The Foundpreneur Podcast

Stephen Stanberry

The Caribbean has been building world-class businesses for decades. Nobody covered it properly. Until now. The Foundpreneur Podcast is a weekly conversation series hosted by Caribbean journalist and media founder Stephen Stanberry. Every episode goes deep with founders from across the Caribbean and its diaspora, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Trinidad, Barbados, Cayman Islands, and beyond unpacking the real story behind the build. No hype. No overnight success myths. Just honest conversations about what it actually takes to build a business in this region the strategies, the setbacks, and the wins that never made the mainstream business press. New episodes every week. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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  1. She Built a 15-Country Caribbean Brand With Zero Investors — Here's How

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    She Built a 15-Country Caribbean Brand With Zero Investors — Here's How

    Stephen Stanberry sits down with Melesia Adderley — the founder of Women's Haven and the first female Caribbean-owned organic feminine care brand in the region. Melesia built across 15 countries. With zero investors. From the Cayman Islands. This episode covers the origin, the near-collapse, and the decisions that made Women's Haven what it is today. Plus questions submitted directly by the Foundpreneur community. 3 quick take aways. One — the gap is the opportunity. Melesia didn't invent the concept of organic feminine care. She identified that the Caribbean had been excluded from it entirely and decided to close that gap herself. Every Caribbean founder has a version of that gap sitting right in front of them. Two — zero investors is not a limitation. It is a decision. Melesia has built a 15-country brand on her own terms because she chose to control the build. Funding shapes everything — including who you answer to. Three — distribution is the real product. Getting the product right was step one. Getting it into 100-plus stores across 15 different Caribbean markets — different regulations, different buyers, different retail cultures — that was the actual build. Enjoyed this episode? Leave us a review where ever you listen your podcast it helps more Caribbean stories reach more people. Or send us a message at hello@foundpreneur.co Subscribe to The Foundpreneur Weekly — foundpreneur.co Follow Stephen across social: LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube Follow Foundpreneur across social: LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube Connect with Melesia Adderley: Instagram — @MrsAdderley Shop Women's Haven — womenshaven.com

    49 min
  2. Foundpreneur Podcast Trailer

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    Foundpreneur Podcast Trailer

    The Caribbean has produced some of the most remarkable founders on the planet. But you'd never know it from the coverage. The Foundpreneur Podcast is a weekly show hosted by Caribbean journalist and media founder Stephen Stanberry. Every Monday we sit down with Caribbean and diaspora founders building businesses that matter breaking down the revenue models, the market entry strategies, the decisions that almost killed the business, and the ones that saved it. Plus the strategies and lessons you can steal. And use in your own build right now. New episodes every Monday. Subscribe to The Foundpreneur Weekly — our free Thursday newsletter covering the Caribbean founder economy: foundpreneur.co Connect with Foundpreneur: On InstagramOn LinkedInOn YouTube@Foundpreneur on all platformsThanks for listening. New episodes every Monday.

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The Caribbean has been building world-class businesses for decades. Nobody covered it properly. Until now. The Foundpreneur Podcast is a weekly conversation series hosted by Caribbean journalist and media founder Stephen Stanberry. Every episode goes deep with founders from across the Caribbean and its diaspora, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Trinidad, Barbados, Cayman Islands, and beyond unpacking the real story behind the build. No hype. No overnight success myths. Just honest conversations about what it actually takes to build a business in this region the strategies, the setbacks, and the wins that never made the mainstream business press. New episodes every week. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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  • Creator
    Stephen Stanberry
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Foundpreneur Media LLC
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    The Foundpreneur Podcast