Business Writing I'm fascinated by entrepreneurs.
I love writing about individuals who have built a business with their bare hands. What makes these people tick? Why do they succeed when others fail?
The lessons learned from those who prosper in business is something that should be shared. These lessons are what I hope to convey when writing a business profile. My articles share the secrets of those who have taken the risks, overcome the problems, and carved a path where others now follow.
Click the articles below to discover stories of beach bar owners, charter pilots, catamaran captains, culinary virtuosos, island presidents, rum experts, photography adventurers, yacht concierges, and much more.
Blue Light Caribbean – A Gin Story
In 2010, Jim Jardine decided it was time to slow the pace of his hectic life as a software development professional in Calgary, Alberta. Of […]
Designer Reveals What Makes Sandals Resort So Romantic
In 1995, Sarah Hartman was hired to join one other interior designer working on the Sandals Resorts portfolio of eight Caribbean properties. Today Hartman serves […]
A 5,000 Mile Kiteboarding Journey to Turks and Caicos
How does one shift from a corporate banking career in Budapest, Hungary, to becoming co-owner of a kiteboarding business located 5,000-miles away in
Profile: Travel Photographer Dani Ashley
Travel photographer Dani Ashley has followed her passion all over the world. Dani has ventured as far north as Iceland and she’s also toted her […]
Dennis’ Cocktail Bar and Restaurant in Antigua
As a child, Dennis Thomas often climbed to the top of a hill sandwiched between two of Antigua’s most beautiful beaches. Upon reaching the pinnacle […]
An Interview with Four Seasons GM
John Conway
Engaged. That’s how Four Seasons General Manager John Conway wants guests to feel when staying at his iconic resort perched on one of the Bahamas’ […]
One Man 7 Caribbean Islands
An Interview with Wilbert Mason of Ocean Club Resorts Which Caribbean island is the best? If you only had one person to ask this question, […]
Anguilla’s Rhum Room – It’s Not What You Think
If you thought the 16-mile-long Caribbean island of Anguilla was thick with rum bars you’d be wrong. In fact, when the Rhum Room at Zemi […]
Making Beach Bar Music in Great Exuma
Musically, the owner of Exuma Point Beach Bar and Grill has a legendary first name to live up to. When asked if he is the […]
A Spa is Calling in Turks and Caicos
Edmonde Sidibe-Jones achieved Master spa and beauty status in the South of France before arriving on the Turks and Caicos Island of Providenciales in 2002. […]
Captain Jerry – Exuma’s Legend of the Sea
Roker Point Estates, the island of Exuma’s newest residential development, employs a secret weapon for convincing potential home buyers that their island is a magical […]
Isla Mujeres Oceanside Oasis
If your favorite vacation dream starts with the letters B&B, then Villa LaBella, on the island of Isla Mujeres, is certain to make your
Chef Leads Eleuthera’s Top Restaurant
Upon relocating to the island of Eleuthera, Chef Peter Hamm learned that surprises were a way of life. Hamm’s kitchen crew must
Adventure in Antigua
Eli Fuller’s office isn’t like yours and mine. One day his workplace is a 32-foot speed boat. Another day it’s a 52-foot catamaran. This 40-year-old […]
Tales from the Cabana Bar
Jeff Rollings, the owner of the Cabana Bar at Ocean Club, flashed back to his earliest Turks and Caicos memories. “When I first visited here […]
Dublin Chef in Turks and Caicos Paradise
Paul Quinn, the Executive Chef at The Vix Bar & Grill, takes a whimsical view of working 14-hour shifts at his new restaurant. Quinn’s positive […]
I Catamaran Can in St. Thomas
The sounds of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young serenade excursion customers as they step aboard The Cat, Jim Trilling’s pearl white catamaran. Like entering the […]
Tapping a Caribbean Dream in St. John
U.S. retail dollars for craft beer in 2012 was estimated at $10.2 billion, up from $8.7 billion in 2011. In 2004, on the Caribbean island […]
St. Croix’s Flying Family
Billy Bohlke’s work environment fits like a glove, and he can make it move at mach speed. Today the
St. Barths President Pilot
Inspired by the exploits of legendary World War II fighter pilot Jose Dormoy, a young Bruno Magras dreamed of flying airplanes. In 1968, at the age […]
San Diego Chef’s Amazing Pace
The Executive Chef at San Diego’s Westgate Hotel begins his workday at 6:00 am. Fabrice Hardel’s early rising has nothing to do with his responsibilities […]
A Punta Cana Business That Clicks
It’s easy for Ernesto Dos Santos to freeze frame the turning point in his life and career. It was the day a representative from the […]
A Taste for Rum in Nevis
If it’s Thursday night on the island of Nevis, then you’ll find three shot glasses perfectly positioned on the mahogany bar counter at 101 Rums […]
Maui Villa with Your Own Concierge
After 14 years working as a Concierge for the Four Seasons Resorts and Hotels, Irene Aroner had an entrepreneurial vision. Why not represent the best […]
Chefs Eat, Play, Cook in Key Largo
Julia Child’s “The French Chef “was one of the most popular television shows of the 60s and early 70s. Newly married and an aspiring cook, […]
Romancing the Stone in Italy and Beyond
During a long distance phone interview with a U.S. journalist, it sounded like Tetyana Kovalenko, the CEO of Italy’s Elite Stone, was smiling. Maybe her […]
Walk Good
Recipe for Harbour Island Success
Harbour Island is one of the tiniest of what the Bahamas term the Out Islands. This petite Caribbean haven, located 60 miles south of Nassau, […]
Drone Video Career in Guana Cay
Video Producer Unni Marie Berg arrived in style at the Love Beach luxury villa on the Bahamian Out Island of Guana Cay. Berg’s vehicle of […]
Chat N’ Chill
A Beach Bar Story
As the water taxi from Great Exuma bobbed within 15 feet of Stocking Island’s dock, 10 passengers craned their necks in search of the island’s […]
Nevis Chef Dives for Your Dinner
It’s no exaggeration to say that Jason Adams knows Caribbean cuisine as well as any Executive Chef in the world. This claim rings true knowing […]
Networking to Success in Aruba
When Tina Causey-Bislick moved to Aruba in 1999, she never dreamed she’d be a restaurant owner. Then again, Tina never imagined starting a prominent Aruba […]
Antigua’s Luxury Yacht Concierge
The roots of Tina Westwood’s business taking care of Antigua’s yacht owners sprouted when she was 19 years old. A girlfriend asked if she’d like to […]
Straw Hat
Anguilla Love Story
Peter Parles bolted out of his Straw Hat Restaurant office like a man on fire. “We’ve got Internet problems,” Parles confided to a friend. Straw […]
A Golf Storyteller’s Dream Job
For as long as he can remember, Tony Parker burned with a passion for history and a passion for golf. Parker’s twin loves drove him […]
Sedona Rocks
When John Bradshaw came into this world in 1970; it was fair to call his Sedona, AZ, birthplace a one-horse town. “My Dad couldn’t afford […]
Wailea – Walk This Way
Strolling Wailea’s Magnificent Oceanfront Promenade By Tim Cotroneo If you’re considering Maui’s plush Wailea hotel zone for your next vacation, expect to pay $14 for […]
Discovering Maui Through Photography
Photo Safari Hawaii by Tim Cotroneo Many of the oceanfront hotel properties on the Hawaiian island of Maui are so beautiful that guests rarely leave […]
