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🎙️ AfriCAN Do! Podcast | Episode 26: Harriet Chebet Ng’ok – Preserving African Herbal Wisdom with Harriet’s Botanicals 🌿
✨ From Investment Banking to Herbal Entrepreneurship – Harriet Chebet Ng’ok’s Journey in Reviving Traditional African Wellness
📢 Introduction: In Episode 26 of the AfriCAN Do! Podcast, we sit down with Harriet Chebet Ng’ok, the visionary founder of Harriet’s Botanicals—a trailblazing brand bridging ancient African herbal wisdom with modern wellness needs.
From a 17-year career in investment banking to becoming a curator and exporter of indigenous Kenyan botanical treasures, Harriet’s journey is a powerful testament to entrepreneurial reinvention, cultural preservation, and sustainable business. Discover how she partners with Kipsigis, Ogiek, and Maasai herbalists to bring organic, traditional remedies for reproductive health, digestion, and more to urban and diaspora markets—all while ensuring ethical sourcing, sustainability, and community empowerment.
🔹 Why Listen? ✅ Authentic Storytelling – Harriet shares her personal inspired transition from finance to herbal entrepreneurship. ✅ Cultural Preservation – Learn how she documents indigenous knowledge and promotes sustainable harvesting. ✅ Business Insights – Scaling a traditional wellness brand in Africa’s competitive and emerging maufacturing, retail and export markets. ✅ Call to Action – How AfriCAN entrepreneurs can leverage heritage for global impact.
🌍 #AfriCANDo! – Because Africans CAN and ARE building the future!
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