Caribbean Tech Pioneers Podcast
Showcasing people from the Caribbean Diaspora building the future of tech and leveraging tech to build global brands.
Episodes
36 episodes
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...
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Episode 36
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1:26:13
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 ...
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Episode 35
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1:14:23
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 Destinatio...
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Episode 34
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1:10:13
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 Healthca...
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Episode 33
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1:17:54
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 wo...
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Episode 32
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1:32:13
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 b...
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Episode 31
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1:25:22
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'. 📷 ...
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Episode 30
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2:02:08
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 gi...
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Episode 29
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2:12:30
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 a...
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Episode 28
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1:09:07
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 Electron...
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Episode 27
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1:30:07
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...
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Episode 26
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1:38:51
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 ...
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Episode 25
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1:35:47
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 ...
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Episode 8
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1:20:52
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 sate...
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Episode 23
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1:26:36
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 compan...
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Episode 22
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1:19:26
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 so...
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Episode 19
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1:38:54
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 h...
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Episode 21
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1:19:12
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-prof...
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Episode 20
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1:21:35
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, a...
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Episode 18
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1:29:03
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...
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Episode 17
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1:18:54
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 rece...
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Episode 16
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1:37:45
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...
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Episode 15
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1:36:56
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 love...
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Episode 14
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45:07
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 ...
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Episode 13
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1:38:38
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 ...
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Episode 12
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1:25:40