HOW SUZIE WOKABI BUILT A MILLION-DOLLAR COSMETICS BUSINESS IN KENYA

February 23, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Suzie Wokabi is one of Kenya’s most exceptional female entrepreneurs. Eight years ago, she founded Suziebeauty, Kenya’s leading indigenous cosmetics brand after a successful career as a television make-up artist in Los Angeles, California. SuzieBeauty now manufactures everything from lip-gloss and lipstick to eye shadow, mascara and concealers. Suziebeauty is now a remarkably successful brand, […]

MEET SUZIE WOKABI, BUILDING HER AFRICAN COSMETICS COMPANY

April 16, 2013.Reading time 7 minutes.

What has changed since we last talked? We received the funding we were looking for from two investment groups that gave us 6 million shillings (US$71,000) and Chase Bank, a local bank, which gave us 10 million shillings ($118,000). We launched in December 2011 and received the first shipment of SB products in March 2012. […]