Learners to Leaders

In this episode of Learners to Leaders, I sit down with Shelley White, head of Walkers' Cayman Islands Trust Disputes team to discuss the skills, mindset, AI and more. Shelley talks about:

• what a litigator is - explained for teens
• why the fear of failure makes a better lawyer
• why you don't have to be aggressive to handle conflict
• the power of resiliance
• the #1 skill that everyone needs
• a real life case that felt like it could be in a movie

Shelley specialises in complex multi-jurisdictional proceedings involving breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and asset recovery. She is key member of the Insolvency & Dispute Resolution team. Her practice covers insolvency and asset recovery, trusts and commercial litigation and she heads Walkers' Cayman Islands Trust Disputes team.

Shelley a specialist advocate, appearing in the Cayman Islands Courts at all levels. She is a highly experienced litigator and she has acted in some of the most high profile proceedings in the Cayman Islands over the last 15 years, including representing Irving Picard, the bankruptcy trustee of Bernard Madoff and BLMIS, PwC Cayman in SPhinX, Investcorp Bank BSC in Al Sadik, the Grant Thornton liquidators and SICL in AHAB v. Saad and SICL v. Maan Al Sanea, the GHF Parties in Abraaj, the liquidators of HQP Corporation and Asia Cement Corporation in the ongoing China Shanshui proceedings.

Shelley is a long serving member of the editorial board of the STEP Trusts Quarterly Review and was a member of the editorial board of Insol World for 3 years until 2024. Also in 2024, Shelley was appointed by Chief Justice Ramsay Hale to the Grand Court Rules Committee.

Shelley joined the firm in 2010 after spending the first 7 years of her career as a barrister at Chancery Commercial Chambers in Lincoln's Inn, London.

Artificial intelligence is changing the way we learn, work and build careers—but the technology itself isn't the biggest lesson.

In this episode of Learners to Leaders, I sit down with Abdirahman Guleed, CEO of Grantlytics and AI Fellow at Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative, to discuss the skills that will help young people thrive in a rapidly changing world.In this episode we discuss:

• Why the same skills that create great athletes create successful professionals
• How to turn failure into one of your greatest advantages
• What "Don't Get Left Behind" really means
• Why curiosity and open-mindedness will become even more valuable
• How young people can use AI to learn, build and solve real problems
• Whether choosing a career before 18 still makes sense
• Why learning how to think is more important than memorising information

Abdirahman (Abdi) Guleed is the CEO of Grantlytics, a company building the fundraising infrastructure that helps mission-driven organisations access philanthropic capital more effectively.

His background spans digital transformation, financial services, and organisational change management. He is an AI Fellow at Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative, where he helps senior executives understand and apply artificial intelligence within their organisations. He earned his master's degree from Harvard with a focus on innovation and technology.

Before entering technology and entrepreneurship, Abdi was a professional middle-distance athlete, competing at the national level in Norway.

Daniel Dsouza is the Co-Founder of DreamSetGo, India’s premier platform for luxury sports travel experiences. With nearly three decades in the global travel and tourism industry, he is redefining how fans experience sports—by offering exclusive, tailor-made journeys to the world’s most iconic sporting events and teams.

Before founding DreamSetGo, Daniel led the leisure and holiday business at SOTC Travel Ltd. (Thomas Cook Group), where he pioneered product innovation and built customer-centric solutions that reshaped India’s holiday market.

Today, he combines his deep expertise in luxury travel with his passion for sports to craft once-in-a-lifetime experiences for Indian fans. A recognized thought leader in sports and experiential tourism, Daniel is driven by a single mission: to help fans live their sporting dreams.

In this episode…

• ​What it was like to host Usain Bolt in India
• ​How the travel industry dealt with a global pandemic
• ​What failure teaches you (and why even the best athletes fail)
• ​What separates legends from everyone else
• ​What the future is travel, sports and jobs might look like since AI is changing everything

What if you could talk to someone who’s been to Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, and now helps teens all over the world get into their dream colleges? Meet Ms. Vibha Kagzi — trailblazing education entrepreneur, leadership coach, and two-time TEDx speaker on a mission to help young minds design global careers. With experience spanning finance, fashion, and media — and author of Break the MBA Code and Break the Career Code — she’s one the most respected voices in career guidance and higher education. You’re Gonna Want to Hear This!

Here’s What You’ll Discover:

- The real reason some students stand out to top universities (hint: it’s not just grades!).

- What happens when your “dream job” turns out to be totally wrong — and how to bounce back even stronger.

- The #1 mindset shift that turns ordinary students into future leaders.

- Why “school friends” can shape your life more than your first job ever will.

- The secret power of mentorship — and how the right person can change everything.

- Her bold take on AI and the jobs of the future (spoiler: tech isn’t dead — it’s just getting started).

- Why the world needs more people who give, not just take — and how that’s the real success code.

- Vibha’s time-hacking secret: how to balance work, fun, and rest without losing your mind.

Find out more at www.reachivy.com

Lindsay Wilson provides freedom. Thirty years of experience, overseeing $50 million dollars of sales with integrity. As she says "sales is love"

Game changer, ocean lover, mom. NYU BFA, founder of "The Show", Mindvalley calls her "the world's most sought-after sales coach". Her mom says she has a big heart.

In this episode, you will discover…

• ​What is sales and why it is important
• ​How someone who graduated with an acting degree became the worlds best sales coach
• ​How to overcome the fear of rejection in sales (and in life)
• ​Be the first to know what the worlds best sales coach’s superpower is
• ​Three tips for kids on how to get yes’ (even from your parents!)
• ​How to close a sales conversation

In this episode you will find out…

Does getting a medicine degree really take too long?

What is pathology?

Who do doctors and pathologists work with?

Interesting detective cases and discoveries!

In this episode you will find out about…

• ​Behind the scenes of COVID press briefings
• ​How to progress as a journalist
• ​The different roles and experiences of a journalist
• ​The difference between tv journalism and radio
• ​Does AI pose a threat to journalists

And lots more!

In this episode, you will find out the REAL inside scoop of what it’s like to be a journalist.

In this episode we will find out…

- the responsibilities of being a CEO

- the huge role technology plays in banking

- the importance of safety in a bank

- how hurricane Ivan disrupted cayman’s economy

- why you shouldn’t burn bridges with the people who helped you

In this episode we will find out…

- The connection between the science and banking fields

- How Janet’s many careers link together and give her experience

- How you never stop learning in life

- How communication helped Janet with complex problems

- The importance of asking when you don’t know something