Takondwa Maosa is the co-owner of clothes model Divided London with Daniel Fairhead.
Followers of the model embrace footballers Caleb Chukwuemeka and Saikou Janneh, in addition to actor Cole Anderson from the Netflix sequence After Life and EastEnders actor Zack Morris.
Takondwa has been nominated for the Multicultural Enterprise and Group Champion Awards ‘entrepreneur of the 12 months’ award, to vote go to www.mbccawards.com. See www.dividedlondon.com.
Once I was at college I used to be very quiet and inquisitive. I had targets and goals however no clue the best way to put it them into motion, I went to Shoeburyness Excessive College and from 12 months 7 to 11, I didn’t even examine enterprise.
What sparked my ambition was seeing what different folks had been investing their time and money in. I had gentle bulb second that if I don’t at the very least attempt to put my plan in motion I won’t get the possibility.
I feel it’s a well-liked perception that being an entrepreneur robotically means it’s important to take these large dangers with a purpose to achieve success. To an extent I agree, though I feel it’s essential to recollect these dangers, for my part, must be rigorously calculated to extend the chances of a profitable consequence.
There are loads of superb younger folks in Southend establishing companies and making the connections. I love the work of a man known as Ramis, he does podcasts and psychological well being in addition to being author and revealed books and e-books.
Somebody I look as much as is Steven Bartlett – he’s an environment friendly drawback solver and nice thinker. I usually hear and watch his podcasts for ideas he famously identified for his position as ‘dragon’ on the BBC present Dragons’ Den, and his abilities with social media particularly Instagram.
In the case of stress-free, my favorite locations to go to in Southend are the seashore, particularly when it’s sizzling. I consider plenty of concepts whereas strolling down Southend Pier.
Trying forward, I’ve plenty of plans for the longer term. If I had limitless assets for our enterprise I might put it in advertising and marketing and the model with posters and banners and road artwork with our slogan ‘normalise being completely different’. It is a vital message everybody wants to absorb. Being distinctive and your self is okay. Getting actors and athletes with tons of of hundreds of social media followers has been useful, they put on and promote our clothes and the model message.
