New Partners
Business Communities.
So hot right now.
We have partnered with the following amazing companies to provide our community members with some smoking hot offers, fresh out the Heavy Chef oven.
The Heavy Chef Foundation is proud to partner with the following organisations:
Heavy Chef ‘Inspire’ Sessions
IN 2019, Heavy Chef launched the ‘Inspire’ Sessions, a series of evening events that are designed to showcase the heaviest of Heavy Chefs. We have invited the world’s top technologists, leaders and creatives to share their recipes of success with the Heavy Chef community These monthly events, held in Johannesburg and Cape Town, focus on the most salient topics and themes within business. We host the heaviest of chefs, luminaries such as Rapelang Rabana, Roxy Davis, Sizakele Maratlulle, Hanli Prinsloo, Mo Flava, DJ Fresh, Musa Kalenga, Dion Chang, Barry Swartzberg, Robbie Brozin, Lwando Xaso, Richard Poplak, President Thabo Mbeki and Adrian Gore.
Want To Get Involved?
Connect your brand with the most digital-savvy wide-reaching audience in Africa. We have one of the most influential communities of entrepreneurs on the African continent. Email us to enquire about sponsoring events, or advertising on our various media offerings.
The Numbers
Over 10 years. Over 1000 speakers. Over 25,000 community members. Over 500k social media impressions per event. Many 1000s of glorious bottles of Backsberg wine consumed, and a whole lot of tasty Terbodore coffees, Sir Fruit juices and CBD waters sunk. Heavy Chef is the most intellectually stimulating, funnest and most influential digital entrepreneurial technical barnstormical event in town.
Events: We get around 150 people per event in Johannesburg, Cape Town and other African cities (coming soon)
Social reach: During certain event days, our impressions spike to around 500k (over 2m on some occasions) on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Audience: Our events are regularly attended by influencers, celebrities and business superstars.
Events: A Tale Of Two Cities
Average attendance of Heavy Chef events in two of South Africa's major cities. Event invitations are sent out to the community and events are regularly sold out within weeks of announcement.
Livestreams
We have been running Livestreams since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020. Depending on the topic, livestreams can run into the thousands of viewers. We are one of the only education providers that still charge a fee for our events.