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Magano rescues creatives

The KBL St Louis painting which Magano did Rexx Mautle
The KBL St Louis painting which Magano did Rexx Mautle

Leago Magano, an entrepreneur and image consultant has embarked on a journey to help local creatives find clientele through his talent agency. Magano said that his vision was to help expose and familiarise the artists’ brands with the people.

He explained that they would like to invest in the artists’ brand through more press-related mediums and be able to build a community of followers. He also said they were looking into getting their artists the blue verification badge on social media as a way to make them stand out from other creatives in the country. Magano added that they believed that this would add value and a good reputation for artists. “I believe Botswana has the talent but the disadvantage is that they do not know the business side of things.

So I try to find potential clients and investors for these artists so they get exposure and eventually break into the international market,” said Magano. He said this could only happen by aligning themselves with good brands that have the same value as the creative. “Already there are some things we are looking into implementing in the coming months or so,” he said.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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