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Marc Ashton is editor of Finweek magazine and an award winning financial journalist. In August 2011 he was tasked with the repositioning of Finweek to broaden its appeal, introduce new engaging content and bring financial news to life for the reader. The publication reaches an audience base of 30,000 on a weekly basis. Prior to joining Finweek, Marc was also involved in a number of entrepreneurial ventures and founded the Rival Pioneers entrepreneur support community and sits on the investment board for the Mzansi Gold angel funding network. He was crowned Telkom Classic Financial Journalist of the Year as well as the Small Business Journalist of the Year for 2011. Recent accolades also include winning the Sanlam Best Newcomer to financial journalism and the Telkom Classic Small Business Journalist of the Year in both 2009 and 2010 respectively.

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Les Aupiais is the editor and creative vision behind a quarterly publication that offers a window into the world of the understated wealthy, Private Edition. One of South Africa’s most versatile, experienced and creative media figures, Les has worked in front of and behind the cameras. Her expertise was acknowledged nationally in her role as former reporter, now guest presenter and director on South Africa’s most influential investigative news programme, Carte Blanche. She is uniquely placed to advise companies on media and communication strategies and on how to handle radio and television interviews under pressure in her media training courses. Les has worked successfully with large corporations, with executive management teams, and has handled one-to-one coaching. Her way with words has seen her craft copy and steer the brand tonality for well-known commercials with a client list including Rezidor, Shimansky and One&Only.

Her knowledge of what constitutes the exceptional in South Africa secured her the role as former senior scriptwriter and final mix on SABC3’s magazine show Top Billing, as well as Top Travel. She was the former Bureau Chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, the Editor of award-winning Sunday Life, quarterly magazine Icon and currently editor of award-winning magazine Private Edition. In her spare time, she has lectured executive short courses at Wits business school, Rhodes Business School and the Graduate School of Business and was a director/script writer on educational videos for the University of Cape Town. Using her insight, garnered from years working in the limelight, she is a media consultant/trainer/coach to several top companies including: Engen, Shell, Mastercard, Virgin Active, Singita and La Motte.

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