Team

Having held senior and board level positions with a number of leading London PR consultancies, including Shandwick, Karey ventured out on her own. Together with a partner, she started a successful consumer PR agency in London but the lure of romance, friendlier media people, enthusiastic and grateful clients and an emerging PR profession in South Africa was too tempting to resist. In 2000, Wired Communications was established in Cape Town by Karey Evett, who prefers to be credited for her ability to motivate, enthuse and deliver … rather than for the number of years she’s been doing it.

Coming from a background in online journalism, Crystal has joined Wired and taken the plunge into PR. She is consumed with a passion for online communication and sees the world of peer-to-peer information sharing and social networks as the future of marketing and communication. Crystal delights in discovering new and unique online marketing tools and she’s always on the lookout for the hottest trends and how to interpret them … sounds like a fair justification for spending so much time online.

With huge resources of energy, passion and tenacity, Kaz ignites enthusiasm and conviction into everything she does. She’s headed up large Cape Town agencies and worked on a huge spectrum of business and technology clients. Her insights are crystal clear; her power of persuasion is salutary and her ability to get results is unequalled. Kaz works on strategic development and messaging and gets involved in every aspect of the business.

Siya joined Wired as an intern while she completed her final year of Public Relations Management at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. She quickly became a valuable member of the team at Wired and learned the ropes fast. Her natural and bright communication skills are being put to good use and her flair for initiating new projects is inspiring. The fact that Siya decided to stay with Wired (and still with us two years later) is testimony not only to her commitment but also to her very sensible disposition.

Lina is originally from Johannesburg but she’s followed the smell of the sea, her love of the great outdoors and her passion for PR to join Wired. Her professionalism is evident in her daily tasks; her ‘can do’ attitude is infectious and, as a vital and valued team member, she is inspiring when she gets those activities actioned. Lina is also a qualified make-up artist … but it’s only faces that she makes up; the rest is all truth and spin.

Passionate about issues affecting those worst affected by the harshness of our world, Zaakirah – a Journalism graduate brings with her, a need to create change and to make a difference in the world. Her lucid enthusiasm is captured in her style of writing and her will to get the job done perfectly is clear.

After completing his Bachelor of Commerce degree through UNISA, Jo’burg-based Tim Hill headed to the UK where he worked for two PR consultancies.  A temporary change in career then saw him venture into the hospitality sector where he successfully managed a number of traditional pubs. On his return to South Africa, Tim worked for Apple IMC Southern Africa where he was involved in the marketing and events and also worked for a Cape Town based PR consultancy handling communications for consumer brands, Protea Hotels and Virgin. Tim has a passion for many things – including merging music and media brands into clever and workable concepts – and his invaluable experience is reflected in a creative and proactive approach towards his overriding passion for pubs … er,  public relations.

Our canine team members are perky and enthusiastic.  While their self-importance is sometimes misplaced, they take very seriously their shared duties of light reception and security.