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Biography:
After spending many years in corporate Jamaica, Heneka Watkis-Porter found herself growing more and more out of love with working a 9-5 which was unfulfilling. It was on August 7, 2007 she decided to start her own business. Patwa Apparel was born, and a few years later, went fulltime with this venture.
Since then, she’s started other ventures, had many successes and failures – had to pivot a few times, all the while doing what she loves. She is a serial-entrepreneur, cultural ambassador, author, speaker, fashion designer and podcaster. She wakes up every day with a grateful heart as she lives her purpose of “life transformation through inspiration”. She is the leading lady behind Patwa Culcha International, the company that owns the authentic Jamaica clothing brand, Patwa Apparel.
Heneka sees her business as a means to an end rather than an end in itself. She enjoys sharing her entrepreneurial experience to help empower the lives of persons with a desire to become entrepreneurs through Speaking, her book “15 Hints to Entrepreneurial Success: Lessons From A Caribbean Business Woman” and podcast, The Entrepreneurial You which is aired in over 50 countries around the world.
Heneka graduated the University of the West Indies (Mona) with a BSc in Sociology and Management Studies (Hons).
Trainings Delivered
Named by National Baking Company as a “Bold One of Manufacturing” for her Patwa Apparel fashion line in 2012. Heneka Watkis-Porter has successful launched and grown her Jamaican culture business on the world stage at varying fashion shows including Domincana Moda in the Dominican Republic. Now Patwa Culcha International, it is the go-to company to commemorate and celebrate Jamaican heritage worldwide. The mission is to create products and services that inspire Jamaican pride worldwide. Heneka also created a sauce line that was nominated in the Jamaica Observer Foods Awards in 2014.
“Any conversation about the most relentlessly achieving young female entrepreneurs in Jamaica must include Heneka Watkis-Porter, that highly self-motivated go-getter who embodies the unbridled TALLAWAH spirit.” – Tallawah Magazine
Publications & Broadcasts
In 2014, Heneka published her first book, “15 Hints to Entrepreneurial Success: Lessons From A Caribbean Business Woman” based on her experience as an entrepreneur. Pamela Coke Hamilton, Executive Director, The Caribbean Export Development Agency says this about the book, “Heneka Watkis-Porter has created perhaps the first road-map to success in a Caribbean context with ’15 Hints to Entrepreneurial Success’. In her unique marriage between memoir and manual, she outlines and illustrates the essential tools, both of mind and resources, which are necessary to enter into, and survive, the world of business”.
In December 2016, Heneka published her second book, “Sermon Notes: A-52 Week Devotional for Quiet Meditation”. This 52-week devotional helps readers develop a deeper relationship with Christ as they take the time to meditate on him. Heneka draws from her own journey being as a Christian, sharing inspirational messages to get through each week.
Motivate Inspire Provoke is a book of quotes, with over 500 quotes in 30 subject areas from over 300 thought leaders of the past and present. Starting with Heneka’s own musings on each area with “My take on it”, this book touches on subject matters ranging from ‘accountability’ to ‘winning’ and so much more in between.
Heneka is the creator and host of The Entrepreneurial You. This initially aired for 3 seasons on traditional radio starting in March 2014. In March 2017, it was converted to a weekly podcast for passionate and dedicated Caribbean entrepreneurs seeking inspiration. Each week a global high impact entrepreneur is featured to motivate and inspire our community of #PeakPerformers. Heneka has interviewed the likes of John Lee Dumas of EOFire, JV Crum III of Conscious Millionaire, Michael O’Neal of Solopreneur, Chris Ducker of Youpreneur and Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin Group. The podcast is aired on henekawatkisporter.com; iTunes and several other podcast directories and Voice of the Caribbean Radio (St. Kitts).
Respected Presenter and Panelist
Heneka Watkis-Porter is often requested as Presenter or Panelist for conferences in Jamaica and the Caribbean. In May 2017, Heneka was a main speaker at the 10th Anniversary staging of the Jamaica Business Development Expo and Conference addressing the topic of “Purpose and Entrepreneurship”.
In March 2017: Heneka was part of the Women In Energy Conference hosted by Jamaica Public Service where she gave stellar delivery as part of the Panel addressing “The Pursuit of Wholeness: Finding, Embracing & Presenting Your Whole Self to the World”.
In November 2016, Heneka was a Speaker at Dominate 360, Entrepreneurial Getaway on the Dutch/French Caribbean Island of St. Maarten. Heneka spoke on Business Branding.
In August 2014, Heneka was a Panelist at the “Seminar on the Apparel Industry & Economic Development in the Caribbean: Efficient Planning & Allocation of Resources”. This was organized by the Latin American & Caribbean Economic System (SELA) & UNIDO & Barbados Investment & Development Corporation and hosted in Barbados.
Workshop Experience
Here are a few of the workshops that Heneka has also delivered:
- 2013 – Island-wide Jamaica – Entrepreneurship Training as “I Believe Initiative” Ambassador
- May 2015 – Jamaican Reggae Band Katalys Crew – Delivered training on Personal Strategic Plan
- July 2015 – Ministry of Labour & Social Security: Delivered training on Mind-Set Shift;
- November 2015 – Ministry of Labour & Social Security: Delivered training on “Understanding Myself, My Values – Balancing Work and life”.
Affiliations
Heneka is on the board of directors of Elevate Ja, a non-profit organization that seeks to empower youths and young adults to live wholesome, purposeful lives. She is also an Ambassador of the Governor General of Jamaica’s I Believe Initiative (IBI) with mantra, “there is nothing wrong with Jamaica that cannot be fixed by what is right with Jamaica”.
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