Winthrop, born and raised in Long Island, New York, to Jamaican and Fijian parents, shares the struggle of balancing his Caribbean heritage at home with the pressure to assimilate as an American kid in the 90s. He details the impulsive decision to leave a finance career path in NYC to embrace entrepreneurship in Jamaica, revealing the intense culture shock and business lessons learned during his first four years in Negril.

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