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How did you decide what you wanted to do with your life? There was never really a decision to make (laugh). My passion and what I do is me. I can't imagine me being me if I was not into Arts, Media and Entertainment. If you understand. Who/what influenced you The need to create has influenced me. I always have ideas and I love to see them come to light. Creative people and like minded people influence me also. Why did you choose that profession? From school I was involved in mostly all extracurricular activities like choir, steel pan, photography club, and dance. It was no surprise that most of my professional life I would be involved in the arts in some way. I have worked in the media (television, print and radio) and in entertainment for the past nine years. What I did was use my passions to earn a living. That way I would always love what I do. Describe a time when you went for something but nobody thought it was the right decision, but you stuck to it anyway. (Laugh) Most of the ventures I pursue seem farfetched to the average person. Good thing I am stubborn. I follow intuition a lot and it never fails. I love to take calculated risks and take up challenges. It may take a while to pan out but it usually does. Case in point. Last year I took up the challenge of being the National Director for Island, MMTS (Talent Scouting conference in the Bahamas). A few people thought it was a magnanimous project to take up and thought I should have given up when challenges presented itself and all seemed hopeless. But I consider myself a fighter and go getter so I kept on