The Nigerian Building UK’s Biggest Bridal Company

The Nigerian Building UK’s Biggest Bridal Company in the UK is a video about Gbemi Okunlola, an entrepreneur based in London, England, and she built one of the most prominent Bridal companies called Alonuko at the age of 28. In this episode of my Made in Africa series, Gbemi Okunlola gives us an insight into how she started her company, how she is running it, and how she plans to expand this business. Her story is shared to inspire African youths and open their eyes to the goldmine in the Wedding and Bridal Fashion business. Follow Me: Instagram at http://instagram.com/tayoainafilms Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tayoainafilms Twitter at https://twitter.com/tayoainafilms Learn how to build a Successful YouTube channel: https://tayoainaacademy.selar.co/Tayoaina Get in touch with me at business@tayoaina.com Alonuko Information Website: https://alonuko.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/alonuko_bridal Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:33 Office Tour 02:11 What does Alonuko mean? 02:41 How I made my first dress 03:50 I quit school to focus on making dresses 05:23 How I made my first wedding dress 05:52 How much does a wedding dress cost 07:23 How I decided to go BIG 08:18 How I raised funds for my first runway show 10:05 Where were you born? 10:35 What's the most expensive wedding dress you have made? 11:52 What are the challenges you faced? 13:05 How much did you raise to scale up? 13:22 How important is it to raise funding? 14:45 Where do you get most clients from? 15:05 How it is building a business in London 16:03 What drives you? 18:26 How do you manage your team? 19:58 What would you change about Africa/Africans? 20:52 How does it feel to be young and successful? 22:05 What kind of background did you grow up in? 23:20 What's your advice to entrepreneurs? 25:12 Outro