Beautiful Nigerian female graduate turns shoemaker (photos)

Beautiful Nigerian lady Michelle Ekure, was born into the family of Mr. Ekure in Eku Delta State.

In order to defy joblessness, Michelle, a graduate of the department of International Studies and Diplomacy from the University of Benin, ventured into shoemaking, designing patterns and building shoes herself.

Michelle, in an interview with Lukmon of Wazobia Global Times USA, explained how the journey into shoemaking started for her.

See excerpts from the interview below :
Lukomon : So Why shoemaking?
Michelle : My inspiration is from God, I never knew I would be a shoemaker. I graduated from the University six years ago, after which I looked for for job, but to know avail. At sometimes I got employed by a company in Lagos, but the boss was owing too much so I left.

On how it started, there is this other company I buy sandals in Lagos and resell. They sell nice shoes, so one day I thought to myself that I can tell this people to make sandals for me with my label, so I approached them and they said yes. That was how I got my first set of shoes. Then a friend introduced me to a guy that makes shoes. I watch him make shoes one day and I was amazed then I asked him to teach me and he did.

Lukmon : That's a lovely beginning.
Michelle : hmm. Thanks
Lukmon : So how do you drive sales and who are your target customers?
Michele : My target audience are Men of honours, people like the famous Nigerians comedian Alibaba...lol . I make direct sales, but I drive more sales on social media platforms likeinstagram, facebook and twitter. Micheleleather sales per week is over 50 pairs.
Lukmon : Wow! That's a great number. You must be a workaholic. Do you have partners?
Michelle : No, maybe someday. But I have people that are learning under me.
Lukmon: How many are your apprentice?
Michelle : There are about 6 of them and more are still coming.
Lukmon : Talking about the Nigerian famous comedian Alibaba. We've seen pictures of you with him. Are you in anyway related?
Michelle : No we're not related, but he is like a father to me. He always want to see me succeed.
Lukmon: So, if not shoemaking, what would you have ventured into?
Michelle : Maybe work at foreign affairs of British council or UN embassy. I love to be a diplomat .
Lukmon : Hmm. That might come to pass one day.
Michelle : Yeah. (smile)
Lukmon : So, what's your advice to young ladies that are yet to find there ways out there?
Michelle : I always tell people I come in contact with that are looking for job to start something, anything you are good at can bring money to you or just learn a trade.
Lukmon : Is there anything else (e.g unpopular fun fact about you) you’d like to add that might be interesting to our readers ?
Michelle : Hmm... Let them find out.
I'm a very interesting person be with though, I have my moment.
Lukmon : Thanks for your time, we appreciate chatting with you.
Michelle : You're welcome lukmon.

Source: http://www.lailasblog.com/2016/08/Michelle-Ekure-graduate-shoemaker.html

Wow! Beautiful. God bless ur handwork.

Wow! Beautiful. God bless ur handwork.

Lalasticlala!!! Come and See this beauty!

There is dignity in labour.
Graduating from the University and you complain of not securing a job after a year or two is no excuse to carry placards to advertise yourself.
The truth is, with the increasing number of graduates every year, the number of available jobs keeps shrinking especially with the rate our economy is collapsing.
Having attended the four walls of a university, a 'Graduate' should be able to think out of the box. Learn a vocational skill or venture into farming (which has always been a goldmine but so any people fail to see it).
Stop waiting endlessly for a job that may take years to come or may never come at all.
God bless the hustles of Michelle Ekure and others like her.

I thought this exact topic had hit FP before



what is it doing on FP again?



the mods on this forum need to be probed

I blame Jonathan for this

.

nice one, God bless you

Sighs!

Now the "self employed", "start a business", "I started my business with 5 naira and now I make 5 million naira in a week", "create a job, don't wait for one" crew no go let us hear word

How many times?

Happy sunday

How many times will this post with similar title make frontage within a space of 3days

Haba seun

ok

Nice...Na She Make That Shoe?She Should Start Looking For Ways To Package Herself Well, Like Play, She Go Open Her Own Company Oh! Meanwhile, This Topic Has Been On Fp Before Na...Abi You Pipu Want Somebody To Come And Be Looking At Her Bress Again

Wao... Dis is nice, may God bless the work of ur hands....

The shoes she's making is more lucrative than whatever it is she thinks she'll be doing with her university degree.

Nigerians schools sabi give person useless courses that won't fetch them jobs after graduation.

In another country her case might be different but in Nigeria, how many people do they want to employ to do the work of international diplomacy when the leaders only use their nephews and cousins to fill such positions.

Wonderful

Seun and lalasticala and mynd44

Hope u are seeing this

Some one is not vigilant



https://www.nairaland.com/3268588/michelle-ekure-graduate-turns-shoemaker

Is it not better than all these cheap recharge card begging girls around

these girls are stealing our jobs~baby mama

God bless her hustle.
God bless Nigeria.

Kudos to her.

Alibaba publicised her too much on his Instagram page. There is dignity in labour.

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This is beautiful

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She's indeed beautiful

Nice one

Nice one....The sky is your limit.

Beautiful gal wit beautiful head.