Social Confoes 012 – Developing the Caribbean and its Potential w/ Gyanno van Kanten
Our guest tonight on #SocialConfoes is Gyanno van Kanten from the island of Curacao. Gyanno studied in Tilburg and came back to the Caribbean with the ambition to help develop its potential. Well talk about studying in Europe, running a business in a sma
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Show Notes
Our guest tonight on #SocialConfoes is Gyanno van Kanten from the island of Curacao. Gyanno studied in Tilburg and came back to the Caribbean with the ambition to help develop its potential. We'll talk about studying in Europe, running a business in a small market, social media and online marketing, and most likely touch on sports, national pride and branding the Caribbean as well.
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Episode Overview
- 0:00 - Introductions with some apple juice
- 3:48 - An encounter in Tilburg
- 8:09 - Things you learned in university that you apply today
- 16:37 - Why did you choose Curacao?
- 21:55 - What would you advice future students that will be graduating
- 30:30 - First impressions of Curacao
- 34:27 - Why do people want traditional work experience first?
- 39:06 - Is the education system broken?
- 45:55 - How did you put yourself out there in Curacao?
- 52:32 - Should you invest in a drone?
- 1:03:11 - What do you think is required to build a Caribbean community?
- 1:17:17 - Closing off
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