EP. 77 - I Got Fired So I Created My Own Drinks Brand! ft. King’Ori Wambaki
Joining us in the booth this week is King'Ori, who is a former financial modeller and founder of Bandari Ya Pombe a beverage company.
This episode includes:
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Preview
01:06 - Take off intro
01:20 - Intro to King’Ori
02:40 - Going to school in Kenya
10:55 - Why I got fired
14:58 - The idea came by accident
16:55 - Muratina is poisonous!
18:01 - How I made my first product!
20:54 - Virgin Startup mentorship saved me £3,500
24:08 - My second product is illegal in Kenya
28:35 - Black owned products and Africa
31:06 - Building a distillery in Kenya
33:53 - Pricing my product
38:52 - Bars rejecting my product
42:27 - Selling my product at festivals
46:42 - Entrepreneurship is lonely!
51:10 - Scaling internationally!
58:42 - My biggest mistake!
01:01:43 - Why I’m motivated to succeed
01:03:20 - Final messages
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