Shot, Jailed, and Reborn: 5 Life-Altering Lessons from Grateful Co’s Journey
Introduction: The Winding Road to Redemption What does a second chance truly look like? We often imagine success as a straight line, but for...
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Gem City Network is a Caribbean-born content hub and media production company dedicated to learning, empowerment, and authentic storytelling. We share insights on entrepreneurship, wellness, relationships, and lifestyle through podcasts, mini-documentaries, courses, and eBooks.
Founded by Matthew Ashby, and home to the flagship show Gems From Friends, the network brings wisdom and real stories to the forefront—building a community where mentors and learners connect, grow, and inspire one another.
Read MoreGrateful Co has one of the realest stories to ever hit this chair. In this episode, we sit down with the Bajan artist behind “I Like Her Too,” “Living Fast,” “When Last,” and “Center” to talk about way more th...
When you’ve spent most of your life feeling “different” and out of place, what does it look like to finally come home to yourself? In this episode of Gems From Friends , I sit down with Gigi Farrier – stylist,...
Reco Moore — Behind Barbados’s Most Genuine Documenter If you’ve been to an event in Barbados, you’ve seen him: the constant smile, the unstoppable energy, and the camera that feels like it’s part of his body....
Sheena Lambert, the owner of Seafood Shack Barbados, a popular beachside food establishment. The interview charts Lambert's career journey, beginning with her first business, a clothing store called Glam by Gl...
Sean Field, an actor and creative director. The discussion spans Field's life, beginning with his childhood and moves between Barbados and the United States, his initial entrepreneurial ventures in Barbado...
The interview features Chef P, a Barbadian-American culinary artist, discussing his journey and philosophy behind his innovative Afro-Caribbean cuisine and his new Blackstar Barbados initiative. He recounts hi...
We’re taking *Gems from Friends* on the road across Barbados—literally picking up past guests and continuing the conversation where we left off. In this special “Puffy Road Trip” episode, Puffy and Matthew Few...
An interview with Chef Lisa Springer, also known as Chef Pows, owner of Wing Hut, a restaurant that recently reopened at a new location in Hayman's Market. The host of the "Gems From Friends" cha...
Introduction: The Winding Road to Redemption What does a second chance truly look like? We often imagine success as a straight line, but for...
By Matthew Ashby | Gems From Friends There are some people who walk into a room looking like a complete story—style, presence, confidence, i...
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