You need to have the confidence to trust your gut....
"Soak up as much advice as possible from as many people as possible - but trust your gut at the end of the day"
- Hanneli Rupert is the founder and owner of 'Merchants on Long' and Okapi. Okapi was created with a view to being one of Africa’s first true luxury brands and was founded by Hanneli, a painter, in 2008. She wanted to create a locally produced range of products that would combine exceptional quality and craftsmanship with an international yet uniquely African look and feel. Okapi manufactures everything locally using carefully selected partners and as a result of this is bringing about positive change by developing valuable skills and creating sustainable jobs on the continent.