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Voice #19 | Building The Worlds First Inclusive Toy Brand for Children | Desriee Asomuyide | 1000 Voices
Desriee is an experienced former fashion stylist for years who later went on to create Little Omo in September 2020- the UK's first inclusive toy brand providing educational materials and toys with the intention of teaching all children about diverse cultural representation. Little Omo has been featured in Forbes, Elle UK, Country Living, Casa Living South Korea, ITV This Morning, BBC Radio London, Red Magazine, Downtown Disneyland California and many more.
Desriee is a first time mother, and was inspired to start Little Omo whilst pregnant with her son, Isaiah. In this interview we discuss how Desriee started her business, how she's managed to scale her business, challenges that she has faced along the way and some key lessons that she has learnt along the way.
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Isaiah's Amazing Mum - https://www.littleomo.com/products/isaiahs-extraordinary-mum
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:31 - Early career ambitions
03:14 - How fashion background has helped
07:07 - Leaving the world of fashion
09:40 - Motivation behind starting Little Omo
15:57 - Tips on starting up a business
22:26 - Key to business expansion
27:22 - What has reception been like?
29:50 - Balancing motherhood and running the business
31:57 - Advice to other entrepreneurs
33:52 - Goals with Little Omo
35:17 - Highest high and lowest low
37:05 - What do you want your legacy to be?
38:31 - Quick Fire Questions
40:52 - Closing
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