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Voice #22 | Khalia Ismain on founding Jamii, Black Lives Matter & on Her Unwavering Self Belief | 1000 Voices
Khalia Ismain is the co-founder of Jamii, an online marketplace and discovery platform for black creators and makers in the UK. Launched in 2016, Jamii is home to more than 250 makers and has organically grown a community of more than 38,000 people keen to align their purchase with purpose. Named as one of HSBC's "Top 25 Black Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2021", she is on a mission to make shopping with Black British community-owned businesses as easy as possible.
In this interview, we discuss Khalia's journey, how she founded her business, the challenges she's had to overcome and the key lessons that she's learnt along the way!
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Khalia's Favourite Book:
1984 - https://amzn.to/3yeQTS7
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