Damian has been in media and marketing his entire professional life. He completed post-graduate studies in Marketing Management at UNISA Business School in South Africa before taking up a position in sales for a publishing house in Johannesburg. He then went on to become a journalist for custom publications, writing about motoring, gaming, food, travel and business. And after more than a decade in the industry, he moved out of media and into marketing. In his current role as a group marketing manager for a large sports retail business (did we mention he’s a sports fanatic?) Damian regularly writes scripts for television commercials, blog posts and newsletters. Being a dad who reads to his children every night, Damian knows the value of a great plot, good sentence structure and captivating illustrations. Through Junior Sports Books, Damian has combined his love of sport and his children’s love of reading to publish books for kids that cultivate a love of sport in the next generation. 

Kate is an arts graduate from Wits University in South Africa. She has a master’s degree in Fine Arts and a keen interest in the methodology of arts education. Kate is a lecturer and programme coordinator at the Wits School of Arts. When she isn’t at work, she is also a mom, an artist, and an avid bookworm. She takes on drawing commissions and has developed a whimsical style for children’s book illustrations. Her toddler son loves having a mom who reads to him and lets him have fun with painting. Kate attests that a bedtime storytelling routine is the most powerful childrearing tool for any parent of young children. It calms children down, enhances their sense of security and cements bonds between parent and child. She has also experienced for herself how reading to your children stimulates their curiosity, fast-tracks language development, builds their neural networks and helps to grow smarter kids.