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Top 30 Millennial Bajan Entrepreneurs Under 30
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FACES BY ACKEEM
a want than a need. So, the demand for it will rise and fall at
different points in time. Always make sure that you put aside
and that you plan for the dry season.
Also, always look to be reinventing yourself. Because
there’s so many other people doing the same thing as your-
self, so, you always want to keep your ideas new, fresh, and
you always want to keep your knowledge up to date.
4.) What, in your opinion, are some of the main differenc-
es between millennials and previous generations as it relates
to doing business?
Answering this question is quite tricky because I am still
young, so I actually would’ve learned a lot from my moth-
er about doing business: in terms of how I would approach
people, dealing with customers, and just dealing with busi-
ness situations. Social media would have changed marketing
somewhat but it actually depends on your customer and the
occasion, because if you are catering to the younger genera-
tion, then, definitely, you would want to use social media but
then, there’s still those, you know, more mature clients, the
mature people who are still looking for those services who
are not as big on social media as we are. So, you would still
want to use other types of advertising.
Ackeem Francis
Ackeem is a self taught free-lance mobile Make-up Art-
ist who has been working for a lead brand name make-up
company since October 2012. Ackeem has has been prac-
ticing make-up since June 2012 and since then has worked
BB Fashion Week 2012, Miss Teen Barbados 2012 and 2013.
1.) Who is Ackeem Francis in business (describe yourself)?
As a makeup artist, I would describe my aesthetic as a
combination of classic makeup looks. In terms of who I am as
an individual, I have a gigantic passion for it as well as fashion
and hairstyling, which I believe go hand in hand with my make-
up artistry.
2.) What first inspired you to get into makeup artistry?
Well, I come from a family of beauty professionals. So, my
mom, was a hairdresser for almost 40 years, and my sister is
a nail technician, so growing up around that really inspired me
to follow that path.
3.) What are some of the best lessons that you’ve learned
about being an entrepreneur in Barbados?
Saving for a rainy day. Obviously, you know, being an entre-
preneur in the beauty industry, it’s not a necessity. It’s more so
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5.) Lightning round:
Coke or sprite? Sprite
Vanilla or chocolate? Vanilla
Hunter or gatherer? Hunter
Favorite Bajan sweet treat? Tamarind Balls
Facebook or Instagram? Instagram
6.) What has your business taught you about life?
It has taught me to, you know, to keep dreaming. A lot
of things that I would’ve dreamt about came to pass. It just
shows that once you put your mind to something, and once
you get behind your dreams and your aspirations, you can
make them a reality. You can’t just look at one fall or a few
stumbles, and think that that’s the end of the picture. Just
keep trying again and again to make your dreams reality.
7.) What is the latest in your career?
Well, the next thing in my career would’ve been my prod-
ucts that I would’ve launched within the last year, the makeup
sponges. So, right now, for me, it’s nothing more than that. It’s
just making those, you know, just dotting the i’s and crossing
the t’s of the product, making it better, and trying to provide a
better product.
8.) What is the next step in your career?
I can’t say for now, but I will keep everyone posted as
soon as I can.
*This interview was transcribed and as such, certain sen-
tences may have been paraphrased to accommodate a writ-
ten version.
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