The M Store
What does your company do?
My line of work is amazing and dynamic. I have the privilege of being able to work with different types of people that face many challenges. My primary company (Strafella Orthotics & Prosthetics) deals with a wide scope of disability. My role in being an Orthotist/ Prosthetist would be to evaluate, manufacture, fit, and rehabilitate persons with disability and/ or injury. this can vary, but I love to focus on general foot problems, diabetic foot problems, and below-knee amputations. For these clients, we focus on making the appropriate custom-made foot orthotics and prosthetics.
The second branch of my company is very special and is called ''The M Store''. This side of the business deals with anything and everything to do with breast cancer, where we specialize in post-mastectomy products like bras and breast prostheses, as well as lymphedema garments. The goal is to provide an excellent service to women that have been through more than we could imagine, to help women feel comfortable in their new bodies and provide the support needed to confidently wear their clothes and feel like they are being held and loved no matter what.
What is your biggest success?
I did not know where God was leading me with my journey. I had complete and total faith that I was being used for my purpose. To me, failure was never an option. Even when I had no idea how I would pay myself or my staff. We always pushed through, and that will always be my biggest success. Never ever giving up.
What has been your biggest hurdle?
I decided to start my practice at a particularly difficult time in my life. I was only 23 years old and had moved from Johannesburg to Cape Town without much of a plan, I just knew this was where I needed to be. I also started with my master's degree that same year. Eight months later, COVID hit. I felt lonely on my journey. Running a business I didn't know how to run, completing a master's degree that I didn't realize would be a full-time job on its own, and moving to a different city- away from everyone and everything I knew. I took the leap of faith, and it was extremely difficult and emotional. I do not have any regrets- and I did not do this on my own, even when I felt lonely. God was always with me, guiding me.
