Fragile Giant Profile!
Industry: Beauty
Empire: House of Tara
Nationality: Nigerian.
Her Story....
Tara Fela-Durutoye is a Nigerian Entrepreneur in the Beauty Industry, born to Mr John Ejegi Sagay and Felicia Omaghomi on the 6th of March 1977.
Coming from a polygamous Home, she was raised by her step Mom, Mrs Modupe Agnes after the divorce of her parents. (Not such an amazing start if you ask me).
She holds a degree in Law from Lagos state University.
Her Start-up:
She started House of Tara at the tender age of 20 in her living room as an undergraduate in 1998.
Today at 41 and 16 years later , she owns 19 Makeup studious, 14 stores and over 3000 Representatives across Nigeria! (Quite Impressive).
Her range of products include
1. Tara Orekelewa Beauty Range
2. Inspired Perfume
3. HIP Beauty range and lots more!
Achievements:
- Remarkably she was the first to launch the first Bridal Directory in Nigeria in 1999.
- She also opened the country's leading Beauty Academy.
- She has MENTORED and Empowered over 4000 young women.
she isn't just succeeding, she is bringing others along!
Accolades:
House of Tara over the years has won some well deserved awards such as;
- Award for CREATIVITY and PRODUCTIVITY
- The African SMME Award in 2007
- The creative Business Award 2008
- First Lady Award for women Empowerment.
- A Nominee of young power women in Africa and lots more
On the side, I personally made an analysis of Tara's corporate Team and she has more women holding key positions!
Encouraging Girl-power!
Her Philosophies:
Tara's philosophies which strike me says that, "everyone including you suffers when you refuse to BE and Do ALL YOU CAN"!
Tara also believes that MENTORSHIP is important and in her words, " you can't go wrong if you are counselled rightly from someone who is INDEED WORTHY to be called a MENTOR"!
Tara says her biggest Drive is LIVING PURPOSE!
My Question to you is, WHAT IS YOUR OWN DRIVE???
And that's how we wrap up this Episode
on Tara's start-up story.
I had fun writing Tara's story, quite inspiring! I hope you are freshly inspired because that's the idea!
So i'm saying,"Thank you Tara" for saying YES TO YOUR DREAMS and PAINTING OUR WORLD with you're uniqueness!
Watch out for lessons young Entrepreneurs can learn from Tara! Still in your favorite Blog, you don't want to miss it!
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