340: How Ehime Eigbe Created West Africa’s Biggest Frozen Yogurt Brand

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4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

This week we're getting a masterclass in entrepreneurship with Ehime Eigbe, Founder & CEO of Sweetkiwi, an extremely sought after frozen yogurt brand. Inspired to make a healthy dessert for herself after a uterine fibroid diagnosis, Ehime has grown Sweetkiwi to be West Africa’s biggest frozen yogurt brand.

In this episode, Ehime shares:

How she’s gotten her products into Walmart and Whole Foods
How she paused her entrepreneurship journey and went back to her full time job before restarting her journey again
Why her “I'm global but think local” attitude has helped her successfully builds her teams
A step-by-step breakdown of her manufacturing process and what it’s taken to perfect it, and so much more!

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Links mentioned in this episode

Sweetkiwi’s Website: https://www.sweetkiwi.com/
Sweetkiwi’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetkiwiusa/
Sweetkiwi Yogurt’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetkiwiyogurt/
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Sweetkiwi’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetkiwiusa/
Ehime’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theehime/

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0:00.0	Another bite hosted by John Dick,
0:02.7	Jury Monroe, Leslie Greene, and Ariel Boswell,
0:05.4	is brought to you by the Housebot Podcast Network,
0:08.0	the audio destination for business professionals.
0:11.0	Now, this show is really cool because each week,
0:13.7	they break down episodes of business television show Shark Tank,
0:17.4	offering their own unique thoughts,
0:19.5	discussing the spin-off companies, the critiques,
0:22.3	and even talk with some of the folks
0:24.5	who pitched to the sharks and lived to tell the tale.
0:28.6	Another bite takes a fresh look at some of the most loved episodes,
0:32.3	and even answers what these entrepreneurs are up to now.
0:35.6	I really enjoyed their most recent episode,
0:38.0	how to build a customer first community
0:40.3	with glow recipe, the lip bar, and savvy naturals.
0:43.6	In this episode, Ariel, Leslie, and John break down glow recipes,
0:47.6	customer first community building.
0:49.7	They also talk about how the lip bar overcame,
0:52.4	Mr. Not So Wonderful's name calling,
0:55.0	and why the sharks and the savvy naturals cap table
0:59.2	woes could not stop its love story.
1:02.0	So definitely check this out.
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