What problem are we solving?
People from all around the globe were brought to the Caribbean due to European Imperialism, starting as early as 1492. After hundreds of years of history, what has resulted is a truly multicultural demographic. Many of these people are still inhabiting the Caribbean, while others have migrated to other corners of the globe. They bring their rich heritage and values along with them and reap tremendous success.
Meanwhile, the Caribbean is mostly known for its tourism and agriculture assets. Today, the world does not see the Caribbean as a source of intellectual, forward-thinking, or even ambitious talent. And that is simply untrue.
There are multicultural, multiethnic, and multitalented Caribbean innovators who are changing our world and impacting society. Caribbean CXO aims to elevate the Caribbean diaspora by creating awareness of these innovators within our community.
Why now?
Thanks to mass media and the rise of the internet, it has become easier than ever for global communities to form online. Yet, when you ask a Caribbean person where they might go to learn about successful people within our community, there is no singular platform at the top of their mind.
Stories that can be inspirational and motivating for the youth, professionals, and other Caribbean communities worldwide are being left untold. There has not been a platform for our community to know itself. That is what Caribbean CXO aims to improve.
Contact
General
Executive Producer
Shri Lildharrie
info@Caribbeancxo.tv
Host & Producer
Sasha Lildharrie
sasha@caribbeancxo.tv
Producer & Host
Sasha Lildharrie, Guyanese- American
Local television host, producer, and Chief Financial Officer Sasha Lildharrie was born and raised in Westchester, New York. She is a first generation Guyanese American whose parents migrated to the Bronx, New York from Guyana and Barbados in the early 80s.
After receiving her bachelor’s degree at Fordham University, Sasha began her career as an accountant for CBS Television. She later moved on to a management role at Rakuten Marketing before becoming the Chief Financial Officer at Certified Alarm Tech Systems, Inc. a security and fire integration firm.
In addition to her passion for all things finance and accounting, Sasha acquired a strong interest in the entertainment industry after working and appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2013. By 2018 Sasha achieved a longtime goal of becoming a television producer where she facilitates, creates, and hosts new broadcast programs for BronxNet Television.
To know Sasha is to know a humble leader. In both her personal and professional life, she manages to inspire and unite everyone around her. Vision, empathy, and integrity are just a few qualities that help illustrate Ms. Sasha Lildharrie
Executive Producer & Founder
Shri Lildharrie, Born in Guyana & grew up in Barbados
A travel media pro with 20+ years of experience in multimedia sales, marketing, and travel technology, Shri is an entrepreneur with well-rounded management skills and a demonstrated ability to develop and execute digital media strategies that drive revenue growth, profitable partnerships, and grow companies. Shri spent 8 years at the world’s leading life stage media company XO Group, leading the travel vertical. During his tenure at XO, he generated over $50 million in revenue. Shri also founded Karma Entertainment Group, a hospitality management company that owned and operated bars and restaurants in NYC. After leaving XO, Shri started The Hotelogist Inc., a travel tech consulting firm focused on educating and empowering hotel owners and managers to look to the web as the most critical and fastest growing revenue stream for their company. Shri has deep relationships with leading hospitality companies and executives worldwide.
Head of Marketing Operations
Nirvanna Lildharrie, Guyanese-American
An AdTech sales professional, musician, painter, and avid volunteer, Nirvanna is a first-generation Guyanese American whose parents migrated to NYC from Guyana and Barbados in the early 80s. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Mass Communications & Media Studies from Tufts University in 2014, Nirvanna entered the advertising industry as a Sales Account Executive working with retailers and brands such as Thrive Market, eBay, Sephora, Crate & Barrel, and more. In her spare time, Nirvanna creates a cappella arrangements for Harvard Law School’s Scales of Justice, tapes her own cooking show content on Instagram, and Volunteers as an English Tutor with English For New Bostonians, an organization which helps adult immigrants improve their English to access better opportunities in the United States. Nirvanna has an extremely creative nature, which is demonstrated in her artwork. Most recently, her work has been displayed at the Dorchester Art Project gallery in Boston, Massachusetts.
Video Creative Editor
Lissa Deonarain, Guyanese-American
Lissa Deonarain a queer and disabled, Guyanese-American, multimedia artist, activist and filmmaker from Omaha, Nebraska. She received her B.A. from Emerson College in Media Arts Production with a concentration in Documentary Filmmaking and Producing and a minor in Global and Postcolonial Studies. Her films explore social justice issues and themes such as identity, belonging and memory, largely inspired by her own experiences as a multiracial woman and daughter of an immigrant.
Alongside filmmaking, Lissa Deonarain is a classically trained pianist who dabbles in poetry, amateur film and digital photography and makeup. She is an avid language learner, travel enthusiast, amateur archivist and social justice activist. She served as the first ever President of Flawless Brown, an artist collective for women of color at Emerson College, from 2016-2018.