“Employees Are NOT Your Friends”: How Matlhogonolo Ledwaba built a bakery empire from her kitchen | Inside Growth Ep. 7

What started out as a conversation with the women in her community, turned into a successful business. In this episode we are in conversation with Founder of The Bread Box Bakery & Studio, Matlhogonolo Ledwaba, as she unpacks how her love for baking turned into an income.

In this episode

02:38 – What drove Matlhogonolo to help unemployed women
05:25 – Life before following her calling to be an entrepreneur
06:30 – How Matlhogonolo raised capital
09:41 – Challenges The Bread Box has faced
12:55 – The importance of perseverance
16:35 – Decisions behind business expansion
20:40 – The need for adequate skills training in South Africa
24:55 – Her secret to surviving the tough times