Welcome መሪወች! It's Wednesday, and we are featuring Anna Getaneh, a fashion-cultural enthusiast, humanitarian, and acclaimed former international model. From making $20 - $30 in her starting, Anna has risen to build the African Mosaique Design Center and Manufacturing Hub, a fashion and design company based in Ethiopia to boost the production and export of African clothing, textiles, accessories, and fashion globally. In this episode, she shares how she got into the modeling industry and learned modeling in her early days, moving from Belgium to France on weekends. Anna explains the intricacies of modeling and how models market themselves in the industry. During our conversation, we discussed the experiences of building her school and the fulfillment of receiving services from her students. Join us and learn as we dive into Anna Getaneh's worldwide life experience and entrepreneurial journey. Subscribe to the 'Meri Podcast' today to gain exclusive access to our valuable content and engage with us in the comments section. 0:00 – Intro 3:52 – Who is Ana 9:04 – Model recruitment /Business model 16:52 – Models after retirement 21:06 – How Agency work? 23:28 – Enabling new models 25:03 – Contract sizes 27:06 – Ethiopian modeling industry 29:14 – African mosaic 39:53- Retail to Manufacturing 53:36 – Business before and after starting 1:05:22 – About Trends 1:26:04 – Best seller Vs. Passion 1:29:30 –Effect of visiting the world on Perspective 1:40:08 – ECF 1:54:54 – Daily Routine 1:58:52 – Life wisdom Social Links https://www.linkedin.com/company/meripodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@meripodcast https://twitter.com/MERI_Podcast https://www.instagram.com/meripodcast/ https://t.me/MERI_PODCAST https://youtube.com/@Meriwoch?si=yIpJ3byprnVNwKi1 Copyright Notice for Meri Podcast: All rights reserved. The content featured in this podcast is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or modification of any portion of this podcast is strictly prohibited. For permission to use our content, please contact us at meripodcastet@gmail.com Thank you for respecting our copyright.