#SGWomen - Jessica Bonin (Lady Bonin's Tea)

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#SGWomen - Jessica Bonin (Lady Bonin's Tea)

May is #FemaleFounders (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23sgwomen) month at Startup Grind - 100 #SGWomen (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23sgwomen) will be interviewed around the world this month.

In Cape Town - we have the lovely Jessica Bonin, Self-taught Master Tea Blender in training.

Founder & Managing Director of Lady Bonin’s Tea (http://ladyboninstea.com/)

Jessica Bonin left the film industry in 2010 to pursue a life of purpose. Fuelled by mastery and passion, the platform for which became tea.

She established South Africa's first Food Truck and the world's first Tea Caravan.

In 2016 Jessica founded South Africa's first Tea Bar after building a Tea sourcing, processing, packaging and Distribution Company. Jessica has spearheaded a tea-evolution in South Africa. She has personally made over 60000 cups of tea in her 6 years. Tea isn’t just her business; it is her practice.

Format:

5:30pm - Networking with food + welcome drink

6:30pm - Fireside chat with Stephen + Q&A from the audience

7:30pm - prizes + networking + cash bar

Agenda

5:30 pm Networking and Food

6:30 pm Fireside Chat

7:30 pm Networking

Speaker

Hosted By

Guillaume De Smedt, Cape Town Director

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Guillaume De Smedt, "G", as he is otherwise known, is the Global Community Director for Startup Grind. He completed his bachelors degree in Electronic Engineering and is part of the Silicon Cape Board.

Twitter: @gdesmedt1 (http://twitter.com/gdesmedt1) Marwaan Sasman, Digital Marketing Specialist

Twitter: @MrPigeonPie (http://twitter.com/MrPigeonPie) Bruce Lunnis, Front-of-House Master

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South African Entrepreneur. Lover of parrots, cars, food, wine, whisky, coffee, sunsets, music, movies & traveling.

Twitter: @brucelunnis (http://twitter.com/brucelunnis) Louise De Smedt, Cape Town Co-Director

Louise is G's right-hand lady and has been helping make Startup Grind Cape Town a success since August 2013. She loves entrepreneurship and thinks that running her startup is way more fun than the corporate rat-race.

Twitter: @propertywheel (http://twitter.com/propertywheel) Global Partner

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Google is committed to empowering entrepreneurs around the world through programs, partnerships, and our products.

Sponsorss

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As South Africa’s leading Business Bank, we understand what it means to do business in Africa and beyond.

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At Microsoft our mission and values are to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.

Partners

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