Wangari Wachira's guest appearances

Wangari Wachira

The East Africa Business Podcast: African Start ups | Investing | Entrepreneurship | Interviews

Elizabeth Rossiello

Daniel Goldfarb

Lauren Russell

Kenny Ewan

Audrey Cheng

Paul Nyambe

Chris Kulei

Sian Roses

Nathan Masyuko

Ludique Works

Sean Keough

Luke Davey

Inspira Farms

Waweru Kuria

Maria Biswalo

OwlTail

Near to where I live in Nairobi is a Japanese cafe.Whenever I've been the food has been delicious, and the small place is full of people from Japan, enjoying Ramen bowls and cold imported beer.I thought it would be interesting to interview the owner to learn about how the business started.It turns out that the owner Wangari and her husband have cornered down a niche market in the city.Both were born and raised in Kenya, independently decided to learn Japanese as kids and ended up getting married after a mutual friend introduced them so they could connect on the shared love for JapanToday they run a diverse portfolio of businesses to serve Japanese consumers in Kenya.In the interview we discuss how their businesses came to be, the interplay of owning a safari company, supermarket, cafe and farm all geared towards the Japanese market, and practicalities of, for example, selling Bento boxes in Nairobi.It's a really interesting example of finding a business area that's aligned with your personal interests and skill set, and then occupying that niche to very high standard.READ MORE AT:https://theeastafricabusinesspodcast.com/2019/09/19/how-a-kenyan-couple-captured-the-japanese-market-in-kenya-with-wangari-wachira/

Near to where I live in Nairobi is a Japanese cafe. Whenever I've been the food has been delicious, and the small place is full of people from Japan, enjoying Ramen bowls and cold imported beer. I thought it would be interesting to interview the owner to learn about how the business started. It turns out that the owner <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wangari.wambugu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wangari</a> and her husband have cornered down a niche market in the city. Both were born and raised in Kenya, independently decided to learn Japanese as kids and ended up getting married after a mutual friend introduced them so they could connect on the shared love for Japan Today they run a diverse portfolio of businesses to serve Japanese consumers in Kenya. In the interview we discuss how their businesses came to be, the interplay of owning a safari company, supermarket, cafe and farm all geared towards the Japanese market, and practicalities of, for example, selling Bento boxes in Nairobi. It's a really interesting example of finding a business area that's aligned with your personal interests and skill set, and then occupying that niche to very high standard. READ MORE AT: <a href="https://theeastafricabusinesspodcast.com/?p=718" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theeastafricabusinesspodcast.com/2019/09/19/how-a-kenyan-couple-captured-the-japanese-market-in-kenya-with-wangari-wachira/</a>

How a Kenyan couple captured the Japanese market in Kenya, with Wangari Wachira