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Business review 2022 and the Outlook for 2023

 What kind of a year has it been for Bermuda in 2022 and what can we expect for 2023?

 

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 the President of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.

 

Jonathan Kent, Business Writer
Jonathan is a freelance corporate writer for clients in the international business sector and a business journalist. He is well known to many in Bermuda’s business community, having previously worked for 15 years as Business 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.

 

 

Fitness Myths

In this episode of Best Health, we welcome Carrie Lee into the Sound Lounge to separate health facts from fiction.

 

Podcast Summary​

 

In this episode of Best Health, we’re covering the commonly misunderstood facts and myths surrounding fitness and nutrition. 

 

Will I get bulky if I lift weights? Can I lose fat on targeted areas of my body?

 

Carrie Lee, one of Bermuda’s favourite Personal Trainer’s and myth debunking queen is here to differentiate between fact and fiction, taking the guesswork out of your workout.

 

Carrie is a certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, health mindset coach, and CEO of Carrie Lee Fitness coaching.

 

Carrie pulls back the curtain on fitness industry gimmicks, myths, and misconceptions and provides her clients with realistic, practical tools and knowledge to help them thrive without giving up the foods they love. Carrie brings along with her decades of experience having spent over 20 years yo-yo dieting, trying every weight-loss solution money can buy, and ultimately undergoing her own personal transformation losing and maintaining a 75lb weight loss through healthy, sustainable lifestyle changes.

 

For more information or PT sessions, you can contact Carrie Lee directly:

W: http://www.carrieleefitness.com

IG: @carieleefitness

 

Enjoy this episode? Check out our other episodes of Best Health and catch a new episode out on the last Friday of each month.

 

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This episode of Best Health has been sponsored by Lindos.  Why go anyplace else?

SM: @LindosBermuda  

Web: https://lindos.bm

The Realities of Postpartum

In this episode of Best Health, we’re talking all things postpartum. 

 

What exactly are baby blues? How do I know if it’s more than that?

 

Angela Hovi, one of Bermuda’s biggest supporters of women through the postpartum period is here to guide us through the physical and mental realities new parents face.

 

Angela is both a personal trainer with a focus on pregnancy and postpartum fitness, as well as the founder of Beyond Blue – a support group for mums with baby blues, depression, anxiety and stress.

 

During her own pregnancies and postpartum periods, Angela found it difficult to find reliable, evidence-based information on how to continue and return to exercise, and so 10 years ago, retrained as a PT – now passing on her research on postpartum fitness and recovery to private clients and group classes.

 

During her two pregnancies, Angela also suffered with postpartum depression and anxiety.  Not wanting other women to feel alone as new mothers, Angela teamed up with MAMA Bermuda to start Beyond Blue in 2015 – offering support to those suffering with PPD.    

 

For more information or support, you can contact Angela directly:

Instagram: @anghoviwellness 

anghoviwellness@gmail.com

 

If you’re looking for further support, please also contact Beyond Blue: beyondblue@mama.bm

 

This episode of Best Health has been sponsored by Lindos.  Why go anyplace else?

 

Enjoy this episode? Check out our other episodes of Best Health and catch a new episode out on the last Friday of each month.

 

Get social with us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter:

@RGMags

@TheRoyalGazette

#RGBestHealth

 

 

Sponsor – Lindos 

SM: @LindosBermuda  

Web: https://lindos.bm

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA)

In a rapidly changing financial environment, learn about KBRA’s approach to ESG in the credit rating process and how it is keeping pace as issues evolve.

 

Patrick Welch is Chief ESG & Ratings Policy Officer at Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), responsible for leading all aspects of KBRA’s commitment as an ESG-focused firm, delivering to investors the highest quality credit analysis and research. Prior to this role, Pat served as KBRA’s chief credit officer for five years.

 

Previously, Pat worked for 19 years at Goldman Sachs, where he served as a vice president within the Credit Risk Management and Advisory Department, and as deputy chief credit officer at Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

 

Previously to Goldman Sachs, Pat spent seven years in the Structured Finance Group at Standard & Poor’s (now S&P Global Ratings), where he rated numerous asset classes. He began his career as an analyst at Security Pacific National Bank.

 

Pat holds both a B.S. and MBA from Cornell University.

 

Van Hesser is a Senior Managing Director and Chief Strategist at KBRA, where he is responsible for commenting on market and economic developments and their impact on credit markets. Previously, he led the company’s Financial Institutions and Corporates credit rating groups. Van has been named to Institutional Investor Magazine’s All-America Fixed Income Research Team rankings 10 times across three categories.

 

Prior to joining KBRA, Van was a managing director in the Financial Institutions Group at Wells Fargo Principal Investments. Previously, he worked at HSBC Securities for 10 years, serving as managing director and global head of Credit Research and head of U.S. Fixed Income Research.

 

Van also held senior sell-side corporate bond research roles covering financial institutions at Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs, as well as a corporate finance position in Salomon Brothers’ Financial Institutions Group. He started his career as a bank examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

Van earned a B.S., cum laude, from Fordham University and an MBA from Yale University.

 

Sponsor – KBRA

Website: https://www.kbra.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kroll-bond-rating-agency-llc/

Captive Insurance

In this episode of the Navigate Series, understand more about Emerging trends for the Captive Insurance Industry and how it forms part of risk management solutions in the current hardening market

 

Grainne Richmond

Grainne Richmond FCA, is currently Executive Vice President, Head of Captives at Aon Bermuda. 

Ms Richmond has over 20 years in the Bermuda And Cayman Captive business with prior roles as a Vice President at Strategic Risk Solutions (and Dyna Management Services Ltd), Artex Risk Solutions and International Advisory Solutions. 

 

Ms Richmond also worked with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Dublin, Ireland prior to moving to Bermuda. She is currently President of the Bermuda Insurance Management Association and strategy Director of Bermuda Captive Network.

 

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3EpyRS4

 

Sponsor – Aon Insurance Managers (Bermuda) Ltd. 

https://www.aon.com/home/index​

Mind Squats

In this episode of Best Health, we’re chatting through the basic principles of yoga and Pilates, and counting through their seemingly endless benefits.  

 

But can yoga really benefit anyone?  Do you have to be strong already to start Pilates?

 

Akilah Beckles, one of Bermuda’s leading yoga and Pilates instructors is in the studio to answer these questions and more, as she guides us through the basics of each practice, and how they can benefit all of us – whether we’re looking to boost our physical or mental health.  

 

For more information, or to book a class, you can contact Akilah on her website here: https://www.akilahbeckles.com/contact

 

This episode of Best Health has been sponsored by Lindos.  Why go anyplace else?

 

Enjoy this episode? Check out our other episodes of Best Health and catch a new episode out on the last Friday of each month.

 

Get social with us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter:

@RGMags

@TheRoyalGazette

#RGBestHealth

 

 

Sponsor – Lindos 

SM: @LindosBermuda  

Web: https://lindos.bm

Corporate Concierge and Elevate Executive Selection

In this episode of the Navigate Series, learn more about a twin engine that enables people to be successful in both their careers and living in Bermuda. 

 

Sylvia Jones has built a twin-engine vehicle that fulfills her vision for enabling people to be successful in their careers and in their life in Bermuda. 

Corporate Concierge is a relocation and destination services provider and over the past fifteen years has served Bermuda’s international business sector as their top executives and high net worth individuals move to and from Bermuda. Elevate Executive Selection provides Senior Executive and INED Search support as well as Leadership Development. Sylvia has built communities of connection that enable her to offer unique insights on the corporate fabric of Bermuda. ​

 

Sponsor – Elevate 

http://www.elevateselection.com

Gut Health

In this episode of Best Health, we discuss all things gut health. 

 

What does a healthy gut do for us?  And do prebiotics, or probiotics really help? 

 

Dr Suraia Barclay, Bermuda’s leading gastroenterologist is in the studio to put the record straight when it comes to separating gut fact from fiction, and why it is so important to check your sources when it comes to medical advice. 

 

For further information, you can contact Dr. Barclay at: 

Office Suite 310, The International Center, Par-La-Ville Rd or by calling (441) 295-6994. 

 

This episode of Best Health has been sponsored by Lindos.  Why go anyplace else?

 

Enjoy this episode? Check out our other episodes of Best Health and catch a new episode out on the last Friday of each month.

 

Get social with us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter:

@RGMags

@TheRoyalGazette

#RGBestHealth

 

 

Sponsor – Lindos 

SM: @LindosBermuda  

Web: https://lindos.bm

Institute of Directors

In this episode of the Navigate Series, find out more about how you can connect with other leaders, develop your skills and be heard, with our guests from the Institute of Directors in Bermuda.

 

Michelle Cardwell

Michelle currently is a Director/Consultant for The Pillars Consultancy Limited a company incorporated in Oct 2019. Michelle has over 18 years’ experience within the financial, insurance, corporate, trust and real estate business sectors within Bermuda. Michelle holds a Masters of Business Administration, is a Certified AntiMoney Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Certified Compliance Officer and holds the Institute of Directors Diploma in Company Direction (Dip IoD).

 Michelle currently serves as Chair of the Institute of Directors Bermuda Branch and is a non-executive director (NED) for two Bermuda registered Companies. In addition, Michelle also sits on several boards of Bermuda registered charities.

 

Danielle Riviere

In 2006 Danielle become the first Programme Manager for The Centre on Philanthropy, developing the organisations volunteer programme, extensive training and education platform.

 

In 2013, Danielle left The Centre to become as an independent consultant for OD Solutions.  Focussin on strategic and organisational development, Danielle has worked with a number of clients to help them grow, improve and develop their organisation. 

 

In 2017 Danielle returned to The Centre on Philanthropy until the organisation closed in 2019. 

In January 2021, Danielle Riviere became the first Executive Director for the Institute of Directors Bermuda Branch, a role that allows her to follow two of her greatest passions: programme and leadership development.

 

 

Sponsor – Institute of Directors in Bermuda

Website: https://www.iod.bm/

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3oY4GbO​

Sleep Matters

In this episode of Best Health, we discuss all things sleep related.

What does good sleep really look like? How can less than optimal sleep impact our mental and physical health?

Dorothy Bradshaw, sleep expert and founder of The 41st Wink is in the studio to help us understand why good sleep is the foundation of our overall health and gives us some tips to try at home.

 

For further information, you can contact The 41st Wink, Bermuda:

w: the41stwink.com

e: the41stwink@gmail.com

t: 441-331-2906

 

This episode of Best Health has been sponsored by Lindos. Why go anyplace else?

SM: @LindosBermuda  

Web: https://lindos.bm