The event also equipped local creatives with knowledge and skills on how to monetise their arts. Lesang said she got the drive and inspiration to do great things from her late father. She added that the inspiration to come up with Tales and Tea With Kethamile was seeing how little the government gave the arts and culture support. Moreover, she explained that she was an artist, a poet to be precise, she said it hit home on how they struggle as upcoming artists. She said being her father's daughter made her believe everything was possible. The event attracted a handful of guests with big names in the art industry.
These include Zeus Deuce, a popular Hip Hop artist and the first Motswana to be featured in Big Brother Mzanzi who also participated in the first panel discussions. It also had Dr Lame Pusetso, a spoken word poet, award winning author, CEO of PoeticBlood Publishers and Botswana Literature Awards and Goitsemang Khutsafalo, who is an RB2 radio presenter and an author. Based on their line of work they talked about ideation, writing and documenting. The second panel had Eddy Mihigo, who is a creative consultant and Founder of Know The Ledge BW and Benjamin Raletsatsi, who is the managing director of the Miss Botswana organisation. They shared insights about Creative Management. The last panel had DJ Laninah Benz, a DJ and a presenter at Yarona FM.
