Meet Trushar Khetia the Founder and CEO Tria Group of companies, at the age 27 he is one of the most youngest and successful entreprenuer in Kenya

When passion meets the most unique idea, Today YBI interviewed Mr. Trushar Khetia the Founder and CEO of Tria Group of companies. If you would like to start a company or even venture into media advertisement Trushar is the person to meet, Kindly learn from history story and visit the website

Mr. Trushar Khetia Founder and CEO Tria Group of companies

 

• Your name: Trushar Khetia

• Company name: Tria Group

• Position Founder & CEO

• Country. Kenya

1. Short introduction about yourself.

I am a 27 year old Kenyan entrepreneur, with a vision of using business as a force for good, in order to make a difference to the lives in my continent, Africa. Tria Group is my first official jump into the wonderful world of entrepreneurship. My first venture within Tria is in the advertising and media marketing via Tria Transit Media

2. When did you start your business?

The company was established on the 9th of November 2012, so we have crossed a year though it has been just over 6 months since we have been fully operational in our offices with a team in place.

3. What’s your business net worth?

$1 million is my target at the end of 1 year

4. Are you a start up? What keep you going In this world of competition?

 Yes we are a start up from absolutely zero! What keeps me going is the passion to do something different from the norm. Norm is boring! I always challenge myself to think differently from the rest in the industry.

5. How do you plan your work?

I plan external meetings with clients from Monday to Thursday. (I like being out of the office meeting new people every day). Friday is an internal day where I use it to catch up with my team in the office via our weekly meetings. Saturdays are for my business social meetings, strategic thinking and any email correspondence

6. What motivated you to start your business?

 I have always been a curious person. Even as a child I would look for opportunities to makes a difference in others. At the age of 8, I was running a comic/storybook library where I would hire out books which I had finished reading, to my classmates for a small fee. At the age of 10, I started selling boxes of biscuits to the students in my school as I realized I could sell them cheaper than the price they were buying from the school canteen. As I grew up, finished High School and University and was employed, though I was always happy, I felt something was missing. I realized I was  meant to be an entrepreneur, by re-collecting my behavior as a child when I had no idea that I was actually running a business unknowingly. I followed my true calling and eventually started Tria at 25.

7. Why that Business and not the other?

I have always had a passion and interest in the advertising industry. My work experiences prior to starting Tria has been either selling brands or buying brands so I felt nothing would be better than being involved in interacting and  developing a wide variety of brands through advertising

8. Did you start it alone or with friends?

 Started this business by myself.

9. How long have you been in business?

I was employed in different businesses for about 5 years in total with my biggest achievement being working for Procter & Gamble (P&G) in the UK for 3 years. While the move to entrepreneurship via Tria has been just over 1 year for me.

10. What’s the story behind your business?

I was employed in 2007 as a marketing manager for Securex (a security company in Kenya dealing in guards, security systems etc.). This was in between the gap year I took between my 2nd and final year in University. They asked me to prepare an annual marketing plan for them on how they can grow their brand. During my research into the different advertising avenues, I realised there was a big gap in the transit advertising media market (buses, taxi, rail) in Kenya compared to other parts of the world where I had gotten exposure as a student at the time. In the UK, where I was studying, bus advertising was huge and I would see very creative ads. It is at this point I asked myself, ‘Wouldn’t it be awesome if I had a transit media company in Kenya advertising on the buses to begin with?’

 

11. What challenges did you face?

 As my business idea was new to the market, it took a lot of time, energy and efforts in convincing clients who had been used to advertising using traditional media such as billboards, radio and TV. Changing the way things have been done from the norm is always tough. Also initially when setting up, during the recruitment process, quite a few people were scared to take the risk of joining a new company with new radical ideas of doing things as they preferred being in their existing jobs which were in conventional media.

12. How did you overcome?

 I had to be tenacious, highly persuasive, and focused. You cannot let other people’s negative thinking affect your drive and ambition in doing what you have set yourself to achieve. If you have a dream, you are the only one who has the mind power to make it a reality.

13. What is that one thing you wish you knew before you started that company?

Managing people is not as easy as one would think. Everyone is different with various levels of behavior and expectations. When you are the boss, the leader, you sometimes have to make tough decisions to balance between the business and your people.

14. One Advise to start ups and upcoming entrepreneurs like you?

Never let anyone tell you that you can’t do what you want to do. Don’t take any form of an answer. You are the only one who determines your destiny by the thoughts and actions that you take.

15. Who inspire you, Like a role model and why?

I have a few. One is my Dad because he had no formal education or strong work experience, yet as a raw entrepreneur he made it in his own way.  My other role models include Sir Richard Branson of Virgin, Steve Jobs of Apple, Bill Gates of Microsoft, Warren Buffett, Mukesh Ambani of the Reliance Group and Sir Alex Ferguson, the successful former manager of Manchester United. All these individuals have certain traits in common. They had the belief in themselves, they had a big vision in their minds as to what they will achieve in their lives and with determination and hard work they challenged the way things were done, they stood firm and built up huge empires and brands around them making a difference to millions of lives around the world. I want to follow in the footsteps of these people. 

16. What are some your philosophies if any?

I am open to learn new things everyday

I am passionate and focused in giving my all into achieving my mission and goals

I ‘think BIG’ & have a BIG heart

I will make a difference by inspiring others to achieve greatness

17. If you were to start a company(new) what kind of unique product would you invest in?

I would think about an online or mobile retail business (e-retail/m-retail) which makes everyday life even simpler.

18. Most young people are in their earlier entrepreneurship life, what kind of support would offer to them. E g. Mentoring, advising, connecting, sharing your network.

I would absolutely love to mentor, advice and share experiences with likeminded entrepreneurs so we can all develop together.

19. How do you see your business in the next five year?

I see Tria diversifying into other forms of media both within transit as well as platforms like radio. I have a dream to have my own radio station. Radio Tria! Also I aim to expand Tria to other countries in Africa. The world is too big and I want to be everywhere!

20. What kind of connection would you like to have to make your business better?

I want to be able to talk to certain CEOs and marketing directors of the big FMCG companies directly, in order to make them understand how they can get more value for the marketing money their company spends by thinking differently from the norm.

 Trusher has since then moved to retained business and now Run society stores the fasted growing retail chain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Meet Muthoni Maingi Gathitu, Director Deviate Brand Strategy, Management and Media

Sometimes we talk about passion, and much more the movers and shakers of Kenya and to make it sound more global under 30 Director, meet Muthoni Director at Deviate Kenya.

• Your name: Muthoni Maingi Gathitu
• Company name: Deviate Brand Strategy, Management and Media
• Position: Brand Strategist and Director
• Country: Kenya

1. SHORT INTRODUCTION ABOUT YOURSELF: I am passionate about making a difference in terms of marketing agencies and their business approach for SME’s and Growing Companies.
2. WHEN DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS? I began my business in February 2011
3. WHAT’S YOUR BUSINESS NET WORTH? Ha! Tricky ground here ...
4. ARE YOU A START UP, WHAT KEEP YOU GOING IN THIS WORLD OF COMPETITION? What is your definition of a start up? I have been in business for over a year and so far I have worked with over 20 brands on various projects.
5. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR WORK? I plan my work around client requirements, sometimes a select group of clients will take up a lot of my attention as we’re setting up their brand structures and sometimes my amazing staff handles client projects that do not require my involvement.
6. WHAT MOTIVATED YOU? I am driven by interestingly challenging projects, something that each client offers and I am also motivated by seeing off successful projects.
7. WHY THAT BUSINESS AND NOT THE OTHER? What other? Marketing, Branding and Internet Technologies in relation to this are my second nature.
8. DID YOU START IT A LONE OR WITH FRIENDS? I started it alone
9. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS? I clock two years in February 2013.
10. WHAT’S THE STORY BEHIND YOU’RE YOUR BUSINESS? I had always known that I wanted to start a marketing/advertising and brand strategy agency. I just didn’t have a good idea in what niche/service requirement exactly. After working at two agencies in Kenya, and interacting with people from other agencies, I felt that agencies here did not have a business model built around SME’s or growing companies and their requirements. Which are very unique? So I started Deviate (hence the name) and the response from my target audience has been great.
11. WHAT CHALLENGES DID YOU FACE? Wow, gaining trust- I am young- When I began I was 24 now I’m 26, capital, getting the right team together. Working on pricing and coming up with pricing models that my market would appreciate. Learning my targets key challenges and finding ways to create solutions just for them as well.
12. HOW DID YOU OVERCOME? There was a day, that I was frustrated by the combination of challenges that I have listed above that I kept facing and that I still do. And I had been getting job offers and I wanted to give up. And my mother encouraged me not to give up for this is the path that I had chosen, and that I needed to always complete what I started well and with the poise, intelligence and resilience that she knew I had in me. Those words then, and till today and always, will drive me and drove me to always work a solution around every challenge.
13. WHAT IS THAT ONE THING YOU WISH YOU KNEW BEFORE YOU STARTED THAT BUSINESS/COMPANY? To be honest, nothing really, you cannot anticipate the ride of opportunities and challenges that entrepreneurship brings.

14. ONE ADVISER TO START UPS AND UPCOMING ENTREPRENEURS LIKE YOU? Stay inspired, learn from all industries and all opportunities that come your way. For example, I love the marketing and customer service that Kenyatta Market women offer when you go there to do your hair. They make sure from entry to exit that you’re okay and that you have their contacts should you need to come back. And be respectful of all around you!

15. WHO INSPIRE YOU, LIKE A ROLE MODEL AND WHY? My grandparents will always be my inspiration and my driving motivation. For people who didn’t go to university or school as such they built entrepreneurial entities that are my envy. I am in awe of them.
16. WHAT ARE SOME YOUR PHILOSOPHIES IF ANY? Work hard, work well and set an example.

17. IF YOU WERE TO START A COMPANY WHAT KIND OF UNIQUE PRODUCT WOULD YOU INVEST IN? Technology!

18. MOST YOUNG PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR EARLIER ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIFE, WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT YOU WOULD GIVE TO THEM. EG. MENTORING, ADVISING, CONNECTING, SHARING YOUR NETWORK. All of the listed, but I only entertain focused and serious people.
19. HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR BUSINESS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEAR? I want to be the “Equity Bank” of marketing and advertising agencies.
20. WHAT KIND OF CONNECTION WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS GROW? I would love to work with a financial institute that is interested in growing SME’s in Kenya and East Africa.

Your website, www.deviate.co.ke

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Meet Carla Viezee, The MD of File It Africa, a company that started a less than one year ago.

Today YBI meet an interesting startup who believes in Data safety, our Interview with Carla Viezee the Marketing Director of File It Africa a start up who can see the future in a different perspective.  What it means to be creative take a few minutes to read the interview.

• YOUR NAME: CARLA VIEZEE
• COMPANY NAME: FILE IT AFRICA
• POSITION: MARKETING DIRECTOR
• COUNTRY: KENYA

1. SHORT INTRODUCTION ABOUT YOURSELF.

I am a Kenyan and have been in the service industry for 25 years, and became known for creating Pasara, a popular sandwich bar in central Nairobi. I currently own a small Bed and Breakfast. Although not an IT person, I believe that the IT revolution currently happening in Kenya and beyond is one of the most exciting periods in history, as it empowers all Kenyans, whether rich or poor. I have two adopted children. My passion for travelling takes me to exotic new lands and cultures.

2. WHEN DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS?
3. We started in July 2011

3. DID YOU START IT A LONE OR WITH FRIENDS?

With a friend

4. WHAT’S YOUR BUSINESS NET WORTH?

File It Africa is a new business and we have invested about Ksh 6 million

5. ARE YOU A START UP WHAT KEEP YOU GOING IN THIS WORLD OF COMPETITION?

Yes we are. Our service is very innovative for the Kenyan market at present. We use social media as one of the main platforms of engagement with potential and current clients. It is the most important way to communicate a message, through mind share rather than immediate market share aims. As our service is digital, so must our marketing strategy be to compete effectively. However, Kenyans still much appreciate being able to have one on one conversations about the service, especially as it is a concept that requires demonstrations online and on the customer’s computers.

6. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR WORK?

I have a ‘to do’ list, a diary and regular meetings with my business partner.

7. WHAT MOTIVATED YOU?

Both my partner, KadriHumal and I lost our data through computer crashes and viruses in a flash. We wanted a secure and above all easy way to store our information away from our laptops, so it would give us the security without having to manage it. We found cloud storage and immediately fell for it.

8. WHY THAT BUSINESS AND NOT THE OTHER?

IT is the growth industry, and the government of Kenya actively pushes for a very well ‘connected’ population. The dependency on digital data (and its safety) increases exponentially with this policy. In Africa, power surges and cuts, theft and the popular use of flash drives (with viruses!) make the data much more vulnerable to loss or damage than elsewhere in the world. The huge popularity of the mobile phone, requires access to data in the cloud- due to very limited memory on the phones. Therefore cloud storage is a growth business

9. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS?

      Since July 2011

10. WHAT CHALLENGES DID YOU FACE?
11. The people we meet often haven’t thought that much about how dependant they are on the data (until it is lost). Some live with the happy idea ‘that it will not happen to me’, and wish to stay in that state of mind- in spite of the evidence against it. They are still in the process of getting used to the idea of backing up- and therefore are often not sure if they really need it. A second challenge is that our service can be virtually purchased and set up. Many are still reluctant to buy on line- in spite of the ease of it. Lastly, wiki leaks has made them worried about the safety of their information, away from their premises.

11. HOW DID YOU OVERCOME?

Educating the public on the safety measure in place, showing them the benefits of our service such as automated backup (no management required), and access from any internet point and giving people the opportunity to speak with clients who use the service.

12. WHAT IS THAT ONE THING YOU WISH YOU KNEW BEFORE YOU STARTED THAT COMPANY?

 When introducing a service at the beginning of a product life cycle requires test marketing.

13. ONE ADVISER TO START UPS AND UPCOMING ENTREPRENEURS LIKE YOU?

Test your product or service in a segment of your target group and see the reaction use it as a base for your marketing strategy.

14. WHO INSPIRE YOU, LIKE A ROLE MODEL AND WHY?

Richard Branson: he is open to any new ideas and is willing to try them, using the people who have the idea.

15. WHAT ARE SOME YOUR PHILOSOPHIES IF ANY?

           If you believe in yourself you can move mountains, and others will follow you easily

16. If you were to start a company what kind of unique product would you invest in?

File It Africa

17. MOST YOUNG PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR EARLIER ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIFE, WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT YOU WOULD GIVE TO THEM. EG. MENTORING, ADVISING, CONNECTING, SHARING YOUR NETWORK.

Advising

18. HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR BUSINESS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEAR?

The world is moving to cloud at a rapid rate. Our service will be needed by anyone who has digital data. We expect a large growth rate. New IT inventions will require to stay ahead of the game, constantly innovating our services.

19. WHAT KIND OF CONNECTION WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS GROWS?

An investor who sees the potential of East Africa as an IT community

Your website,:www.file-it-africa.com

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/File-It-Africa/179197955468955

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Never Let Others Define You. Never. by Ted Coine. Florida USA.

TThis is a direct post is from Ted Coine who is a globally great know entrepreneur from Florida U.S.A he is Business heretic. Happily-former CEO. Author & Speaker. Forbes Social Power Influencer , he also have around 136,000 followers on twitter and follows almost all of them, and this is why~ My follow-back policy:http://bit.ly/xTQUxS · http://switchandshift.com ted has over 20 years work experience

In this post Ted explains the power of defining who we are and how that can make you do good business. you can also get to know him in series of books, and mostly "Five stars to customer service. i hope we will be able to interview him one on one













Johnny has his own upscale masonry design and construction firm. He keeps his staff small, only accepting work that suits his reputation as a true artisan. Johnny has never worked for anyone else but his father (till he got fired).
Neil works solo. He’s a software consultant. He represents one company, but he owns his territory (think franchise) and runs his business exactly as he chooses. He worked both in the service industry and for a big IT firm, but not in the last ten years or more.
Janet was a prodigy right out of grad school. She led a couple of companies you’ve probably patronized. She’s a professor now, but doesn’t consider that “real” employment – she thinks of it more as something she does a few hours a week. She writes books you’ve probably read, and you may have seen her as a guest talking head on TV

www.tedcoine.com


I’m totally unemployable,” said my friend Johnny a while back.

“Never!” agreed Neil. “I’m radioactive to any employer.”


“Are you kidding? Me too!” chimed in another friend, Janet.


The four of us were at a small party, a gathering of one of the nonprofit boards I used to belong to a while back. I love these friends, an incredibly diverse gathering of thinkers and leaders here in Naples.

Diverse, except for one thing: only a few of us are “employed” in the traditional sense of the word. Sure, this is Naples, Florida, so more than half the group is in some stage of retirement. But that isn’t it. Most of us are business owners or solo practitioners (“solopreneurs”), not employees.




Take these three:




Three very different careers, but all independent in most respects. What I find noteworthy is that they’ve all pigeonholed themselves as unemployable. And maybe they’re right: maybe most hiring managers would look at these three and say to herself, “No way. They’re misfits. They’ll never mesh with the employee mindset we require around here.”


Maybe, sure. But here’s how I think of it – not just for my Naples friends, but for you, too: what’s to stop Johnny, Neil, Janet, or you from weaving in and out of traditional employment throughout your career?




I have another friend, Stan, who used to own a pizza parlor. He made a fair living and was his own boss, but he hated it. “Every time the refrigerator went out, I had to handle it myself. I had to pay from my own pocket, I had to deal with the maintenance firm… it got old.” Finally Stan closed up shop and took an entry-level job at a grocery store: yes, this independent businessman was making $8 and hour, reporting to a boss who wasn’t half his age.




“That was tough, both on my lifestyle and, let’s face it, on my ego. But I worked my tail off, because I knew what I wanted. It took a few years, but I worked my way up in the company. Now I’m store manager. I’m making good money, though probably still a little less than when I owned that pizza shop. I have a whole bunch of bosses on the ladder above me, no doubt about it. But now, when the fridge breaks down, I call the home office, and they take care of it. I wouldn’t go back.”




I respect all of these friends, but here’s why I admire Stan most of all: he had the courage to squelch his pride and tough out a job well below his ability. This supermarket chain only hires from within, and everyone starts at the bottom of the pyramid. That’s a deal breaker for a whole lot of superb leaders out there, professionals who could add a lot of value to the company. Never mind all that. Stan was his own boss, he was an employer, a business owner, and he shifted in his career – dramatically so – to follow a new path.




Are Johnny, Neil, and Janet really unemployable? Or are they limiting their own horizons?




Here’s my take, and I sincerely want to know your thoughts here – I’m not certain I’m right; I’m still open to persuasion.




My take is that, throughout our careers, we should let ourselves wander in and out of traditional employment as our interest dictates. Nobody is “too good” to have a boss and be employed, if it fits their long-term goals, or even, perhaps, if it fits their right-now situation.

Are you unemployable? Or are you letting others define you?

 Rather than thinking about yourself in terms of “I am” (“I am an owner” …”I am a solopreneur” …”I am a boss”), think in terms of Your Three Things: what are the three things that matter most to you in your work?


Ted would be free to mentor anyone entrepreneur and leadership.

Written by Ted Coine, from his blog.

Author,CEO,Speaker Former CEO Change Leader | Learning Expert | Speaker | Author | Blogger Owner and principal switchandshift.com

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Maureen Kelsey. President. Global Business & Technology Solutions LLC U.S.A

Today YBI International, had a chance to Interview a great entrepreneur from the United States but lives in India, she has 30 year of experience in 31 countries. she really inspires.

Meet a powerful woman, who has great experience and you can never believe how many companies she has built and what about the experience? And diverse works experience, I think she need to be branded a global citizen of good business.

Your name: Maureen Kelsey 

Company name: Global Business & Technology Solutions LLC 

Position: President 

Country: USA. 

1. SHORT INTRODUCTION ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR BUSINESS.

My background includes establishing a global business management, human capital and technology consulting and outsourcing firm. I delivered innovative solutions and led strategic planning, negotiation and delivery of large-scale, complex global business and technology infrastructure designs and implementations, also provide dedicated total on-site technology support and on-call solutions for Fortune 500s, European and key Russian companies in a wide-range of industries.

I developed and negotiated international contracts, leveraging market knowledge and acting as a cultural-bridge to agreement. I moved on to restructure an Italian knowledge management and technology consulting firm, improving its ability to compete in Europe. I also was lead consultant for the national Italian project Equal Cohesion, working in companies that produce diverse consumer products to improve export capabilities. Leadership Training Profile available under Professional links shown below.

I enjoy dual citizenship with the US and Italy and is tri-lingual (English, Italian and Russian). Maureen is certified in project management, a Prince2 Practitioner, professional sales and quality. As a business leader, I have been successful in driving operational excellence through strategic analysis, training and change and transformation. On February 2, 2009, I was recognized by Cambridge Who's Who as their Executive of the Year representing business management.
 

I am a qualified, registered consultant for international development with the International Resources Group, Chemonics International and International Link Recruitment Services in the US and the European Consultant Organization in Brussels.

In addition, I am a registered Business IT Consultant with Viatempo, a private IT and Professional Business Solutions firm in Copenhagen, Denmark.

I had articles published internationally in 2010 for supply chain communities, finance, IT and knowledge management entitled "Advancing Innovative Vision Aligned with Business Strategy", "Cultural Diversity and Interdependence", "SMEs and Innovation in 21st Century", "Change and Transformation" in February 2011 and a global radio program Global Well-Being - the time is Now! in Sept 2011.

In 2011, I was recognized as a global humanitarian by EOTO World www.eotoworld.com and Creative Visions Foundation www.creativevisions.org.


1. WHEN DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS?

I started my current business in March 2008.


2. WHAT MOTIVATED YOU?

I have been an entrepreneur since 1996. I just had an erg to do something of greater and better.


3. WHY THAT BUSINESS AND NOT ANY OTHER BUSINESS?

Throughout my career, everything that I have ever done—all the knowledge, understanding and experience—has always prepared me for the next endeavour, a natural evolution.


4. DID YOU START IT ALONE OR WITH FRIENDS?

Alone.


5. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS?

My experience spans 30 years and 31 countries.


6. WHAT’S THE STORY BEHIND YOUR SUCCESS?

I bring to clients—individuals, organizations and communities—passion, partnership in service, creativity, collaboration, innovation and consensus. In every project there is a transfer of knowledge and understanding that allows the individuals, organization and community achieve and sustain the desired change and transformation; thus, the solutions are enduring.


7. WHAT CHALLENGES DID YOU FACE?

The financial crises of 2008 that continues and has only worsened.


8. HOW DID YOU OVERCOME?

This remains a work in progress.


9. WHAT IS THAT ONE THING YOU WISH YOU KNEW BEFORE YOU STARTED THAT COMPANY?

Likely, that the financial system was being run like a casino.


10. ONE ADVICE TO START UPS AND UPCOMING ENTREPRENEURS?

Dream big, listen to your inner voice, don’t be afraid to fail and be persistent.


11. WHO INSPIRES YOU, LIKE A ROLE MODEL AND WHY?

My mentors are primarily Carl Jung, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Albert Einstein.


12. WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR PHILOSOPHIES IF ANY?

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. – Albert Einstein

Be the change you want to see in the world. Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love. Whenever you have truth, it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected. – Gandhi

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order. It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves. The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other. – Carl Jung

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. – Martin Luther King Jr.


13. IF YOU WERE TO START A COMPANY WHAT KIND OF UNIQUE PRODUCT WOULD YOU INVEST IN?

Call to Change was introduced in December 2011 through the global published article “SMEs and Innovation in the 21st Century”

https://community.kinaxis.com/people/dustinmattison1974/blog/2010/12/14/views-on-smes-and-innovation-in-21st-century

Considering all data, an innovative holistic solution is needed which is aligned with the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2010 and The McKinsey Report 2010 that indicate where to focus on improving productivity and innovation of management, process and products and closing the skill gaps in the areas of new management techniques, strategy skills and R&D. Combed with a methodology that has the approval of the Euro Institute of cultural evolution and management innovation, among other relevant and innovative methodologies, further aligns and incorporates the best of innovation centres worldwide.

Call to Change “pilot program” solution includes the "business model"—simpler for customers and more accessible to customers—and the “management model”—back to productivity. Through an eco-system approach that integrates the private, public and government sectors working together, an educational program for the 21st Century combined with practice by action learning, we can create an innovative system that brings economic growth, increased stability and quality of life for your community—a strategy that cares about culture, has social responsibility, protects the environment and offers economic sustainability with diversity as a core value.

Call to Change Pilot Program Strategy Overview:

http://www.slideshare.net/KelseyMaureen/call-to-change-1

Call to Change Brief Solution Description:

http://www.slideshare.net/KelseyMaureen/brief-product-servicedescription-6513389http://www.slideshare.net/KelseyMaureen/brief-product-servicedescription-6513389

I have been investing in the Call to Change community and “Pilot Program” to attract funding.


14. TELL US BRIEF ABOUT CALL TO CHANGE COMMUNITY?

We are innovators in business, education, research and development, high school and university students, innovation labs, self-sustainable communities, humanitarians...from 88 countries reaching every continent; one member is Pascal Jouxtel, head researcher at the Euro Institute of Cultural Evolution and Management Innovation and a key EU rep with global Management Innovation Xchange headquartered in Silicon Valley, among many others.

There is collaboration, cooperation, cross-cultural exchange, knowledge sharing on innovation and sustainability....also a solution about SMEs and Innovation in the 21st Century.

Join us on Facebook - Call to Change
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Call-to-Change/159881987362799


15. MOST YOUNG PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR EARLIER ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIFE, WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT WOULD YOU GIVE TO THEM E.G. MENTORING, ADVISING, CONNECTING, AND SHARING YOUR NETWORK..?

I would be pleased to offer any and all support, all of which I have been doing for Call to Change community members.

Professional Profiles:

Naymz: http://www.naymz.com/maureenkelsey1916562

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenkelsey

CV: http://www.slideshare.net/KelseyMaureen/kelsey-maureen-cv

Leadership (contains all global published articles, interviews, McKinsey survey participation...: http://www.slideshare.net/KelseyMaureen/leadership-training-profile

Presentations SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/KelseyMaureen

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The world is much focus in entrepreneurship and sustainable development. And there is no great power like the power of learning it’s easy to learn directly from others so that you never do the same mistakes they did.

Meet great and self motivated entrepreneurs; a young lady from Kenya passionate about being an entrepreneurs, she is the CEO of Say Cheese Writers.



Your name: Lilian Okado
Company name: Say Cheese Writers
Position: CEO
Country: Kenya


1. SHORT INTRODUCTION ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR BUSINESS.

I am 32 and single, love networking, food, the arts, gadgets and dabbling in multiple projects all, at once. Oh and I’d probably be dead had the internet not been invented. hahaha :)


2. WHEN DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS?

August 2008, but we became a limited company in December of 2010.


3. WHAT MOTIVATED YOU?

In 2006, I was jobless – had been for over 6 months with no prospects of getting a job – so by the time I got into network marketing with a UK training company, Action Wealth International, it was as a last resort; out of desperation to earn an income, but likely, the best thing that happened to me.

Towards the end of 2007, after a stint selling the company’s personal and business development products, I met with the founder & CEO, Geoffrey Semaganda, who at the time was opening up a sister company, Action Conference, and he was looking for a local partner to help run and manage the Nairobi office. So I joined his local team and we went about setting up shop. Because Action Conference was a start-up and had no running budget for permanent staff, rather than sit at home idle, I agreed to work as a volunteer.

It is during this time, working alongside the CEO that I gained most, if not all of the business knowledge and skills (communications, negotiations, sales, financial planning, pricing strategy) that I use today. I didn’t realise it at the time, but these skills would prove to be invaluable later in my business life. Within 10 months of volunteering at the company, I was heading the communications and training department where I worked until I set up Say Cheese Writers in 2008.

Before working at Action Conference, I never envisioned myself as a business woman or even an entrepreneur. By nature I am an introvert and never been inclined to business. Having studied social sciences and passionate about International relations I had seen myself in a diplomatic or peace keeping career. Nevertheless, what eventually led me to believe I could run my own successful business were the many hours I spent working alongside Mr. Semaganda, who a successful businessman himself mentored me throughout and whose personal development training courses helped me believe in my abilities to achieve more outside of employment.

I was also seriously struggling financially and needed to find a long term solution that could enable me one day achieve my lifelong dream of giving back to society.


4. WHY THAT BUSINESS AND NOT THE OTHER?

Say Cheese Writers today is today an Internet Inbound Marketing agency that helps businesses generate sales and leads for their businesses online. Initially, it was set up as a copywriting agency developing content for marketing collateral (fliers, brochures, websites, newsletters, articles, etc). I have a passion for writing and communications and I wanted to try my hand at and earning a living doing what I love. (I have been blogging since 2006 and as a teen used to write a lot of short stories and poetry and would journal a lot. I was always very good with words and putting them down in a creative manner and would day dream about being a renowned author)

I am also the kind of person who is restless and can’t just do one thing... This is sometimes a strength but also a weakness. It may explain why I quit the three jobs I got after campus. Each time it was because I was bored stiff, hated what I was doing and felt they were redundant and stifling my potential and space to grow. Case in point: the longest time I have ever held a job is 8 months and that was only because I was expecting a promotion which I obviously didn’t get. So I would get pretty restless and not because I was a poor worker, just that I was not in an environment best suited for my personality, skills set or strengths, which I later discovered are creative oriented. Hence, copywriting, which I accidentally fell into following a conversation with my mentor and some of my own research online, fit perfectly.


5. DID YOU START IT ALONE OR WITH FRIENDS?

I started alone, working out of my one bedroom apartment, on a hand me down laptop.

6. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS?

Three and half years, since August 2008


7. WHAT’S THE STORY BEHIND YOUR SUCCESS?

Well, first, I can’t really say I am successful, not just yet. And I am not being modest. I say this only because there is so much I want to achieve with the business that it would be ridiculous to say ‘I am successful’.

Success to me can be equated to the likes of Richard Branson, Martha Stewart, Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Kirubi, Manu Chandaria, Michael Joseph, James Mwangi, et al, people who have not just made money, but in many ways have created services and products that have changed people’s lives and the way we live and think about business today. But yes, the company has grown over the last three years, so if I was to use growth as one benchmark, then I could possibly speak of success in those terms. I can confidently add too that we are well on our way to success, which for me means achieving regional recognition and expansion in East Africa and West Africa. I would love to enter the Nigerian and Ghanaian markets. I think if we do that in the next three years, then we can be truly proud of our achievements.

Nevertheless, - still to try and answer your question; Say Cheese Writers has successfully serviced over 50 small and large companies from all across the world in the last 3 and half years. Our clientele base no doubt - especially this year - is growing faster than we had ever anticipated.


8. WHAT CHALLENGES DID YOU FACE?

Capital is a big issue. This business was started with just a laptop and an internet connection. And it’s been an uphill task working with no capital to plan or implement sales and marketing or hire enough staff to build a highly qualified team. As a small business, banks won’t lend to you, so anything we have been doing to grow the business is directly tied to the sales we make and monthly revenue. So from time to time as most other small businesses, we suffer cash flow problems, especially when clients take long to make payments. We have even been forced to pay our suppliers very late, which isn’t always a rosy affair. Then there are the times when, I think of great ideas that would definitely help the company grow tenfold but there’s no capital to implement, so it can be frustrating. I have learnt to be patient though, and it’s slowly paying off as we continue to provide quality services with competitive pricing, and attract bigger clients.

There is also the aspect of long office hours when I have to work long hours, usually 12 -18 hours a day, every day for weeks, or months, which can be very exhausting. You know they say that entrepreneurship sometimes is no different from a full time job, just that you’re working for yourself. So it’s important making the transition into getting out of that self employment rat race and into the phase where you are running a business with systems that can function on their own, even when you’re not physically present. This is one challenge we are trying to overcome as we expand.

9. HOW DID YOU OVERCOME?

Positive attitude, hard work and making sacrifices. As mentioned above, I work very hard, harder than I ever worked or would work under employment. Of course, this has diluted my social life. I don’t regret this lifestyle because it has gotten the company to grow steadily and to achieve what we need to achieve, which could not happen without making huge sacrifices. Rome was not built in a day.

But, I do try to balance this out, (though I don’t necessarily believe in what people talk of when they say ‘work-life balance’. You can’t possibly balance life and work. One will always overrule the other at different times in your life depending on your objectives at the time. Important thing is to know when it’s time to stop and take a break to recharge. We can only do the best we can with what we have, when we can). So yes, I try to ensure that I allocate time on weekends, especially Sundays, to spend time with my family and close friends. I am also a very active Rotarian, I am the Club Secretary of the Rotary Club of Muthaiga, which means during the week or weekends I am fully engaged in club activities or community service. That I guess is what keeps me saneJ.

10. WHAT IS THAT ONE THING YOU WISH YOU KNEW BEFORE YOU STARTED THAT COMPANY?

Mmmh... That, three years, is not a very long time. ha ha. I used to say in three years I should be doing this and that. Three years on and I’m not yet there. Sometimes we say things like I want to retire when I am 40. And many of us will reach 40 and find that we can’t retire. We may have thought 40, is so far away and not done enough to ensure we actually can retire by then. So it’s not enough to just say things, we need to act and act now to achieve that we are passionate of.

I am a Christian, and love god with all my heart, but sometimes I get upset when people say, just believe, pray and you will achieve it. Belief and prayer is one thing, but if you just sit and pray and wait for God to send down manna from heaven and you do nothing yourself to get closer to your dreams, then you’re wasting not just your time, but God’s time too. The older I get I realise just how important the time factor is. So value your time, every second counts, especially in business. Don’t waste time; you will never get it back.


11. ONE ADVISER TO START UPS AND UPCOMING ENTREPRENEURS?

If you want to do something, go for it no matter what other people think. Also don’t listen to negative talk. If you have to give up relationships that discourage you pursuing your dreams, do so or you will only be held back. It’s a lonely road out here. And sometimes you have to say NO! to your family and your friends. It may be difficult but you have to. You may even lose some people who don’t understand why you can no longer afford to party or hang out as much as you used to.

Sometimes it is very difficult to relate with people who are not in business, as they think all you’re interested in is work and no play. They just have no idea what it takes to be an entrepreneur, which is like I said, a very lonely road;, scary, and depending on where you are or how long you’ve been at it, sometimes very tough. But, if you’re willing to grow a thick skin then you get used to the loneliness and in the long run, it’s worth it.

Something else; NETWORK as much as you can and don’t be afraid to ask. If you don’t ask you don’t get. I believe the more people you know, the better your chances of becoming successful, because you just don’t know who you will meet, who will know the queen or the president, or someone who can impact your life and in turn your business. And you may need to meet many people, before you get your business to where you want it to be.

Moreover, be willing to learn and know that learning never stops, even at age 60. Make it a habit to always be reading and learning something new. Eat up knowledge like your life depends on it. I for one can’t live without the internet, which is my gateway to knowledge and the tool I have used to hone my skills and compete on a level playing field.

And lastly, give back. As you begin to make the money, never ever, ever, forget to give back.


12. WHO INSPIRES YOU, LIKE A ROLE MODEL AND WHY?

That’s a tough one. I have many role models, main one being my mentor (of course), who grew up during the war in Uganda and started working at the age of 7 years. You’d have to sit with him and understand what it takes to really overcome life’s hurdles and still be able to inspire others to succeed. But I’d like to also go with the Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, first she’s a woman, and she’s managed to achieve a whole lot of global respect and recognition that I would love to attain for myself. She’s a woman of steel and I admire what she’s managed to do prior to her joining FB and even within FB. I also listened to her speak on TED and all I could think of as she spoke, was what common sense and smarts! She is a very smart woman.


13. WHAT ARE SOME YOUR PHILOSOPHIES IF ANY?

Don’t be greedy, and always remember that ALL clients are the same, whether they pay you 1000 bob or Kshs 1,000,000. I have met people who treated me poorly because they assumed my business was not worth much, yet they forget that I could know many more people who would bring them immense return business. Be kind, respectful and treat your clients and customers with equal respect.

Also honesty and transparency is key. I can’t stand dishonest people. And again, if you can and as much as you can, give back, of your time, skills or resources. So many people can benefit from your experiences, both in your personal and business life.


14. IF YOU WERE TO START A COMPANY WHAT KIND OF UNIQUE PRODUCT WOULD YOU INVEST IN?

I am not sure it’s unique, but I’d love to buy and sell luxury watches. I just love watches.

I also generally love beautiful things and sprucing up spaces and architecture, so would love to get into that somehow, not yet sure just yet how.


15. MOST YOUNG PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR EARLIER ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIFE, WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT WOULD YOU GIVE TO THEM E.G. MENTORING, ADVISING, CONNECTING, AND SHARING YOUR NETWORK..?

I would definitely love to mentor young people who are willing and share with them my connections. If I know someone who can help you, I would introduce them to you without a second thought.

I am who I am today because of the time that I spent working alongside the CEO of Action Wealth, where I had the freedom to contact him, whenever I got stuck and needed advice on what to do or how to do it. His own life’s lessons, his businesses’ successes and mistakes; they’ve all offered me great insight and guidance. I have also met people through him that I would never have met on my own and gained much global exposure from these interactions. So yes, I would love to give of my own time, skills or resources to someone else who might benefit and as a result be inspired to chase after their dreams. So if you need a mentor just walk up to me, smile, say cheese! And ask.


Your website: www.saycheesewriters.com
Facebook: Lilian Okado
Twitter: @lilianokado
LinkedIn: lilianokado

Posted by Calvin Jodisi


Founder of YBI International


E-mail: yourbigideatv@gmail.com

MEET LILIAN OKADO C.E.O AT SAY CHEESE WRITERS-KENYA

If you believe in Entrepreneurship you need to learn from others, everyone has a story behind greatness ,
 

Today we had a chance to meet Lilian Okado, a wonderful C.E.O who has passion in what she does.
 

And she love writing and that is what the company is about she share with us a great number of things.. We believe you will get to learn from the great C.E.O be free to ask Lilian questions? if you feel you need her to be your mentor.. you are free to share.

YOUR BIG IDEA (YBI) INTERNATIONAL

Your Big Idea International is an online global platform for entrepreneurs like you to share there stories on success and challenges in the business world, we are currently running a blog with a team of young individual globally who will share your story to a wider audience using social media as a tool, YBI international is focused on creating an online TV and magazine.

The world is much focus in entrepreneurship and sustainable development. And there is no great power like the power of learning.

SAY CHEESE WRITERS, SELF MADE ENTREPRENEUR



• Your name: Lilian Okado
• Company name: Say Cheese Writers
• Position: CEO
• Country: Kenya

Kindly answers the questions in a first person pronounce.

1. Short introduction about yourself.

Please check out my description on my website under about the CEO: www.saycheesewriters.com and linkedin and fb and come up with something...

I am single, love networking, love food, love the arts. 32 years. Love doing multiple things at once. people would be dead without social media the drive focus..


2. When did you start your business?

August 2008, but we became a limited company in December of 2010


3. What motivated you?

In 2006, I was jobless – had been for over 6 months with no prospects of getting a job – so by the time I got into network marketing with a UK training company, Action Wealth International it was as a last report, out of desperation to earn an income.

Towards the end of 2007, after a stint selling the company’s personal and business development products, I met with founder & CEO Geoffrey Semaganda, who at the time was opening up a sister company, Action Conference, in Nairobi and he was looking for a local partner to help him run and manage the Nairobi office. So I joined his local team and we went about setting up shop. Because Action Conference was a start-up and had no running budget to pay me as a permanent staff, rather than sit at home broke, I agreed to work as a volunteer.

It is during this time, working alongside the CEO that I gained most, if not all of the business knowledge and skills (communications, negotiations, sales, financial planning, pricing strategy) that I use today, I didn’t realise at the time, but these would prove to be invaluable later in my business life. Within 10 months of volunteering at action conference, I was head of the communications and training department and worked there up until I set up my company.

Before working at Action Conference, I never envisioned myself as a business woman or even an entrepreneur. By nature I am an introvert, and never been inclined to business. Having studied social sciences and passionate about International relations I had seen myself in a diplomatic or peace keeping career. Nevertheless, what led me to believe I could run my own successful business was the many hours I spent with the CEO of Action wealth who a businessman himself mentored me throughout and whose personal development training courses helped me believe in my abilities to achieve more outside of employment.

I was also seriously, broke and needed to find a long term solution that could enable me one day achieve my lifelong dream of giving back to society.

4. Why that Business and not the other?

Say Cheese Writers today is today an Internet Inbound Marketing company that helps businesses generate sales and leads for their businesses online. Initially, It was s set up as a copywriting agency developing content for marketing collateral (fliers, brochures, websites, newsletters, articles, etc). This was because I have a passion for writing and communications (i have been blogging since 2006 and as a teen used to write a lot of short stories, poetry and I’d journal a lot and always imagine myself a successful author) and I wanted to try and make an income doing what i love.

I am the kind of person who is restless and can’t do one thing only... It is sometimes a strength but also a weakness. May explain why I quit the three two jobs I got after campus and each time it was because I was bored stiff, hated what I was doing and felt they were redundant and not enabling me to grow. Case in point. Out of the three jobs i worked in the one that I held the longest was 8 months. So I knew, my restlessness was not because I was a poor worker, just that I was not in the environment best suited for my skills set and strengths, which i later discovered is more creative oriented. And copywriting which I accidentally discovered one day after a conversation with my mentor and some of my own research online fit me perfectly. Thank God for the internet!


5. Did you start it alone or with friends?

I started alone working out of my 1 br apartment on a laptop


6. How long have you been in business?

Since August 2008


7. What’s the story behind your success?

Well, I can’t say I am successful, not just yet. Because there is so much I want to achieve with the business. Yes, we have grown over the last three years, so if I was to put use as one benchmark, then I could possibly speak of success in those terms. But indeed, I can confidently say that we are well on our way to success which is for me regional recognition and expansion in east Africa and West Africa. I would love to enter the Nigerian market. I think if we do that in the next three years, then we can be truly proud of our achievements.

Nevertheless just to try and answer your question; Say Cheese Writers has successfully serviced over 50 small and large companies from all across the world in the last 3 and half years. Our clientele base no doubt especially this year is growing faster than we had ever anticipated.


8. What challenges did you face?

Capital is a big issue. This business was started with just a laptop and an internet connection. And it’s been an uphill task working with no capital to plan and implement for sales and marketing or hire permanent qualified staff because we cannot afford it. As a small business banks won’t lend to us, so anything we do to grow the business is directly tied to the sales we make and monthly revenue. So we suffer cash flow problems especially when clients take long to make payments. Some we have been forced to pay our suppliers late. Sometimes I think of great ideas that would help us grow tenfold but there’s have no capital to implement, so it’s frustrating. I have learnt to be patient though and its slowly paying off as we continue to provide quality service with competitive pricing and attract bigger clients.


9. How did you overcome?

Positive attitude, hardwork and sacrificing social time. I work very hard, usually 12 -18 hours a day. Of course this has caused me to have no social life. I don’t regret this lifestyle because it has gotten the company to grow steadily and to achieve what we need to achieve we have to make huge sacrifices. Rome was not built in a day. But I try to balance this out by ensuring that I allocate time on weekends, especially Sundays, to spend time with my family. I am also a very active Rotarian, I am the club Secretary of Rotary club of Muthaiga, which means during the week or weekends I am fully engaged in club activities or community service. All that that gives me a great work-life balance and keeps me sane.


10. What is that one thing you wish you had known before you started that company?

Mmh... that three years is not a very long time. ha ha. I used to say in three years I should be doing this and that. Three years on and I’m not yet there. Sometimes we say things like I want to retire when i am 40. And many of us will reach 40 and find that we can’t retire. We may have thought 40 is so far away, and not done enough to ensure we actually can actually retire by then. So it’s not enough to just say things, but we need to act and act now.

I am a Christian but sometimes i get upset when people say, just believe, pray and you will achieve it. Belief and prayer is one thing but if you just sit and pray and wait for God to send down manna from heaven and you do nothing yourself to get closer to your dreams, then you’re wasting not just your time but God’s time. The older i get i realise just how important time is. So value your time, every second counts especially in business. Don’t waste it, you will never get it back.


11. One Adviser to start ups and upcoming entrepreneurs?

If you want to do something, go for it no matter what other people think. Also don’t listen to negative talk. If you have to give up relationships that discourage you pursuing your dreams, do so or you will only be held back. It’s a lonely road out here. And sometimes you have to say NO to your family and your friends, and it may be difficult but you have to.. you may even lose some friends who don’t understand why you can’t party or hang out as much as you used to.

Sometimes it is very difficult to relate with people who are not in business and have no idea what it takes to be an entrepreneur. It’s scary, its sometimes very tough and if you’re willing to grow a thick skin, then you get used to it and in the long run, it’s worth it.

Something else; network as much as you can and don’t be afraid to ask. If you don’t ask you don’t get. I believe the more people you know, the better your chances of becoming successful, because you just don’t know who you will meet who will impact your life and in turn your business. And you may need to meet many people before you get your business to where you want it to be.

Moreover, be willing to learn and know that learning never stops even at age 60. Make it a habit to always be reading and learning something new. I for one can’t live without the internet which I have used to hone my skills and compete on a level playing field. And lastly, give back. As you begin to make the money, never forget to give back.


12. Who inspires you, like a role model and why?

That’s a tough one. I have many role models, perhaps this time round I’d go with the Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, first she’s a woman, and she’s managed to achieve a whole lot of global respect and recognition that I would love to attain for myself. She’s a woman of steel and admire what she’s managed to do prior to her joining FB and even within FB. I also listened to her speak on TED and al i could think was what common sense and smarts. She is very smart.


13. What are some your philosophies if any?

Don’t be greedy, and always remember all clients are the same, whether they pay you 1000 bob or 1000000. So treat them with equal respect. Also honesty and transparency is key. I can’t stand dishonest people. And again give back, of your time, skills, and resources. So many people can benefit from yoru experiences both in your personal life and business life.


14. If you were to start a company what kind of unique product would you invest in?

I am not sure it’s unique, but I’d love to buy and sell luxury watches. I just love watches. I generally love beautiful things and sprucing up spaces and architecture so would love to get into that or do a reality show where i come and transform your dilapidate dhome into a mansion.


15. Most young people are in their earlier entrepreneurship life, what kind of support would you give to them. eg. Mentoring, advising, connecting, sharing your network..

I would love to mentor young people who are willing, and indeed share my connections. If i know someone who can help you, i would introduce them to you without a second thought.

I am who i am today because of the time that the CEO of Action Wealth gave me, the freedom to contact him even when he was overseas, whenever i got stuck in business and needed advice on what to do or how to do it. His own lesson from his own life, his businesses and his mistakes. So i would love to give my own time to someone else who might benefit and be inspired to g for their dreams. So if you need a mentor just walk up to me and ask.


Meet the C.E.O
 website: www.saycheesewriters.com
Facebook: Lilian Okado
Twitter: @lilianokado
LinkedIn: lilianokado



Posted by;

Calvin Jodisi.
Founder of YBI. International.
yourbigideatv@gmail.com
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