007 Heneka Watkis-Porter: Creating a Brand that Fulfils Your Purpose
Release Date: 09/18/2017
The Transformation Blueprint
That perspective was one of the huge benefits that got Egbert von Frankenberg to where he is in his company Knightfox App Design here in Jamaica, and it’s one of the things I wanted to understand more, which is why he had to be on this podcast. His story was also interesting to me because he lived in several countries, but decided to put his roots here when many natives are looking for the first plane off this rock.
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On today's episode, I was joined by my business partner, producer, and wife, Alexandra, and we talk about the top three lessons we learned from our first year in business in 2018. Some of these perspective shifts were uncomfortable, and they really showed us that being adaptable and open to learning would be a top skill if we wanted to make it in the marathon of new business.
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Sloane Jackson is a Zoologist, Head of Business at BMW/Mini a true intrapreneur, and he’s my guest today. Enjoy.
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Garth Walker has co-founded many companies in many niches. From Creative Media & Events to Adam and Eve Day Spa, Wealth Magazine, Business Access TV and more. He’s a true entrepreneur who has taken massive risks in the face of what seemed to be a failure when many others would have faltered
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If you have a great corporate job, and you’re on an upward path, making excellent money, would you leave it all and risk getting nothing? Scott Dunn’s “dream” was too big to ignore, and he’s getting paid massive dividends for jumping off into the deep end.
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John Henry (@johnhenrystyle) is an entrepreneur, speaker and Venture Partner of Harlem Capital, a minority-owned early-stage investment firm on a mission to change the face of entrepreneurship. John also hosts the #ChopItUpShow on YouTube and the Open For Business podcast from eBay and Gimlet Creative. In this episode:
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Andre Burnett is the Managing Director of Muse 360 and behind many of Jamaica’s most creative ads. We get into a lot of his journey to MUSE, his philosophy for melding creativity and business and the mistakes along the way. One unusual note: we recorded in the middle of nature, so you’ll hear that on this episode.
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Marcia Forbes co-founded Phase 3 Productions over 35 years ago and has transformed it into a strong family business, where her son, Delano is now CEO. They’ve been able to reinvent the business each decade by building on the principles of technology & empowerment.
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Jason Resnick is on the podcast today! He makes a living and a life that he loves purely from freelancing and helps people to do it the right way with his community and course called “Live in the Feast”. In this episode:
info_outlineHeneka Watkis-Porter is the founder of Patwa Culcha International and the clothing brand Patwa Apparel. She’s published three books on topics ranging from entrepreneurship to religion and motivation and she is the host of The Entrepreneurial You, a short-form podcast created to highlight global, high-impact go-getters who are crushing it as entrepreneurs.
And in this episode, we talk about:
- How to find your life's purpose;
- How to make the transition from your 9-5 into your own business;
- How to live your best life right now;
- How to start and build your own clothing brand; and much more.