On one of the podcasts I used to listen to (Open for Business hosted by John Henry) there was a particular episode that really inspired me. In it, he tells the story about 2 fishes swimming along their day. A big fish swims by and greets them “hows the water?” He says as he goes by. Afterwards, the 2 fishes, stunned, turn to each other and ask “wha…

Starting this season, I’ve decided to add solo episodes every other week, in between interviews, where I’ll be answering your questions, sharing insights and lessons from my own journey. On today's episode, I was joined by my business partner, producer, and wife, Alexandra, and we talk about the top three lessons we learned from our first year in b…

Sitting down for this interview I had only one objective: to understand how this guy makes it his duty to make as many luxury cars disappear out of the lot as possible. I wanted to break it down in a way that anyone listening - myself included - could replicate, raise their prices and get more customers. I got that, and a lot more. As you'll hear o…

It’s easy to take things for granted once they start to feel like the norm. We forget that they weren’t always there and that they could actually be gone one day. Louis CK makes this joke about travelling by plane. He says it’s one of the most marvellous inventions of the last century (* I know the first flight was 1903, this sounds better *), yet …

If you have a great corporate job, and you’re on an upward path, making excellent money, would you leave it all and risk getting nothing? Scott Dunn’s “dream” was too big to ignore, and he’s getting paid massive dividends for jumping off into the deep end. Scott is the Managing Director of Dream Entertainment, masterminds behind the renowned Dream …

How do you organize huge events and connect with high-impact influencers like Mark Cuban and Gary Vee all while being under 20 years old? For the Managing Partner of Disrupt Ventures, Ja’dan Johnson (@officialjadan), it’s by being the type of person you don’t underestimate. When most of us were thinking about girls, games and exams, Ja’dan was enro…

John Henry (@johnhenrystyle) is an entrepreneur, speaker and Venture Partner of Harlem Capital Partners, a minority-owned, diversity-focused early-stage investment firm on a mission to change the face of entrepreneurship. John also hosts the #ChopItUpShow on YouTube and the Open For Business podcast from eBay and Gimlet Creative. At the age of 18, …

Andre Burnett (@dre.notnice) is a Brand Strategist, Creative Director, Copywriter, you name it - he probably does it, and Managing Director of Muse 360 Integrated. Andre & Muse are behind many of Jamaica’s most creative ads around today. We get into a lot of his journey to starting his company, his philosophy for melding creativity and business and…

Marcia Forbes (@marciaforbes) co-founded her company Phase 3 Productions over 35 years ago. She is now the Executive Chairperson and has transformed it into a strong family business, where her son, Delano is CEO. It’s interesting how they’ve been able to reinvent and renew the business each decade by building on the principles of technology & empow…

Jason Resnick (@rezzz) sits in the podcast today! He has been making a living and a life that he loves purely from his freelancing for multiple years, and he now helps people to do it the right way with his community and course called “Live in the Feast”. What is the right way you ask? How about working less, charging more, and doing only on the pr…

I have known Craig Powe for some time now, months before he started Adtelligent, and it really has been exciting to witness his transformation into his role as CEO of this company. Don’t sleep on this episode folks, he dives into a lot and he literally pulled the curtain back on Adtelligent and uncovered a ton of what makes it continue to grow mont…

This week I sit down with Kell-Dawn Hamilton! She and I spoke to a group of young aspiring entrepreneurs late last year in the parish of Clarendon and the moment I heard her speak at the lectern, I knew I needed to have her share her message on this podcast. Kelli-Dawn is a serial entrepreneur. She is the founder of Let’s Assist, a virtual assistan…

Paul Brunson is a TV host, a matchmaker, an entrepreneur and a board member of BAU, which you’ll learn more about in this episode. In this episode you’ll learn about: - The quality that makes true entrepreneurs confidently face any risk, even financiaBy Paul Stennett

Ray-St. Michael is a long-time lecturer and the founder and CEO of two companies - Discovery Technologies and Y Smart Data - both centred around his passion for data and analytics. He has done a lot of impactful work in Jamaica in the almost 10 years his company has been around, building transformative teams and transforming Jamaica through data. I…

Conrad Mathison (@conradmathison) is the CEO of It’s Pixel Perfect, a digital marketing agency here in Kingston, Jamaica. He has done branding, social media and multiple campaigns for many of the top businesses in Jamaica and has recently walked away with the Prime Minister’s Youth Award for Entrepreneurship. In this episode you will learn: Why is …

Michael Dann is the founder of Fusion Professional Solutions, an I.T. professional services firm working with credit unions, insurance companies and small businesses to develop successful web solutions. He is also a Senior Consultant and Technical Manager at RealDecoy and Tutor at the UWI Open Campus. With over 15 years as a Technology Professional…

Yanique Grant (@yaniquewagrant) is the Managing Director and founder of Professional Training and Occupational Services Inc., a customer experience training company here in Jamaica. She has worked with companies internationally to craft their customer experience to create raving fans and customers. Since starting her business in 2007, she has train…

Entrepreneurship is cool now, but it’s still one of the toughest experiences we could have in life. And failure is a big part of it, they kind of go hand in hand. But what is failure really? Is it something we experience only when we give up, or can we have dozens of micro-failures as we’re growing our business? And, is failure a bad thing, or some…

Kenia Mattis (@keniamattis) is a founder of ListenMi, a creative design studio that helps companies, communities and NGOs create messages that excite and connect with their audiences through non-traditional brand-driven storytelling. ListenMi specializes in visual storytelling, illustration, animation, voice-over and music scores and reinvests part…

Tyrone Wilson (@CallTyrone_W) is the President and CEO of eMedia Interactive Group Limited, a digital media and advertising company. Tyrone is also Founder & President of iCreate Institute, a partnership with the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean that prepares students for jobs in the creative industry. Tyrone is on the board for several ins…

Jason Clarke (@jasonmoc) is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of Idea Lab, a startup incubator and co-working space here in Kingston Jamaica. He is a very intelligent and capable business developer and you hear a lot of that come out in this episode and in the way he coaches businesses at Idea Lab. In this episode, we talk about: How…

Ryan Sterling is the CEO and founder of Vertis Technology Solutions, a company which offers IT solutions in Jamaica, the region and Europe. He’s passionate about helping everyone from mom and pop shops to government agencies to leverage technology and education to take Jamaica to the next level. In this episode, we talk about: How Ryan used courage…

Giovanni Rimann is an expert in solar energy and is the founder of Rimann Renewables and Renewable NRG Incorporated, serving Jamaica, the region and internationally as a leading contractor for renewable energy projects. At only 23 years old, he has been involved in several high profile solar projects in the country, including the first utility-scal…

Kemal Brown is the founder and Creative Director of Digita Global Marketing Limited, a digital media agency and Accume International, a personal development company which has trained, motivated and guided several top companies and organizations in Jamaica. He was selected as one of the Caribbean Leaders to represent Jamaica at the 19th Annual Globa…

Heneka Watkis-Porter is the founder of Patwa Culcha International and the clothing brand Patwa Apparel. She’s published three books on topics ranging from entrepreneurship to religion and motivation and she is the host of The Entrepreneurial You, a short-form podcast created to highlight global, high-impact go-getters who are crushing it as entrepr…

Christopher Reckord (@chrisreckord) is an Executive Director with leading IT support organization tTech Limited – Jamaica’s only publicly traded IT Outsourcing & Managed Services provider. He has over thirty years of experience in the IT industry and is a regular speaker on Technology in Jamaica. Chris is Vice President and Council Member in charge…

Stacy Kirk is a software QA architect, coder, speaker and CEO of QualityWorks Consulting Group, an international firm that enables businesses to accelerate their software delivery at a fraction of the cost. She has been a champion for quality and process innovation in software development for over 20 years. Her passion for diversity in technology l…

Kirk-Anthony Hamilton is a master architectural designer turned entrepreneur, investor and CEO of the Infiniti Partnership, a company formed based on his love for collaboration and turning ideas into reality. Through his company's community driven approach, he has been able to create opportunities by connecting high net worth individuals to the tra…

Melarka Williams (@melarka.williams) is an electrical engineer turned tech founder and CEO of Ingenuity Technologies, a bespoke software engineering and quality assurance firm right here in Kingston Jamaica. He left the corporate world 5 years ago, after working with top international brands like Ericsson, to focus on helping the Jamaican tech ecos…

Jeffrey Azan (@jj.azan) is an award-winning public speaker, currently competing on the world stage for Toastmasters champion for impromptu speaking. He has a business called Select’N’Start where he uses his experiences and expertise to motivate and develop everyone from teenagers to business leaders to “change their game, to change their lives”. An…

Gordon Swaby (@gordonswaby) is the founder and CEO of a multi-award-winning edtech startup called EduFocal. EduFocal is an online, gamified, social learning platform that he founded in 2012 and has grown to tens of thousands of exam takers and 5 employees. He was selected as one of the top 50 business leaders under 50 in Jamaica, and in 2016, the B…