Episodes
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Shaka Hislop: Professional Career, ESPN, Tech in Sports - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Neil Shaka Hislop is an ESPN soccer analyst and commentator, Howard University alum, and former professional soccer player. He represented Trinidad and Tobago internationally, including the 2006 World Cup. Hislop co-founded "Show Racism the Red Card" and has received numerous awards for his...
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Stefan Uddenberg: Perception & Cognition, Human Faces Research, PhD and AI - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Dr. Stefan Uddenberg, With a PhD from Yale University and extensive research experience at the Perception & Cognition Laboratory under the guidance of Brian Scholl, Dr. Uddenberg is set to make waves as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at UIUC next summer. Currently a Principal Researcher…
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Kirk - Anthony Hamilton: Caribbean Startups, Fear of AI and opportunities - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Kirk-Anthony Hamilton, a distinguished entrepreneur, investor, and community curator. With a background in architectural design, Kirk-Anthony Hamilton is the visionary behind the Infiniti Partnership Inc., Tech Beach Retreat, and The Destination Experience. 📲 Kirk - Anthony Hamilton Socials:...
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Zachary Harding: Marketing, DJ, Life Lessons, AI & Business - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Zachary Harding is our 4th guest from Jamaica, the founding partner of Delta Capital Partners, a private equity group focused on high-growth and high-impact sectors such as Financial Services, Digital Payments Facilitation, and Digital Healthcare and Wellness. 📲 Zachary Harding Socials…
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Richie Etwaru: Immersive AI, Innovating Tech & Lessons - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Richie Etwaru is a distinguished innovator, author of three books, a TEDx speaker, and co-founder of Mobeus. His groundbreaking work in Immersive AI has revolutionized human-machine interaction. With numerous patents and extensive experience working at the leadership level of Fortune 500…
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Garnet S. Heraman: Venture Capital, Startup Success Secrets, Meditation - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Join Garnet S. Heraman, a prominent Venture Capitalist (VC) focused on multicultural mainstreaming. Delve into the world of venture capital as Garnet discusses the various components of funding in Aperture VC and explores the vibrant VC scene beyond Silicon Valley. Discover the intriguing...
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Dr. Terri-Karelle Reid: Personal Branding, Event Hosting & Personal Life - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Dr. Terri-Karelle Reid is an award-winning media specialist who has mastered the art of communication, online branding and storytelling. She is also the author of 'My Brand Compass: The 13Cs To Building Your Personal Brand'. 📷 Dr. Terri-Karelle Reid Socials: Website:...
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Darnel Francois: Founder Insights, Draper Startup House, AI & Job Security - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this video, Darnel from Trinidad, Co-Founder & CEO of Draper Startup House Caricom, talks about the challenges businesses face in the Caribbean region and how to market a global brand locally. He shares his experience as a founder and gives insights into the Caribbean startup ecosystem. ✅...
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Kesann Walrond-McClean: Google, Coding Tips, and Problem Solving - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode, Kesann shares his framework for problem-solving, coding tips, and how he cracked an interview at Google. He is originally from Barbados and is currently a Senior Software Engineer at Google and also worked at amazon as Intern and Software Engineer. ✅ Connect with Dr. Mark Moyou…
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Dion Paul: Electronics Engineering, Agriculture, Importance of Nature - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Dion Paul is originally from Trinidad and Tobago and is currently a Program Manager at Google where he has had a strong career there for the past 7 years working as a Solutions Consultant and IT Resident. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Electronics Engineering and a Masters Degree in Computer...
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Stefan Hosein: Experience at Google & Twitter and Hard Work - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Stefan is currently a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Deliveroo working on ranking and recommendations in London, UK. Previously, he worked at Google and Twitter doing a lot of work in the search and Natural Language Processing space. He got his Masters from Cambridge and bachelors from the...
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Anthony Cole: Amazon Music, Tips for Interview, and Passion for Music - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Anthony Cole is a Sr. Program Manager of Employee eXperience & Trust (EXT) for Amazon Music and serves as president of Amazon's Black Employee Network (BEN) HQ chapter. Prior to joining Amazon Anthony had ten years of experience in private banking, sales, and account management with J.P. Morgan…
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Kyle Maloney: Business & Startups, Future of Tech in Caribbean, Networking - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode, we learn about Kyle Maloney's Entrepreneurial Tech journey in the Caribbean. He has founded 5 companies and obtained over 3 million in funding along the way. The TechBeach Retreat team is building out the tech ecosystem in the Caribbean, so get in contact. Hope you find some...
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Jonathan Pierre: Deep Learning Startup, and career in investment banking - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In today's episode, we speak with Jonathan Pierre. He is the CEO of GEOTree, a deep learning startup for Environmental Monitoring. He is also the President of Mantle Labs, a fintech startup that enables farmers to get funding by leveraging satellite imagery. He has over a decade of experience...
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Dion St. Hilaire: Cloud Computing, Consulting and Journey to Microsoft - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In today’s episode, my guest is Dion St. Hilaire. He has over a decade of experience as a Cloud Architect at Microsoft and does Cloud Computing consulting. He breaks the mold of the typical software engineer, running a party events company while being a Cloud Computing consultant. I hope you…
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Cecil Phillip: Developer Advocacy, Opportunities in Tech, and Leadership - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In today’s episode, my guest is Cecil Phillip. He is a Senior Developer Advocate at Stripe. He was a Senior Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft and has had roles at numerous software companies. I hope you enjoy the interview and take some lessons for your own journey in machine learning and…
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Dennis Ramdass: Compute Virtualization, Startups Vs Enterprise, & MIT - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In today’s episode, my guest is Dennis Ramdass. He is a Staff Engineer 2 Stripe at VMWare where he focuses on building ML-based products. Dennis is an MIT Alum and is originally from Trinidad and Tobago. He shares some great lessons for having a great tech career and how to be at the intersection...
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Dr. Deana A.: UX Research in Google, Personal Branding, Career Diversity - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In today’s episode, my guest is Dr. Deana A. She is originally from Jamaica and is currently a Staff UX Research & Strategy Lead at Google. Her journey from Jamaica to Silicon Valley is truly inspiring. Dr. Deana also runs a non-profit, Azarae Foundation, where the mission is to support Caribbean...
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Dr. Naila Murray: Meta AI, PhD, and Career Advice - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In today’s episode my guest is Dr. Naila Murray. She is from Trinidad and Tobago and is currently a Research Engineering Manager at Meta AI (formerly facebook AI). Prior to joining Meta AI she was the Director of Science of Naver Labs Europe, and a Manager & Senior Scientist at Xerox. Dr. Murray...
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Gerald Jean Baptiste: Journey to Youtube, Creativity, & New Opportunities - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In todays episode we speak with Gerald Jean-Baptiste, he is our first guest representing the Haitian region. The focus of today’s podcast is creativity and cultivating it in our data-driven careers. Gerald currently works at YouTube, as a Video Producer in the YouTube Support Solutions...
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Dr. Andrew Russell: Google, Magic Leap, Nvidia and Teaching- Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Today my guest is Dr. Andrew Russell, our first guest from Jamaica. Dr. Russell currently works at NVIDIA as a Principal software engineer. He has worked at other top companies such as Google, Magic Leap, and Texas Instruments. Dr. Russell received three degrees from MIT a Bachelors's, Masters…
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Marcelle Bonterre: Machine Learning, Rock Climbing, and Passion for Math - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In todays episode we speak with Marcelle Bonterre. He is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer focusing on Natural Language Processing at Turnitin. Before Turnitin, he was either the first or an early engineer at several startups, whose businesses ranged from smartwatches to FinTech. He holds a...
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Dr. Jason Pinto: Entrepreneurship, Machine Learning, Life Lessons - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode we learn about Dr. Jason Pinto's journey from Trinidad to the UK. He is currently the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Pace Revenue, a machine learning startup in the UK focused on dynamic price optimization. Jason loves the world of fast, dynamic startups and has advised...
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Dr. Sekou Remy: IBM, Passion for Tech, Academic Experience - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
Sekou L. Remy is a Research Scientist and Technical Lead at IBM Research – Africa. A member of the healthcare team, he is excited about developing appropriate technologies which will transform Africa, and the world. A proud alum of the Georgia Institute of Technology, and of Morehouse College…
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Dr. Anil Kokaram: Film Broadcasting, Cambridge University and Cricket - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode we interview Professor Anil Kokaram. He graduated in 1993 with a PhD in Signal processing from the Cambridge University Engineering Department in the UK. He is now Professor and Chair of Electronics at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. From 2011-2017 he was the lead of the Media...
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Dr. Mark Moyou: Starting and Accelerating Your Data Science Career - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
✅ Connect with Dr. Mark Moyou on LinkedIn (leave a note about the video to connect): https://bit.ly/3jx8AVQ
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Dr. Nick Fuller - IBM Research, Physics, and Importance of Tech - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode, we learn about Dr. Nick Fuller’s career journey. He is currently the Vice President of the Distributed Cloud organization at IBM Research and has held numerous leadership positions in the company over his 18+ year career. Hope you find some inspiration from this interview. ✅...
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Yinka Badejo: Women in Tech, Data Science, Meta, and Consultancy - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode, we learn about Yinka Badejo’s journey from St. Maarten in the Caribbean all the way to Silicon Valley. She is currently a Data Science Manager at Facebook. Her story has many lessons for women in tech and data science. ✅ Connect with Yinka Badejo on LinkedIn…
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Kyle De Freitas - CashApp, Managing Burnout, & International Opportunities - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode, we learn about Kyle De Freitas's journey from St Vincent and the Grenadines to Trinidad and then to Canada where he works as a Machine Learning Engineering Lead at CashApp. Kyle's story is a true reflection that hard work and setting vision plays a big role in your professional...
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Dr. Kwame Johnson: Product Management, Healthcare, & Importance of Writing - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode, we learn about Dr. Kwame Johnson’s medical journey from the Caribbean to becoming a Senior Product Manager at Hinge Health, one the fastest growing Healthcare Startups. He was a Program Manager at Microsoft and a Product Manager at Google DeepMind Healthcare. Hope you find some...
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Learie Hercules: Data Science Career, Mentorship, Oppurtunites in Tech - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode, we learn about Learie Hercules’ data career journey from the Caribbean to the US. He is currently the Chief Technical Officer at Smart Warehousing, a leader in Fulfillment & Logistics. We speak about how to think about data and many data career strategies, that if you deploy…
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Geoff Seyon: Leveraging Caribbean Heritage, Healthcare, Education at MIT - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode, we learn about Geoff Seyon’s journey from the Caribbean to MIT and then to Silicon Valley where he gathered over 27 years of experience as a Technology Leader. We really talk about leveraging your Caribbean background to make great strides in your career and he reminds us to...
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Dr. Patrick Hosein: Data Science in Caribbean, MIT Journey, Google - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode, we learn about Dr. Patrick Hosein’s AI career journey from the Caribbean to doing research on a global scale and back. He holds five (5) degrees from MIT and is currently a Professor of Computer Science at the University of the West Indies. He has been a Principal Engineer at…
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Dr. Mandela Patrick: Machine Learning Career, Pinata Farms, & Study Groups - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode, we learn about Mandela Patrick's AI career journey from the Caribbean to the US then the UK. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Computer Vision at the University of Oxford and is a Visiting Scholar at Facebook AI Research. We talk about how to the importance of study groups,...
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Dr. Timothy Hospedales: Professor of ML & AI, Tips on Pursuing PhD - Caribbean Tech Pioneers
In this episode, we learn about Dr. Timothy Hospedales’s AI career journey from the Caribbean to the UK. He is currently a Principal Scientist at Samsung AI Research Center in Cambridge and a Full Professor at the University of Edinburgh. We cover topics such as optimizing your PhD in Machine...
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Dr. Danielle Belgrave - Microsoft - Principal Research Manager
This episode teaches about Dr. Danielle Belgrave's AI career journey from the Caribbean to the UK. She is currently a Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Research in the UK, leading machine learning research in healthcare. We talk about how to accelerate your AI research career and how to…
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