In this interview episode, Fiona talks to sisters Laurinda and Fatuma Ndenzako, founders of Collective Closets, an amazing Melbourne-based clothing label that merges, “the chic deconstructed but restrained silhouettes of Melbourne and the wild, untamed, and deregulated aesthetics of modern African fashion drawing inspiration from the city of Nairobi.” Listen in to this chat as Laurinda and Fatuma share their experiences running a small business as sisters, how they cope with motherhood and business, and their top tips on becoming a truly empowering brand.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Business During COVID [00:22]
On Having Babies While Running A Business [3:17]
About Collective Closets [5:02]
Running A Business With Your Sister [7:03]
One's Role in Running The Business [11:14]
What The Whole Family Thought About Starting and Running A Business Together [13:13]
Finding Suppliers [18:56]
Who To Partner With in Business [22:12]
On Giving Back [27:17]
On Selecting Models [29:01]
On Business and Diversity [33:30]
Coping With Motherhood and Business [42:44]
Recommended Tools, Podcasts, People or Books [50:23]
Courses Taken for The Business [1:00:00]
On Looking Back [1:04:26]
What Is Next for Collective Closets [1:12:00]
Conclusion [1:17:22]
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Collective Closets
Collective Conversations
Planoly
Dropbox
My Daily Business Coach Sunday Emails
16personalities.com
Upwork
General Assembly
For a full transcript of this episode please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/22
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By Fiona Killackey, My Daily Business
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In this interview episode, Fiona talks to sisters Laurinda and Fatuma Ndenzako, founders of Collective Closets, an amazing Melbourne-based clothing label that merges, “the chic deconstructed but restrained silhouettes of Melbourne and the wild, untamed, and deregulated aesthetics of modern African fashion drawing inspiration from the city of Nairobi.” Listen in to this chat as Laurinda and Fatuma share their experiences running a small business as sisters, how they cope with motherhood and business, and their top tips on becoming a truly empowering brand.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Business During COVID [00:22]
On Having Babies While Running A Business [3:17]
About Collective Closets [5:02]
Running A Business With Your Sister [7:03]
One's Role in Running The Business [11:14]
What The Whole Family Thought About Starting and Running A Business Together [13:13]
Finding Suppliers [18:56]
Who To Partner With in Business [22:12]
On Giving Back [27:17]
On Selecting Models [29:01]
On Business and Diversity [33:30]
Coping With Motherhood and Business [42:44]
Recommended Tools, Podcasts, People or Books [50:23]
Courses Taken for The Business [1:00:00]
On Looking Back [1:04:26]
What Is Next for Collective Closets [1:12:00]
Conclusion [1:17:22]
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Collective Closets
Collective Conversations
Planoly
Dropbox
My Daily Business Coach Sunday Emails
16personalities.com
Upwork
General Assembly
For a full transcript of this episode please visit mydailybusinesscoach.com/podcast/22
⭐️ GET MORE TIME BACK with our fave AI tool that has saved us HOURS. Use Poppy AI and code FIONA for a discount ⭐️
Get your 2026 small business marketing, brand and AI systems sorted with 1:1 business coaching packages from a one-off session to 6-months of coaching.
Build your personal brand and do something incredible for your small business with your own book. Learn how to land a publishing deal, write your book, launch and market it in our How to Get Your Book Published course and coaching program, kicking off soon.
Need some inspiration and tips today? Check out our new book, Business to Brand: Moving from transaction to transformation now.
Get started on a more successful and sustainable small business with our range of free tools at mydailybusiness.com/freestuff
Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA. We also love Descript.
Ever wanted to write your own book and build your brand authority or start your own podcast to connect with and grow your audience? Check out our How to Start a Podcast Course or How to Get Your Book Published Course at our courses page.
Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.
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