Success Lifestyle Magazine Issue 8 - April 2020 | Page 48

Have you always wanted to be an entrepreneur? My parents are both entrepreneurs. So, you can almost say that it was inevitable that I would be bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. My first business was PANACHE` Magazine which later grew into PANACHE` Digital Media, a company I still own today. Cumulatively, these businesses span over 13 years. Panaché has helped me explore creative expression through Panaché Magazine. We won the 2019 Travel Media Award for Best Photography in My experience at the Branson Centre for Entrepreneurship also helped me create a company that focuses on people, planet and profit. Bambusa is one of the best suppliers of eco-friendly products. “ Jamaica needs a reset. “ 2019 and the Best Feature in 2018 at the CTO Travel Media Awards in New York. However, I have always been inspired by my grandparents’ love of the land. Jamaica also needed a practical solution for dealing with its plastic crisis. My late grandfather, in one of our final talks, was the one who inspired me to pursue bamboo as the best alternative to plastic straws. This inspiration led to BAMBUSA. Issue �: April ���� ��