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About Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu (born 1980) is an Ethiopian businesswoman, founder and executive director of soleRebels, Africa's "fastest growing footwear company". Alemu has received honors and accolades for her business acumen, as well as her efforts to shift the discourse on Africa away from poverty to the continent's entrepreneurial spirit, social capital, and economic potentialhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Tilahun_Alemu#cite_note-1. Alemu launched "The Republic of Leather", designing sustainable luxury leather goodshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Tilahun_Alemu#cite_note-2, and "Garden of Coffee" retail outlets to promote Ethiopian coffees. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Tilahun_Alemu#cite_note-:0-3
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βDon't just make things, make things better. "Innovation is...improving the state of what was before."β
βI wanted to show that it is possible to be a local person, in Ethiopia and in Africa, and to be globally successful.β
βIt is possible to deploy local resources while creating a market-leading global brand, and to do it all from scratch.β
βFor people to be innovative... they don't have to really travel a long way or copy somebody's business idea. It's right there.β
β"Prosperity creation is the sole route to the elimination of poverty. And to create sustained prosperity, you have to create something truly world class."β
βIf we want to have truly equitable societies, then we need to embrace equity on all levels. And that means womenβs economic empowerment and the key to that is women entrepreneurs.β
βthere is no blueprint when it comes to being an entrepreneur.https://theweightshecarries.com/winning-woman-bethlehem-tilahun-alemu/β
ββLove what you do, because without a genuine love and passion, you wonβt be successful.βhttps://www.africa.com/africas-10-richest-women-got-way/β
ββIf you have a crazy idea, go for it! Donβt be afraid to make mistakes.β https://fonttenterprises.com/30-powerful-quotes-from-leading-women/2/β
βI completed all my education here in Ethiopia, and I have NEVER lived anywhere else but Ethiopia.https://clipkulture.com/i-have-never-lived-anywhere-else-but-ethiopia/β
ββWe Decided to Create the Better Life We were all waiting forβ https://clipkulture.com/we-decided-to-create-the-better-life-we-were-all-waiting-for/β
ββTo me, very successful entrepreneurs have the ability not simply to come up with an idea,βhttps://yali.state.gov/bethlehem-tilahun-alemu-exports-ethiopian-heart-and-sole/β
βthat helped give her confidence in her contributions to society as a woman, and ultimately, what she is doing today.https://theweightshecarries.com/winning-woman-bethlehem-tilahun-alemu/β
ββI think the best companies and brands are built by entrepreneurs willing to self-fund their ideas,β https://yali.state.gov/bethlehem-tilahun-alemu-exports-ethiopian-heart-and-sole/β
ββare sharing Ethiopian cultures with the world and finding exciting ways to keep these cultures vibrant and fully relevant.β https://yali.state.gov/bethlehem-tilahun-alemu-exports-ethiopian-heart-and-sole/β
ββWeβre selling an experience. Weβre not selling a product. Weβre not trying to fit in somewhereβ¦the need is for you. Itβs not massively produced.βhttps://theweightshecarries.com/winning-woman-bethlehem-tilahun-alemu/β
βMy driving passions as an entrepreneur are always about sharing Ethiopian cultures with the world and finding exciting ways to keep these cultures vibrant and fully relevant.https://clipkulture.com/i-have-never-lived-anywhere-else-but-ethiopia/β
ββI began Garden of Coffee so that people everywhere can experience the magic of hand-roasted Ethiopian coffees, roasted at their source by Ethiopiaβs finest coffee artisans.https://clipkulture.com/i-have-never-lived-anywhere-else-but-ethiopia/β
ββMy advice would be to build your idea piece by piece and get real and honest traction in the market with that idea while retaining as much equity as you can.βhttps://yali.state.gov/bethlehem-tilahun-alemu-exports-ethiopian-heart-and-sole/β
ββbut to exquisitely execute that idea over and over and make it into a living, breathing reality. The best entrepreneurs literally seem to live their companies.βhttps://yali.state.gov/bethlehem-tilahun-alemu-exports-ethiopian-heart-and-sole/β
ββThis gave me a good knowledge of the industry, which was extremely useful in terms of setting up the company and making it grow,βhttps://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/mission-and-objectives/features/WCMS_346716/lang--en/index.htmβ
βββ¦ the needle I am constantly attempting to thread: building exciting brands around our unique cultures, brands that become ubiquitous and impactful.β https://www.lionessesofafrica.com/blog/2018/6/20/quote-of-the-day-by-bethlehem-tilahun-alemuβ
ββI think conventional wisdom is, by definition, the antithesis of entrepreneurialism, so I am probably on the other side of a lot of it.β https://sbs-ed.com/leadership-qualities-that-helped-bethlehem-tilahun-alemu-build-africas-fastest-growing-footware-company/β
ββThatβs why we have always said that this company is about maximizing local talent and local resources to create good paying jobs, that in turn would create extraordinary footwear,βhttps://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/mission-and-objectives/features/WCMS_346716/lang--en/index.htmβ
About Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu (born 1980) is an Ethiopian businesswoman, founder and executive director of soleRebels, Africa's "fastest growing footwear company". Alemu has received honors and accolades for her business acumen, as well as her efforts to shift the discourse on Africa away from poverty to the continent's entrepreneurial spirit, social capital, and economic potentialhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Tilahun_Alemu#cite_note-1. Alemu launched "The Republic of Leather", designing sustainable luxury leather goodshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Tilahun_Alemu#cite_note-2, and "Garden of Coffee" retail outlets to promote Ethiopian coffees. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Tilahun_Alemu#cite_note-:0-3