23/09/2026
DAY 1 — HOW IT ALL STARTED… 🥹
Almost 10 years ago, while I was pregnant with my daughter, Shine, I birthed another baby, my business.
I called it SHINE KIDDIES AND GIFT MALL, and registered it as an enterprise.
But let me tell you something…
It was REALLY, REALLY small.
I started out selling in Akpan Andem Market.
From there, I moved into a little store at Udo Umana Traffic Light.
Those early days were not glamorous at all.
I can still remember travelling to Ariaria Market in Aba, Abia State, to shop for goods.
The stress of travelling, buying, bringing them back, selling and starting all over again…
I suffered oooo! 😩
But it was hustle…
I learnt,
I made mistakes,
I started again,
And I kept going.
I didn’t know then what this little business would become.
I only knew I had started something… and I was determined to see where it would take me.
SEE US NOW!
From that little store to this… from the woman who was simply trying to make a living to a business that is now 10 YEARS IN BUSINESS…
Only God could have done this. 🙏
And this is just Day 1.
For the next 10 days, I’ll be taking you through little pieces of my SHINE story,
the beginning, the struggles, the lessons, the wins, the people, the moments and everything in between.
Come with me… let’s go back.
October 1st is the GRAND FINALE! 🎉