When you’ve been slowed down a bit by a sprained ankle and a bruised shoulder bone (I’m good, healing fast and well) – you have the time to do what you’ve been previously bad at – taking the time to reflect and take stock of some of what you did….
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My February Experiment: A 4 day work week.
I remember reading Tim Ferris’s book The Four Hour Work Week in 2008 when I was one year in starting Connectimass digital consulting, one year deep in doing SiliconCaribe the blog, and Kingston Beta our Tech Startup Community Event. That same year, I was also reading The Art of Nonconformity…
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“We kickstarted a community…a movement…”
It was natural that 13 years after Jamaicans.com interviewed me, they would once again check on me and on what’s been going on, especially when they heard Kingston BETA event series was ending. Xavier Murphy, the online magazine’s owner interviewed me. Xavier started the interview like this. “KingstonBETA is the longest-running tech…
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PODCAST INTERVIEW: Creating A Safe Space for Tech Entrepreneurship in Jamaica
I ended SiliconCaribe’s signature event for startups – Kingston BETA on June 28th, after 11 years, producing over 100 events, that saw over 10,000 attendees and over 350 Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurs from 8 Caribbean countries pitch their ideas. I tell fellow blogger and podcaster Michelle Marius why and what I…
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How I Jabbed, Jabbed and Right Hooked my way into a Mission-driven Media Business
Not everyone will understand your journey, the routes you take and the sacrifices you make, but you can surely still share with them your why. After 10 years of running up and down many, many streets in the Caribbean Tech Industry and enjoying a long list of roles, communities and…