 Hello everyone, my name is Akama Sentian and I'm pursuing my degree in semester at Denso College, Nigeria. And hi, I am Izzy Dedengia from VGOTAR semester, also from Denso College, India. Today I'm just very pleased to be very helpful out for you, with an amazing case to know more about the knowledge of movement interpreter, empowerment and sustainability. So let's get going. We're here now at the Glam House with Dik to find out who that really mesmerizing woman entrepreneur is. Hello ma'am, despite being so busy, thank you so much for being here with us today. Before we begin, we will appreciate you introducing yourself to our viewers. Okay, hi, my name is Wede Volukasol and it's a pleasure to have you and your team over. And this is my wonderful assistant, Tommi. She has been working with me for the past five years now. In inclusion to that, she also has great experience in Central Colombo, America. University of Technology, Bollywood, Ghana, Hina. Honor of Sakura Sushi Restaurant in Gunsan, Indiana, Ecuador. Volatile School, Dimabur. And also Denso College, Dimabur. And now let us go ahead and get into it. So ma'am, when and how did you became your entrepreneur journey? Can you give us a brief history about it? My first entrepreneurial state was quite unexpected. It was by chance actually. It's a long story but I'll make it short. I was traveling in South America and then I got an opportunity to open a small sushi restaurant in Ecuador. And at that moment, I felt that if I didn't take the opportunity, I would be ready for the rest of my life. So I took the risk and I'm so glad I did that. From that experience, I was able to see what entrepreneurship can bring. You know, the feel of ownership, flexibility and the taste of success. So that gave me an idea also that this is something that I could pursue in the future. If I wanted to shape my career. Was living in the business world and easier or you got the season further? In my point of view, it wasn't difficult. I already had a little bit of experience before. So it wasn't difficult stepping into a different type of environment. So did your family and friends support you? Yes, absolutely. My family is my support system. I get a lot of support from my family and friends and they are the people who have helped me with the transition. And it made it easy for me. That's really nice. I'm like other family who doesn't support, especially you know. Yes, I feel so. I feel quite fortunate to have a wonderful life support family. We came to know that before you started your venture, you were working as an assistant professor which had a very secure and a stable job. So what made you shoot the business? So why did you take the risk? Yes, I totally agree with you. Teaching is a very stable and a secure profession. I think that the most valued expires of teaching is that you have the ability to make a difference in students' lives. And I think that is very rewarding as a teacher. And I love teaching. But I wanted to experience something of my own to create something that I can feel with ownership again and make something that I'm passionate about. And that is why I shifted to business. According to the writer provided, you are the owner of this family house community. Also the owner of the branch and a photographer. So how do you manage to get all this work done in time? Isn't it stressful to handle all these strange jobs at once? It's very stressful and daunting at times. And to manage time can also become such a challenge. In times when I'm living all my three businesses. But I feel very fortunate as a woman here in Dublin where I am able to do the things that I love and am passionate about. I feel that in a conventional family, most family prefer their children to do something which is related to government jobs and all that. And in times when I get too stressed out I think about how fortunate I am that I get to do things that I love. And I think this is something that helps me push through it. The women's struggles and stress. Talking about stress, can you please share with us any obstacles that you have faced in your career journey? And what have you learned from those? In my journey as an entrepreneur, I have faced many struggles and failures also. There are problems that we can anticipate in advance but there are a few things that you don't know when and how it's coming like the pandemic that hit a year ago. And in times like that, we are not trained to... We are not ready since we're not ready. We're not trained to tackle such situations. But then having a strong will and having a positive attitude allowed me to move past that. In the context of the state we are shooting right now, Nagaland, what do you think is or has been the most challenging part being a woman entrepreneur? Okay, in my business with this clothing store and food, I think it's not gender-specific. So I couldn't say I faced issues with this one as an entrepreneur. But being a female photographer here in Nagaland, it's a male-dominated profession. So at first, during the initial stage of my career as a photographer, I felt quite inferior and I felt that I had to work harder than the guys and go the extra mile to prove myself that I can be also taken seriously as a photographer. So those kind of things had something that I experienced during my journey as a female photographer. And it saddens me that there are still some people who have this preconceived notion that photography is a man's job. And I feel that we should not discriminate in any profession being a male or female because as a photographer, everyone is just trying to make a living from the craft we love. So yeah, that is something that I should mention feeling inferior as a female photographer in Nagaland. How do you all model setting up your business or running your business? It's not all about getting the profit, but also about providing job opportunities. So can you tell me how many number of employees do you have? I have done me, my sales assistant at the boutique and then I also have another lady working for me in my home kitchen business. She said yes, at Labran, she's a mom and I'm training her to become an institution. The most important thing about women? Yes, all of our men are women. Do you look on with your experience with her or do you even offer jobs to the friendships? I don't necessarily look for an experienced person. As long as the person has a good attitude, someone who is willing to work hard and can handle stress, I hire most people based on that instead of having experience and stuff. So do you provide any kind of training for the employees? Yes, I am currently training one freshly graduate student to become a photographer. I take her to weddings and she's housing me set up and setting up blocks and things like that and she's also training to become a professional photographer. So you are the team of the training? Yes, team of myself. I'm really curious about this question. Do you have any role models? Who and how has that person affected your prior decision? I don't have any specific role model but I get inspired a lot by my friends who are working really hard and especially on social media like Instagram. I made a lot of friends this year who are bloggers and selling drift clothes online and they are doing extremely well. I'm so happy for them and also farming different types of professions that these women are doing and working hard for it and they are my inspiration. They inspire me a lot in my work. So men, are you aware of any common societies or schemes for women, business, owners? Have you ever any of these? I have not availed any loans or funds from the government because I'm not aware of it. Maybe it has to do with our education, how we were brought up because we were not thought to be aware of these kinds of things. And one organization that I know of is entrepreneurs associated in Kuhima. They are providing trainings to youth and potential entrepreneurs. They are also involved in giving loans to farmers, street vendors and people who can't avail loans from the bank. To start your business? Yes. As a woman entrepreneur who owns and handles multiple ventures what advice would you like to give to a woman who wants to start her own business? Those who want to start their own business I would advise them to start right away because there is no such thing as the right moment when it comes to business and I started small and doing research and studying the profile of my customers I'm able to grow according to that. So if you have the idea to go forward I would advise them to do it as soon as possible because it's a competitive environment we're living in now and those who have the idea will find a better means to start their business and if they have the idea then you don't have to wait for a big moment or a big investment and all that but you can start small and start right away. So can you give some key activities that you would like to recommend to entrepreneurs to invest your time? I would say time is the most essential communities we have and with business we trade with time so like I said earlier if you have a plan, an idea to start a business you must start right away and once you have the business running it is important to make sure that you provide a professional and quality service to your customers that way you're able to see you're able to stay relevant and have your credibility that is a business person so that is something that I would advise them to do. Being an entrepreneur, what do you enjoy the most? I love being an entrepreneur I love the freedom of having the ability to do whatever I want and being my own boss is something that I enjoy the most and I take great pride in knowing that I started something from nothing so that is something that I'm very proud of and I enjoy doing that. So Ma'am I personally really like this question if you were given a chance to start your career all over again right from the beginning what would you do differently? I think that's a paradox if that's like going back in time with the ideas I have right now that might not apply in that moment and situation but if I were given a chance to go back to it differently I would use my time wisely because I felt that I could have achieved much more with the time that I had and I didn't make use of the time so that is something that I would do it differently to make use of my time and do it wisely. We are coming to an end so what do you want to achieve next? There are many things that I still want to achieve and I'm doing that step by step. So it's like a surprise for us. Yes, there are so many things that I want to achieve. Last week, Kainisha shared a successful career here. In the last few decades, Naglan was the type of society and women were confined to a domestic space but then now in this world of things we are suggesting a lot of women rising up in terms of entrepreneurship and leadership and we are able to break barriers and achieve great heights of success and they inspire us to let, they inspire us in a way that gender should not be an obstacle to us and in achieving our dreams, this doesn't apply to me as an entrepreneur but it applies to people as well that if we want to achieve our dreams and goals we must be patient and work hard and be focused. You know, in our eyes you are already a very successful very successful actor. Yeah, I agree with that because I feel like you have the kind of inspiration for women and young individuals especially for women and children. Thank you so much, I really appreciate that. Dear viewers out there, if you want to start a venture and be successful like men, men and women like you always remember, work hard, have a lot of patience and stay focused. Thank you very much. Thank you for having me, thank you so much.