Grindstone Agency

Heritage lives in the stories we tell, the traditions we share and the rituals that bring us together. Today, we’re celebrating one of our favourites.

Good food, good people, a little fire, and plenty of stories.

Happy Braai Day from the creative storytellers at Grindstone.

Werkstasie is a shared workspace in the heart of Mossel Bay for freelancers, entrepreneurs, remote workers, and small teams who want a professional place to work, without working alone.

Drop in for a day, settle in for a while, meet good people, and get things done.

Work alone, together at Werkstasie: https://werkstasie.co.za/

Freelancing doesn’t have to mean working alone at the kitchen table. At Werkstasie, you get a professional space surrounded by others. People to bounce ideas off, collaborate with, grab a coffee with, or simply share the occasional “is this client email as ridiculous as I think it is?” moment.

Various memberships available.

Come for the desk... stay for the community.

📍 Mossel Bay Central
🌐 https://werkstasie.co.za/

This Women's Month, we are celebrating our Junior Project Manager, who proves that "like a girl" means capable, courageous, and ready for anything 💪🌊

Congratulations to Michelle on earning her Class 3 Coxswain qualification, and being appointed Operations Coordinator, for Sea Rescue Mossel Bay.

We're proud of you!

Meet Esther

We thought it was time you got to know the person behind a fair amount of Grindstone’s words, ideas, sustainability rabbit holes, and unsolicited opinions.

If you’d like to know a little more about the person behind our comms and sustainability, have a read 👇

https://grindstone.co.za/our-getting-to-know-grindstone-series-meet-esther/

What an amazing turnout at the DKMS Africa drives over the weekend - 142 new registrations, all in support of Alba the Brave.

Alba is part of our Grindstone family, as the daughter of our head of communications. She is currently battling a relapse of leukaemia and will need a stem cell transplant as part of her treatment. We are very grateful to the Mossel Bay and George communities for rallying together for this very important cause.

For anyone who hasn't yet registered as a stem cell donor, but would still like to, please find links below for the relevant websites. The process of registering is usually quick and easy, and only involves a form and cotton swabs. If you're ever contacted as a match for someone, in most cases, stem cells are collected from the blood stream in a process similar to giving blood.

Alba's DKMS Africa page https://www.dkms-africa.org/get-involved/virtual-drives/help-alba-find-lifesaving-stem-cell-donor
Alba's DKMS US page: https://www.dkms.org/alba
Alba's DKMS UK page: https://dkms.org.uk/alba_fb

Other sites:
Ireland: http://www.giveblood.ie/bone-marrow/
Germany: https://www.dkms.de
India: https://www.dkms-bmst.org/
Poland: https://www.dkms.pl/
Chile: https://www.dkms.cl/
Canada: https://www.blood.ca/
France: https://www.dondemoelleosseuse.fr/
Australia: https://www.australianmarrowmatch.org.au/
New Zealand: https://www.bonemarrow.org.nz/
Brazil: https://redome.inca.gov.br/
Spain: https://fcarreras.org/.../spanish-bone-marrow-donors.../
Belgium: https://www.stemcelldonor.be/
Netherlands: http://matchis.nl/

🙏💛🙏💛

Lifesaving swabs for Alba Overbeeke: Stem cell registration drive GEORGE NEWS - Potential stem cell donors...

Why Conservation Needs Better Marketing

Conservation doesn’t win hearts with facts alone. It wins hearts with stories that move, campaigns that inspire, and creativity that sparks action.

Meanwhile, industries promising “growth,” “jobs,” or “a stronger economy” know how to market their message — and they do it loudly. When the narrative is dominated by what sells, biodiversity gets drowned out, and the consequences are irreversible.

That’s why conservation needs strategy that works, creativity that captivates, and advertising that competes on equal footing. The truth can’t whisper when false promises are shouting.

At Grindstone, we help sustainability and conservation brands cut through the noise — turning important causes into stories people remember, share, and act on.

Happy Birthday to our incredibly talented designer, Luze! 🎉✨

And yes... apologies for the "design" on this post. Our copywriter had to step in while our Head of Design was travelling!

Thankfully, Luze will be back to saving us from ourselves tomorrow. Wishing you an amazing year ahead filled with creativity, laughter and plenty of cake. 🎂💛

We helped Only Afrika... a fresh, insider-led DMC... stand out in a crowded market with a bold new brand identity and a beautiful, easy-to-use website packed with interactive maps and trade-focused tools.

From strategy and branding to launch-ready collateral, we bottled their quirky, passionate soul into a professional brand that’s already opening doors with UK travel agents.

Client love:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “They nailed our funky, sexy vibe completely!”

We're proud of this one. Check out the site 👉 www.onlyafrika.co.uk