Michelle Ntalami is more than a name, she’s way beyond that, her name is a brand, her name means success, her name should be synonymous with winning, great achievements and making something out of nothing because of the unique, entrepreneurial things she has done in such a short time.
The young, beautiful and gifted Kenyan woman who is super proud about her melanin skin and nappy hair has achieved so much in her young age that she might even write a book or two about her achievements.
“Figure it by now, that people will always talk whether you’re doing bad or good.
So just step out of your comfort zone and blow them all away anyway!” Michelle Ntalami on believing in one self.
Michelle is the CEO of the pan African business Marini Natural which she brought up from nothing that’s bound to appreciate everything Africa stands for.
“Have I made it? No. Have there been lows? Yes! Will I make it? YES! I choose to believe I will. I’m a winner. And even if I don’t, no losses only lessons learned. I want for you to win at life too! ” humble Michelle Ntalami had this to say about her 2018 successes.
In a nutshell, these are the tremendous things Michelle Ntalami did and achieve in 2018 alone, we haven’t even covered the majestic stuff she has managed to achieve in 2019, if she ain’t our very own African “Super Woman” I don’t know who is.
1. Named as Africa’s Top100 Women by @okayafrica.
2. Recruited new staff, groomed old staff, now working with some of the best I’ve had in my team. .
3. Set up @marini.naturals new offices and own manufacturing plant here in Kenya. .
4. Successfully repositioned and rebranded @marini.naturals as a global, Pan-African brand. .
5. Successfully rolled out one of Kenya’s first brand ambassador-driven campaigns dubbed “From Africa With Love,” doubling up as @marini.naturals new strapline.
6. Appointed as Brand Ambassador for the African Hair Summit (@africanhairsummit) Africa’s biggest Natural Hair Convention based in Nigeria. .
7. Locked down distributorship of @marini.naturals in all of Tanzania through strategic collaboration with @kipilipili.comtz.
8. Closed @marini.naturals in 3 new African countries; South Africa, Congo and Burundi. .
9. Successfully launched @marini.naturals dedicated Kid’s Line #MariniKids that has enjoyed massive success among both adults and kids.
10. @marini.naturals steadily growing in sales and revenue as it recovers from a previous election year. .
11. Named as “Young Female Entrepreneur Of The Year” by @yeawardske.
12. Named by AABLA/Forbes (@aablawards @forbes) as “Young Business Leader of the Year” and Industrialist Of The Year” Finalist. .
13. Brand ambassador @ohana.swimwear, Kenya’s first trendy, lifestyle swimsuit brand.
14. Traveled, laughed and had loads of fun while doing all above!
I believe Michelle Ntalami is the perfect role model you would want your little girl to try and emulate because everything she wants, she strives and thrives to get it, the right way, through her sweat and tears, not using any short cuts.
Michelle Ntalami who started her business, Marini Naturals together with Niyati Patel to honor her dad continues to make her company grow by the day exponentially and learns from her losses(if there’s any) and becomes stronger from them thus why she refers to herself as a Phoenix and we all know what they say about the Phoenix now don’t we?
