Ngethula i-LittlePod e-Hampton Court ngo-2010. Kwakuyinkathi lapho umhlaba wawubhekene nokuwohloka komnotho okubi kakhulu ekuphileni kwakho konke. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kuye kwaba nezinselele eziningi, azikho ezinkulu kunalezo esibhekene nazo namuhla.

Kube yilungelo lami ukuthuthukisa inkampani esimeme, ezuza imiklomelo, nokufundisa amaqembu amaningi abantu abanamakhono naqotho, asize ekwakheni isithunzi i-LittlePod enayo namuhla. Iqembu ngalinye belilungele isigaba ngasinye sokuthuthuka kwe-LittlePod. Ngiyababonga bonke, ngamunye, ngokuzinikela namandla abaninike wona.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngibe nenjabulo yokwazi imboni yokudla, kanye nabantu abasemuva kwezinkampani eziningi ezinhle ezihlinzekwa yi-LittlePod. Amakhasimende ethu amaningi nabaphakeli bethu, kanye nabantu esisebenza nabo njengabasabalalisi, lapha e-UK nakwamanye amazwe, bebehambisana ne-LittlePod kusukela saqala. Ngiyababonga ngobuqotho babo kanye neqhaza labo kuMkhankaso wethu weVanilla Yangempela. Bonke baye basekela isifiso sethu sokufundisa abantu nge-vanilla YANGEMPELA kanye nenani layo emhlabeni: kubalimi, imvelo kanye nokuthuthukisa izinga lokudla kwethu.

Ngibe yingxenye yeqembu e-LittlePod kusukela ngo-2015. Ngiyintatheli yephephandaba yangaphambili eneso le-engeli ethakazelisayo kodwa ngize ngihlangane noJanet, ngangingazi ukuthi i-vanilla yangempela ethakazelisayo, imvelaphi yayo nokubaluleka kwayo, ingaba kanjani. Kuyinjabulo ukusebenza kanye nabantu abazinikele nabanolwazi olunjalo, futhi nginentshisekelo yokusabalalisa izwi mayelana Nomkhankaso we-LittlePod we-Real Vanilla nokuthi izinqumo ezincane esizenzayo ezimpilweni zethu zingaba nomthelela kanjani kwabanye, amamayela angenakubalwa. Ngo-2023, ngaba nenhlanhla yokuya e-Indonesia ukuyohlangana nabalimi be-vanilla ensimini yezithelo ehlanganyelwe ye-LittlePod e-Bali. Leli kwakuyilungelo kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho okungenze ngazimisela kakhulu kunangaphambili ukuqhubeka ngixoxa le ndaba.

Ngajoyina i-LittlePod ngo-2017 ngigcina ukugcinwa kwamabhuku kwansuku zonke kanye nama-akhawunti enkampani. Nganconywa ku-LittlePod futhi ngajatshuliswa umqondo wokusebenzela inkampani yasekhaya yokuthumela ngaphandle.

Kuyathakazelisa ukubona ukuthi inkampani isifinyelele kude kangakanani ngesikhathi esifushane futhi ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa yizimiso zayo zebhizinisi elincane. Ngiyathanda ukusebenzisa unamathisele ekhekheni lokuzalwa likashokoledi elicebile elinamathelayo, izingane zami ziyalithanda!

UDkt Vik Mohan ungudokotela osebenzayo, iphayona lezempilo leplanethi, umxoxi wezindaba kanye nothisha. Uhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe bakhe njengodokotela onothando lokongiwa kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ukuze asekele imiphakathi ephambili ukuze iphile ngokuqhubekayo. Sinikela ngo-10% wakho konke ukuthengisa kwethu ku-inthanethi ukuze sisize ukusekela umsebenzi obalulekile ka-Vik nge-Planet Indonesia.

UDkt Made Setiawan ungumlimi wokuqala we-vanilla we-LittlePod futhi ungumgqugquzeli wensimu yezithelo ehlangene ye-LittlePod e-Indonesia. Ezimisele ukuvusa ipulazi likayise le-vanilla elashiywa kudala e-Bali, uMade waqala ukuya ku-LittlePod ngo-2012 futhi eminyakeni eyalandela, sisebenze ndawonye ukusungula insimu yethu yezithelo entsha. Lapha, abalimi be-LittlePod basebenzisa uhlelo lokuphayona lwe-polyculture ukwandisa izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, ukuthuthukisa ukuvunda komhlabathi, nokuvuselela indawo yemvelo yamahlathi emvula ebazungezile.

UPeter Gorton unguMpheki Oyingcweti waseGreat Britain othanda ukusebenzisa izithako ze-LittlePod ezitholakala ngokuzibophezela ezitsheni zakhe ezimnandi. U-Peter - ummeli omkhulu kanye nenxusa loMkhankaso wethu we-Real Vanilla - umelele i-LittlePod emikhosini yokudla nasemicimbini yonkana e-UK. Ngo-2022, u-Peter wadala Iqoqo Lompheki We-LittlePod esiziqhenyayo ngokulifaka ekhasini lethu lokupheka.

Saqala ukuhlangana no-Irine, indodakazi yomlimi oziphilisa ngokulima eTanzania, ohambweni lwethu oluya eMoshi eNgqungqutheleni ye-International Vanilla Symposium ngo-2019. U-LittlePod wanikela ngoxhaso lwezifundo zika-Irine, wameseka ukuba abe I-Certified Public Accountant. Ngemva kokuphothula iziqu, u-Irine manje usesebenza njengoMcwaningimabhuku Wangaphakathi kuHulumeni waseTanzania. Uyaqhubeka nokusigcina sinolwazi ngazo zonke izindaba zakamuva ezivela ezweni lakubo futhi uyaziqhenya ukubizwa ngeLittlePod's Voice of Africa.