by Brigette Mashile, founder of Roka Roko

Last week I met a man…wait, I had an interview with a man!  He gave off the energy that he believed he was more important than me, or many of us. He had an attitude about him, which I proceeded to be ignorant of, sending him further into his ego. We all meet people like this, every-single-day…and so you learn to just exist with them. I was doing just ok until he said, “What else do you have to offer, I’ve met so many like you, you are all the same.”  

by Brigette Mashile, founder of Roka Roko

Each time I speak to someone who renders a service I need for the business but know nothing about, I let them blab on with a straight face and say, ‘ok cool, I heard nothing but proceed’. They laugh; and attempt to explain again. And I start venturing into my happy places filled with waterfalls, meat, whisky and music… then return for the expected ‘uhhmm’.  This goes for the accountant, the digital marketing ‘what what’, the furniture creator guy, etc.  I tell them you have no clue what ‘arm scye’ means and is needed for in garment construction…wait what is garment construction?