it turns out that the world needs more magic. I guess that anything you do should bring a little more magic into the world. It also means that you serve a higher authority. It mean you're committed to bringing great people together into a great magic steam turbine that in turn makes great things.
Co-Founder CEO
Johannesburg, South Africa
August 2008 - Present (16 years 3 months)
Brand Experience Engineers
Executive Creative Director
Ogilvy Brand Activation
2006 - 2008 (2 years)
Creative Director
TBWA Gavin Reddy
2000 - 2005 (5 years)
Copywriter
FCB SA
1997 - 2000 (3 years)
Copywriter
TBWA\G1
Johannesburg, South Africa
Education
1997 - 1999 (2 years)
