The podcast is free. The room is on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/cw/AfropolitanpodcastMai Atafo told me something I can't unhear: "95% of luxury goods are made in China. They just put an Italian label on it."Made in Guangzhou. Blessed in Florence. Priced like a miracle.Mai could have played the same game. Source cheap. Label expensive. Collect the margin.He refused.Sixteen years ago, he walked away from a senior brand manager role at Guinness to build one of Nigeria's most recognized fashion houses. His mother called his wife: "Are you sure about this man?"She believed before the evidence existed.Today, Mai has dressed grooms across the continent, built a brand synonymous with Nigerian luxury, and learned every brutal lesson the fashion industry has to teach. He chose to manufacture in Nigeria when everyone told him he was crazy. He chose time over a house in Banana Island.This conversation goes far beyond fashion. It's about what it really costs to build something authentic in a country that fights you at every turn.AUNTY'S SCULPTURE COLLECTIONA limited collection by Anthony Azekwoh x Afropolitan. 100 pieces. Application only.Apply here: https://formless.ai/c/q1GB9jAzOWTrWHERE TO FIND MAI ATAFOInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/maiatafoAtafo Brand: https://www.instagram.com/atafo__EPISODE SPONSORSVban: Open a free global account in minutes. Use code AFROPOLITAN: https://vban.comCONVO BY AFROPOLITANBook AFROPOLITANTwitter/X: https://x.com/afropolitanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/afropolitanpodcastNewsletter: https://www.afropolitan.io/newsletterPatreon: Patreon.com/AfropolitanPodcastTIMESTAMPS