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Barbadian and RevUP participant Kim Butcher, CEO of Okoye by Kim, engages Natalie D'Oyen, technical coordinator, intermediary relations, BIGEE Programme at Development Bank of Jamaica Limited, after her encouragement to the attendees to take advantage of growth-enabling opportunities..
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December 6, 2022

Business social

RevUP Caribbean, a virtual business incubation programme, pulled in global business heavyweights for its cohort two Founders’ Retreat held December 2 to 4. With presentations and panel discussions from former chief marketing officer at Facebook and current board member at Etsy, Gary Briggs, and senior partner at McKinsey and Co, Ramiero Raballos, the luxurious Villa Mara in Mammee Bay, St Ann, was the place to be for CEOs looking to scale up their businesses.

Launched in October 2021, RevUP Caribbean provides transformative support training and mentorship for start-ups and scale-ups. The retreat provided the group of enthusiastic founders the opportunity to interact with like-minded individuals and to benefit from informative presentations from experienced CEOs. The Business Social has the highlights.

Gary Briggs (left) and Sandra Glasgow, managing director of RevUP, catches up at the RevUP Retreat 2022.
RevUP Cohort 2 founder and CEO of Print Big Wayne Fagan presented the vote of thanks to Dolla Financials CEO and founder Kadeen Mairs after an insightful presentation on ‘Scale-Up and Professionalisation’ at the RevUP’s Retreat at the Villa Mara in Mammee Bay, St Ann.
Ramiero Raballos, senior partner of McKinsey and Co, advisors to many of the world’s most successful businesses, presents at RevUp Caribbean.
CEO of Ezy Advertising Management Limited Janal McLean and CEO of Mama Ja Edifies Gloria Jassie, both members of RevUP’s Equity-seeking Start-up Programme.
CEO of K & R Heavy Equipment Training and Logistics Ltd Kristen Orrett and Dwayne Samuels, retreat panellist, CEO and co-founder of Same Logic, caught in-between sessions at the recently held event.
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