In this episode of We Are Crayons - The Podcast. We speak with Vaughnette Bigford, a Jazz Vocalist and Entrepreneur.

Vaughnette shares openly in this light-hearted, honest, and down-to-earth conversation. We learn how she came into her own and stretched herself to become a businesswoman by being unconventional in Trinidad & Tobago.

Huge thanks to Vaunhnette for sharing with us. Connect with her on social platforms Facebook and Instagram @vaughnette_bigford.

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In this episode of We Are Crayons - The Podcast we speak with Lou Lyons of Freetown Collective. This episode is full of insightful takeaways. Lou shares his method for remaining in a constant state of creativity.

Lou Lyons is the co-founder of the Trinidad and Tobago based musical band Freetown Collective. He is an artist, musician, entrepreneur and social justice activist.

Huge thanks to Lou for sharing with us. Connect with Lou on his social platforms YouTube: Full Disclosure Radio. Facebook: @LouLyons. Instagram: @fulldisclosure_radio. Instagram: cheah_meng_sound. Twitter: CheahMeng1. TikTok: fulldisclosureradio

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In this episode of We Are Crayons - The Podcast we speak with Career and Business Coach, Entrepreneur, Purposeful Communicator, Trinidad & Tobago born and raised Shelly-ann Gajadhar.

Shelly-Ann is the CEO and founder of Alphastute. She’s an Attorney at Law and PhD Candidate at King’s College London. After spending three years as a State Prosecutor in Trinidad and Tobago, she chose to diversify her career from law to business.

Huge thanks to Shelly-Ann for sharing with us. Connect with her on LinkedIn, follow her on Instagram and subscribe to her YouTube channel BravelyShelly.

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In this episode of We Are Crayons - The Podcast we speak with Creative Strategist Dexter Musgrave. Dexter is an independent creative using strategy, design and storytelling to help brands operating in Caribbean markets be seen, heard, felt and loved.

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In this episode of We Are Crayons – The Podcast, we chat with Trinidad & Tobago Performing Artist and Creative Director Zayna McDonald.

Zayna believes in living deliberately, embracing her sensitivity and using it to drive her creativity and the work she puts out into the world.

As if being an agency Creative Director and performing artist wasn’t enough, Zayna is also pursuing a Masters in the widely fascinating field of Clinical Mental Health in Expressive Arts Therapy. We chat it up with her about her awe and respect for colour, the role of spontaneity in her creativity and the very real power of art to heal the mind and spirit.

We say thanks to Zayna for sharing her thoughts with us. Do connect with her where she plays most on the socials Instagram @justzayna and Tik Tok @zuzuthezayna.

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In this episode of We Are Crayons – The Podcast, we chat with multi-hyphenate Trinidad & Tobago creative Ahmad ‘Mustapha’ Abdullah-Muhammad about his love for words, storytelling and the magic of being a ‘doer’.

As a child, his mother would help him spell and sound out words on street signs and cans of beans at the grocery – unlocking a love for words that have helped Ahmad become a prolific storyteller. This infatuation with words and stories has allowed him to successfully shapeshift into a spoken word artist, calypso writer, Rapso artist, director and editor – quite simply, a dream chaser.

Check out Mustapha’s series ‘For the Doers’ on YouTube

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Lisa takes us through her journey, from her early days of altering her dad’s clothes so they could fit her, wanting to be a Marine Biologist and being faced with the realities of what that career was, making the move to Ireland to study fashion, the happenstance of landing her first film gig and what’s she’s learnt along the way.

We'd like to thank Lisa for taking the time out to share her thoughts with us. You can connect with Lisa on Facebook and Instagram.

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As we delve into Trinidad and Tobago’s musical talent pool we'd like to bring to the surface Navíd (pronounced: Nah-veed) Lancaster.  He's a musician, music producer and sound engineer, as well as the founder and owner of Lancast Ltd, an independent company that creates music for film, animation, video games, AR experiences and mobile applications. Navíd shares his journey from head-banging youth to breaking the barriers of ‘BS’ gatekeepers.

We'd like to thank Navid for taking time out to share his thoughts with us. You can find more of Navid's work via his website www.lancastltd.com or follow him on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and Linkedin.

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In this episode of We Are Crayons - The Podcast we speak with Debbie Jollie an experienced Sales and Marketing Strategist and Business Development Consultant based in Trinidad and Tobago. Debbie has over fifteen years of corporate global experience in sales and marketing, in conjunction with over five years coaching and facilitating clients in Australia, the UK, USA, and the Caribbean.

The Stammering Communicator’ is her intentional use of a phrase many will say is an oxymoron!I demystify the idea that people who stammer or stutter cannot be good at speaking or communicating with an audience.

Debbie shares about:
• Being determined and not taking no for answer.
• Knowing when to ask for help.
• Why She doesn’t like saying no to children
And more.

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In this episode of We Are Crayons - The Podcast we speak with filmmaker Ryan C. Khan who hails from Trinidad & Tobago’s twin-island republic. Ryan prides himself on being one of the many filmmakers emerging from the Caribbean, a new frontier for storytelling.

“I have a vivid imagination, and the ability to render those things out drew me into film making.”

Ryan received his first accolade in 2012 when he won the Tribeca/Worldview pitch competition at the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival. In 2013, he participated in the prestigious Berlinale Film Festival Talent Campus and the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival Filmmakers Immersion Programme. A year later, his third short film How Many Times?was accepted into the 2014 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner.

Ryan began working in the advertising industry, directing TV commercials for major brands within the region. His directorial debut on a commercial came when he worked with McCann Erickson Advertising Group, on the B-mobile’ Giraffe’ spot in 2016. The work won Ryan and team six Gold Addy’s at the Caribbean Advertising Federation Awards and the Mosaic Award for diversity at the 4th District American Advertising Awards 2016.

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In this episode of We Are Crayons - The Podcast we speak with the multi-faceted Renee Pollonais. Renee, born and raised in Trinidad & Tobago, for over twenty-five years Renee has been expressing her creative self through illustration, filmmaking and art direction. She shares what her journey has been like with us.

Renee recalls being interested in creativity in her early years as a child. Admitting there were times she tried leaving her calling to a life of being a creator behind, however, not being able to escape it. Renee shares one of her most challenging bouts with the rejection of her work and how she was able to overcome it.

Always willing to collaborate, Renee says she brings a wealth of experience and creativity to the projects that She undertakes. In a nutshell, She's the person you hire to help visualize your creative ideas and bring them to reality. From Set design to logos to direction for film/video to editing and post-production and much more. She does also enjoy good coffee.

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