Linda Gieskes-Mwamba's guest appearances

Linda Gieskes-Mwamba

The BLK + GRN Podcast

Life Things Podcast

Shades & Layers

Nandi Dlepu

Mathebe Molise

Suki Suki Naturals

Gugu Nkabinde

Carla van Aswegen

Anelisa Mangcu

Misha Levin

Tori Tatham

Roxy Burger

Candice Thurston

Talya Goldberg

Sanani Mangisa

Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo

Yema Ferreira

Rabia Ghoor

OwlTail

Linda Gieskes-Mwamba, founded the South African brand Suki Suki Naturals to solve a personal need for natural hair products that were affordable and accessible for people with Black hair types. After making her hair care products using ingredients found in her kitchen, like avocados, ripe bananas, and yogurt, she realized that through Suki Sukie naturals, there was a way to share her traditions of raw ingredients sourced from the earth. As a South African native, she wanted to showcase that an African brand can be scientifically based, well researched, well formulated, and has a place in the global market. She incorporated her love, tradition, and knowledge into Suki Suki Naturals to showcase a specially formulated, harm-free premium brand, revealing a perspective on beauty that most of the world hasn't yet seen. While sharing her journey with her brand, she shares information to help listeners determine their hair prosperity, offers transparency on where her ingredients are produced and grown, and educates people on how to make healthier purchase decisions. Quote from interviewee for call-out box: “The idea is to just showcase that an African brand doesn't have to be like an artisanal brand. It can be very scientific based; it can be very well researched and very well formulated.” Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:  Kalahari Melon seed oil is rich in vitamin E and can be found in the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. Black hair types require more attention to texture and dryness because the scalp produces natural oils for the hair, but the hair texture may make retaining those oils down each strand more difficult. Prickly pear oil is native to countries with arid and dry soil and climate, and it has 150 times more vitamin E than argan oil, which is celebrated for its vitamin E content.  Check Out These Highlights:  How you can determine the porosity level of your hair (7:20) Linda educates on some of the powerful properties of the raw botanical ingredients sourced from Africa (17:53) Linda shares some of her skincare products (24:15)  Quotes:  “Today we definitely feel like things have changed and it's also a question of knowledge and education that you realize that actually my kind of hair loves this ingredient and it's not specifically expensive…” “The idea is to really educate and then the consumer can make better choices.” “At the time, there was so little on the South African market. The haircare industry was definitely more geared towards Caucasian hair types and we didn't have the knowledge as well.” 

Linda Gieskes-Mwamba, founded the South African brand Suki Suki Naturals to solve a personal need for natural hair products that were affordable and accessible for people with Black hair types. After making her hair care products using ingredients found in her kitchen, like avocados, ripe bananas, and yogurt, she realized that through Suki Sukie naturals, there was a way to share her traditions of raw ingredients sourced from the earth. As a South African native, she wanted to showcase that an African brand can be scientifically based, well researched, well formulated, and has a place in the global market. She incorporated her love, tradition, and knowledge into Suki Suki Naturals to showcase a specially formulated, harm-free premium brand, revealing a perspective on beauty that most of the world hasn't yet seen. While sharing her journey with her brand, she shares information to help listeners determine their hair prosperity, offers transparency on where her ingredients are produced and grown, and educates people on how to make healthier purchase decisions. Quote from interviewee for call-out box: “The idea is to just showcase that an African brand doesn't have to be like an artisanal brand. It can be very scientific based; it can be very well researched and very well formulated.” Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss: <ul> <li>Kalahari Melon seed oil is rich in vitamin E and can be found in the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa.</li> <li>Black hair types require more attention to texture and dryness because the scalp produces natural oils for the hair, but the hair texture may make retaining those oils down each strand more difficult.</li> <li>Prickly pear oil is native to countries with arid and dry soil and climate, and it has 150 times more vitamin E than argan oil, which is celebrated for its vitamin E content.</li> </ul> Check Out These Highlights: <ul> <li>How you can determine the porosity level of your hair (7:20)</li> <li>Linda educates on some of the powerful properties of the raw botanical ingredients sourced from Africa (17:53)</li> <li>Linda shares some of her skincare products (24:15)</li> </ul> Quotes: <ul> <li>“Today we definitely feel like things have changed and it's also a question of knowledge and education that you realize that actually my kind of hair loves this ingredient and it's not specifically expensive…”</li> <li>“The idea is to really educate and then the consumer can make better choices.”</li> <li>“At the time, there was so little on the South African market. The haircare industry was definitely more geared towards Caucasian hair types and we didn't have the knowledge as well.”</li> </ul>

Episode 29: Suki Suki Naturals - Linda Gieskes-Mwamba

In today's episode we meet Johannesburg- based entrepreneur Linda Gieskes – Mwamba, the founder and CEO of Suki Suki NaturalsBorn in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo to entrepreneurial parents, Linda's venture into entrepreneurship started when  she wanted to ditch the chemicals and grow out her natural afro-textured hair. She quickly discovered that she literally could not afford to grow her own natural hair because either the products were too expensive and not really worth the cost, or if they were cheap, they were full of the very chemicals she was trying to avoid,  So, she decided to do something about it. After months of  shopping in the food aisles, she created her own oil blend, which is now the hero product of the brand, the Miraculous Oil. And the rest, as they say, is history. Join us for a wonderful chat that ranges in subjects and  have you wanting to go out there and create something of your own.Check out Suki Suki Naturals' wicked combination of indigenous African fruits, herbs and plants via their instagram account @sukisukinaturals 

In today's episode we meet Johannesburg- based entrepreneur <a href="https://www.sukisukinaturals.co.za/about-suki-suki/?v=edb5dc74af1c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linda Gieskes – Mwamba</a>, the founder and CEO of <a href="http://sukisukinaturals.co.za/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Suki Suki Naturals</a> Born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo to entrepreneurial parents, Linda's venture into entrepreneurship started when  she wanted to ditch the chemicals and grow out her natural afro-textured hair. She quickly discovered that she literally could not afford to grow her own natural hair because either the products were too expensive and not really worth the cost, or if they were cheap, they were full of the very chemicals she was trying to avoid,  So, she decided to do something about it. After months of  shopping in the food aisles, she created her own oil blend, which is now the hero product of the brand, the <a href="https://www.sukisukinaturals.co.za/product/miraculous-oil-100ml/?v=edb5dc74af1c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Miraculous Oil</a>. And the rest, as they say, is history.  Join us for a wonderful chat that ranges in subjects and  have you wanting to go out there and create something of your own. Check out Suki Suki Naturals' wicked combination of indigenous African fruits, herbs and plants via their instagram account @sukisukinaturals

Linda Gieskes-Mwamba (Suki Suki Naturals) 

In this episode of the Life Things Podcast, Thithi and Keagan talk to Linda Gieskes-Mwamba about turning passion into profit. An avid lover of beauty and skincare products, Linda is the founder of the popular Suki Suki Naturals product range. From making batches in her kitchen whilst working full time as a lawyer to being stocked in retailers like Woolworths, Wellness Warehouse and Jimnojean, Linda takes us through her journey to entrepreneurship as she talks about the challenge of being more audacious and owning the African narrative through sharing finished goods that take up space in the wellness industry.

In this episode of the Life Things Podcast, Thithi and Keagan talk to Linda Gieskes-Mwamba about turning passion into profit. An avid lover of beauty and skincare products, Linda is the founder of the popular Suki Suki Naturals product range. From making batches in her kitchen whilst working full time as a lawyer to being stocked in retailers like Woolworths, Wellness Warehouse and Jimnojean, Linda takes us through her journey to entrepreneurship as she talks about the challenge of being more audacious and owning the African narrative through sharing finished goods that take up space in the wellness industry.

Turning passion into profit with Linda Gieskes-Mwamba founder of Suki Suki Naturals