In 2001 I started Coolcumba Communications, a small marketing, communications and consulting business.
Why the name Coolcumba?
Because the goal was simple: stay as 
as a 
– calm, creative and innovative – no matter how complex the challenge.
An SME at large and an Enterprise at heart!
What I didn’t know then was how much the journey would shape me and grow my experience along the way. As the industry changed dramatically over the past 25 years, Coolcumba learned to slice, dice, reshape and occasionally get a little pickled, adapting to new challenges while adding zest, staying fresh and bringing a cool perspective to every project.
So this month, I’m celebrating 25 years of the COOL Cumba. Fresh by nature. Pickled by experience.
Through it all, I have had the privilege of working with incredible people, companies and communities across South Africa and beyond.
Looking back, I realise something important… you don’t build a business alone. To every cool employee, client, collaborator, mentor, friend and family member who has been part of the journey, I am deeply grateful and I thank you from the bottom of my pickle jar.
Here’s to the next chapter
Debs Whittaker
