We had the good fortune of connecting with Basilia Akuchie and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Basilia, what do you attribute your success to?
My brand has been successful because
1) God has been my strength. He has pulled me through the most difficult times when I didn’t think I could move forward.
2) I am very optimistic and believe greatly in what my brand stands for, which is empowering women and proving to myself that I can do the hard things
2) I’ve been honest and transparent about what I offer to my customers, I take customer service seriously, because at the end of the day, customer satisfaction is the ultimate goal.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
Thank you. Zizi jewelry was born from a place of creativity and expression.
I wanted to design and create jewelry that empowers and appeals to individuality, but also something to bridge the gap between fashion jewelry and high jewelry. Like a good everyday jewelry that’s non tarnish but affordable.

I have enjoyed every ride since starting the business. Meeting new customers and reconnecting with old ones will have to be the highlight of being. Business owner. I love my customers.. when I do markets and pop ups and see the joy on people’s faces when the first get yo experience my jewelry collection IRL, is the most beautiful thing to see and it’s the Reason o keep going.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
There’s always something to do. I would curate an experience for my friend(s) depending on their mood. There are so many nice food places around town so if they wanted to grab a bite I’d take them to one of my favorite restaurants North Italia or Sage 400 for some sushi

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Shout out to my family and friends, especially my sister Juliet for all the love and support throughout this journey.

Website: https://Www.Zizijewelry.com

Instagram: @shopzizijewelry, @basiliaak

Linkedin: Basilia Akuchie

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Youtube: Zizi Jewelry

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