Successful business women, entrepreneur and marketing/communication professional. Passionate about the arts, culture and the non profit sector helping to buid a better South Africa.
Merle Falken is the Managing Director of the company. Born in, and removed from District Six, a true Capetonian with a flair for creativity, which she draws from her arts background. She has 16 Years experience in Public Relations and Media Liaison with a particular skill for developing cost effect campaigns which deliver ROI. Having obtained her PR Diploma in 1993 from Damelin College, she is currently studying for a BA Communications degree part-time through UNISA. She has completed a Business Skills for Southern Africa Diploma through PriceWaterhouseCoopers. She has also completed numerous short courses on Website Development, Internet marketing, Computer Skills, H.R., Business Management and Customer Service.
Merle started her first company in 1994 and has not looked back since. She has been nominated as Finalist for the 2000 BMF Entrepreneur of the Year, Wecbof Businessperson of the Year 2001, Woman of Will 2000 and a finalist in the Business Women's Association's Business Person of the Year 2004. She has served on the Executive Committees of the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Business Cape and Businesswomen's Association of SA.
Merle runs her own Event Management Training Course "The Essential Event Management Workshop" and has been an adjudicator for the MACE awards in the category "Events" since 2008.
She gives her voluntary time to assisting the Arts and Culture Community at large and is the Chairperson of the Community Development Foundation Western Cape. She is also the Founder of the Cape Town Women's Festival Trust who arranges the Cape WOW Festival each year.
