Tallawah

Morris Sinclair, Travel and Tourism Management Consultant

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OVERVIEW

The Tallawah podcast is the product of many musings on the perception of success. How success is typically defined within societies can vary greatly from how an individual perceives success. Tallawah is a venture led by Latoya Wakefield (IG: @latoyawakefield) and Yanique Taylor (IG: @taylored.consulting), entrepreneurs pursuing their own version of success. As Jamaicans, Tallawah is a word used in our culture that means strength or fearlessness. The phrase, "wi likkle but wi tallawah" is used often to acknowledge our fellow Jamaicans locally and internationally who are achieving greatness, especially through their passions. This greatness across many domains is what we are featuring through Tallawah, with the goal to inspire others to seek out and achieve their own passion-fuelled success. We are seeking to help change lives one ear at a time (Shout out to Charles Hyatt for the tagline!)


GUEST

Morris Sinclair, Travel and Tourism Management Consultant based in Accra, Ghana.

A Wolmer’s Boys’ High School alum, Morris attended the 2019 Diaspora Conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre to aid in connecting the dots between Jamaica, Ghana and the rest of the Diaspora. He describes Ghana as his love and Jamaica as his sweetheart.

While his parents still live in Jamaica, since 2014 he has made Ghana his new homeland. He has always been interested in travelling, and was fortunate to visit several countries as a young man, even studying in Norway. However, he always wanted to visit Ghana, and when he was finally able to, he was amazed to discover how similar it was to Jamaica as well as the many business opportunities available.

On this episode, he shares some of those business opportunities, his experiences in Ghana and how he balances his love for both countries.


EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Ghana’s currency is currently five Ghanaian cedi to one United States dollar, a reflection of how strongly their economy is performing.
  • Agricultural, cultural and tourism business opportunities are flourishing in Ghana.
  • He advocated to have the visa requirement waived for travel between Ghana and Jamaica, an achievement announced at the 2019 Diaspora Conference.
  • He is working with an airline company to open the gateway between Jamaica and Africa for non-stop flights.
  • About success: “Nobody can tell you what you want to do, but people will always be willing to tell you what you shouldn’t do.” Just do what calls you!!
  • Referencing Sankofa, a Ghanaian Adinkra symbol: “It is important for people to know their roots so they can know where they are going in life.”


    • RESOURCES

    Twitter: @moresinclair

    Facebook: Morris Sinclair


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