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Quintessential ZA — Michael Cost is a South African YouTuber that showcases South African culture. His YouTube channel has an impressive 3,000+ subscribers, all tuned in for his reports on the lifestyle of a millennial in South Africa. Michael has a Master in Architecture but has opted to be a full-time YouTuber. He sits down with us for a chat in the Creative Corner about how to make a success of YouTube in the difficult South African creative industry. If you've ever wanted to start a creative endeavor in South Africa, or in the world, this is the guy you want to hear from. Go and check out his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMichaelCost

Quintessential ZA — Sports Junkies HQ is a platform for sports fans to voice their opinions and analysis on matches, transfers, sports issues and any sports-related topics that spur their interest. The platform is essentially for-fans -by-fans. Zuko is empowering the youth in South Africa to all be sports analysts. He chats to us about how the platform is growing and what the future of sports reporting means for sports in South Africa.

Quintessential ZA — Daisy Zanel is a South African YouTuber who documents her journey through life. A third-year drama student at the University of Pretoia and self-professed mermaid, Daisy covers the ups-and-downs of stumbling through life as a millennial in modern day South Africa. We catch up with her to hear where she started and where she is going, to get a better idea of how to use a platform like YouTube to further our brand and showcase our lives.

Quintessential ZA — We sat down and had a chat with Henry Marsh, a qualified Industrial Engineer, but works as a full-time professional photographer. He makes sure to capture the raw, unadulterated emotion of the moment. He describes his style as photo-journalistic, or documentary, as he doesn't tell his clients how to act or when to smile, but instead documents their lives. Henry spoke to us about how to give back to the community as a photographer, making your passion your career and how instagram actually isn't important to him.

Quintessential ZA — Featured on CNN, Lead SA, The Guardian, Mail & Guardian as well as the pages of famous bloggers, Jo Buitendach is no stranger to the streets of South Africa. A registered tour guide and archaeologist started her business Past Experiences which offers a wide variety of city tours in Johannesburg, Soweto, and Pretoria. She started out with inner-city walking tours in very dangerous areas, but in the past few years has built a company that not only serve locals and tourists but also builds customized tours for corporates and schools. Her goal is to encourage locals to fall in love with their own cities and make them believe in its future just as much as she does. Johannesburg’s inner city graffiti has led Jo on one of her most interesting journeys so far. She has recently completed her Master’s degree in the heritage value of graffiti. Graffiti and public art are vital parts of the city, particularly for the children who live and move around in it every day as it is their school on walls.

Quintessential ZA — Brett Magill is a 🎥Creator. 🔊Speaker. 💡Entrepreneur. He is changing the perspective on how media is done in South Africa. We sit down with him in the Creative Corner for a candid chat on what being a creative in South Africa is really like. Check out his blog and his Instagram page for his work: http://www.milled.co.za https://www.instagram.com/brettmagillshow/

Quintessential ZA — FrankyB is a content creator from South Africa. With over 3,000 subscribers, he is one of the more renowned Youtubers in South Africa. A PC master racer at heart, Franky reviews the latest games, unboxes the latest items, and gets flown around the world to cover tech events. Follow him: https://www.youtube.com/user/MrPANDABALLS/ https://twitter.com/FrankyBro

Quintessential ZA — Meet the millennials that are ensuring that classical music stays current and in the minds of all South Africans. This time we talk to the Pretoria Symphony Orchestra about what opportunities there are for young musicians in South Africa.

Quintessential ZA — Secret Sunrise is a community of inclusion built around an interactive dance movement. It is a fun, energetic, mindful, silent disco celebration. 60 minutes of guided dance and playful movement designed to help you connect have fun and let go! We talk to the organizers who are planning more events and taking South Africa by storm.

Quintessential ZA — Creating travel content is hard as young people. When you're supposed to be getting a job, the last thing you consider doing is traveling around the world. Three millennial content creators (@someshap @ceecestravel and @i_khan_kapture on Instagram) embarked on a journey of KwaZulu-Natal and gave us a window into their travels and their lives as content creators. Listen to their journey as they visit some of the cheapest backpacker sites, some of KZN's amazing hotels, and even one of the most famous coffee farms in South Africa.

Quintessential ZA — The Serendipity Project is all about sharing love and light with the people of the world. Suzanne goes around making people's days with what she calls her 'creative creations'. She talks to us on the Creative Corner to tell us about her novel approach to using her creativity to create positivity in the complicated world.

Quintessential ZA — The Book Fairies drop books around the WORLD for people to find, read, and then leave for the next person. Teaming up with Emma Watson on International Women's Day in 2017, Chief Book Fairy Cordelia Oxley launched the Book Fairies. We talk to her about the past, present, and future of the movement.