I Have No Idea What I'm Doing

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This week, Paula speaks with Nancie Mwai, a powerhouse Kenyan content creator who is making moves in fashion retail and design. Her boutique, New Level, has been years in the making, combining Nancie’s unmatched eye for style and trends alongside her acute business acumen. Nancie talks about the risks she has taken and lessons learned to build a business she loves.

This interview was recorded in October 2019.

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In this episode, she also talk about:

• The lessons of starting and closing her first boutique

As mentioned in this episode:

• The Fashionable Notebook (no longer available)
  

Connect with Nancie Mwai and New Level

New Level

• Website: https://shopnewlevel.com/

Nancie Mwai

• Website: https://nanciemwai.co.ke/

Email Paula your interest about the podcasting course for women entrepreneurs: [email protected]

• Twitter https://twitter.com/kalibawse

This month on the Money Matters episode, we are talking about what happens when you actively work on your personal finance and financial literacy.

For the last 8 month, host Paula Rogo, has been doing just that and she’ll be sharing some lessons and insights from her experiences.

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In this episode, she also talk about:

• Overcoming money blocks

As mentioned in this episode:

• This season’s Money Matters episodes

• Episode #10: Money Matters: 7 Signs That You Don’t Know How To Handle Your Own Money

• So Money podcast with Farnoosh Torabi

• @Clevergirlfinance

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Connect with me (Paula)

• Email Paula : [email protected]

• Twitter https://twitter.com/kalibawse

This week, Paula speaks with Tahira Nizari, the co-founder of Kazi Yetu. Meaning "our work" in Kiswahili, Kazi Yet is a social enterprise agribusiness that aims to keep all of the value chain processes of locally-grown products in Tanzania.

Kazi Yetu’s first product is the Tanzania Tea Collective, a blend of teas grown, harvested, flavored, packaged and branded in Tanzania. This is not an easy feat when majority of the tea grown in Tanzania leaves the country soon after it has been harvested.

In this episode, we also talk about:

• How Tahira started brewing tea from her kitchen

• Forbes Africa article: https://www.forbesafrica.com/entrepreneurs/2020/08/06/enterprise-and-traceable-tea-from-tanzania/

Connect with Tahira and Kazi Yetu

Instagram: @tanzania_tea_collection

Twitter: @TanzaniaTea

Facebook: @kaziyetu.tz

Insta: @tahira_nizmann

Twitter: @t_nizari

What does it look like when you are just starting your business? It’s rare to hear women still early in the process of entrepreneurship share their wins and challenges. That’s why this week, I’m excited to speak with Susan Njoroge of Sip Trip, a drinks-delivery service here in Nairobi, Kenya.

I talked to Susan just weeks into starting Sip Trip, which she launched right in the middle of the stay-at-home quarantine in Kenya. But as you’ll see in this interview, Sip Trip was also the result of an extremely agile pivot by Susan and her family.

In this episode, we also talk about:

• Keeping things simple

Order your next alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks from Sip Trip: https://www.siptripke.com/

As mentioned in this episode:

• KTN morning show LIFE & STYLE https://www.instagram.com/ktnlife_style/

Connect with Susan and Sip Trip

• Website: https://www.siptripke.com/

Connect with me (Paula)

• Twitter https://twitter.com/kalibawse

This week, Paula is celebrating her birthday!

She is keeping this episode short and sweet so she can enjoy some much deserved time off. But that doesn’t mean she won’t leave you with a little something to take away with you.

Want to send Paula well wishes? You can connect with her on the following platforms:

This podcast episode was produced by Kali Media

This week on the podcast, Paula interviews Lulu Kitololo, a graphic artist and designer who runs the Nairobi-based Lulu Kitololo Studio.

The studio designs stationery/lifestyle products, murals, branding and publications that showcase Lulu’s unique hand-drawn illustrative style. Plus her Afri-Love brand includes a blog, a twice-annual festival and the Afri-Love women community.

It is in building this community for African women who are creative that Lulu has been able to connect and serve her target audience in intimate ways — all of which benefit her business. Lulu offers smart and insightful advice on building a community that works for you and your business.

This is a two-part interview as Paula first spoke to Lulu in September 2019 then again a year later in September 2020.

In this episode, we also talk about:

• How Lulu created the Afri-Love women community and tips you can use

And more

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As mentioned in this episode:

• International Podcast Day: https://pods4africans.substack.com/p/here-are-all-the-african-events-happening

Connect with Lulu

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lulukitololo/

website: www.lulukitololo.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/afrilovewomen

Connect with me (Paula)

Twitter https://twitter.com/kalibawse

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kalibawse/

I Have No Idea What I’m Doing instagram https://www.instagram.com/africanwomeninbiz/

I Have No Idea What I’m Doing Facebook group (highly recommended) https://bit.ly/3dXScJ2

This podcast episode was produced by Kali Media

This month on the Money Matters episode: we are talking about the importance of your Money Mindset.

Her recent reflections on her own money goals and mindset, plus her background in business coaching, makes her the perfect guest for this episode.

In this episode, we also talk about:

• What you need to know before you leave your 9 to 5

As mentioned in this episode:

Join Danielle for her workshop: From the Ground Up: A Live Workshop for Business Owners to Get More Customers
Sign up: https://stepandstone.co.uk/from-the-ground-up-workshop/

Webinar replay: The Five Most Common Pitfalls That Are Preventing You From Launching You Podcast (plus strategies on how to overcome them).
Watch it: https://bit.ly/podsnbowebinar


Upcoming course: Podcast From Scratch, an 8-week podcasting course for women. 
Join us: https://bit.ly/podstfromscratch

• Step & Stone: https://stepandstone.co.uk/

Book of the Month: 
Clever Girl Finance: Ditch debt, save money and build real wealth by Bola Sokunbi
https://www.amazon.com/Clever-Girl-Finance-Ditch-wealth/dp/1119580838

• Step & Stone: https://stepandstone.co.uk/

Connect with me (Paula)

• Email: [email protected]

This week, Paula shares her podcasting journey thus far — hoping to inspire future podcasters that they can do it too!

• The importance of feedback/criticism

Paula is teaching a free webinar: The Five Most Common Pitfalls Preventing You From Launching Your Podcast (plus strategies on how to overcome them)


Sign up for the webinar here: https://podcastfromscratch.groovepages.com/home/webinar

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• Twitter https://twitter.com/kalibawse

This podcast episode was produced by Kali Media

In the new episode, Social media strategist Olivia Ambani breaks down the ups and downs of building your brand on social media. She answers all your questions about using it efficiently-- and how to grow it.

Olivia has worked behind the social media strategies of some Kenya’s favorite brands, but she has also taken herself on as a client!

She recently released her debut solo album, “The Awakening” and she takes us through the social media strategy she used on herself that eventually had her being retweeted and shared by Mr Eazi (Yes, there was a plan!)

In this episode, we also talk about:

• Common misconceptions about social media

*The song played in this episode is Olivia Ambani’s “Better Than Just Fine” with permission.*

• Follow @EnviriZaNacho AND @africawomeninbiz on Instagram (must follow both)

Brands Olivia admires

Olivia’s music

Connect with me (Paula)

This podcast episode was produced by Kali Media

This week on the podcast, Paula interviews Bella Nakato, the guru behind Uganda’s natural hair revolution. She has achieved this through her Kampala-based hair salon and store, EnviriZaNacho, and her beauty line, AfriLux Beauty.

Paula first interviewed Bella in 2019 during a work trip to Uganda, and recently called the beauty entrepreneur again to discuss how EnviriZaNacho has managed during Covid-19. 

This a raw and honest episode that many businesswomen across the continent will connect with as we all figure out how to survive Covid-19.

• How a Facebook group grew into a shop, salon and beauty brand

Envirizanacho shop and salon is found on the ground floor of Kisakye mall in Ntinda. 
Phone contact is +256-751788112

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Bella is offering 3 budding beauty and hair entrepreneurs a 30-minute consultation call to ask her anything.

• Follow @EnviriZaNacho AND @africawomeninbiz on Instagram (must follow both)

Deadline Monday, Sept 7, 2020 @ 9:30 AM

• Magical Organics (Uganda): https://www.instagram.com/magical_organics/

I Have No Idea What I’m Doing Facebook group (highly recommended) https://bit.ly/3dXScJ2

Connect with Bella

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bella_nakato/

Business: 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envirizanacho/

Connect with me (Paula)

• Twitter https://twitter.com/kalibawse

This podcast episode was produced by Kali Media