Born in the Caribbean and presented to the world, The Value is a business show for entrepreneurs, business owners, and investors interested in building and investing in companies that are scalable and highly valuable. The show is hosted by Kevin Valley, a Chartered Business Valuator and business consultant who has spent over a decade evaluating companies for debt and equity investment. During this time, Kevin found that while many business owners possess the passion and zeal to build enterprises that solve big problems and change the world, their business models and practices had common blindspots that prevented them from being attractive to investors, and able to command high valuations. Kevin thus decided to use his voice to educate business owners at scale while working with investors to source profitable opportunities. The result is The Value. Do enjoy.
Episodes
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
096: Digital Payment Apps in Trinidad and Tobago | Keron Rose
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
In this technologically advanced world, everything is getting digitalized. For any business to keep up, it has to learn how to efficiently incorporate technology into its processes.
In this episode, digital marketing and e-commerce specialist Keron Rose sits with us as we delve into the world of digital marketing and e-commerce. Keron is also a writer and a podcast host, and his platforms aim to educate Caribbean entrepreneurs about the technology they need to start a business.
Here, Keron discusses the different digital payment platforms available in the Caribbean and the value proposition they offer. He emphasizes the importance of considering the pros and cons of the various digital payment facilitators and choosing the most suitable for your business.
Highlights:
- Keron’s journey to digital marketing and e-commerce
- Exploring the different payment platforms and knowing what suits you
- Digital tools and strategies to enhance your online presence
- Utilizing digital tools to build your brand: success stories
- Challenges in adopting digital payment solutions
- Understanding how various digital payments work
- Looking into the value proposition of different payment facilitators
- Republic Bank’s Endcash digital wallet
- Weighing payment solutions and consumer behaviour
- Digital payments: A look into the future
- The importance of legal conversations on fintech
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Sunday Aug 13, 2023
094: The Art of Media: Samantha Best’s Story and Strategies
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
In this episode, we are with the well-known Caribbean media professional Samantha Best. Samantha is widely known as a former prime-time news anchor at CCN TV6, but more than that, she is an accomplished author, content consultant, and insurance agent. It was her ability to connect with the audience and her personal touch that made her one of the most popular media personalities on television and radio. In 2023, she made a career shift as she became a member of the Guardian Group as an insurance agent, making a positive impact on people's lives.
Samantha enjoys empowering people to work smart and make more which is what this episode is about. She shares her journey from her humble beginnings in the media industry to transitioning in different career paths. Moreover, she emphasizes the benefits of insurance and the importance of time management in achieving success.
Key Takeaways:
- Samantha's life before entering the media industry
- Finding her path in media and handling the pressures of being a beginner
- How can you improve your craft
- You must have different layers and be in different places to build your brand.
- Learn from your mistakes.
- Dealing with burnout and negative comments
- Samantha's journey on rebranding and getting back to her passion
- Being a woman in media and Samantha's advice to those aiming to get into the media industry
- Samantha's unique approach to insurance and financial freedom
- Build a system of content creation that fits your routine. It can be different for everybody.
- How to manage your time and get organized.
Resources:
- The Balance Block Method: A Guide to Improved Time Management and Productivity by Samantha Best
- Transform Your Life With Samantha's Balanced Success Checklist
Watch this video on YouTube here
Contact Samantha Best
Website: samanthabest.life
Facebook: Samantha Best • Insurance Agent
Instagram: @your.personalinsuranceagent
YouTube: Samantha Best • Insurance Agent
Wednesday May 10, 2023
092: Kevin Valley on The Digital World Radio Show
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
In this episode of The Value podcast, host Kevin Valley sits down with Jynynn Edwards and Keron Rose of “The Digital World” radio programme on 106.5FM for an insightful interview about his work as a Chartered Business Valuator and podcaster. The conversation covers a wide range of topics related to business valuation and entrepreneurship, including:
- Kevin's professional background in business valuation
- Understanding what a Chartered Business Valuator does
- Basic steps to building an investible business
- Why do small businesses fail to access capital from banks & available alternatives
- How to value intellectual property and brands
- Knowing when to choose a business canvas over a business plan
- The story behind the Caribbean Power Lunch Podcast and subsequent transition to The Value Show
- Views on podcasting as a medium in 2023
Throughout the episode, Kevin shares his expertise on these topics and provides practical advice for entrepreneurs and business owners. He also discusses his mission to educate business owners at scale while working with investors to source profitable opportunities.
Overall, this episode provides valuable insights into the world of business valuation and entrepreneurship and is a must-listen for anyone interested in building a highly valuable and investible business.
Resources:
Unlocking Investment Potential: How Chartered Business Valuators Drive Business Success
Friday Jan 06, 2023
089: Building Community Wealth | Tishauna Mullings
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
The Indomitable Tishauna Mullings takes the interview mic on this episode of The Value.
Self-described as a Jamaican “pracademic” who loves to question orthodoxy, Tishauna loves and believes in academia to the extent it can help create real solutions for people’s lives. She is a social entrepreneur who believes the world is full of too many issues for folks to go into business ONLY for profit.
With a resume as long as it is inspiring, Tishauna wears several hats as a youth leader, community builder, and social development practitioner. Her work centres around building community wealth through rural regeneration. She is the founder of the Little Genius programme and NexxStepp Lifelong Educational Services, a social enterprise focused on empowering young people by equipping them with practical skills for employment.
Additionally, Tishauna is a Caribbean 30 under 30 Award recipient, Chevening Scholar, the winner of the 2013/2014 Farm Queen competition, Recipient of the Governor-General’s Award for St. Thomas in 2015, and a delegate for President Barack Obama’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative.
This episode is an inspiring and informative conversation on:
- How to tap into your potential to make change in the space you live in
- Tishauna’s testimony of how life coaching impacted her life and how she has used her experience to empower others
- A brief introduction to her Ready-Set-Go Coaching Model and How it works
- The Little Genius programme and NexxStepp Lifelong Educational Services and their respective social impacts
- Understanding the value of social enterprises
- How entrepreneurs can use the cross-subsidization model to meet profit goals while investing in social enterprises
- Differentiating between Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship
- How profit-led businesses can better serve social causes
Tune in to this episode as we learn how to build community wealth with Tishauna Mullings.
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Friday Dec 02, 2022
087: Investing in Guyana | Steven Jasmin
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Steven Jasmin recognized Guyana’s investment potential back when he first arrived in June 2017. The stark similarities between Guyana and Louisiana; the off-shore centre for oil & gas production in the US; made him a believer in Guyana‘s investibility.
5 years after settling in, Steven and his team have a clear understanding of the Guyanese people as well as the opportunities that lie ahead for the "land of many waters". What he brings to the table and offers to multi-generational blue-collar business owners hoping to have a piece of the oil & gas pie, is his ability to speak the language of Fortune 500 companies.
He bridges the gap between local businesses seeking to work with large energy conglomerates by overseeing investments and handling key operational tasks required for big business collaborations.
This episode explores the realities of Guyana’s investibility including
- Key challenges faced by foreign and local investors;
- Opportunities for wealth building, investment and economic growth;
- Capital solutions for investment; Guyana’s diversification options; and
- The impact of technology on sector development.
Tap in to hear more on Guyana’s investment climate and how Steven and his team are working to create greater opportunities for Investment.
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Thursday Nov 10, 2022
086: Web3 for Business | Jay Harris
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Jay Harris makes an appearance on the podcast to discuss the exciting world of Web 3. Web 3 or Web 3.0 is referred to as the next generation of the internet’s technical, legal and payment infrastructure. Its focus is on ownership and incorporates technologies and concepts such as decentralization, token-based economies and blockchain.
Our conversation sheds light on some important themes in Web 3 and instructs listeners on the key differences between these digital platforms & technologies.
We discuss:
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, NFTs and the Metaverse (what they are and how they are used)
- The first step in building a crypto wallet
- Mitigating risk in an unregulated market
- How businesses can capitalize on these digital platforms
Jay Harris is the Founder of the W3 Podcasts (Digital Leaders, Web 3 Leaders & World Tech Forum); audio shows aimed at educating and encouraging Web 3 communities.
The tech expert is an engaging speaker who effortlessly connects with the needs of his audience, inspiring performance, collaboration and change. In fact, many of Jay’s listeners credit him with providing the motivation they needed to launch their Web 3 projects.
In the corporate world, he is known as a creative thinker and provider of robust tech solutions for complex business problems.
Plug into this episode to learn more about the next generation of digital platforms.
Resources
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
085: Can We Clog the Brain Drain?
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Every year, I see top talent leaving the country to go live and work somewhere else. And every year it stings - the loss of opportunity.
If you are in a developing country, you've most likely felt this as well, and if you are in a developed country you've probably benefitted from this - the Brain Drain.
Here are my thoughts on how to fix this.
Click here to join the conversation on LinkedIn.
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
084: Are You Ready to Scale Your Business? Featuring Kimberly Ofori
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Kimberly Ofori is a digital entrepreneur and growth step strategist who transformed lessons learnt from her eye-opening entrepreneurial journey into a personal leadership brand.
She serves as the Managing Director at Ofori & Co. - A Strategy Innovation Agency where she helps scale-ups and corporations to innovate their business models and overall strategic positioning in their respective markets.
Thanks to her rather unconventional corporate and entrepreneurial career; from climbing the career ladder starting at a very young age to working and living in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe where she founded and sold two companies - she has amassed a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience on what it takes to choose to be in the lead of your own life, in your career and on leading others. This is why she has been coaching leaders and leadership teams on personal leadership using The Lead method, a personal leadership methodology developed by Kimberly herself.
Kimberly deep dives into critical business lessons learnt from various ventures and provides brilliant insight into reasons companies fail, selecting the right business model, value chain positioning, and the importance of innovation to remaining resilient.
Kimberly also shared a Five-Factor Model for scaling your business.
Watch this interview on YouTube here
Resources
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
082: The Best Way to Communicate Value | Milène Paul
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Milène Paul is a business strategy coach and author of “Now It’s Time to Live My Best Life”, Her mantra “If they don’t get it, you won’t get it”, pointedly reminds business owners that if you aren’t clear on your value, prospective customers won’t buy into your service. It’s about making sure that your audience gets the message so you can get the business.
We discuss three types of value; absolute, relative and added; and Milène offers 5 steps you should use to effectively pitch your value with more confidence.
Rooted in her 10+ years of experience in project management, grants compliance and international development strategy for SMEs in the Caribbean, she has met hundreds of business owners and entrepreneurs. It is where she learned a valuable truth in business: “If they don’t get it, you won’t get it”.
Valuable projects have failed to receive financial support because of a lack of clarity and confidence. Convinced that she could do something about it, Milène decided to turn her experience into profitable expertise to fill this void. Now, as a business strategist for female entrepreneurs in the coaching and consultancy industry, she helps her clients pitch, profit and impact with more confidence.
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Sunday Oct 09, 2022
081: Introducing The Value | The Language of Business
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
I am proud to announce the rebranding of the Caribbean Power Lunch podcast to The Value and what to expect in future episodes!
This episode covers:
- The origin of the Caribbean Power Lunch podcast
- My decision to dive fully into entrepreneurship
- Become Investible, the brand
- What Value means to me
- The legacy I want to build
- An introduction of my framework for a valued business