Chief Strategist & Creative @ Thinkerneur • Chief Executive: Sustainable Impact @ Thinkerneur Impact Series | I Find Extraordinary Humans Through the One Human Summit
I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THESE POWERFUL CONVERSATION - and this is the last one in this series! This was a powerful interview - so calm and chilled, yet full of insights that are great! Two top highlights for me. #ROYALJEANS: We unpack how Meghan Markle ended up buying Tshepo Jeans. It was through word of mouth - Tshepo gave the best service to someone who then later told Meghan about their experience. #PURPOSEANDIMPACT: How what could have been a fatal accident gave Tshepo perspective to focus on what is important and his brand - “I’m now existing in a space of purpose and impact” Check out these key conversations point below: #1 Growing up in Tsakane, inspired to come to Johannesburg after seeing the Jo’burg city skyline on Generations (That’s every young black child) #2 Being raised by women, and how he paid homage to the women who raised him through the Tshepo brand #3 He first studied film because he was a storyteller, but pivoted into fashion #4 How dropping out of his studies was a blessing in disguise and how dropping out was the fuel he needed to achieve his goals and dreams #5 How he named his brand “Tshepo” #6 Unpacks why black Africans lacks confidence, and that the brand name “Tshepo” is intended to inspire confidence in us #7 Design or creative requires confidence #8 A crisis or challenge is an opportunity - an opportunity to educate, tell your story and set the record straight #9 “I am one of the few people to use a generic, black name and put a premium price to it” #10 Speaks about how the name “Tshepo” has inspired and given young entrepreneurs confidence to create brands using their own names, identities and are also price with unwavering confidence. #11 “African is not just patterns, we can do amazing stuff… the best cotton comes from Zimbabwe, there are 800 different species of indigo die (blue of the jeans), 600 of them come from the continent, the jean and how is made was inspired by the continent - so the key ingredients, come from the continent” #12 Challenges as a business owner - balancing between being a creative, a designer, whilst having to be an entrepreneur in the business, and having to deal with owning a business that has responsibilities such as salaries, etc. #13 Finding the right people is one of the hardest things, people with the right attitude and skills. #14 We’ve had customers from #Paris, #NewYork, #Sweden, #Amsterdam, #LA - all through the power of social media and word of mouth. We were positioned for a global customer. #15 Don’t take advice from everyone, because only you know your vision. https://lnkd.in/dRW4-4XW
