My employees were stealing from me and I had no idea. I almost closed my business | Phoina's story

To many people, Phoina Tosha needs no introduction.
She is arguably one of Kenya's most prominent beauty entrepreneurs with her own hairline and beauty products.
She has done so well for herself but also knows what it means to have the people you trained and hired in your company steal from you to make you want to close down your business.
In this episode of Inspire Global, she takes Lynn Ngugi through her journey, lessons learned, and what legacy she wants to leave behind
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[@LynnNgugi]

Dear Team LNN, we hope this story inspires you.

[@Anna-qf6ed]

I'm salon business myself. I had two employees only when I started, they ganged up and stole from me . I went down ofcourse and closed down, and they jointly opened theirs. They later split and the guy couldn't cope with Nairobi life,he went to the village, dude couldn't cope with town life I once bumped into him and weeee! Amebeat, ni miguka tu amejazakwa mdomo. The lady did well, but she lost millions courtesy of her boyfriend and shylock business. Mimi after closing down I bounced back , this time wiser .

[@queenNancie]

If you dig deep into these people who have succeeded, you'll find out that each of them has a painful story that acted as their setback before bouncing back to success. Thanks Lynn, inspired. Sending love from my channel 💛

[@fifthfifo8361]

Now i understand why Phoina couldn't send me the wig i had paid for via western union direct to her. She had assigned someone to make it for me, but there was a huge delay and i was pissed off with the service. Phoina did refund me my money but now i kinda see what could have happened, her staff didn't bother with my order coz i had paid direct to Phoina. Keep going Phoina and 🧐👀open🙌🏽

[@marionmuturi5283]

Such an inspiring story. I've seen negative stuff on social media but to be honest she's such a beautiful soul. I now understand what she has been through,I've learnt alot too and believe I'll also bounce back in my business. I love beauty too🥰. Lynn thank you for bringing such inspiring women who encourage us to soar higher and higher.

[@doreenmwenda939]

My take away note: Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that count.

[@mercymuturi8045]

Phoina is such a beauty

[@kiki_with_miki8865]

The kind of questions Lynne is asking is giving me Oprah, professional, talented....

[@mikekiguta724]

Very inspiring story. Really enjoyed listening to Foina's journey. It certainly was rocky to start but eventually achieved success through hard work. Her journey was very relatable. My brother's sports bar failed because of unfaithful employees. Unfortunately he had put substantial capital into it. Take away is to pick yourself up by your bootstraps and keep working on your dreams.

[@angelshanice]

This is very inspiring.Many people out here fear putting up businesses because of unfaithful employees but after watching this I hope everyone here is motivated to go on no matter what hardships they face in their business.Keep pushing! Thankyou for this

[@ngugi_irene]

Wow I like her calmness. Social media somehow paints her a different image. She's beautiful and articulate 😍 and we are happy for how she's kept pushing. Thanks for a great interview 👍.

[@Amashe]

One thing about Phoina,she has a good heart and always supports her friends. At my lowest time this girl held my

[@lucywairimu9260]

Thank you girls for this episode, I want to start a saloon and beauty business and this is very important to me.🙏🙏🙏

[@naomykelly4057]

I never knew the other side of phoina this is a really life -changing story . U r the best phoina keep on going girl .

[@jackienduri4303]

Thank you Lynn for empowering us I'm also in the process of starting my own business after getting my baby I don't want to be employed again

[@lynshish2355]

Wow..so inspirational.I had really wanted to hear her story..Keep it up Lynn for the good work. You always know what to bring to your people.It's like you always read our minds and know what we want...Be blessed gorgeous ladies😍😍😍

[@esthergithogori2930]

I have really learn a lot from this interview. Keep soaring Phiona. Keep winning gal 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯. The sky is not the limit. You are going far .

[@jeddymoon3803]

Each pain makes you more strong, each betrayal more intelligent, every disappointment more skillful & each experience more wise.

[@PSDerekexe]

Thank you so much for sharing, I am really sorry about your experience, your journey has encouraged me and confirmed to me that being multiskilled is an advantage. I am a graphic designer and recently learnt how to do video editing and motion graphics and so now knowing the importance of it, I have been reassured i am also on the right track. Stay strong, and I wish you nothing but the very best.

[@DianaChumbety]

I have been a spa/salon receptionist before, The problem is that the salon employers trust the hairdressers and therapist more than the receptionist/manager (and the most underpaid are the receptionist) yet we are the one managing your business. It's a tough business for sure, especially when employees gang up