Pathways by Grenadian STEAM

Stephen Frank is a former national track and field athlete who proudly represented Grenada at the 2011 CARIFTA Games in Jamaica. He was also a key member of the Westerhall Secondary School’s inaugural Intercol Games championship-winning team in 2012. Despite his early success in athletics, Stephen’s career was hindered by several season-ending injuries, leading him to seek physiotherapy treatments...

If at first you don’t succeed… dust yourself off and try again. Today’s guest’s resilience led her to finding a job in an industry she never expected. And the self-discovery didn’t end there… Thea Davis hails from the island of Antigua, where she was born and raised. She earned her MAS degree and B.Sci in Chemical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois and later joi...

Sometimes the career you think you want doesn’t quite pan out as expected… but how do you know when to pivot? What can you do to ease the fear of the transition? Our very own host and producer, Arlene, takes the hot seat on today’s episode, hosted by Pathways friend and former PathTaker, Sydney Robertson, to share her experiences and lessons learned. Arlene Hayes is a project coordinator and consu...

What happens when you build a business around the business of bud?.... Business Support Services such as Accounting are in constant demand across multiple industries. As today’s guest puts it, “Accounting is the language of business and cash flow is the lifeblood”. So what does it take to spin green into gold? Let’s get into it on today’s episode. Alvonn Forsyth is an accountant and entrepreneur,...

Does a “career” really have to be just one thing? Today’s guest flips that narrative on its head as she has worked her way through from not knowing what she wanted to be, to joining one of the most traditional career fields in the Caribbean, to now running a creative business based on her interests, all while thriving in her 8-4. Is it easy? Probably not. But you’ll learn that it IS possible - onc...

That shaking you feel when you’re on a plane and it experiences turbulence? Or the forces at play when a spaceship re enters the earth’s atmosphere? Both are caused by very similar phenomena, and today’s guest has studied its causes and effects inside and out.  Not into engineering or mechanics? She also knows quite a bit about how to find and keep a mentor, if you’re curious about that kind of th...

Travel the world while working on meaningful projects for companies of all shapes and sizes… sounds like just a dream? Well, today’s guest has made this a reality not only for himself, but also for the people his company employs in Grenada and across the world. Brendan Heyck (best known as just “B”) is an American-Grenadian IT entrepreneur and technology advocate with a record of uniting innovatio...

Ever wondered what a meteorologist actually does every day? Or how pilots know what conditions they’ll have for landing in a new country? What’s an Aeronautical Meteorological Forecaster anyway?? Now you’ll get to talk with one. Kassia Johnson is a graduate of the St. Joseph’s Convent St. George’s and the T.A. Marryshow Community College. She is an Aeronautical Meteorological Forecaster at the Mau...

This chat with Dre takes us from uncertainty about whether University was for him, to finding his place in the civil engineering industry, to building a personal finance brand & business with a strong investment portfolio! Sounds interesting to you? I promise you it is!  Don’t miss today’s Pathway! Andre Glean is a Grenadian-Canadian civil engineer with a robust professional career. He started his...

We talk about “doing something you love” for work all the time, but what does it really take to build a business based on your passions? Our guest on today’s episode is a brimming multi-passionate who knows a thing or two about it... Chrislyn Lashington is a Creative Entrepreneur from Grenada who has honed her many talents and skills within the sectors of entertainment, media, advertising, health...

You asked and we delivered! This episode is all about Choosing a Career. We got some questions from our student audience and put the directors of Grenadian STEAM in the hot seat to try answering them. What came out of it was some interesting and relatable discussion, as well as some great practical advice about how to go about making those all-important career decisions, no matter what stage of th...

Ever consider all the scientific work that goes into making your favourite bag of chips? On this episode of Pathways by GrenSTEAM, Sydney chats with Arlene about the intricacies of food science and its applications, her struggles finding a job in the US as an international student and shares some thoughts about why locally produced foods might be so darn expensive. We hope you enjoy the journey on...

What if we could make vaccines that didn't need to travel in a deep freeze? How did TikTok-ing become a super power of a verified UN initiative? How do you get ahead in life when it seems like the odds are against you? We chat about all this and more in this episode with Asher Williams. Don't miss it! We hope you enjoy the journey on today's Pathway! Dr. Asher Williams is a Trinidad & Tobago Natio...

What does a Project Manager even do? Our guest, Heather, talks with Arlene about the multi-faceted aspects of the job, including learning how to lead diverse teams, applying SCRUM and agile methodologies to the world of construction and, in general, her journey into the world of buildings, urban planning and sustianability. We hope you enjoy the journey on today's Pathway! Heather Pinnock is a Jam...

What do you know about mental health? Better yet, do you know what options are available to you for discussing affairs of the mind? Even though the topic is still unfortunately quite taboo in our Caribbean society, it seems that more and more people of all age groups are seeking help with how to cope mentally in different situations. On this episode, Arlene chats with a young, local therapist abou...

Managing your finances and building wealth is something "they never taught us in school". Well, we're gonna talk about it here! This episode is a bit different than most, in that we aren't focusing on our guest's 'career', but instead talking about how she taught herself about investing and developed it into a side hustle. This is your reminder that STEAM isn't just about school subjects and acade...

We hear a lot about the state of healthcare in Grenada but how many of us realize how big of a role communication between patients and their healthcare providers plays in that system? On this episode, Dr. Ramdeen gets into the importance of functional care teams for a holistic response to patient health. She also gets into the story of how she built her own physiotherapy practice here in Grenada a...

Ever wondered what a disaster management professional does when there's no disaster happening? Arlene and Kemon discuss the role of a disaster management specialist during times of crisis and at peacetime on this episode of Pathways. Kemron also shares how he is currently using food processing as a way of getting Grenada closer to being ready to survive disaster. We hope you enjoy the journey on t...

This episode dives into understanding how businesses and industries develop and die out in certain regions in a very evolutionary manner. Dr. Ashton talks with Arlene about what we can learn from these natural changes and how we can use the information to create more sustainable business structures. We also hear how Dr. Ashton's career developed organically, both due to her interests and to simply...

Today, Kareem and Arlene chat about the experiences he had navigating life, more or less blindly, as an international student before discovering the world of remote work and diving in. They also share thoughts on Blockchain, NFTs and the Web3.0 revolution. Kareem P. Jackson is a realist, a stoic, a global citizen. A problem solver, product engineer and minimalist. An overthinker and overachiever....

Today’s episode is going to be a little different than most. It’s our season finale, and if you’ve been following Pathways from the start, you know we like to mix it up a bit in the finale. This time around, we’re switching the focus - we’ve been talking to the professionals, getting their reflections and advice to young students. Well today, we’re going straight to the students. What’s life like...

Growing up in La Poterie, St. Andrew’s, Grenadian-born Kisheon Alexander attended “infant” (as it is most well-known) at St. Raphael’s Nursery before moving on to the Sacred Heart Primary School, formerly known as Tivoli R. C. School. He attended the St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School (SAASS) where he played as much cricket and football as he wanted while also gaining leadership exposure throu...

Shehnezi Frank is a Masters Level Counselling Psychologist currently working as a Guidance Counselor at a Secondary School in Grenada. She attended the University of the West Indies, Cavehill campus, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology (Special), graduating with First Class Honors. She then completed her Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology and graduated with Disti...

23-year-old Kyana Bubb grew up in Archibald Avenue, St. George, Grenada as the first of two Aviation enthusiasts in her household. She attended the St. Joseph’s Convent, St. George, then went on to the T.A. Marryshow community college where she graduated with an Associate’s degree in Geography and Mathematics. Three months after graduating, she started working at the Maurice Bishop International A...

Ron and Arlene talk about the unfortunately poor reputation that Math has among students and society, the novelty of a liberal arts education and the importance of developing mentor relationships. At Occidental College (Oxy) in LA, Ron Buckmire's primary responsibility is the overall direction of the gen. ed. program, with several other academic initiatives reporting to him. Born in Grenada and ra...