Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu: A Rebel with a Cause

SoleRebels founder Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu has been honored for her pioneering work in brand and IP protection alongside Mrs. Fields founder Debbi Fields and Frozen director Jennifer Lee.

Garden of Coffee Cultivating Ethiopian Coffee Experience for Global Growth

Nick Brown | February 20, 2017 Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu (center left), Ethiopian First Lady Roman Tesfaye (center right) and other Ethiopian coffee dignitaries cutting the ribbon at the new Garden of Coffee roastery and café in Addis Ababa.  Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu — the pioneering and enterprising creator of the SoleRebels footwear...

Ethiopian shoe designer hopes for repeat success with coffee

by Bianca Britton @CNNMoney February 2, 2017: 5:04 AM ET Bethlehem Alemu's shoes have been sold worldwide by Amazon(AMZN, Tech30), Urban Outfitters (URBN) and Whole Foods (WFM). When she started her business the Ethiopian accountant had much more modest ambitions. "I wanted to do something that would give me job opportunities myself...

Bethlehem Wins 2016 Businesswoman of The Year Award from AALBA, CNBC & FORBES

CHANGING THE ETHIOPIAN ECONOMY

She’s created a massively prosperous global brand and helped put her country’s artisans on the world’s radar. Now Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is looking to replicate her success with Coffee.

Best Coffee Beans: New Ethiopian Coffee Takes the Market by Storm

As the global consumption of coffee continues to surge upwards, a new brand of Ethiopian coffee is seeking to provide coffee drinkers with a more exciting, genuine, and rewarding experience by embracing authentic, traditional Ethiopian coffee-roasting practices that will restore the real magical tastes of Ethiopian coffees. Garden of Coffee...

New Ethiopian Coffee Brand Takes the Market by Storm

As the global consumption of coffee continues to surge upwards, a new brand of Ethiopian coffee is seeking to provide coffee drinkers with a more exciting, genuine, and rewarding experience by embracing authentic, traditional Ethiopian coffee-roasting practices that will restore the real magical tastes of Ethiopian coffees. Garden of Coffee...

Meet the Woman behind the World's First Sustainable Shoe Shop

Hun kommer fra fattige kår, men har taget verden med storm med sit bæredygtige skotøjsbrand SoleRebels. Skoene laves af genbrugsmaterialer og produceres af lokale etiopiere. Det har skabt masser af arbejdspladser i hjemlandet og indbragt Bethlehem Alume en plads på Forbes’ liste over verdens 100 mest magtfulde kvinder. Når det...

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu has broken every popular perception of Ethiopia, now she wants to start a coffee brand

The Adams Pavilion, a dusty shopping centre selling aromatic oils, kitschy cushions and costumes in the noisy Sar Bet area of Addis Ababa, is hardly the setting for a flagship shop selling high-value branded shoes to 16 stores around the world, from Singapore to Switzerland to Silicon Valley. Yet, that...

Bringing Ethiopian Entrepreneurship To The World

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is a tireless foot soldier taking Ethiopian entrepreneurship to the world. She is building a $20-million shoe factory in Addis Ababa and is also soon launching a coffee brand, Garden of Coffee. The Adams Pavilion, a dusty shopping center selling aromatic oils, kitschy cushions and costumes in...

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu Named 2016 All Africa Business Leaders Awards Finalist

The finalists in the 2016 All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) in Partnership with CNBC Africa were announced during a live broadcast on DStv Channel 410 on Wednesday night, marking the start of the award that will travel to East, West and Southern Africa, to recognise the best in business across...

Watch Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu Address the UN Global Leaders Summit