How Speaking the LOCAL LANGUAGE Has Definitely Been A PIVOT In My COLD STORE Business in GHANA!
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- čas přidán 5. 05. 2024
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If you're considering investing in or starting a business in Ghana, then you should definitely consider speaking at least one local language. This is a key factor that has definitely helped Cassie in her business ventures in Ghana she said..
In this video, Cassie shares how speaking the local language has definitely been a pivot in her cold store business. She started out selling products from her home in Ghana, but eventually, I found success opening a store and doing online sales too.
By speaking the local language, She was able to connect with her customers and build strong relationships. If you're looking to invest in or start a business in Ghana, speaking the local language is a key factor to consider!
Cassie popularly known as African Prodigy was born in Accra and raised in Atlanta America.. Her tremendous success comes from her passion, determination, and drive to compete only with herself.
She is in a league of her own. This 27 year-old international business owner and owner of Faustina’s Coldstore Store and Grocery, Prodigy Foods Company, an online sauces, spices, and shitor company.
She has always excelled at every skill she attempted and has become synonymous with her brand. Her brand name is quite fitting. She is not only a skilled chef but also is an accomplished author with a sold-out e-book titled: “FOOD: the Ghanaian way.” Currently selling on Amazon.
Cassie started her first business when she was 17. Ms. Mary Olushoga, CEO of the African Women Power (AWP) Network, gave her a $500 grant to fund her company, Africhic, which was in the business of making bow-ties.
Cassandra notes that starting a business is not hard, but maintaining the business is truly difficult. One of her keys to remaining successful has been building a strong team of people who she can trust to help move her business forward. For example, she highlighted the importance of having an accountant who helps keep track of money that flows in and out of the company. Particularly as an international business owner, it was crucial for her to develop a team who would represent her brand well.
Building a brand requires sacrifice. It requires late nights, early mornings, and missing out on the fun at times in order to move to the next level. Hard work and determination play an important role in building a brand, but Cassandra says that prayer and belief in God have truly helped her to stay focused on her work.
She values her faith in God. She acknowledges that she is sometimes tempted to stray away from her faith, especially as a vibrant youth, who might be invited to parties or events that may conflict with her values. However, she believes in the power of resilience and bouncing back from whatever challenges that she might face.
She also is committed to continuing her NGO work to help give back to Ghanaian communities. Recently visiting Ghana and with a team feeding over 300 juvenile prisoners, Prodigy is passionate about children. As a part of her desire to give back to Ghanaian communities and start a ministry, she would like to open a homeless shelter where children under the age of 18 can have food to eat, a place to stay, and also have mentors who can guide them to fulfill their dreams.
Cassie is wise beyond her years and her business advice is golden. She has already Revolutionized the online food industry and consulting business market. Her faith in God, ambition, and strong self-confidence will only magnify her outstanding success. Look out World - This is only her beginning.
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She turns problems to opportunities, no negativity at all. Way to go sister.
Yes yes i Love it🙌🏾
Clown statement u want people to be dismissive of bs
I buy from Faustina’s! Their customer service is excellent
i am 27 years too and i haven't achieved any of what she has. The only thing I have to my name are lots of educational certificates without even any job. Watching this has made me want to start something for myself.
You can do it.. but don’t feel pressured we are different
If you can, you should! It really can't hurt!
Hurry up go and register your business, sole proprietorship doesn't cost much, 300ghs max. That's the 1st step. But where lies your passion? That should be the driving force.
You should definitely start up a business of your own, look for a product and start selling best thing to do is just start and make your mistakes as you go and learn from them.
More power to you.. Go for it
At 72 years old, I'm so proud of this young lady, and I wish her well as she develops with Africa. God bless her.
I wonder what your age has got to do with the comment you made...
Amen
@@nwanduchikeluba4094 that' show the extent of excitement her effort has made him
@@nwanduchikeluba4094 Your words are very insensitive maybe you didn't mean it that way but it sure is borderline mean.
@@damiansefah6333 OK, fair enough, but I still don't see the need imo.
Proud of her 👏🏾. I moved from Nigeria to Canada after secondary school, and 10 years later, I’m planning on heading back. Glad my mum made us speak Yoruba at home.
Would you know where a person can learn different languages from different tribes?
I heard things are very difficult in Nigeria now. Please be safe
You may be 'just' 27, but you've got the wisdom of a seasoned 50-year old person. Remarkable in every sense - the kind of achiever that gives me hope in Ghana's future.
I love the fact that she can find humor in all her struggles trying to run her business in Ghana, kudos to her from a Nigerian in the diaspora.👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Finding humour in struggle is so Jamaican culture. Her ways of being sounds so Jamaican I can totally relate.
That’s called being black..Jamaican Haitian,African, we black Bruh I’m a black American we took the word "nigga” and made it our own Even the word "black” Africans didn’t want it Jamaicans didn’t want it so we took on "black” we all do the same shit.
@@reggiemiller6274 not black but African black is an European thing or just say diaspora
She definitely has that P.M.A (Positive Mental Attitude) which goes a long way. Kudos to her and wishing her continued success in all of her endeavors
As a Liberian who lived in Ghana for 5 years before traveling to the US, I can tell u learning the language is very important. I had to learn twi and as a matter of fact I wrote GA in my BECE and passed with 1. Life is definitely easier once u learn the language
That's impressive
Oh my coworker is a Liberian and she said she lived in GH for 14 years before traveling to America. She's even building a house in GH
@@vida7993 yes and I have a Liberian friend who speaks Twi, Fante and GA. I traved to Africa last year April. I spent 5 days in Accra and 1 month in Liberia. I was amazed to see the tremendous changes the Ghana I left in 2006 has gone through. Very impressive. My classmates from class 6 to Jss and myself did a reunion at Junction mall in Nungua. U can imagine the long chatter and memorable discussions lol
U are smart
Lovely lady. Entrepreneurship is in her blood. She will make it big in Ghana with perseverance.
The last one she mentioned was huge:"being not religious but having strong faith in God".That was it for me.Because without that discouragement could have deterred her moves.Congratulations!!
Exactly, that's what i have adopted now .😂😂❤
This sister is blessed and she's very humble with her choice of words...Ghana is just like the Caribbean in that it moves a bit slow when it comes to getting things done. That will take me some getting used to, but I look forward to it because America is a rat race and I want peace. Nothing is better than living amongst your own people...especially when you bump into the police 😄
Amen!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 The comment of the year!!
Amen
Bruh I’m not even gonna entertain ur comment
You speak FACTS!!
As a Haitian woman, I totally get you 100%. I often travel back home as well which is Haiti although the insecurity is crazy I still make it make my business to make it home. As an entrepreneur growing up my mother also had her own business it instill a lot of it in me. So I definitely get you and by the way Ghana is on my bucket list. Africa is also home away from home as well. Dear Sister from another mother I am so proud of you. Both these women are so beautiful wow skin is so flawless. I am now a subs to your channel, I would love to connect and network with you and possible start business I do so much and a can do much. Thank you for sharing your journey I enjoyed watching it.
This is so smart. She's selling American foods. I have wanted to open my own African store here in America because I don't like the way Africans run the stores here. They don't understand how being rude or mean to customers affects their business. I know I can bring something different.
GO FOR IT PLEASE.WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO SHOW US THE RIGHT WAY OF DOING BUSINESS.
I hope and Pray you get started real quick so we can learn as much as we can from you to build on .Be Lifted in the Name of our Creator.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
WoW so That is your main problem?
they be soo mean. I don't understand it.
Our people have ways to go, please be patient with them. And people like this young lady would give them pointers into how to operate their business. We getting there slowly but surely. Love my peoples.❤
Omg, you hit the nail on the head,
I think its a black people disease. I hope we can realize how important to change in order to be successful.
I am from the Caribbean and I can tell you we are not known for good customer service.
You are doing great work promoting Ghana. Im in South Africa and its encouraging seeing progress in African Countries.
Ghana is blessed
This is why it’s imperative to pass down our mother tongue to the generation born in the 2000s. Our local languages and dialects are being replaced with the English language for various reasons. And this breaks my heart to say the least.
I’ve been visiting Ghana for the past 15 years and it gets worse every time I come. Most of the Children don’t speak or understand a mother tongue because their parents aren’t passing it down. I’ve observed two types of parents during my visits. The parents who do it subconsciously. Now these parents haven’t realized that they aren’t communicating to their children in a mother tongue until I brought it to their attention. And than there are the parents who are so proud to say “my child speaks English so well, they even sound like a White person”. These same parents also believe that communicating in any of the local languages is somehow a disadvantage for their children as they are trying to prepare them to travel abroad to further their studies. This is a very disappointing mindset to have as a parent.
I was born in the 80s, a time when our parents knew the significance of language. English was taught and spoken at school and my mother tongue was spoken at home. Through language my parents were able to teach me more my Akan culture, traditions, and formalities.
I left the country when I was 7 years old. I am proud to say that I can still fluently speak my language after being gone for 30 years! After all these years I managed to hold on to my culture for I am nothing without it! I also take pride in the fact that I am bilingual. I can speak English and Twi. I switch it up depending on who I am communicating with. It has also made things much easier for me in Ghana, especially when it comes to doing business, family matters and all things culture. Parents of today, I challenge you to change this perspective because once our languages become extinct we will lose everything else. Please follow my page on language awareness to learn more about this organization 👇🏾
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Please don’t let this happen. You are right. The Native American languages in America are practically extinct after being forced to speak English for decades .Emergency language revitalization efforts are underway now. The good news is you still have speakers that can set up a language immersion program.
Keep And maintain your African languages bro. Get the children speaking their mothers language or the fathers, preferably both, then English, Chinese etc
Young minds can absorb it all.
Mother tongue at home, that is of you are lucky to get a nurturing mother/wife/partner, the woman is the foundation of a person's life, it is not sexism to say that without a good woman, there is no home and no furture without a good, strong woman...
Fathers can reinforce and safeguard, basically playing the law enforcement, mothers determine the failure or success of the furture.
Speak your language at home..
Takeaway. This woman multi tasks / works while interviewing. That’s all I need to see. She will make it.
At every growth point in your life glorify God. I love the fact that u mentioned His grace. I pray and bless u with all the good thoughts our Lord has ever had about us. Stay bless, your business be bless.
I’m really proud of her for following her dreams.Thank you Dentaa for interviewing her on your platform. I’m also from Atlanta Georgia but currently serving in the US Army. I’m planning on setting up a business in Ghana and I believe if I can get in touch with her, it will be great. I will definitely get a good advice from her.
I like how she speaks about customer service! Very poor in Ghana. Hope she continues to teach her employees
Hmmm sellers think they are doing you a favor when selling to you. They are sometimes so rude
I love the fact that this young lady buys "fresh" fish. She is correct, farm fish has no flavour imo. Much success to her 🙏🏾
Cassie is so smart, driven, and absolutely gorgeous! I wish her the best in Ghana.
Inspiring and the beauty of God: you both are definition of Black is Beauty
I am thoroughly impressed with the Odana Network and the message to diasporans to return back to Ghana. I've already begun my journey, Ase.
Until Africans change their mindset and deal with their corrupt politician “ the message to return home is useless”
Yeah a view people will return but not the majority.
The problem is that Africans and carribean countries call for the diaspora to back
but no one is listening to what the diaspora needs before they can come home
This is a balanced interview that I have listen , it is not all negative she spoke about the high and lows and I think that’s what it should be .Very proactive
I love her intelligence and vibe
I give her credit. What she is doing is not easy.
Cassie you are one motivated, driven, smart, strong, adventurous beautiful queen, I am so proud of you and I wish you the best, sky is the limit.
Even though she is a hardworking person and puts all her effort and time, she still acknowledges that it is God who sees her through. God first
You girls look alike :) Go girl, you got this.
Yall look like sisters!!!
She’s brilliant. I wish her all the best
This woman is pure black excellence
I love her energy, these are the kinds of people I wanna meet, as I'm planning to move to Ghana
www.surveymonkey.com/r/GUBADiasporaNetwork pls join
Cassie you've well papa. May your business become a multinational. Pls adopt one needy girl child in the community and turn her life around and the grace of God will break barriers for you.
Dentaa! Great interview of this resourceful, beautiful and hardworking young lady with a REAL good sense of humor! Yeah!
She deserves a strong loving king...
Cassie has her head screwed on straight the experience packed into her 27 years of life some 50, 60 years old don't have the experience. Cassie you are a go getter the sky is your beginning. Cassie is a whole vibe. I have subscribed to this channel because of you.
Wow! The heavier the breakfast tip, the faster your work gets done for you😂😆 definitely keeping that in mind.
I came about 3yrs ago, still enjoying my peaceful Ghana... Yes! Money, money, money!
Thank you for sharing 💖💖
I'm proud of her... she's going to have great success in all that she sets her hands to do in Jesus name: Amen.🙏
Amen 7x
This is wonderful!More & more Foreign(or Foreign born) Ghanians 're taking on the challenge to go & live in Ghana. Hopefully more will come & do investment in Mother Africa.We just have to be on our guard here who to deal with people here , because you can't trust most of them.Lovely young lady & Dentaa always doing what she does best as she's an class act.
This is beautiful to me, Cassie telling her story, her journey. I love how Cassie remember her mom with a shop and the language she learned as a child. Parents please gift a child with great skills you never know when they will use them to survive.
I’m so proud of my sister cassy. For every move she’s made and I know whatever she touches will flourish. Above all she’s a beautiful soul with a big heart ❤️. Her business is doing so well
This is brilliant. Definitely shopping there next time I'm down. We need these types of business in our communities
May God bless her and keep her, she's very resilient. Ghana needs its own people like this young lady to return and start to demand and make changes in their culture. I respect her tremendously for refusing to crumble and run back to America. Stay home and build, and don't compromise your standards.
As a Nigerian Africa is alway Our Home,
Damn she is smart, I love her enthusiasm 😍
2023. Two beautiful African woman; has anyone told you, you two favor. Meaning you look like sisters. Congratulations with your success.
As you continue to read this post, let me spend few seconds to have a word of prayer with you
“I pray in this new month whatever you touch will flourish, anything you pray for will be granted, may the Lord protect you and your family for going out and and coming in”
Good things are coming keep trusting God
Dear Cassie,
At 27, you are wiser than I was at 27. You live by the best principles, such as being kind, but having a balance between kindness and firmness. Your mother raised you well, and the United States has lost one of our best citizens when you left.
I owned a store and worked at the store that my husband owned, when we were around your age, and both of our businesses faded. However, before our businesses faded, we made a lot of money in sales. What I learned from those experiences is to keep prices as low as possible. When my husband and I raised our prices, our customers went to our competitors who had lower prices for similar items, and once customers are gone, it’s hard to get them to return without a sale. For example, Walmart is guaranteed to have lower prices than Target. Therefore, most people, who want to buy good products at the lowest prices, will shop at Walmart than Target.
I hope that helps you.
Best wishes,
From Colorado, United States
PS. The interviewer asked you good questions, in this video. 👍🏾
I love the interview, she was very truthful and funny at the same time. I think she will be very successful as a comedian in Ghana.
Wow, what a STUNNING beauty, intelligent, funny and an excellent young businesswoman, Cassie is! Thanks for another great episode, Akosua Dentaa! I hear your call to come back home. Wishing Cassie success with Faustina's. Money X 5 sounds about right! ❤💛🖤💚
Glad you enjoyed it!
I agree I would love to meet her.
Can you please interview Faisa the toilet row producer who came from the Netherlands one these days.
Kudos, ayekoooo, I'm Ghanaian in the US, and is not easy finding some food stuffs when in Ghana but with your store and patience and little bit of good humor you will go places,
I'll pay a visit next time I'm Ghana.
Blessings.
www.surveymonkey.com/r/GUBADiasporaNetwork
The sister right there got me laughing towards the end of the video. Nice one girl and I wish you all the best.
I appreciate this beautiful young entrepreneur store owner. I wish her prosperity and success and all her endeavors.
We agree!
Cry! that is the word for a relief! Ghana God ooo my sister. Frustrating but sweet.
Both Women are Extremely Beautiful!!!!! I Praise (YAH) For His Glory!!!!!!
This lady is so beautiful and smart. I'm in Texas and I've always wanted to open up a cold store business in GH. Wow so inspirational
I love the fact that she made a business. I'm just torn about the food that I want to get away from being brought there and introduced to those people.
I agree. The processed food in the west is what brings disease, obesity, and sickness. Leave the American food in America!
Smart beautiful woman. All the success 🙌 to you.
Madame,
Your work ethic is clearly a gift that was taught to you by your mother.
Focusing on quality and customer service will fulfil an unserviced need.
Well done !
I hate to be off topic, but I have to comment on how beautiful you both are!
Also, continued success on your business and with the challenge!
It’s good business my only problem is that most of her products are imported while we’re trying to export more than import to help local businesses and help our cedi
Having options is also very important.
@@BeautifulTree no doubt but having options which hurts the economy and affects the locals more than those earning foreign currencies isn’t good either
Small small brother. It takes time. 😊
@@fergusonapladey7782 all love brother 🤝
Ghanaians export most of their naturally grown organic products to the U.S, Europe and Asia (because they can get more money than the local market) and import very low quality products like fish from China (because it's cheaper n Consistent in supply) e.t.c so she ain't doing anything new. The government is to blame. The government said they were going to ban the importation of fish to help the local market.
I admire your risk taking initiative. We must return to build our homeland, that is the will of our creator.
We are all proud of her and may GOD give her best ideas to take her business global.
But the truth is how may Ghanaians in their 20’s to 30’s have the capital to start what she has done?
There are teenagers who are breadwinners of their family. The majority of Ghanaian youth will have the advantage she has they will improve and make Ghana a better place to live.
My sister say and say again😢 I’ve been running an online bakery business after Uni/NSS with no start up capital and it’s not easy. It’s much easier for diasporans cos once they change their currency to Ghana cedis it’s a lot and can do a lot.
Anyways I’m proud of her and love her positive attitude towards running a business in here.
May God open greater doors for you.❤
Ghana God is different 🤣🤣🤣 she is so right in EVERYTHING. Praying for her for things to moved great.
She is beautiful 😍 and her temperament is also beautiful 🙏🏾 amazing woman ❤
Great content thank you both
I’m so proud of you Cassandra! We here in Atlanta cheering you!!!
I don't know how this came up on my feed but damn!!! You and the lady with the English accent are gorgeous
Simply incredible!
I Love you my daughter just for loving ❤️ the Lord that way for acknowledging him in every way of your life, May God increase you in everything you don't ever let go of him ever.. you are so blessed child of God & Jesus loves you
I used to buy Prodigy Foods Shito all the time!! Congratulations Cassandra!!
this is such a relevant vlog and covered all the bulletpoints. great job !! will post to my FB.
1:01 look at the eyes on these fish! Perfectly clear. When I’m at a fish store in the US I gotta pick through cloudy eyed blood vessel eyed fish. 2023 I’ll be there in Jesus name
Amen!
Keep it up girl we love you 💚🎄🇬🇭
Sooo inspiring! 💕💖💕
Proud of you, Cassie!! Well done.
I’m so Proud of her🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
I love you so much Dentaa. You are able to get everything out of your guests. well done
Simply marvelous. I respect you both! Well done 👍🏽
The best I've watched on this channel so far. I'm positive there's a lot more. Keep up with your great work!
It’s nice to see you can make it in Ghana.
Great interview. I’m a medic and I don’t own a business but watching this makes me feel like owning one
U should
Go for it !
Mediiiiiiiiiiiic!!!!
Keep going higher smart lady
Love the content ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is a great story. As a returnee myself this is motivational!
Wow that’s inspiring…such a brave woman
i like that perspective on the issue of getting scammed...and actually, any other bad things happening in the world, when it happens in Africa, it gets so dramatized, most often it gets stereotyped to Africans! But I will tell you that scams, hunger, and all those bad things happen everywhere. It gets intense in some places, not necessarily Africa though!
2nd time watching this another legendary video legendary and you are top-flight channel self built this is better than so called major network
This is inspiring, Awesome interview!
Interesting story, foresight and fortitude...entrepreneurial. her God factor got me
She's fantastic. Keep up the great work 👍🏿
I love your innovative interviews. Thank for showcasing the diaspora
I subscribed because of this interview ! The interviewee is a whole vibe ! I wish her every bit of success 🎉
I am crying! Beautiful video and I’m happy you got to be with your dad.❤😊
Such a wonderful, hardworking, smart lady! Cassie’s an inspiration!
We need to get her back to the United States and get her plugged back into the Matrix.
She reminds me of Jasmine Ama. God bless these young women.
Wow,the interview is very insightful .
Great interview!!
This girl is going places she just tops them all ❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍good for you ❤