Caribbean Content Creators

In this episode we talk with YouTuber named “Trini Style with Dinesh” about his YouTube journey, gear, editing software, and his struggles to get monetized as a food vlogger from the Caribbean. Connect with Trini Style with Dinesh On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@trinistylewithdinesh On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063623017426 Vid's Kitchen: https://www.facebook.com/Vi...

Ishmael Baig is a seasoned Digital Marketing professional with expertise in branding, consulting, and course development. With over 7 years of experience in the field, he has worked with a diverse range of clients, both locally and internationally, including Chief Brand Products, Mr. Spiceno, Old Mac, Trini Cooking with Natasha, Spices of the Realm, and The Trini Sriracha Sauce. He also has a succ...

#18 Recently I went walking around a park, and looking at different groups I put into perspective something I've ignored as a content creator: community and target audience. 👉 Living in T & T? Order my books: https://forms.gle/Mh2PtEwJqfnsXAiG8 My books are on Amazon.com: 👉 90 Days of Violence: https://amzn.to/3he61Vz 👉 oOh My Testicles!: https://amzn.to/2RbfvGe 👉 Boy Days: https://amzn.to/3il...

Today we're talking to pointboy12 (Brian Ramsey) about his YouTube journey to 6,000 subscribers and over 1 million views. His channel is dedicated to outdoor activities in the Caribbean and features beaches, rivers, bird watching, and street food of Trinidad and Tobago. His videos that feature Caribbean-Christmas Houses have accumulated over 200k views. 👉 Subscribe to pointboy12: https://www....

Today we're talking with Sean Young Wing a musician, photographer, and YouTuber from Trinidad. I'm hoping that at the end of this discussion, we know everything about recording and publishing, distributing, and marketing a song in Trinidad and Tobago. Looking for audio, photo, or video services? Connect with SYW Media: https://www.sywmedia.com/ Connect with SYW Media on YouTube: https://ww...

Reaping What you Sow is a YouTuber from Trinidad and Tobago.  One of his goals is to build a community that has a passion for agriculture and a love for sharing knowledge and resources that will encourage food stability for all. It's January 2022 and at the time of this recording, he has 639 subscribers. Today we're talking about his YouTube journey, his goals, and the strategies that will...

Today we're talking about the things that make your life harder as a content creator, and what you can do to ease the burden and enhance your creativity.  Connect with me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lyndonbaptiste 👉 Living in T & T? Order my books: https://forms.gle/Mh2PtEwJqfnsXAiG8 My books are on Amazon.com: 👉 90 Days of Violence: https://amzn.to/3he61Vz 👉 oOh My Testicles!: https:/...

Kevin Jared Hosein is an award-winning writer from Trinidad. In 2015, he was the Caribbean regional winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Competition. In 2018 he won the prize with a story named Passage. It's a compelling story written in Creole. To date, he's published three books. His first novel The Repenters was long-listed for the 2017 OCM Bocas award. His upcoming novel, Hungry Ghosts, is s...

#12 Recently on Clubhouse, I met a content creator from Trinidad, and when I asked him what he was up to, he said, "I'm trying to make a living while being passionate about my work". His words left an impression on me. Because although content creation is a side hustle for me. there are things I'd love to accomplish, things that cost money like sending Farmer Harry to Antigua. Farmer Harry is a fa...

Trinbago Vibes is a YouTuber who hit 10,000 subscribers in January 2023. His bio describes him as an island dude wishing to showcase Trinidad and Tobago, Two islands, One Nation, a Multicultural society of people representing the Red, White and Black.   He joined YouTube on 29 Mar 2020, and as of the time of this recording, his videos have amassed 2 million views. On his channel, you'll find thing...

If you're a business owner or content creator, and you're interested in building long-term relationships with customers and employees through useful, video, photography and live-streaming content, this episode is for you. Today we're talking to Juma Bannister. Juma is a husband, father, and content creator. In 2007, he became the first Trinidadian and the first Caribbean-born, Caribbean-based phot...

Errol Fabien is a comedian, television and radio presenter from Trinidad and Tobago. Born in Guapo, Point Fortin, he's number 6 of 9 children. He attended Naparima College, where he studied theater. In  1978 he joined the West Indian Theather Company. He's appeared in ads, plays and movies with a role in Men of Grey: Flight of the Ibis. In  2004 he cofounded Gayelle to spread local content. Today...

In 2008 I posted my first YouTube video. Around 2018 I started posting more consistently and grew the channel to 9,200 subscribers. Today I'm talking about having goals, consistency, planning, experimenting, and having a second YouTube Channel. 👉 My website: https://www.potbake.com 👉 My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@lyndonbaptiste 👉 My second YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com...

Today we're talking to Stephon Felmine, a content creator from Trinidad. He's an Economics teacher at Morvant Secondary school and his Facebook page describes him as the TikTok Trini Alphabet Guy. On the  11th of April 2020, he posted his first Tik Tok video and since then he's amassed almost 150,000 followers and 2.8 million likes, which is truly extraordinary. I admire his daily grind and abilit...

One day, long before I started editing videos, I stumbled across a Final Cut editor named Kwasi Holder. Kwasi is a content creator on YouTube with a crazy ambition to walk across Trinidad. Today we're talking about Vlogmas, how he got started, where he learns, and the importance of storytelling. Connect with Kwasi Holder 👉 On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Yayon 👉 On Instagram: https://www.in...

Recently I posted a video on TikTok, YouTube and Facebook, asking subscribers if they had any questions about publishing a book in Trinidad and Tobago. Today I'm answering those questions. 👉 My website: https://www.potbake.com 👉 Order my books: https://forms.gle/Mh2PtEwJqfnsXAiG8 👉 Subscribe: https://bit.ly/383fVux Here's how you can support the channel: * Donate (banking details below) * Becom...

My talk with YouTuber "Kaleel Studio" continues into the world of YouTube, identifying products, burnout and problems YouTubers from Trinidad and the Caribbean potentially face in 2023. To recap, Kaleel has served as a visual arts teacher in primary and secondary schools. His ambition is to bring the Caribbean art scene to viewers and build a stronger community of artists and craftspersons. At the...

Today we're talking to Kaleel Kanor-Doublier, an artist, architect, and content creator from Trinidad and Tobago. Kaleel has served as a visual arts teacher in primary and secondary schools. His ambition is to bring the Caribbean art scene to viewers and build a stronger community of artists and craftspersons. At the time of this recording on Friday 25 November 2022, Kaleel's YouTube channel has 1...

Today we're playing All Fours with Trini YouTuber, Trouble from "Trini Out and About" and talking about his childhood, YouTube and the perfect "curry chicken".  Connect with Trini Out and About: https://www.youtube.com/c/TriniOutAbout My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@lyndonbaptiste

#2 We're talking to Lance Baptiste, a writer and content creator from Trinidad and Tobago about his book, The Ghost of Caura. The Ghost of Caura is historical fiction and tells the story of how, in 1945, the colonial government in Trinidad and Tobago dynamited a church in Caura and displaced an entire village to build a dam. 75 years later, a son discovers the journals of his father who lived in t...