With over 20 years of experience navigating the waters of the hospitality and tourism sector, our crew boasts a diverse range of skills, from tour operations and corporate hospitality to event coordination, team-building, and supplier management.

We’ve weaved ourselves an extensive network of connections all over South Africa and beyond, so we can guide your business towards the right people and platforms for success.

We’ve charted many a course to success with projects like the launch of Fly Safair and the Old Biscuit Mill’s Events & Conference Centre, content creation for M.I.C.E companies to promote South Africa’s tourist wonders, and representing Start-Ups on the grow, such as GiftBoss.Let’s have a casual chat today about the ever-changing marketing landscape and how we can upgrade your company with the latest trends to create and maintain a dynamically visible presence.

Head of Sales and Marketing – Jonathan Lechtman

Jonathan Lechtman has been a prominent personality in the hospitality, events and travel industry for over twenty years and has recently envisaged, conceptualised, and established Event Republic – the latest and greatest in representation, marketing and consulting.

Prior to Event Republic, Jonathan was one of the founders of The Maximilian Group, an events, conferencing, and teambuilding company based in Johannesburg, South Africa and involved in his family’s inbound tour operating Company, Travel Republic Africa. Afterwards, he moved to Cape Town to establish himself further. Jonathan became a Sales & Marketing Manager of The River Club before working his way up in the company to become The Head of Sales & Marketing for the award-winning culinary and artisan space The Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock Cape Town. He would go on to build four new creative conference and event spaces, promoting company growth and international acclaim for this location during his years there.

Jonathan’s think-out-the-box ingenuity, strong negotiation skills and extensive contacts make him a tour de force titan within his field. His talents will grant you vast access to solid relationships within the market of hotels, conference venues & coordinators, event companies, tour operators, and other such enterprises across South Africa.

Head of Copywriting & Digital Marketing – Bradley Laubscher

Bradley Laubscher is a dynamic individual who strives for excellence in all work projects. He has a demonstrated history of working in the Travel/Tourism industry and boasts skills in creative story-telling, SEO Tactics, copy-editing, content writing and digital marketing. His creative and technical abilities qualify him to write for various platforms, ranging from artistic to technical in nature. Throughout Bradley’s professional career, he has consistently focused on developing engagement strategies, writing blog posts & articles, and managing companies’ brands with effective results.