"How do you merge technology with human potential?"

With guests
Ella Peinovich

Episode notes

On this episode of Limitless Africa, we’re looking at how African businesses can sell to US customers. If you’re a homeware brand in Togo, or a clean beauty maker in South Africa or a jewelry manufacturer in Kenya, how can you get your product to American customers, those consumers shopping on Target, Etsy or Bloomingdale's? And it’s not a one-way street: those American retailers are also looking to stock amazing African homeware, accessories, lotions and potions - they are crying out for high quality products that are unique, and will delight their customers. That’s where amazing entrepreneurs like Ella Peinovich come in. She’s the co-founder behind PoweredByPeople, a multi-channel distribution platform that connects independent brands to over 100 million customers across more than 200 leading online retailers and marketplaces. Ella is opening up huge new markets, and offering digital innovation to African entrepreneurs.

Transcript

🌟 IN THIS EPISODE:
1:35 Her first business
4:13 Tech-powered humans
5:52 The power of drop shipping
11:51 Building a business in Kenya
15:19 How to raise $20m
18:49 Transparency and compliance
22:55 The trends in retail
25:52 The power of thinking big

💬 QUOTES TO REMEMBER:
“Transparency is part of the conversation, but the real shift is around compliance.”
“That’s my own little secret ambition is to replace mass produced product in the retail ma...

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