GUEST

Kesi Gardner, CEO - The Storyteller Agency

An educator, marketing consultant and storyteller who is passionate about empowerment, Kesi believes in standing out above the noise. Her blog, www.kesigardner.com, is hailed as one of the top marketing blogs in the Jamaica.

She has a multi-faceted background including experience in the non-profit world, public relations, and marketing for more than 10 years and provides consulting services as Director of The Storyteller Agency which focuses on public relations, content creation, marketing consultation and influencer marketing.

Kesi is a commentator and has appeared on national television shows and periodicals including CVM’s In Live at 7 with Simon Crosskill, CVM-TV Sunrise, Global Voices.org, Caribbean Radio.com, Jamaica Observer’s Page 2, Buzz Caribbean, Caribbean Business Report and Philanthropy.com.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

• Kesi shares why she believes Jamaica is ten years behind in terms of how persons do not maximize the Internet and technology more to elevate business and access to better opportunities. She is a strong proponent of the digital nomad lifestyle.
• She was always drawn to the creative arts and so decided to focus her educational journey in this area. This was fuelled particularly while living in New York where her mother received a great work opportunity with The United Nations resulting in the family moving from Jamaica.
• In New York, Kesi attended The Dwight School on Central Park West, a prestigious private school. But after a year, she decided to leave and attend art school to pursue her true creative desires.
• In discussing her decision to return to Jamaica, Kesi shares that she had a very brief stint at a local agency before deciding to pursue doing business on her terms. “I now have full control of everything creative that I do.”
• “I’ve always said I want to be paid to be myself.” As a creative, through her agency she is able to focus on community level recognition/branding for herself, influencers and growing businesses.
• The Storyteller Agency aims to create a buzz online, typically for less mainstream events. Their focus is to create experiential experiences to up-level interest and exposure within the digital space.
• “For me achievement is being recognized in my community.”
• Kesi, who has struggled with depression intermittently throughout her journey, credits therapy, meditation and consistently practicing gratitude as essential in keeping her grounded.
• About success and finding your own path, Kesi states, “You need to find the empty spaces in the market that are not being utilized and that of course depends on your interest and what your niche is.”

RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: (876) 881-7830

Instagram: @thestoryteller.agency

Facebook: kesigardner

Websites: www.kesigardner.com and www.storytelleragency.co

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