In our society today, people are super-obsessed with celebrating moguls. We’ve become obsessed with the Forbes List, the TIME List. Top entrepreneurs in blah blah category. Richest people under x years old… etc. As a result, some millennials today who are on the come up in their careers, businesses, and lives in general, are seemingly ashamed to embrace their humble beginnings. The pressure to appear successful on social media and amongst peers, is at an all-time high.
And this is exactly why we’re celebrating millennial boss lady, Victoria Anorue, today. She is total #WCW goals, as she reminds us that humble beginnings are a beautiful phase, as one strives to fulfill their purpose.
Growing up, Vicky, who is the CEO of Vikyvera Catering, always loved food, and often cooked as a hobby. This hobby has now become a start-up business that is flourishing rapidly.
“When I discovered food was part of my life, and as such; something I couldn’t do without, I always thought about doing something with food for a living. I started by cooking food for family and friends for free, and serving at their events. Along the way, I decided to channel my energy into simultaneously turning my hobby into a lucrative business,” she says.
Vicky may not be the biggest food mogul yet, but we actually love that. Just seeing how passionate she is about her profession, and seeing her embrace the gradual journey of building her empire, is a breath of fresh air.
Like many entrpreneurs, when Vicky was in the set-up phase of her business, she encountered some challenges. For instance: Funds for the business, discouragement from friends and relatives who advised her against having a food business due to the perceived stress of running a business of that nature, low number of clients, etc. She has now overcome these challenges, and Vikyvera Catering is growing steadily.
Speaking on what keeps her inspired as she strives for continuous success, she says:
“My greatest inspiration is my mom and my sister. I see how they started out with nothing, but worked hard to achieve their goals – and turned those “nothings” into something. Also, the quest to employ young people who are out of jobs was an inspiration as well. But ultimately, it is the passion for what I do that keeps me going. When I see how happy people are after eating my food at events, it inspires me to do more.”
You can follow Vicky on Instagram (@chefviky).
