Biographical Info

Simone is the Founder and Managing Director of http://www.trinidadweddings.com, a wedding website in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), which was established in 2004 to provide free resources, advice and information to engaged couples and marketing support to wedding vendors. She was the first female internet entrepreneur in Trinidad and Tobago; and the website was the first of its kind in the country.

 

Simone is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Trinidad Weddings’ Wed-Zine. This is an annual wedding magazine, which has been sold nation-wide in Trinidad & Tobago since 2010 and globally, via digital download, since its 2013 issue.

 

In September 2013, the magazine won an award from the international body, the Project Management Institute (PMI) Southern Caribbean Chapter for the “Most Creative Use Of Project Management Techniques.” Simone is also the Producer of wedding industry events in Trinidad & Tobago.

 

She holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), United Kingdom, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology and Business Management from the University of the West Indies, a Diploma in Fashion Journalism from CTJT, United Kingdom and is currently pursuing a Diploma in Digital Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).

 

Over the past ten years, she was been the wedding columnist for the Trinidad Guardian newspaper, with her column appearing there every Sunday. Her articles have been also published and quoted in national and Caribbean magazines, as well as on international websites.

 

Simone also lectures the elective courses: “Wedding Plannning” and “Event Marketing,” at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business in Trinidad, for the Event Management Diploma programme (accredited by George Washington University, USA); and is an occasional Guest Lecturer at the Trinidad and Tobago Tourism and Hospitality Institute (TTHTI).

 

Her speaking engagements have covered topics such as: social media, magazine publishing, copyright in the events industry, marketing and entrepreneurship.

She has addressed audiences such as The Wedding Conference at the Jamaica Bridal Expo (September 2016), the audience at the Project Management Institute- Southern Caribbean Chapter Conference (2013), the US Embassy in T&T, the Rotaract, Friends of San Fernando General Hospital, University of T&T’s Masters in Entrepreneurship class and the Journalism class at the School of Business and Computer Science in Trinidad.

Simone is also a member of the Association of Female Executives of Trinidad and Tobago and served on the Board as Secretary in 2005. In 2005, Simone was a finalist in the Business Category, for the National Young Woman of the Year Award, in Trinidad & Tobago. In 2015, Simone was also a nominee, selected by Ernst and Young, for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Testimonial:
“Simone brought a superior level of knowledge and engagement to the table when she was a guest speaker at a social media seminar I hosted in 2011. She was one of the first entrepreneurs in Trinidad to start a web-based business and was able to give participants practical, first-hand insights into what it meant to grow an online presence locally. Her expertise, as well as her warmth and friendliness, made over 50 per cent of participants note her presentation on their feedback form as one they would recommend to a friend. Simone knows her stuff, works hard at her craft and I would highly recommend her as an expert on wedding events and online business.” – Desiree Seebaran, Media & Marketing Strategist, Trinidad & Tobago

Topics:

Simone is available to speak or train groups about:

• Entrepreneurship
• Magazine publishing
• Copyright in the event industry
• Marketing
• Media strategy and;
• Wedding planning.

 

For speaking engagement bookings, email: [email protected]

 

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