Navigating the Unknown: Entrepreneurship and Negotiation with John Bolaji

Negotiate Anything

American Negotiation Institute

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 748 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company In this enlightening episode of Negotiate Anything, host Kwame Christian sits down with John Bolaji, Co-Founder of TRAD House, a premium online experience for African traditional attire. John shares his journey from conceptualizing the business to launching TRAD House, detailing the hurdles and negotiations involved in bridging cultural fashion gaps between Nigeria and the U.S. He emphasizes the importance of networking, gathering critical information, and communicating effectively across cultural divides. Listeners will gain insights into overcoming tough entrepreneurial challenges and the significance of negotiation in achieving business success. What will be covered: The unique challenges of starting an African traditional attire business in the diaspora The importance of networking and how to utilize it for gathering crucial information Navigating and negotiating with manufacturers and professionals in both the U.S. and Nigeria Connect with John https://tradhaus.com/ Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company Follow Kwame Christian on LinkedIn The Ultimate Negotiation Guide Click here to buy your copy of How To Have Difficult Conversations About Race! Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life!

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Kwame Christian and you are about to step into the world of Negotiate Anything,
0:06.2	the number one negotiation podcast in the world where we teach you how to make difficult conversations easier while getting more of what you want in the process.
0:14.7	Each episode is packed with practical tips and strategies from the experts.
0:19.5	We delve into negotiation, conflict resolution,
0:22.7	and leadership skills that are crucial in both business and in life. Whether you're closing a deal,
0:28.3	managing a team, or navigating personal relationships, negotiate anything provides you with the tools
0:33.9	you need to succeed. Our conversations are real, relatable, and most importantly, rooted
0:39.8	in practicality. So if you're ready to transform your conversations and elevate your negotiation skills,
0:46.2	join me on Negotiate Anything. Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you love to
0:52.7	listen. Let's make every conversation a winning negotiation.
0:58.8	John, thanks for joining us today. I'm happy to be here. Thanks for having me. Yeah, man. We're happy to
1:04.0	have you. So how are you get us started by telling us a little bit about yourself and what you do?
1:08.4	Yeah, so my name is John Bellagie. I'm co-founder of Tradthouse.
1:12.6	We are a online first premium African traditional attire online experience, really, to make it a lot
1:20.8	easier to get men's trad, especially out in the diaspora in the U.S., Canada, UK, stuff like that.
1:27.5	I've been working on it for a few months, well, honestly over a year now. We just launched last month. So behind the scenes has been going on for a while, but we've been out to the world for just a month now or so. And it's been really excited working on it. It's been a fun journey. It's been a hard journey in a lot of ways. but I'm really, really excited if you're working on it. Amazing.
1:47.8	And yeah, you It's been a fun journey. It's been a hard journey in a lot of ways, but I'm really, really
1:44.8	excited to be working on it.
1:47.3	Amazing. And yeah, I know you and your team have been doing incredible work. And even though
1:50.9	you just started, when you look online, it does not look like you all have just started.
1:55.3	So as a fellow entrepreneur, I'm quite jealous of how strong your start has been because
2:00.7	it's, you knew that you're
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