Spotlight With SandyCorn

The KZN Doghouse is a sanctuary in South Africa that assists with rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming. Sandy chats to Sauri (Founder) who walks us through her journey of building the sanctuary and sharing some challenges along the way. 

To date, the KZN Doghouse has welcomed over 300 animals into its sanctuary with even more on the way. Listen to her incredible journey and how she has overcome some of the worst obstacles to do what she loves.

If you would like to adopt or support the KZN Doghouse please reach out to - [email protected]

Matthew Govender is a rising local talent who has already made his mark on many South Africans with his entertaining videos and movie experiences. He has a lot going on so Sandy put Matthew in the Spotlight by asking him what motivates his videos, his upcoming movies and more.

This week Katishcka Kiara aka Pauline in Blood and Water joins us to chat about her acting career, getting the call back for Netflix, and the most difficult parts of her career. 

Actor and content creator Tevin Musara, who you may know as Superherointraining joins Sandy for an in-depth chat into the world of Superheros and content creation. Harnessing the power and reach of social media, Musara connects with his rapidly growing audience daily. 

Thanks to ten million followers on TikTok and over 1.7 million on IG he was the most viewed content creator in Africa for 2020.

Phoebe Sykes aka Barbie Girl joins us on Spotlight to chat all about her journey into content creation. With over 2.3 Million followers and 84 Million likes, Phoebe has created a huge audience that interacts with her daily find out how she did it on this episode of Spotlight.

Erve is one of the biggest TikTokers in South Africa generating over 10 Million likes and over 30K subscribers on Youtube. Hear about his start to fame, appearing on Comedy Central, and advice for future creators.

Karissa is an Orlando-based actor, singer, and dancer. She graduated in May of last year with her BFA in musical theatre from the University of Central Florida.

When home in Orlando, Karissa performs at Universal Studios Orlando as Penelope in the Toothsome Chocolate Emporium. She can also be found performing in Universal Orlando's Mardi Gras Parade, Macy’s Holiday Parade, and Halloween Horror Nights.

Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Sibella), Titanic (Kate Mullins), and She Kills Monsters (Kaliope). For her portrayal of both Sibella and Kaliope, Karissa was nominated for an Irene Ryan acting award. She was a finalist for this award at region IV’s Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

Born in Oakland, California spent his whole life growing up in the Bay Area. Jonny began dancing at 9 years old and trained extensively hip-hop influenced choreography, bboying/breakdancing, and modern dance. In 2014 he joined the professional dance company, Syndicate Dance, which holds awards in multiple competitions throughout northern and southern California.

In 2020, Jonny began content creation and grew exponentially on the platforms TikTok and Instagram, holding over 350,000+ followers on TikTok and 70,000+ on Instagram. He began expanding to other platforms including Twitch, and Youtube, and he regularly creates content on these platforms. He’s worked with different companies, brands, and artists including FitBit, Doc Martens, Garnier, Gallant, Betterhelp, Soonhari, The City of San Jose, Vidcon, and 88 Rising.

Season Finale of Spotlight is here with South Africas funniest Keaton Chetty! Keaton chats to Sandy about creating his first video and how that span an entire Youtube and TikTok page, his aspirations to become an actor and what movies he would love to star in.

Sam is the editor and founder of Tech Girl. She spends most of her time willing her superhero powers to kick in and attempting to convince horses to jump over brightly coloured poles. Sam dreams of the day she can beat traffic by taking a hoverboard to work and owning a robot that makes her tea.

Sam is the host of A Playlyst Original Tech Girl Talks which is a global show gaining more than 52 countries' listenership.