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Export sales don’t happen overnight; be patient, understand the processes and you will be rewarded. This is the export mantra of Michele Kalloo. Michele has been immersed in export sales
and marketing throughout the Caribbean and Latin America for twenty+ years; guiding and advising business executives from large companies to SME’s looking to take their products to the
world.

As a highly sought-after regional authority on export markets, Michele understands being a successful exporter is not just about knowing regulatory policies, customs procedures and tariffs.
She shows her clients all the elements businesses need to apply and adopt for success in new export markets from having a market-oriented approach to seeing your business and brand not in
the present but where it should be in three to five years and how this can save you in the long run.

Michele’s work throughout the region has been in a variety of sectors. She’s led lucrative export initiatives for well-known companies and brands such as Draco (Hygienic Products), Trinidad
Tissues (Bathroom Tissues) Agostini Industries (Diapers), SCL Group (Concrete Additives), Magna Rewards (Loyalty Program), and Century Eslon (PVC and Water Tanks). In the past year alone, she brokered and coordinated vital business connections for many of the female business owners on JAMPRO’s first trade mission to Trinidad and Tobago. These exporters met face to face with some of the biggest retailers and distributors in Trinidad and today some of these businesses are now proud exporters to Trinidad.

Michele was a contributing writer for MasterCard and small business strategist helping SME’s successfully scale their operations for export readiness. Michele’s keen ability to identify trade
gaps and her strong relations with a broad network of regional and extra-regional distributors, retailers and manufacturers give her the unique ability to quickly position products in new
markets. Her leadership and regional market expertise have resulted in collaborations with export authorities, chambers and councils to conduct training and workshops for both new and
experienced exporters.

Ladi Franklin is aCertified Value Builder™ who offers group and one-on-one coaching to value-growth entrepreneur-owned businesses. She is an Entrepreneurial Thought & Action (ET&A®) Educator and Business Strategy Coach with two decades of experience providing guidance to entrepreneur-owned small and medium scale businesses. Ladi has worked with MSMEs in diverse industry sectors including manufacturing, tourism, agro-processing, creativity, retail, healthcare, personal, and professional services sectors.

Ladi Franklin is Founder and Lead Business Coach at Good Works Coaching and Consulting (GWCC), Trinidad and Tobago. Her educational background includes a B.Sc in International Studies, as well as MBA with specialization in Marketing in Nigeria. She also has professional training in Entrepreneurial Thought and Action (ETA) methodology from Babson College, Massachusetts.

She has nearly two decades of extensive hands-on experience, combined with professional training relating to Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector development. Her professional career spans Africa as well as the Caribbean in which she has held senior level positions including Consultant/Financial Education Specialist (SMEs), Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago and General Manager of the Subsidiary of the Business Development Company,  Trinidad & Tobago, (Caribbean Leasing Company Ltd).  In 2008, she successfully re-purposed her skills and competencies into coaching and consulting. She has coached numerous SME founders from diverse industry sectors including agro-processing, tourism, manufacturing, personal services, food & beverage and creative arts, bringing clarity to their vision and helping them translate their business goals to tangible results.

Currently at GWCC, she works directly with growth/ impact oriented Small and Medium Enterprise Founders providing them the direction, accountability and  outside perspective that is needed to take their businesses to the next level. Her coaching is specifically geared toward helping Clients to develop and implement transformative business models and strategies that enhance productivity, competitiveness and growth in their businesses.