S05E06 | Delve Deeper| Entrepreneurship In A Volatile Zimbabwe With Danayi Madondo of Haus of Stone

Danayi Madondo is a force to be reckoned with on the Zimbabwean and African fashion scene. Her business, Haus of Stone uses multidisciplinary methods to tell the story of the modern age African designs. We sat down with Danayi to talk about her journey to entrepreneurship; funding her fashion business; handling the uncertainty and instability of the Zimbabwean economy as a business owner; her latest showroom at Emagumeni Cultural Centre, Helensvale; and how she wants to go down in fashion history. Her work has been seen on friend of the podcast, Gemma Griffiths, as well as Ammara Brown, Tamy Moyo and Shingai, to name a few. There’s a reason why Danayi is the go-to stylist for Zimbabwean artists - her works are exquisite, sustainably sourced and redefining Zimbabwean style. Delve deeper with us on entrepreneurship in Zimbabwe and how collaboration is going to be crucial for us to claim our place on the world stage as Zimbabweans. — Keep Up With Danayi Danayi Madondo Instagram: @danayimadondo (https://www.instagram.com/danayimadondo) Haus of Stone Instagram: @hausofstone (https://www.instagram.com/hausofstone/) Haus of Stone Showroom Instagram: @hausofstone_showroom (https://www.instagram.com/hausofstone_showroom/) We'd love to hear from you! Facebook: It's Layered Podcast (https://www.facebook.com/itslayeredpod/) Instagram: @itslayered (https://www.instagram.com/itslayered/?hl=en) X (formerly Twitter): @itslayeredpod (https://twitter.com/itslayeredpod?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) TikTok: @itslayered (https://www.tiktok.com/@itslayered) Email: itslayeredpod@gmail.com —-------------------------- 00:00 Intro and Welcome 03:12 Decision to start a business 05:19 Figuring out how to run a business 05:44 The Zimbabwean ecosystem 06:35 Back-up Plans 07:25 Response of family and friends 09:19 Getting support 11:18 Doing it scared and consistently 13:31 Zimbabwe’s creative industry 14:41 Zimbabwe to the world 16:06 Zimbabwe’s global creative representation 18:32 Collaboration 21:16 Balancing business and personal life 25:18 Influence of Ghana and Zimbabwean pride 32:08 Definition of success 37:06 Ideal client 38:36 Upcoming projects