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In this episode of Gems From Friends, I sit with Janelle Skinner: counseling psychologist, disability advocate, and a powerful voice for accessibility and inclusion in Barbados. This conversation opened my eyes in a real way. Janelle shares her journey of becoming a wheelchair user at 21 after emerg...
In this episode of Gems From Friends, I sit down with Tyrique Wilson, founder of Carrington’s Rum Cream, to talk about discipline, entrepreneurship, identity, and what it really takes to build something meaningful from the ground up. Tyrique shares how growing up in Carrington Village shaped his min...
In this episode of Gems from Friends, I sit down with entrepreneur and content creator Nick Wavy to talk about what it really means to rebuild your life on your own terms. Nick shares his journey from growing a major YouTube platform in Toronto to building businesses like Wavy Merch, Wavy Cuts, and ...
In this episode, Kelly Johnally reflects on what it has really been like to walk away from comfort and step fully into entrepreneurship. Two years after making the leap, she opens up about faith, risk, loss, growth, and the quiet ways God leads when the path does not always make sense. We talk about...
Grateful 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 than music. This is a full testimony on the block, bad decisions, gunshots, jail, God, father...
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, educator, women’s wellness & mindset coach, fitness champ, and host of the solo podcast Wak...
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. But behind the lens, Reco Moore carries a powerful story of resilience, trauma, triumph, and the inner battles that shaped one of Barbados’s most...
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 Glamorous, and detailing the organic creation of Seafood Shack after a personal craving led t...