#12: How Abba Arunga of Lava Latte Has Built A Partnership of Champions (Kenya)

S2E5: This week on the podcast, Paula interviews Abba Arunga, the co-founder and “vibes creator” of Lava Latte, a boutique Kenyan coffee shop. After a trip to Senegal, Abba and her co-founder Kagure Wamunyu, were inspired to create a women-owned space that is authentically Kenyan. Though neither of them had any experience in the restaurant business, they were able to tap into a strong leadership team to grow into one of Nairobi’s favorite cafes. In this episode, we also talk about: managing the business relationship with her three other partner Finding the right location for your brick and mortar business How she navigates the male-dominated restaurant business Using twitter as a recruitment tool Expanding the brand into a chain of coffee shops *** As mentioned in this episode: Layu Cafe (Senegal) Zawadi Africa is a job recruitment hashtag by and for Kenyans. Many post job opportunities here Recommend a female entrepreneur to be on the podcast: Connect with Abba Lava Latte: Lava Latte Instagram: Abba Arunga’s Instagram: Connect with me (Paula) Twitter Instagram I Have No Idea What I’m Doing instagram I Have No Idea What I’m Doing Facebook group (highly recommended) This podcast episode was produced by Kali Media

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#12: How Abba Arunga of Lava Latte Has Built A Partnership of Champions (Kenya) is an episode from I Have No Idea What I'm Doing by Kali Media.

This episode is 35:51 long.

This episode was published on Jul 28, 2020.

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