{"id":7108,"date":"2024-09-12T11:06:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T10:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/?p=7108"},"modified":"2024-09-12T11:17:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T10:17:25","slug":"from-farm-to-phone-damaris-wanjiru-inspiring-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/?p=7108","title":{"rendered":"From Farm to Phone: Damaris Wanjiru&#8217;s Inspiring Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7108\" class=\"elementor elementor-7108\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26d834d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26d834d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4553907\" data-id=\"4553907\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4dce20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4dce20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tfuktkpTURBXy8xMzE4Yjg1Y2YzNzJjM2UzMzJhM2IxMGQ3NjdjMTRmZS5qcGeSlQPMjsxMzQNczQHkkwXNBLDNAnY-1024x538.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7110\" alt=\"From Farm to Phone: Damaris Wanjiru\u2019s Inspiring Journey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tfuktkpTURBXy8xMzE4Yjg1Y2YzNzJjM2UzMzJhM2IxMGQ3NjdjMTRmZS5qcGeSlQPMjsxMzQNczQHkkwXNBLDNAnY-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tfuktkpTURBXy8xMzE4Yjg1Y2YzNzJjM2UzMzJhM2IxMGQ3NjdjMTRmZS5qcGeSlQPMjsxMzQNczQHkkwXNBLDNAnY-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tfuktkpTURBXy8xMzE4Yjg1Y2YzNzJjM2UzMzJhM2IxMGQ3NjdjMTRmZS5qcGeSlQPMjsxMzQNczQHkkwXNBLDNAnY-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tfuktkpTURBXy8xMzE4Yjg1Y2YzNzJjM2UzMzJhM2IxMGQ3NjdjMTRmZS5qcGeSlQPMjsxMzQNczQHkkwXNBLDNAnY-24x13.jpg 24w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tfuktkpTURBXy8xMzE4Yjg1Y2YzNzJjM2UzMzJhM2IxMGQ3NjdjMTRmZS5qcGeSlQPMjsxMzQNczQHkkwXNBLDNAnY-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tfuktkpTURBXy8xMzE4Yjg1Y2YzNzJjM2UzMzJhM2IxMGQ3NjdjMTRmZS5qcGeSlQPMjsxMzQNczQHkkwXNBLDNAnY-48x25.jpg 48w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tfuktkpTURBXy8xMzE4Yjg1Y2YzNzJjM2UzMzJhM2IxMGQ3NjdjMTRmZS5qcGeSlQPMjsxMzQNczQHkkwXNBLDNAnY.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Damaris Wanjiru<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb245c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb245c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb326f8\" data-id=\"eb326f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6091487\" data-id=\"6091487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90db93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b90db93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-600 text-xl font-bold\">Humble Beginnings<\/h3>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Picture this: a young farm girl with big dreams and an even bigger work ethic. That&#8217;s where our story begins with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulselive.co.ke\/entertainment\/celebrities\/how-damaris-wanjiru-dama-mobile-spares-built-a-business-empire-in-nairobi\/h8bbyqb\">Damaris<\/a> Wanjiru Muriithi, now the powerhouse CEO of Dama Mobile Spares. After finishing high school in 2009, Damaris didn&#8217;t just sit around. Instead, she rolled up her sleeves and dove into farm work with her aunt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-079da7d\" data-id=\"079da7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6e7d82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6e7d82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f888d70\" data-id=\"f888d70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b82aeb\" data-id=\"3b82aeb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8d4e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b8d4e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-600 text-xl font-bold\">The Hustle Begins<\/h3>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Soon after, Damaris took her first step into the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/?p=7093\">business<\/a> world, selling mobile credit cards for a measly 1,500 Kenyan shillings per month. But here&#8217;s the kicker \u2013 this small start was just the spark she needed. In 2011, she made a bold move to Nairobi, where she landed a job in a mobile spare parts shop. Talk about a game-changer!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d50ef1\" data-id=\"9d50ef1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eeeb68c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eeeb68c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7afc935\" data-id=\"7afc935\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a20d6c\" data-id=\"8a20d6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f8313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57f8313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-600 text-xl font-bold\">Learning the Ropes<\/h3>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">During her time on Munyu Road, Damaris didn&#8217;t just work \u2013 she became a sponge, soaking up every bit of knowledge about the mobile spare parts business. From sourcing supplies abroad to mastering profit margins, she was on a mission to learn it all. And boy, did it pay off!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b579db5\" data-id=\"b579db5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cab90b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cab90b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b480de\" data-id=\"6b480de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a26c88\" data-id=\"2a26c88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0677d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0677d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-600 text-xl font-bold\">Taking the Leap<\/h3>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Fast forward to 2016, and Damaris was ready to spread her wings. With the experience under her belt and a pocketful of savings, she took the plunge and started her own mobile spare parts business. Sure, there were bumps along the way, but that didn&#8217;t stop her. Within six months, she was already opening a second branch!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2825f24\" data-id=\"2825f24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-670181f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"670181f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-563c0b8\" data-id=\"563c0b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6714c2d\" data-id=\"6714c2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4989d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff4989d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-600 text-xl font-bold\">Skyrocketing Success<\/h3>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Today, Dama Mobile Spares is a force to be reckoned with. Damaris now employs over 100 people across several branches. But wait, there&#8217;s more! She&#8217;s not just about business \u2013 she&#8217;s giving back through her Dama Spares Foundation, proving that success tastes sweeter when shared.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9496a06\" data-id=\"9496a06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a815fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a815fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d6cb3b\" data-id=\"6d6cb3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c590faa\" data-id=\"c590faa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad0939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dad0939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-600 text-xl font-bold\">The Secret Sauce<\/h3>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">So, what&#8217;s Damaris&#8217;s secret? She credits her success to a mix of God-given wisdom and hard-earned experience. Plus, she&#8217;s not resting on her laurels. In 2024, she enrolled at Daystar University to pursue a degree in Public Relations. Talk about continuous growth!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5db1431\" data-id=\"5db1431\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d4836a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d4836a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80d4c9a\" data-id=\"80d4c9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f8b56f\" data-id=\"7f8b56f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1c261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b1c261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-600 text-xl font-bold\">Your Turn to Shine<\/h3>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Hey, young entrepreneurs! Damaris&#8217;s story shows that with grit, determination, and a willingness to learn, you can turn even the smallest opportunity into a thriving business. So, what are you waiting for? Your success story could be next!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3776bbd\" data-id=\"3776bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damaris Wanjiru Humble Beginnings Picture this: a young farm girl with big dreams and an&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-success-sstories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Humble Beginnings Picture this: a young farm girl with big dreams and an even bigger work ethic. 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