I hawked toothpaste to save up for my own timber yard

Linnet Kathambi. She is the founder of Sung Timber and Products, a company that specialises in building and construction products (Courtesy)

Linnet Kathambi, 30, is the founder of Sung Timber and Products, a company that specialises in building and construction products, with the main product being timber.

Together with her husband, they started the business from scratch and today the company has grown from a small timber business into a multi-million shilling enterprise. She shares her story