Bloem - May 24

Love and creativity
intertwined
Text: Justine Fortuin bouquet: africa flowers
The life journeys of Lihann Basson and Janke Eloff
initially started very traditionally. Janke studied
Actuarial Science for two and a half years while
Lihann studied education and taught for a few years.
Janke was the first to take the leap to pursuit content creation
full-time as the bug had already bitten her when she was
delving into content creation and managing social media
for a local singer. Lihann eventually caught on and left his
teaching job to work with Janke full-time, creating content
and managing social media.
“Together, we founded Your Neon SA. Now, Lihann focuses on
the business while I handle private clients. We still help each
other where we can and work as a team as much as possible,”
says Janke.
Let’s start at the very beginning. Lihann and Janke’s story
began in Bloemfontein, where fate brought them together
through a mutual friend’s introduction. Lihann showed
a great sense of boldness when he made his move with
a spontaneous kiss. This defined their relationship, and
according to Janke, he described it as “when you know, you
know” and she didn’t mind one bit. “The rest is history!”
Janke believes that people can learn a lot from Lihann. “For
anyone, my advice is to shoot your shot,” says Janke. “Just
decide to go for it, kiss the girl, and you might just end up
marrying her a few years later.” Lihann and Janke are now
engaged and eagerly awaiting their wedding.
The pair says joint content creation happened by accident.
“Lihann always supported me and helped me take videos for
brands for my personal account. Brands soon wanted to work
with us as a couple. Creating content together is also a lot of
fun and it comes effortlessly to us. We love it and don’t just
see it as a job,” says Janke.
To them, the most rewarding aspect of their journey lies not
just in the professional achievements but in the ability to
pursue their passions wholeheartedly.
“Having a job where she can’t wait to jump out of bed in the
mornings is something that she never thought she’d achieve.
It’s incredibly rewarding when someone comes up to us in
public and tells us that our content either made them laugh
or helped them in some way,” Janke shares.
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