From imagination to income: David Machikiche on rediscovering creativity to inspire entrepreneurship
From imagination to income: David Machikiche on rediscovering creativity to inspire entrepreneurship
From imagination to income: David Machikiche on rediscovering creativity to inspire entrepreneurship
Founder of Rich Design UK, David Machikiche has used his creative curiosity for manufacturing alongside his experience in sales and business development to forge a new path to entrepreneurship. In this week’s episode of DRIVE, David describes how his highly-competitive education, ability to take risks and travelling the world for his career led to the rediscovery of his creative nature – and ultimately, growing his own e-commerce business from the ground up.
Growing up in Zimbabwe and subsequently moving to the UK at the age of 21, David built a successful career across many organisations, from recruitment to finance and sustainability. Drawing on his expertise in negotiation, sales, deal structuring, project management and leadership to name a few, he felt it was time to build his own business model.
Led by a deep fascination for the manufacturing process right through to seeing a product in the customer’s hands, David stepped out of the limiting world of employment and into the entrepreneurial hot seat. With the ability to work towards his own goals, David uncovered his long suppressed flair for creative design and innovation. It was this, paired with his experience in sales and business development that fed the inspiring formula to launch Rich Design UK.
Authentically candid about the realities of owning a developing business, David talks us through his relentless drive to never give up. Fuelled by his childhood love for breaking things apart and making them stronger, he explains what success means to him. Tune in to find out more.
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DRIVE - The business podcast by Richard Osborne
What is the DRIVE behind small business owners that motivates them to keep pushing their business despite all odds? You’ll find those answers – and more – in DRIVE, the podcast for small business owners. I’m Richard Osborne, founder of UK Business Forums (UKBF), the UK’s largest and most active community for start-ups and small business owners. For nearly twenty years now, UKBF has been providing support, unbiased critical discussion, debate, advice and a fantastic array of free resources and essential tools to help people of all backgrounds grow/start a successful business. And now, I have created DRIVE, a platform for small business owners/founders to speak about their journey to business success.My guests come from all walks of life; everyday people you may meet in the street, stand next to in the queue at a coffee shop, people who may be fighting to pay bills, wages, who are struggling with marketing, and who may be feeling very alone in their quest to pursue their passion and build a successful business.Find out about their DRIVE on this podcast, including the challenges they overcame, what kept them going, insider tips that could help you succeed in your own entrepreneurial journey, the ups and downs of running a small business, the impact it has on them and their loved ones, and much more.You can follow my socials:Twitter (https://twitter.com/RichardOsborne)Instagram (https://instagram.com/richardmosborne)If you are a small business owner with a journey you’d share, or if you know of someone who would like to share their business story, I’d love to hear from you. You can reach out to me on social media via any of my channels and I’ll get straight back to you.Want to know more about UK Business Forums (UKBF), an online small business community and business support platform that I created in 2003 to support myself and other small business owners? Take a look at the website and join for free for support, advice and guides on all things business at https://www.ukbusinessforums.co.ukJoin Podchaser to...
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