Glen Henry is the Founder and Project Director of Sprite Wrench Studios. A micro games development studio based in Kingston, Jamaica. As the "loudest Member" of the Jamaica Game Developer Society (JGDS), he uses his experience to nurture and encourage the growth of the region's Game Development sector. In this episode Glen shares why he is hesitant…

Roshaun Clarke more popularly known as BAY-C, is an International recording artist and member of the record breaking dancehall reggae group T.O.K. Roshaun is a technologist in his own right being the lead for Spatial Innovision Services, the leading GPS and GIS solutions provider in the Caribbean.In this episode Roshaun and I discuss the exploitati…

Shanon Chen-See a.k.a Watchensee works in the NFT space as a Product Marketing Lead at Async Art an NFT platform for interactive and generative art and music, as well she is a creator in the space as a Crypto artist and poet. In this discussion Shannon gets really real about being a Crypto artist, why it is not something she would recommend every a…

Odayne Haughton is the Head of Data Governance at the National Commercial Bank and a PhD candidate with a focus on Cyber Security and Blockchain at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Recently he was a part of a team selected to participate in a Welsh Government funded Blockchain challenge. The team is researching supply chain management s…

Nicholas is a tech protege who has been innovating in tech locally and on an international level since his early teens. With his latest projects Nicholas has turned his attention to blockchain technology lending that innovative spirit towards creating workable solutions that marries traditional processes with high tech systems to improve on these p…

Donald Porter, is a World class Blockchain developer, Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) expert and Crypto enthusiast. I call him Mr. Blockchain because of the seemingly endless reservoir of knowledge he has of this technology as well as all the interesting ideas he has on how this technology can be applied. I invited Donald to share some …

On this episode of the Digital Jamaica Podcast I had an illuminating conversation with David Palmer, Blockchain Lead for IoT at Vodafone Business a British based multinational telecommunications company. David and I connected on LinkedIn because of our shared interest in preparing young Jamaicans for the Future of Work. David firmly believes that t…

In just 4 short years Jamaican born model Chaniel Andran launched a successful career in fashion photography working with top talent and agencies such as IMG models, New York models, Wilhelmina Models and LA models just to name a few and have also shot editorials for no fewer than 10 publications. What makes his story even more amazing is the fact …

At just 31 Robin Johnson has carved out a solid career for herself as the go to person for finding, nurturing and 'putting on' talent. Having worked at 3 of arguably the biggest tech companies in the world (Uber, Apple and now Netflix), she has positioned herself to become a bridge for black creatives who traditionally have been excluded from these…

Dr. Carlene Campbell was elected the 2021 Chair of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, she is only the second woman, first black woman, first Caribbean, Jamaican woman to have held that position in the Institutions 150-year history. This is just one of the many firsts Dr. Campbell has achieved in a very impressive career in tech. Now she…

From our lost files...Last year Jonathan Sinclair and I connected on LinkedIn and got together to have this short but insightful tête-à-tête about the shifts in digital culture from London to Jamaica and the need for digital transformative systems and aggressive integration.Follow Digital Jamaica on our social media pages on Instagram, Twitter and …

Kalilah had a hunch that the time was right to start talking about financial literacy. After all as an award winning journalist she had access to esoteric information and the privilege of being able to attract people the know to her platform. What's more she quickly realized that she did not need the permission of traditional media gate-keepers to …

Just this past Wednesday Dr. Camir Ricketts graduated from the Weill Cornell School of Medicine with a PhD in Computational Biology. It was a bittersweet occasion, on the one hand after almost 26 years of continuous formal education he is finally done, having successfully attained his goal. But, on the other hand neither his parents, teachers nor f…

In this episode of the Digital Jamaica Podcast we talk to Kemal Brown, CEO & Founder of Digita Global Marketing Limited a marketing and technology solutions agency. He shares with us how the philosophy of Kaizen and Stoicism has influenced and shaped the way he approaches business and life.

On today's show we're still talking about JamCovid except this time looking at how the story was reported and asking the question was there bias?At first the reporting was standard but some started to question the motivations of TechCrunch, specifically Zack Whittaker who seem to have taken a personal interest in exposing every flaw and in great de…

Major tech publication, TechCrunch recently (and in dramatic fashion) exposed several vulnerabilities in JamCovid, the Government of Jamaica's (GOJ's) Covid App. The story has caused an uncomfortable stir on the local tech scene not just because of the astounding negligence it has brought to light but because of the botched response from both the G…

Think of Stephen as part adventurer, part island explorer and full time foodie. On his YouTube Vlog he has successfully managed to combine all those things into one very fascinating and super entertaining channel. With its over 74k subscribers and 10+million views, the Stuck On An Island Vlog is a well established Jamaican YouTube channel with a di…

In this episode Jessica Hylton-Leckie a.k.a Jessica In The Kitchen, popular Jamaican Food Blogger. She is giving us the skinny on how you can turn your hobby into a lucrative full time career. At the end of this conversation you're going to come away knowing more than you did before about building an authentic global brand while remaining true to y…

Gavin Dennis is a young Jamaican Cyber Security expert based in Germany who has been quietly (and mostly single handedly) working to bring about the evolution of the Information Security Industry in the Caribbean. That he is doing by raising awareness of and addressing several pressing issues within the field such as gender discrimination. He is al…

The story of how Twain Richardson came to be the co-founder of Frame of Reference Production Company, the only post-production company in the English-speaking Caribbean epitomizes so many things about the Jamaican spirit. Immeasurable drive in the face of brokeness, tough headed go-get-it-ness, nough-an-inna-everything-ness, kicking ass in spaces w…

When a company goes digital the effects can be way more dramatic than just changes in the operational and or management structure. A Digital transformation can also change culture, disrupt norms and in some instances devastate an unprepared labour force. In this episode I'm talking to Matthew Cowen, Digital Transformation Consultant and author of T…

Every editor has his or her own approach to telling the story, their own reasons for wanting to have these conversations, their own style, their own spin. But, I think a good storyteller is someone who dedicates themselves to accurate portrayals. This quality is what makes Ronnia and her work special, she wants the subject to tell their own story, …

In this episode we are talking to Matthew Chin, Jamaican Travel Blogger, entrepreneur and one half of the adventurous duo from the new We Deh Yah Suh Travel Series. On the show besties Matthew and Suzie have loads of fun exploring local attractions hidden and popular and lots of laughs as they engage with the colourful Jamaicans they meet along the…

By the time Chris landed in fourth form (grade 10) he had already found his lane and was testing the hell out of those boundaries. In second form he was busy 'acquiring' source codes for games, editing the characters or altogether rebuilding those games. In third form his games were so popular online that it got the attention of the makers of Drago…

"I am a strong believer in the journey being the reward, and everything we do in our lives, the good things, the bad things, the hard things,the easy things, the failures, the wins, they make us who we are today." - Naomi Garrick All I can say after this amazing conversation is, Naomi is one brave woman. Listening to her talk about her journey to b…

In this episode I talk to the woman who inspired me to start podcasting, Mrs. Heneka Watkis-Porter the Godmother of podcasting in Jamaica. Heneka is a Jamaican Author, Entrepreneur, Podcaster and Speaker. This powerhouse business woman and influencer first came on the scene in 2007 with the launch of the acclaimed Patwa Apparel an indigenous clothi…

Sharine Taylor is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Bashy Magazine, a print and digital publication out of Canada. This Jamaican cultural and lifestyle magazine is different in its intent and function. Bashy wants to broaden and deepen the conversation about Jamaica, what it means to be Jamaican and how Jamaican-ness is experienced globally. Put…

Denell Florius is the unlikely hero of this story who after fanboying over an electric car started dreaming up ways to make renewable energy a thing, so he quit his high profile job and the rest as they say is green technology history. In this episode I talk to Denell Florius half of the genius duo (the other being Zaina Pamphile) behind EcoCarib.c…

"𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘫𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘢, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰f 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤u𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨." Is Jamaican content marketable? As far as Ingrid Riley is concerned Jamaican content is more powerful than our Marijua…

In this vlogcast episode I talk to Sue-Tanya McHorgh one of my favourite Instagrammers and all round digital bad ass. She's a website builder, virtual assistant, blogger and an online boutique owner, she's completely crushing the Internet game. Her journey started when she was laid off from a job that overworked and underpaid her anyway. So, like m…

It's our third episode and I figured it's the perfect time to formally introduce myself to you. Who is Kadia Francis and what's with all the pineapples? Glad you asked ... I am a Blogger, Podcaster and Digital Brand Development Strategist. I am also a content creator and a PowerPoint Designer. I became a full-fledged digital entrepreneur when I got…

In this episode, I talk to Shaniel Mahoney a stay at home mom, Social Media Strategist and Virtual Assistant from Montego Bay Jamaica. Shaniel and her husband are the co-founders of Studious VA, a boutique agency that "helps entrepreneurs leverage their social media accounts for brand awareness and industry recognition". Shaniel talks to us about f…

Part two of my sit down with a long time friend and tech nerd Damion Miller Founding Partner at Pure Genius Inc. Damion along with two other friends started Pure Genius Inc. to bridge the gap in the local systems network engineering and web development landscape. Fast forward years later and Damion is now a world-class web and app developer with a …

In our very first episode, I sit down with a long time friend and tech nerd extraordinaire Damion Miller Founding Partner at Pure Genius Inc. Damion along with two other friends started Pure Genius Inc. to bridge the gap in the local systems network engineering and web development landscape. Fast forward years later and Damion is now a world-class …