In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Jenny AKA Wildchildjae. She is a young woman in business and is currently the Head of Sales @Haus of Bung. It was an absolute pleasure chatting with her about her journey in the SME space, the challenges of running an online business, her adjustment to Port Moresby life after moving from Kopopo, the importance of competition, creative marketing, customer service, cooperation between SMEs, and the importance of a strong mindset when it comes to running a business.
Here are time codes for easy navigation
00:00 - Intro
00:05 - Show Introductions
00:37 - Who is WIldchildljae?
02:08 - How she has been finding life in POM
03:21 - Difficulties of running an online business
04:24 - When items sit for too long
05:17 - tactics for selling items to clear stock
06:54 - How Haus of Bung came about
07:44 - How she came to POM
09:35 - The journey of registering Haus of Bung
11:19 - systems and processes that slow things down
14:46 - Systems now clamping down on corruption
15:51 - Her positive experiences in Port Moresby
17:05 - Her positive experience with samaritans from around PNG
24:01 - Qualities someone would need to sustain themselves with a business
26:21 - Jenny on creative marketing
29:19 - Importance of packaging
32:09 - The importance of competition
32:46 - Competition is good
36:33 - Accidental Monopolies
38:11 - Collaborating with other SMEs
40:08 - Jenny's observation on the difference between people from the highlands and coastal region
42:33 - When she came back to PNG
49:15 - Jenny talks about the general complacency of PNG people
53:13 - SMEs helping each other
55:49 - Just Start
59:23 - Jenny's advice to those wanting to improve their lives by starting a business
1:01:06 - Importance of being able to multi-task
1:02:12 - Closing
1:03:36 - ENDS
You can find Wildchildjae here:
Haus of Bung
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/hausofbung
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/hausofbung/
Wildchildjae
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/wildchildjae/
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@wildchildjae
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Hope you enjoy the episode everyone!
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