325: How Wilglory Tanjong Got Her Luxury Bags From Senegal To Beyoncé

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this very exciting episode, I’m chatting with Wilglory Tanjong, the Founder and CEO of Anima Iris, a technology-driven luxury bag brand that is industrializing Africa through retail. Starting with a personal investment of $5K, in under two years Wilglory has scaled Anima Iris into a multimillion-dollar valued company. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode she shares:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How she worked alongside artisans in Dakar, Senegal for their craftsmanship and ended up supporting their livelihoods and families</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Her advice on keeping the faith and betting on yourself and your business every time</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The crazy story of how she got Beyoncé to rock an Anima Iris bag and post about it on Instagram!</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out this episode and others on</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-hustle-pro/id1126021323"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/13qDj08lBR4ymzGhXIKy8t"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Spotify</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/sidehustlepro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">YouTube </span></a></p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by:</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.shopify.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=global-all-na-awareness-2Q22-en&utm_term=hustlepro"> <strong>Shopify</strong></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Go to</span> <a href= "https://www.shopify.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=global-all-na-awareness-2Q22-en&utm_term=hus