Handcrafting Slippers For The Love of Africa and Nature with Walk The Talk Africa
10/28/21 • 51 min
ON Capetown and Daniela's father moving to South Africa (3:13)
ON how Daniela "stumbled" upon slippers and how she perfected shoemaking skills during the pandemic (6:03)
ON Daniela's childhood in the wilderness of South Africa and how it shaped her quest for a simple lifestyle and sustainable living (12:07)
ON finding the name of the brand WALK THE TALK AFRICA (17:25)
ON creativity in South Africa (20:14)
ON getting the shoes made in South Africa (22:47)
ON Daniela's previous career and why she decided to launch WALK THE TALK AFRICA (26:33)
ON selling and finding resellers for WALK THE TALK AFRICA (31:53)
ON life slowing down during lockdown and how Daniela used this time for her business (36:12)
ON measure of success for WALK THE TALK AFRICA 1) job creation and Daniela plan to take part of the business online (39:37)
ON measure of success for WALK THE TALK AFRICA 2) daring to dream, stepping out of your comfort zone (44:14)
ON measure of success for WALK THE TALK AFRICA 3) money in the bank and Daniela's "business plan" (45:47)
ON how to connect with Daniela's and WALK THE TALK AFRICA (47:31)
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CONNECT WITH Daniela / Walk The Talk Africa
IG @walkthetalkafrica
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MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION:
“(Getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.) The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. (It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.)” (Steve Jobs)
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Host: Leekei Tang
Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com
Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic
ON Capetown and Daniela's father moving to South Africa (3:13)
ON how Daniela "stumbled" upon slippers and how she perfected shoemaking skills during the pandemic (6:03)
ON Daniela's childhood in the wilderness of South Africa and how it shaped her quest for a simple lifestyle and sustainable living (12:07)
ON finding the name of the brand WALK THE TALK AFRICA (17:25)
ON creativity in South Africa (20:14)
ON getting the shoes made in South Africa (22:47)
ON Daniela's previous career and why she decided to launch WALK THE TALK AFRICA (26:33)
ON selling and finding resellers for WALK THE TALK AFRICA (31:53)
ON life slowing down during lockdown and how Daniela used this time for her business (36:12)
ON measure of success for WALK THE TALK AFRICA 1) job creation and Daniela plan to take part of the business online (39:37)
ON measure of success for WALK THE TALK AFRICA 2) daring to dream, stepping out of your comfort zone (44:14)
ON measure of success for WALK THE TALK AFRICA 3) money in the bank and Daniela's "business plan" (45:47)
ON how to connect with Daniela's and WALK THE TALK AFRICA (47:31)
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CONNECT WITH Daniela / Walk The Talk Africa
IG @walkthetalkafrica
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MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION:
“(Getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.) The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. (It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.)” (Steve Jobs)
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Host: Leekei Tang
Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com
Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic
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ON Liz' Vision for the World: where people feel comfortable enough to be who they are and still have the opportunity to succeed in areas that they want. (3:08)
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ON Lessons learned (38:09)
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ON PODIUM by TAP a revolutionary marketplace that connects freelancers and businesses (45:25)
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CONNECT WITH Liz Johnson
The Ability People TAP: https://www.theabilitypeople.com/
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MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION:
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Check out Liz' swimming achievements on Wikipedia
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Host: Leekei Tang
Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com
Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic
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ON How A Small Fashion Business can effectively create change and even lead change. (3:28)
ON How Can A Small Fashion Business Be Seen And Heard in a Noisy World and Why Seth Thinks it's Great News to be Copied (5:46)
ON The Purpose of Words: To CONNECT (8:41)
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CONNECT WITH Seth Godin
Seth's Blog: https://seths.blog/
Seth's Podcast AKIMBO https://www.akimbo.link/
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MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION:
blog post: Tools For Modern Citizens
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AKIMBO Season 9 - Episode 20, the question asked at 17:17
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Check out Seth's on Wikipedia
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Host: Leekei Tang
Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com
Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic
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