Home: San Fernando, Trinidad. Age: 54. Birthplace: San Fernando, Trinidad. Profession: Entrepreneur, Executive Chairman. Organization: Quicksilver Convenience Limited, Aura Energy Limited, The Oxbridge International School Limited. Title: Executive Chairman. Alma mater: University of Manchester; University of Cambridge.
Current project: Developing a method of farming to feed the poor. Latest contribution to others: Developing leaders. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Building a conglomerate from nothing at all. Hobbies: Karate, football, cross training, reading, movies. Last book read: Hope, by Pope Francis. Recently viewed and recommended: Conclave, Yellowstone, Peaky Blinders, Star Trek Strange New Worlds.
Personality profile: Intense, driven, high standards. Moral compass: My Catholic faith. How do you define a perfect friendship? A supportive presence, loving and caring. What is your greatest joy? Being close to the ocean or any body of water. What is your guilty pleasure? Chocolate. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Astronauts. What is at the top of your bucket list? To build a billion-dollar business. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? The opportunity to sit quietly.
What book have you repeatedly read? Jonathan Livingston Seagull, by Richard Bach. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Watercolours by Cazabon and Hingwan. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Paramahansa Yogananda, John The Baptist, Jesus Christ. What is your go-to source of news and information? BBC and The Financial Times. What is your go-to source of creative inspiration? Prayer. What world event has had the greatest influence on your life? The fall of the Berlin Wall. What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? The behaviour of my father, my poverty.
What change would you like to see in the world?
Peace.
What message do you want to send out into the world? Be kind. What widely held belief do you reject? That God isn’t real. What mega-trend most excites you? The continued march of technology. What mega-trend most concerns you? Artificial intelligence.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? How to Keep Failing and Still End Up Successful. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Tom Cruise. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Socrates. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With my family. What advice would you give your younger self? Trust God, pray and have high standards. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? My teenage years.
Personal mission: To serve God by serving His creation. Personal motto: I try, and leave the rest to God. Favorite quote: “Whoever brought me here will have to take me home” (Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī). Desired epitaph: Here is just a guy who went home.
