I-Career Diaries: Umsunguli we-Urban Hydration u-Psyche Terry wabelana ngomsebenzi wakhe wokubuyisela imali ngokunakekelwa kwesikhumba.

Ngemva kweminyaka eminingi yomzabalazo isikhumba esomile и izinwele ngokungaphumeleli, u-Psyche Terry wanquma ukuzibambela mathupha. Ngosizo lomyeni wakhe, basungula i-humidification yasemadolobheni, ukuzibophezela emphakathini, ubuhle obumsulwa uphawu. Inkampani ibuyisela imali kubasizi ngokwenza iminikelo yomkhiqizo ngamunye odayisiwe. Ngo-2018, umkhiqizo wanikezela ukuphuza kwawo kokuqala okuhlanzekile ezinganeni zesikole ezingama-300 zaseKenya. Namuhla, izigidi zemikhiqizo ye-Urban Hydration zithengiswa ezitolo zezitolo ezweni lonke, futhi inkampani iyaqhubeka nokusabalalisa amalitha amanzi emiphakathini emhlabeni jikelele. Lapha sikhulume noTerry ngokubaluleka kobuhle obumsulwa, ukunikeza kanye nogqozi lwakhe enkampanini. 

Ungasitshela okuncane ngawe, imvelaphi yakho, nokuthi ungene kanjani ekunakekeleni isikhumba?

Ngingumama wezingane ezintathu, unkosikazi, konke ukudla kwemvelo, ama-snacks, ama-smoothies kanye ne-zumba fanatic. Ngake ngaba ngosayizi abangu-18 mkhulu kunami manje, ngidla izinto ezingalungile, ngingajabule futhi ngingaphili impilo yami engcono kakhulu. Ngangihlala eLas Vegas futhi ilanga lasebenza esikhumbeni nasezinweleni zami. Ngangihlushwa isikhumba esomile futhi ngangidinga ukuqalisa kabusha. Bengilokhu ngiwumlutha wobuhle, ngakho lapho ngiya kudokotela wami wesikhumba futhi wancoma ukwelashwa kobuhle okusha, ikakhulukazi esikhumbeni sami esomile nezinwele, ngamangala ukuthi kwakugcwele amagama amakhemikhali amade engingakwazi ukuwabiza. 

Uyini umlando we-Urban Hydration futhi yini eyakukhuthaza?

Ngangingumama onomsebenzi webhizinisi, ngilwela ukukhushulwa esikhundleni esilandelayo kodwa ngingakutholi ukwaneliseka ngokwenza enye into ngaphandle kokusiza umphakathi. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho ngathola khona iphrojekthi yamaphupho ami nothando. Ngangisebhodini lenhlangano engenzi nzuzo eyayidinga usizo lokwenza imikhiqizo yobuhle eyenziwe ngezandla ukuze iqoqe imali. Bekuwumdlalo ophelele. Ngangithanda ubuhle, ngiqoqa imali futhi ngibuyisele. Eminyakeni eyishumi kamuva, iqoqo lemikhiqizo engabasiza ukuba bayithuthukise yinto engihlonishwa ngayo ukuyithengisa futhi ngiphisane ngayo nsuku zonke.  

Ungasitshela ngomsebenzi wenkampani wokupha nokuthi kungani wawubalulekile kuwe? 

Ngikholwa wukuthi amagugu kanye nokudalwa kwengcebo kufanele kwenziwe ngezinga elithinta umphakathi ngobubanzi. Ngesikhathi sinikela ngomthombo wethu wokuqala, kwakungaziwa ukuthi inkampani encane njengeyethu ikhiphe inzuzo ukuze isize ekuxazululeni inkinga yelinye izwe. Kodwa izingane ezingu-300 eKenya zazidinga insiza mina nezingane zami esiyithatha kalula nsuku zonke. Babedinga amanzi ahlanzekile. Asiphelele, kodwa singasiza ngokuphelele ukuxazulula inkinga yabo. Ngikuthanda kakhulu ngoba sona leso sikole sasebenzisa umthombo esanikela ngawo ukuze sidayisele umphakathi wakubo amanzi ahlanzekile, okwabavumela ukuba bathole enye imali yokuxhasa izakhiwo zesikole ezimbili ezintsha. Ungawuthandi kanjani umphumela wokupha? Ukupha kuqhubeka nokupha. 

Iyiphi inselele enkulu obhekene nayo yokuzama ukwethula uhlobo lobuhle oluhlanzekile oluletha inani?

Inselele enkulu engibe nayo ingezinye zezinto ezingikhuthaza kakhulu. Ngibone izinkampani ezinkulu zezinkampani zizama ukudlulisa umlayezo wethu ngendlela ezenza zibukeke njengama-philanthropists, uma kungenjalo. Nokho, bayihlaya. Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kuhle. Uma isenzo sethu esincane somusa senza omunye umuntu noma inkampani izizwe sengathi ingenza okwengeziwe, yilokho kanye engikufunayo. Uma zonke izinkampani, ezinkulu noma ezincane, zenza izenzo zomusa, ngicabanga ukuthi umhlaba wethu uyindawo engcono kuwo. 

Iyiphi ingxenye oyithandayo yomsebenzi wakho?

Ngiyalithanda iqembu lami. Ngiyathanda ukuba yimina, ngiphile impilo yami futhi ngenze engikuthanda ukukwenza nsuku zonke nozakwethu webhizinisi nomyeni, engahlala naye iminyaka engu-15. Besithandana kusukela ngina-21. Senza isithembiso komunye nomunye ekolishi ukuthi ngelinye ilanga sizoba ozakwethu bebhizinisi, futhi manje siphila amaphupho ethu. 

Ithini inkambiso yakho yansuku zonke yokunakekela isikhumba?

Ngiwumlutha wama-micellar. Manje njengoba sengiyiqonda i-tonic, ngiyayisebenzisa bese ngisebenzisa okokuhlanza eshaweni ngemva kokujima kwami. Ngigcoba imoisturizer ebusweni bami. Njalo kusihlwa, uma usuku lwami lungangikhathazi, ngisebenzisa amanzi e-micellar njengekhambi elisheshayo.  

Imuphi umkhiqizo owuthandayo wokunakekela isikhumba ovela kulayini wakho?

Bonke banamathalente ahlukene kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngizokhetha elethu Amanzi e-micellar akhanyayo futhi alinganiselayo anamaqabunga enhlaba. Iyashesha futhi inamandla kodwa imnene. Ngithanda nezinto ezihlangene zonke. Ifaka amanzi kangangokuthi angidingi ngisho okokuthambisa ngemva kwayo. 

Yini elandelayo nge-hydration yasemadolobheni?

Ngithanda ubuhle obumsulwa futhi ngiyathanda ukupha. Ngifuna ukuba kuwo wonke amakhabethe, iphakethe kanye nesikhwama semali uma ngikwazi. Kusukela ezindebeni kuye emathangeni, ngifuna ukusiza ekuguquleni umhlaba wobuhle ube ngcono.