The Entrepreneurial You

This week, I am going solo again to share a bit about who I am and to talk about three benefits of coaching, but first, let me thank those who continue to support The Entrepreneurial You: The National Peoples Co-operative Bank of Jamaica Limited, Profit Jumpstarter, and The Jamaica Stock Exchange whose podcast, The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You, is hosted and produced by me. Do give it a listen as...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast. Welcome back to my regular listeners and a special welcome to you if you are tuning in for the first time. Last week I spoke with a friend who left lots of inspiration with us. Tishauna shared her journey growing up in St Thomas and how she is blazing the trail... This week, I am goi...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast. Welcome back to my regular listeners and a special welcome to you if you are tuning in for the first time. Last week I spoke with my very good friend, H.E. Natassia Wright, who shared her tragedy and triumph story with us. This week, I am talking with another inspirational and dynami...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast. Welcome back to my regular listeners and a special welcome to you if you are tuning in for the first time. Last week I revisited the live recording with Seth Godin, looking at his latest book, "Shipping Creative Work." This week, we are in for a treat with a very inspirational woman...

Welcome to another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast. You will admit that the conversation I had last week with Rushio Billings was quite inspirational. It was all Rushio's journey in the tech space and how he has found his sweet spot with GiftMe. This week, I am bringing back an episode that gave me so much joy. I had a few friends join me...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast. Welcome back to my regular listeners and a special welcome to you if you are tuning in for the first time. Last week I spoke with a colleague and friend who was a sponsor of The Entrepreneurial You radio edition via Vein Centres of Jamaica. We were also competitors on a reality TV se...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast. Welcome back to my regular listeners and a special welcome to you if you are tuning in for the first time. Last week I had a great time with Ricardo Allen of One on One Educational Services. Man, what a story of inspiration. Can you imagine walking to school bare-footed and having gu...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast. Welcome back to my regular listeners and a special welcome to you if you are tuning in for the first time. Last week I got all excited speaking with Kevin Frith who is leading the Suncoast Beach Club development. This week, I am talking with another successful young entrepreneur who...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast. Welcome back to my regular listeners and a special welcome to you if you are tuning in for the first time. Last week I had a long overdue chat with the brainchild behind Travelr Taxi. It was interesting to catch up with Damar Hutchinson. I shared how he has always supported my entrep...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast. Welcome back to my regular listeners and a special welcome to you if you are tuning in for the first time. Last week I ran a rebroadcast of the episode with Les Brown. The reminder that if I can look up then I can get up was super poignant and powerful. This week, I am joined by some...

Welcome to another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast. You will admit that the conversation I had last week with David Walcott was quite chill and motivational at the same time. It is was all developing our healthcare ecosystem.  This week, I am bringing back an episode that inspired me in a profound way.  Before I get into it, I have some p...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast if you are new here. If you missed the show last week, you would have missed the replay with Lisa Nichols as she inspires us to keep our lights shining brightly. It felt just as good to listen to this replay as when it was first recorded. Lisa speaking into my life from one sister to...

Business Tip courtesy of the National PC Bank of Jamaica: Get Organized -  Successful businesses are built on the organization. This can either make or break your business. Without organization, tasks can pile up and you can lose valuable money and time. In this episode, we are joined by Lisa Nichols, the world’s most requested transformational speaker, to discuss how shining your light sets you a...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast if you are new here. If you missed the show last week, you would have missed the brand story of StarApple, Jamaica's 1st Data Science & AI firm. Adrian Dunkley shared the journey of its genesis and his successes, including the Recent investment from the RJRGLEANER Group. StarApple is...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast if you are new here. So last week I had the pleasure of speaking with one of Jamaica's most famed business leaders, a guest who we can all say, needs no introduction. It was refreshing to hear from someone who has come from a famous business family but was also brave enough to venture...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast if you are new here. Did you catch last week's episode with the man behind Spur Tree Spices, Mohan Jagnarine?  It was an inspiring episode, to say the least! Mohan shared his journey, marked by humble beginnings with us. The experience of walking bare-footed on Guyana's dirt track to...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast if you are new here. Did you catch last week's episode with a longtime friend, Dino Hinds. What a time we had! Dino shared his journey into the exciting world of entrepreneurship and how it led him into acquiring SSL Venture Capital Jamaica Limited, with several other acquisitions in...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast if you are new here. Did you catch last week's episode with Charlene Money Coach? What a conversation! Charlene dived into her personal story of overcoming money shame and anxiety. Having hit rock bottom, she decided to make a change in her relationship with money. She started trackin...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast if you are new here. Last week my guest was with one of the co-founders of the Learn Grow Invest community, Jermaine McDonald. Jermaine took us through the ins and outs of building an investment community along with its benefits and challenges. This week, we will be talking with a Mon...

It is time for another episode. I am Heneka Watkis-Porter, the host and creator of The Entrepreneurial You podcast if you are new here. Last week my guest was Anthony Chang, Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Bakeries. Among other things, we got a little history lesson on how Consolidated Bakeries came about, where the company is today and a peep into its future. This week, it's all about bui...

Last week my guest was with someone we may very well describe as a money maven. She's a financial strategist and investment educator, Keisha Bailey. We looked at some investment strategies you should be focused on even if you believe that you are late to the wealth-building game. This week, we will be talking about business success, particularly in the baking industry. Sweet, I know. I can't wait...

Last week I had a delightfully luminous conversation with Kingsley Cooper, Chairman of Pulse Investments Limited as he shared how his mother influenced his journey to begining a shrewd businessman and that from an early age, he 'majored' in extra-curricular activities which led to what he is doing now. This week, we will talk about wealth with a financial expert to assist our wealth game because w...

Did you miss me? As I mentioned during our last episode that aired a few weeks ago, I took all of April off. It turns out that I also took 2 weeks in May because I truly never had to drive to jump right back in the thick of things. But I am over that hump now and here I am. I am so happy to be back with you.  Over the next couple of episodes, we are going to be focused on featuring executives from...

Episode 263 The Entrepreneurial You Podcast The Quick-Start Guide to Launching Your Fashion Brand (Part 4) Part 4 of this series looks at Shipping & Distribution + More You finally have your designs and you’re anxious to get them to market. After all, what good is a product if it is not in the hands of a customer? A very important part of the process is the logistics of how this will happen. Depen...

Part 3 of this series looks at Creating Samples & Production:  After carefully thinking through your idea, doing your market research and business plan, it’s now time to create showroom samples to start seeking out prospective retailers.  If your fashion collection is simple like t-shirts, for example, you may source ready-made blanks from white-label sources and have them embellished with your cu...