Nigel Ruwona - Zimbabwean Skin & Body Care entrepreneur (Ona Natural Oils)
Channel: Story Untold ZW🇿🇼
Date: 19/01/2023

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In Episode 29 of Story Untold ZW we sat with Nigel Ruwona. Nigel is the founder of Ona Natural Oils - A personal care brand creating value from indigenous Zimbabwean ingredients/herbs, to provide effective daily therapy for African skin & hair. Ona has set out to tackle issues on self-esteem specifically on black skin and the anxiety that arises from pre-existing beauty standards. 

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Intro 0:00
Ona Natural Oils 0:20
What inspired Ona Natural Oils existence? 2:04
Studying biochemistry 10:10
Product development 12:34
Brand Identity 21:47
ZimTrade Experiences 25:45
Getting family buy-in 31:29
Understanding your skin and how fake products can hurt us 33:58
Challenges of building a company in Zim 43:33
Changing consumer perceptions 45:12
Seeing opportunity 48:20
Initial experiments selling skincare 50:58
Highlights 53:06
Playing the long game 59:15
Team dynamics 1:03:59
Collaborations and teamwork 1:04:35
Age being a barrier 1:07:48
Picking the right partner 1:08:44
Working with ZimTrade 1:13:49

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