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Top 30 Millennial Bajan Entrepreneurs Under 30
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SELECTA CHARTS
dos Community College, for my Minor while completing my
Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design. It was inspired by the
need to provide a year-round platform for local artists to pro-
mote their music outside of the highly competitive Crop Over
season.
3.) What are some of the best lessons you have learned
about being an entrepreneur in Barbados?
The greatest lesson I’ve learned is that your work can be
a life-changing inspiration to people you’ve never met. Be-
cause of that - every battle in this startup journey has been
worth it.
4.) What in your opinion are some of the main differences
between Millennials and previous generations as it relates to
doing business?
In the era of Millennials and social media, we are exposed
to so many success stories from young entrepreneurs glob-
ally that it has only emboldened our ‘I can do it’ mentality.
In the 2000’s, starting your own company in Barbados after
graduating seemed like a far-fetched idea, now 10 years later
there are so many Bajans trying it and doing it. That’s all you
can hope for; give your dream a try and give it your best shot.
Paul Husbands
5.) Fun lightning round: Coke or Sprite, Vanilla or Choco-
late, Hunter or Gatherer, Favourite Bajan sweet treat, Face-
book or Instagram.
Sprite. Chocolate (except ice-cream), Hunter, Pumpkin
fritters, Facebook
Bio: Paul Husbands is the Founder and CEO of Selec-
ta Charts, an online music streaming service promoting the
music of Barbados & the Caribbean. Selecta Charts seeks
to expand the music industry in Barbados from seasonal to
year-round. Paul also works as the Editorial Executive at the
Barbados Advocate. He received his BA in Graphic Design
from Barbados Community College.
1.) Who is Paul Husbands in business (describe)?
I’m very new to business. I’ve always been a creative and
starting my company Selecta Charts was more of a social
impact venture to innovate the Music Industry in Barbados
& the Caribbean, more than anything else. Since launching
Selecta Charts on April 8th, 2017, I’ve joined several entre-
preneurship programs, both locally and internationally (such
as the SBA and YLAI respectively), to prepare myself for this
new journey.
2.) What inspired you to first start Selecta Charts?
Selecta Charts is the first Music Streaming website for
Caribbean music from the English-Speaking Caribbean and
it’s free to use as a Web App on www.selectacharts.com. It
began much more modestly as a School Project at Barba-
Millennial Business and Life Mastery Magazine
6.) What has your business taught you about life?
Even the best plans can go wrong, so adapt and move
with the wave instead of fighting it.
7.) What is the latest with Selecta Charts? (What are you
currently working on?)
Selecta Chart’s audience has grown considerably in the
past 2 years since launch. We’ve recently passed 10,000
Likes on Facebook and over 4,000 followers on Instagram.
Also, I’m very excited for all of the new soca music dropping
now, so lookout for our Official Crop Over 2019 Playlist com-
ing soon!
8.) What is the next step with Selecta Charts? (Do you
have any future projects that you are excited about?)
Yes, we are currently developing a new version of Selecta
Charts. So please be patient with me over the next coming
weeks and months as I work to meet everyone’s expecta-
tions. Unfortunately, I cannot reveal any more than that but
please be excited!
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