{"id":2559,"date":"2017-11-21T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2023-03-22T12:40:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T12:40:29","slug":"my-cardiff-is-made-to-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/2017\/11\/21\/my-cardiff-is-made-to-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"My Cardiff is\u2026 made to measure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tania Habimana (BSc 2010)<\/span> is the creator and host of African TV show Tailored Business <\/a>where she interviews entrepreneurs and fits them for a suit.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy job is an adventure: I travel around Africa and meet amazing people.<\/p>\n

After I left Cardiff, I spent time in Milan, and then started worked for the Dutch menswear company, Suitsupply. That was my introduction to the fashion world. I learned more about fabrics, suits and the art of tailoring than I ever expected.<\/p>\n

Suitsupply wanted to expand into Africa, so I relocated to Johannesburg. While there, I was headhunted by a South African news crew, who had spotted an interview I had done on TV. Television news wasn\u2019t for me, but it got me thinking about how I could merge my role at Suitsupply with my newfound passion for telling the \u201cAfrican business story\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I realized it was simple. Every day, I was fitting really successful and interesting businesspeople for suits. I\u2019d leave each meeting with a wealth of new knowledge and business tips. I realised how great it would be to share these, and that\u2019s how Tailored Business<\/em> was born. In this series, I\u2019ll be visiting 13 cities across Africa.<\/p>\n

Coming to Cardiff University was the first time I\u2019d lived alone. I found the Welsh capital bustling and lively; the perfect backdrop to four years studying Business and European Language.<\/p>\n

Networking is important in any career, but even then I was building relationships. I made friends from Nigeria to Malaysia, China to India, everywhere! It was quite the introduction to building an international network.<\/p>\n

During my second year I founded a hip-hop dance society called Slash. We spent a lot of time pushing for visibility, gigs and members; it was hard work. Three years on from its inception, we\u2019d grown to 30 members and secured a place in the top 10 UK hip-hop dance crews.<\/p>\n

It was all fun at the time, but the things it taught me about building brands, managing groups and \u2013 in essence \u2013 starting a business, were invaluable.<\/p>\n

I love what I do. I meet people who are making a huge impact in so many different fields. I\u2019ve had coffee with the CEO of Java House, made a suit for the founder of Jamia and met Peter Okoye from Psquare, one of Nigeria\u2019s most famous bands. Getting their perspective on the world is priceless and now I get to share that with everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

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