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Healthcare Access: A Right, Not a Privilege - A Conversation with Bermuda is Love

Tune in as we sit down with William Campbell and Aaron Crichlow of Bermuda is Love to discuss healthcare as a basic human right, barriers to access, and what we can do to create a healthier Bermuda for all.

 

Bermuda Is Love is a community-driven charity founded in August 2020 to create a more just and compassionate Bermuda. Their mission is to ensure access to food, housing, clothing, healthcare, education, justice, and a healthy environment for all. Through initiatives like trash cleanups, blooddrives, free clothing giveaways, school breakfasts, health clinics, legal advice clinics, and scholarship programs, they work to support those in need. The organization also advocates for systemic change, striving to build a society where everyone can flourish and achieve their dreams.

 

Instagram: @bdaislove

Website: www.bermudaislove.com

 

Sponsor: Lindo's

Bermuda Bankers Association – Part 4

Listen in to Part 4 of this podcast series with Bermuda Bankers Association: Saving and Investing

 

Geoff Scott has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, including leadership roles in risk management, business development and client relationship management. He assumed progressively senior positions as a commercial banker with leading Canadian banks and transitioned to Barbados in 2012 as the Chief Risk Officer at a leading Caribbean commercial bank, where he successfully led several change initiatives which strengthened the risk culture and alignment with business strategies. Subsequently, Geoff was Chief Executive Officer at Barbados’ leading composite insurance company.

 

Geoff is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Bermuda Bankers Association, where he represents the banking industry with advocacy, education and communications aimed at a range of stakeholders.

 

Geoff is Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Commercial Bank of Anguilla. Geoff is a Chartered Director accredited by the Caribbean Governance Training Institute.

 

Sharmaine La has been with Butterfield for 17+ years, starting out as a Management Trainee and currently working in the Retail Banking area. She has had the opportunity of collaborating on various retail product projects and system upgrades over the years and created and maintains a thriving employee recognition program for customer facing employees under the Retail banking umbrella. Her favourite aspect of the job however, involves actively serving on Butterfield’s employee engagement team and educating students and young adults on financial literacy.

 

Kevin Grant is a Senior Portfolio Manager with over 35 years of experience in investment services, business development, investor relations, financial consulting and securities-transaction-related activities. Joining Butterfield in 2013, Kevin has worked extensively in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, providing these services to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. Mr. Grant has extensive knowledge of the alternative investments industry, covering various capital structure arbitrage and credit-related strategies, including structured products. Kevin has a B.B.A. in Finance from Hofstra University in Long Island, New York. He has completed the C.F.A. Level I and the Series 7 General Securities Representative examinations, as well as extensive investment product and client service training programmes at both Smith Barney (Citigroup) and Edward Jones Investments.

 

Sponsored by Bermuda Bankers Association

www.bermudabankers.org

Fostering Wellness and Belonging: Inside Treehouse Bermuda

Meet Caitlin Conyers & Tiffany Paynter, the visionaries behind Treehouse Bermuda, as they share their journey, their mission for inclusive wellness, and how they are reshaping the yoga landscape in Bermuda.

 

Tiffany and Caitlin founded Treehouse in 2024 to help present and future generations feel better in their mind, body and heart by awakening their innate capacity for self-healing and personal transformation through yoga. After years teaching and/or practicing yoga both founders noticed a lack of diversity in local yoga classes and felt that was a problem worth solving given the numerous benefits of yoga for the mind and bod. 

 

Through Treehouse Caitlin and Tiffany have intentionally cultivated a community of diverse and genuine yoga and pilates teachers who are not only skilled in guiding others but are also committed to their own daily practices. Currently, Tiffany is CEO of Treehouse and teaches several classes a week and manages day to day operations at Treehouse, while Caitlin is CFO and manages Treehouse finances. 

 

www.treehousebda.com

 

Sponsor: Lindo's

Bermuda Bankers Association – Part 3

Part 1- Listen in to Part 1 of the series with the Bermuda Bankers Association. CEO Geoff Scott describes the BBA’s purpose as well as the critical role that financial literacy plays in the economy in Bermuda.

 

Part 2 - Listen in to Part 2 of the series with the Bermuda Bankers Association: Financial Crime – learn more about how easily fraudsters impact us and how to better protect yourself.

 

Part 3 -Tanya Bule was appointed as Head of Wealth and Personal Banking, HSBC on 1 May 2020. Before her promotion to Interim Head of Wealth & Personal Banking (previously known as Retail Banking Wealth Management (RBWM)) in September 2019, Mrs. Bule joined the Bank in 2015 as Chief Operating Officer of the RBWM HSBC global line of business.

 

• Sponsored by Bermuda Bankers Association

www.bermudabankers.org

Transforming Pain into Purpose: Salintae Tuzo-Smith on Living with Sickle Cell

Salintae is one of the most optimistic individuals you could meet despite the chronic illness she has lived with since birth. Doctors said she wouldn't live past thirty years old, but that did not stop her from travelling the world, earning a Master's degree in Christian Counselling, becoming a Trauma Informed Certified Coach or spending ten years in the corporate world as a business continuity professional earning a Certified Business Continuity Professional designation. Resiliency has always been Salintae's forte, in all areas of her life, and her goal is to reach those that believe they cannot or have a hard time bouncing back. Salintae helps her clients transform into people that are more than their illness. If her story resonates, you would like support or would like to see what she’s up to, you can find Salintae at @Salintae on IG, www.metanoiapower.com or info@metanoiapower.

 

Sponsor: Lindo's

Bermuda Bankers Association - Part 2

Geoff has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, including leadership roles in risk management, business development and client relationship management. He assumed progressively senior positions as a commercial banker with leading Canadian banks and transitioned to Barbados in 2012 as the Chief Risk Officer at a leading Caribbean commercial bank, where he successfully led several change initiatives which strengthened the risk culture and alignment with business strategies. Subsequently, Geoff was Chief Executive Officer at Barbados’ leading composite insurance company.

Geoff is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Bermuda Bankers Association, where he represents the banking industry with advocacy, education and communications aimed at a range of stakeholders.

Geoff is Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Commercial Bank of Anguilla. Geoff is a Chartered Director accredited by the Caribbean Governance Training Institute.

Sowing Seeds for Change: Bermuda Lunchbox’s Fight for Food Security

In this episode, we explore how Bermuda Lunchbox is bridging gaps in food security, supporting local food justice efforts, and promoting sustainable practices to ensure Bermudians can access vital food resources and grow their own food.

 

Bermuda Lunchbox was inspired by the U.N. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Social Justice Bermuda’s local food resources initiative. Founded by Ms. Outerbridge and her students, who dedicated over 40 hours of research and web development, Bermuda Lunchbox launched in 2022 as an easy-to-use online platform connecting Bermudians with food and gardening resources, classes, and community events. Through their website and Instagram, Bermuda Lunchbox educates on food security, promotes home gardening, and supports local food justice efforts, with a mission to help underprivileged people access essential resources and grow their own food. 

 

(Special acknowledgment goes to Ira Thompson, S4, for his creative design and direction, as she pursues a future in graphic design.)

 

Sponsor: Lindo's

Bermuda 2024/5 Economic Review and Outlook

Nathan Kowalski

Nathan is the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager at Anchor Investment Management Ltd. He sits on the firm’s investment, compliance, and finance committees and has been with the company since 2003. Nathan holds a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation and is a Fellow of CSI (FCSI). He is also the author of the column “Financial Ramblings from the Rock” featured in Bemuda’s Royal Gazette.

Jonathan Kent, Business Writer

Jonathan is a corporate writer for clients in the international business sector, producing content including white papers, web copy, press releases and thought-leadership articles. Before starting his own business in 2021, he was Business Editor and Deputy Editor of The Royal Gazette. During his journalistic career, he also covered news and sports for UK national and regional newspapers and magazines, including the Daily Mail, The Independent on Sunday and the Grimsby Telegraph. Jonathan has an MSc in International Management from the University of Liverpool.

Bermuda Bankers Association - Part 1

Podcast Summary and Guest Bio

Listen in to Part 1 of the series with the Bermuda Bankers Association. CEO Geoff Scott describes the BBA’s purpose as well as the critical role that financial literacy plays in the economy in Bermuda.

 

Geoff has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, including leadership roles in risk management, business development and client relationship management. He assumed progressively senior positions as a commercial banker with leading Canadian banks and transitioned to Barbados in 2012 as the Chief Risk Officer at a leading Caribbean commercial bank, where he successfully led several change initiatives which strengthened the risk culture and alignment with business strategies. Subsequently, Geoff was Chief Executive Officer at Barbados’ leading composite insurance company.

Geoff is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Bermuda Bankers Association, where he represents the banking industry with advocacy, education and communications aimed at a range of stakeholders.

Geoff is Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Commercial Bank of Anguilla. Geoff is a Chartered Director accredited by the Caribbean Governance Training Institute.

 

Sponsor – Bermuda Bankers Association

www.bermudabankers.org

Mindset Reset: Prioritize Health and Joy This Holiday Season

In this episode, Dr. Kasey-Jo Orvidas shares powerful mindset shifts to help you stay healthy over the holidays without sacrificing enjoyment. Learn how to ditch "all or nothing" thinking and embrace balance!

 

Dr. Orvidas holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and is a certified health and fitness coach, her expertise is in mindset and health behaviour change. She has transformed hundreds of lives (and minds) in her coaching career, while also being published in multiple peer-reviewed scientificjournals for her research exploring the relationship between our mindset and our health and fitness behaviours. After finding so much success within her own online fitness coaching business, she also created an accredited certification program (The Health MindsetCoaching Certification) teaching other coaches how to effectively use the science of mindset and psychology to develop lasting change with their clients.

Sponsor: Lindo's