Daphne Kasambala, founder/CEO of Meekono, a B2B wholesale e-commerce platform streamlining virtual sourcing of premium uniquely African products for international commercial buyers.
Before you read, click here to read part one of this interview with Daphne Kasambala.
What’s the African country that you would love to visit and why?
Senegal. Because they have such a rich culture, they are unique from everything I hear about Senegal. From the moment I land, I will be experiencing the food, the music, the fashion, the design, and the class of Senegalese people.
What’s the most underrated Malawian food?
Mmm, there is a fish. It is similar to a white bait. And we enjoy it, but it’s eaten almost as a last resort food, if you can’t afford chicken. But it is amazing. It is amazing food. And I would invite anybody to come and taste, to taste our, it’s called kapenta, sometimes called white bait. I’m trying to remember the name in other parts of East Africa, but it’s an amazing food that I would invite anybody to come and eat.
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How do you look after yourself in your free time?
I walk, I meditate and journal. I practice mindfulness and gratitude as a rule. And I find that that is a really great way. And I also indulge by getting a massage or go and get a facial and really just give myself grace. I try to give myself grace even in those times when I’m feeling like I’ve failed or I’ve fallen down.
What has been the most humbling moment in your journey as an entrepreneur?
I actually find that when we won the grant that we won recently, that was actually quite humbling. I can’t explain to you why. That was maybe the most humbling, but I find that when we meet artisans who’ve gone through a journey many years long who’ve struggled and they’re still plugging away at their craft to hear those stories.
And we’ve been around. I mean, we’ve been down into the quarries. We’ve been into prisons where they’re training women to do crafts. We’ve been all over. I’ve been all over the place and I’ve met artisans who, in spite of everything, they still maintain that creativity and they’re still pushing forward. Each and every one of those is a humbling moment that also reminds me of why I’m here and why Meekono needs to succeed.
What’s one thing that you would love people to know about you?
One of my proudest moments was scaling to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro.
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