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Unstoppable Yes You
by Curlis Phillip
The Unstoppable Yes You Podcast features real-life stories of people of Caribbean heritage to inspire and give hope to the next generation. Each season, we will focus on different topics that celebrate our fierceness, resilience, and achievements.
Episodes
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Meet Contemporary Bermudian Artist Gherdai Hassell
Gherdai Hassell is a contemporary artist, writer, and storyteller who celebrates Black females through multimedia and collage-like art. The 2022 Winner of the Best of Bermuda Visual Artist Award and has participated in solo and group exhibitions in her home country, Cape Town, South Africa, the...
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Color and Culture with Martinique Artist Lionel Perrot
For Martiniquais artist Lionel Perrot, painting is an opportunity to let go to the rhythm of the music that systematically accompanies his creative process. Lionel let himself get carried away by the color, canvas, and tools. The modern artist has exhibited locally and hopes to one day take his...
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Akilah Watts Pushes Black Portraiture in a New Direction
Akilah Watts is a 27-year-old contemporary artist from St. James, Barbados. Her life-like portraits draw inspiration from her personal life, as she recreates images of her childhood in the backdrop of the island's beautiful scenery. In 2022, Akilah completed a residency with ArtleadHER and the...
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Impressionist Artist Marissa Lee Sheds Light on Her Work
For over a decade, Trinidadian-Korean impressionist artist Marissa Lee has been perfecting her work, which consist of portraits and figures in oil, watercolor, charcoal and pastel. Known for her oil portraits of Caribbean Mas performers, Marissa draws inspiration from the connections with her...
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Meet Engineer Turned Photographer Ama Dennis
Virgin Islands native Ama Dennis had an interest in art for as long as she can remember. So upon her return to the Virgin Islands after hurricane Maria, she made a career change from electrical engineering to photography. Today, she showcases the beauty of her hometown and its rich history and...
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Who is Contemporary Artist April Bey?
April Bey is a Bahamian-American visual artist whose work represents icons and anti-heroes of Bahamian and American culture and contemporary pop culture. April's work is crafted around the perspective of the fictional planet Atlantica, an Afrofuturist alien world which redefines Blackness outside...
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Fascinating New Novel of Life in the Virgin Islands' Ghettos
Kishawnie Henry grew up in the Paul M. Pearson Gardens housing projects, also known as the ghettos, in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. He became a product of his environment and was shot and paralyzed at seventeen. While writing music was Kishawnie's first love, he decided to explore his talent as an...
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Scholastic Novelist Shakirah Bourne on Embracing Her Dialect
Shakirah Bourne is an award-winning author and filmmaker based in Barbados. Her novel, a Caribbean middle-grade fantasy, Josephine Against The Sea, was published by Scholastic, a multinational publishing and media company, as part of a three-book deal. It also won the School Library Journal Best...
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Lawyer Pursues Childhood Passion for Writing
Sharma Taylor is a lawyer by profession and a writer by passion. This celebrated Jamaican author won the 2020 Frank Collymore Literary Endowment Prize for her collection of short stories. She was also the winner of the 2019 Bocas Literary Festival's Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize...
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A Conversation with Children's Author Jeunanne Alkins
Jeunanne Alkins is a prize-winning author and creative director from Trinidad and Tobago. She is passionate about design and the difference it can make in how children learn. Jeunanne has published three children’s books, including The Most Magnificent Stories, which launched May 2022. In this...
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Who is Acclaimed Fiction Author Janice Lynn Mather?
Janice Lynn is a Bahamian-Canadian author of two-acclaimed young adult fiction novels Learning to Breathe and Facing the Sun. Learning to Breathe was a 2018 Governor General’s Award finalist, a British Columbia Book Prize finalist and it won the Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award. Facing the...
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Jasmine Sealy - A Powerful New Voice in Fiction
While she did not think writing could become her full-time career, Jasmine Sealy is one of the most exciting and powerful new voices in fiction. Hailing from Barbados, she is now based in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2020, Jasmine won the University of British Columbia HarperCollins Fiction...
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Powerlifting Champion Tamara Walcott Talks Body Transformation
While going through an emotional divorce, Tamara Walcott found comfort in food and gained over 400 pounds. In 2018, she decided to take control of her life and joined a gym. This set the mother of two on a path of losing nearly 200 pounds and competing against legends to become a powerlifting...
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Akhnaten Burrowes Turns His Web Series ‘Bev’ into a Sitcom
Akhnaten Burrowes is an up and coming actor and the award winning Bajan social media influencer behind the web series Bev. His blend of humor and Bajan culture connects his fans at home and around the world with nostalgia and laughter. In this episode, Akhnaten discusses his inspiration for Bev,...
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Gabrielle Gay: A Literacy Champion Around the World
At the age of 13, Gabrielle Gay founded the Gabrielle Gay Award for Excellence in Reading and Literacy, a Reading Award and Literacy Mentorship Program. She has been on a mission to positively transform lives through education ever since. In this episode, learn how this social media Influencer,...
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Meet the Black Anime Cosplayer Blowing Up on Tik Tok
Summer Corbin is a phenomenal cosplay model who uses cosplaying to celebrate her Blackness unapologetically. Her love for Japanese cartoons and obsession with make-up has helped Summer build a community of over 400k fans across Tik Tok and Instagram and major brand collaborations including the...
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Who Is 'What Yuh Know' Creator Daniel Loveless?
The 23-year-old comedic personality and social media influencer is a content creator on the rise. Daniel Loveless took a chance on himself and built an extremely successful entertainment platform asking trivia questions to everyday people around the world. In this episode, the Trinidad native...
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The Career Path of An Agile Coach
Nicole Spence-Goon helps Federal agencies make the most out of their software and human capital. The Jamaican native specializes in team coaching and facilitation of best practices for Agile adoption and execution. Nicole is also a core member of Agile in Color, where she helps support the growth...
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Chelsea Hinds-Charles on What It Takes to Be an Engineer
Chelsea Hinds-Charles’ childhood interest in mathematics and science morphed into a deep desire to understand "how things work". It was this desire that led the Gates Millennium Scholarship recipient to pursue a dual degree in engineering and economics. In this episode, learn how the Guyanese...
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The Challenges of a Black Female IT Business Owner
Melissa Daley is a Systems Engineer and the founder of Orca Intelligence, an IT consulting and product design firm based in Maryland. Melissa has helped companies like Accenture and Booz Allen Hamilton deliver best-of-breed products to the market. The Jamaican-American is also the creator of...
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How I Made the Transition from Finance to Tech
LaToya wanted a career change and the tech industry was on the top of her list. But first, the Bahamian-American needed to clarify her personal goals and expectations. Hear how LaToya set herself up for a smooth transition from a business analyst at JP Morgan Chase to a Senior UX Researcher at...
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Stacey Johnson Helps Build Inclusivity in Her Workplace
Stacey Johnson used her in-depth knowledge of Rehrig Pacific’s business and her work-life experiences to secure a new role as the company's Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Despite the challenges she faced over her 20-year career, Stacey did not give up. In this episode, learn how...
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Get to Know Monica Dillingham - One of the Few Black Female CTOs
Monica Dillingham is one of the few Black female Chief Technology Officers (CTO) who is accustomed to standing out in executive meetings at the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Now, she finds herself advocating for and promoting tech careers to women of color. In...
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Young Producer Paves Her Path
Virgin Islander Kayra Clouden is a co-creator of Adultin’, a web series that captures the lives of young people as they navigate adulthood. She is also an associate producer at ViamcomCBS’s MTV & VH1. In this episode with Behind the Scenes host Patreece DeChabert, Kayra shares her journey to...
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What do Boom Operators do?
Shaheed has worked as a boom operator in the sound department on television shows like Love and Hip Hop and Young Dylan. He has even co-produced under his production company, a horror film that is soon to be released - Dog Face. In this episode, Shaheed speaks with Behind the Scenes host…
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Broadcast Media: A Day in My Life
Originally from Jamaica, Vinnetta Hylton is a Channel Operations Manager at Encompass Digital Media. She is responsible for the news and shows that hit your tv screen from companies like CW, NBC, CBS, and ABC. In this episode with guest host Patreece DeChabert, Vinnetta takes you through a day in...
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How I Got My Start As a Production Office Coordinator
What goes on behind the scenes in television and film production? St. Thomas native Glenn Callwood is going to tell you all about it including how he got his start. Glenn has worked on television and film productions including Jumanji 3, BET’s House of Payne, TruTV’s Misfits and Monsters, and If...
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My Journey in Film and Media
Sean Michael Field is an actor, award winning filmmaker, and producer. He has worked on commercials for major brands such as Burger King and Ciroc Vodka. The Bajan native also directed the short film 'Soucouyantant', a thriller shot on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. In this episode, Sean…
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Building an Eco-Friendly Haircare Brand
Jolie Pollard, the CEO of Ikooma Hair, was struggling to care for her dry and frizzy hair. Jolie experimented with different products with no luck. While experimenting, the Belizean entrepreneur discovered a solution in an unlikely place - the sea. Learn how she has turned a home-made remedy into...
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Black Mermaid Disrupts Inflatable Pool Market
As a young girl, Danielle Hodge enjoyed swimming and lodging at the pool with family and friends. Her desire to make a little lime at the pool more fun, enjoyable, and inclusive gave birth to Alma Ocean, a unique inflatable pool line. The Guyanese-American is on a mission to disrupt the…
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With Focus Came Growth
Growing up in Rendezvous Bay, Anguilla, Tahirah knew that one day, she would be her own boss. As a young girl, she was one of the lead singers in a popular local soca band. So naturally, music served as her initial pathway to entrepreneurship. After returning to Anguilla from her studies in…
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Tenacity and Grit: My Business Crashed 4 Times
Darilyn Smart is the owner of Smart Foods Caribbean. Her company produces and sells specialty soaked fruits for Caribbean fruit cakes. Darilyn is also the founder of Salt Consulting, an agri-business consultancy in Tobago. Together with her team, Darilyn helps start-ups and small business owners...
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Photographer-Turned-Filmmaker
A chance encounter led Abelardo Guerrero "Mr. G " to pursue photography. Since then, he has worked as an executive producer of Behind the Scenes at The Wendy Williams Show. Most recently, Mr. G partnered with comedian Nick Cannon to produce the official Dr. Sebi documentary, a film that…
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Found My Calling in a Toilet Bowl
One night while out dining with his wife, the St. Thomas native decided to quit his job to become a janitor. This decision gave birth to Clean Slate Janitorial Services. Gerren's business venture has taken him on a journey of self-actualization and inspired him to write the book, Fast Track Your...
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From Dancer and Actress to Fitness Entrepreneur
Raquel Horsford is the founder of the health, fitness, and nutritional lifestyle brand, Rock Your Best. She has appeared in HBO's Stomp Out Loud, in the Off-Broadway sensation STOMP, and in music videos with Lenny Kravitz and Mary J. Blige. Most recently, you may have seen her in the role of…
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Hair Stigma and Bias Did Not Keep Me Down
As a child, Kemai flaunted his natural afro and embraced his Rastafarian upbringing. However, this was not something that was appreciated and embraced by his teachers and principal at school. Their draconian policing of his hair left Kemai feeling inadequate. Kemai later regained his confidence…
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My Drive Was Fueled By Others' Doubt in My Potential
Avril grew up in a strict religious family with excessive rules and dogma on how she should live her life. So, when Avril became pregnant in her early twenties, she rushed to the courthouse to get married. This marriage would pose a set of problems that caused Avril to lose her identity and...
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Rising Up from Tragedy to Become A Doctor
Like many children, Caroline Gaynor grew up playing out in the street until dusk in Jamaica. Tragedy would first strike Caroline when her father passed away when she was in high school, and later when her older brother was murdered during her senior year of college. Although she did not graduate...
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Relentlessly Pursuing My Dreams
There are many hardships children bear the brunt of during their lives. Hardships that Vernae is no stranger to. The little girl from the Virgin Islands who grew up struggling emotionally from her parent's divorce and uncertain of her path has grown up to serve the United States as a Chief Master...
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Losing and Rediscovering My Roots and Cultural Identity
Andre’s parents moved from Barbados to New York City to chase the American dream, leaving him with his grandparents. When he reunited with his parents in New York, they felt Andre’s best chance at success in the U.S. would be to assimilate, quickly. This meant eliminating any trace of his…
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Becoming the Youngest Senate Chief Policy Advisor
In her early teens, Amber experienced and witnessed violence at school and in her surrounding neighborhood. As you would imagine, this constant violence was not conducive to a steady learning environment and state of mind. Listen to Amber’s story and be inspired!
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It’s Never too Late to Change Your Fate
The third of seven children, Carol and her siblings were largely raised by their maternal grandmother – Ms. Allen. Ms. Allen showed Carol how to survive and thrive. So, when Carol moved to New York after high school, became a single mom, and later lost her job, her survival skills kicked in.…
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The Unstoppable Yes You Podcast features real-life stories of people of Caribbean heritage to inspire and give hope to the next generation. Each season, we will focus on different topics that celebrate our fierceness, resilience, and achievements.
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Curlis Phillip
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