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IT skills on a tropical island = dreamy! But what if the jobs don’t match the talent? This week, Andrew meets an IT pro who discovered how to stay local & build a killer tech career with remote work.
Hey, Welcome Back!
Is your talent too big for your local job market?
When options for local tech jobs are slim, you’ve got to think outside the box - or in Mark Forrester’s case, outside the island.
Mark is a Grenadian IT graduate with serious skills, but the job market in Grenada wasn’t playing ball.
With local opportunities limited, he faced two choices: leave the island he loved or stay trapped in underemployment, always on the outside looking in.
Yikes. Tough call.
💡 Mark had a better idea!
He found a way to excel in tech without sacrificing the career he loves, or the lifestyle he wanted.
By tapping into the boundless opportunities of a global job market, Mark discovered a third path - one where he could have it all.
This week, I’m exploring the sun-soaked shores of St. George’s, Grenada, catching up with Mark as he spills on the highs and lows of being a Caribbean tech pro.
From struggling to find local opportunities to breaking free from the grip of underemployment, his story is a rollercoaster many islanders relate to.
What would you do if you had to choose between your home or your career?
For locals like Mark that was once the stark reality.
🎯 Stuck in starter jobs: Local gigs were all entry-level, zero growth
🚫 No room at the top: Big companies brought their own leaders
✈️ Leave or lose out: Limited tech jobs meant leaving home to succeed
🎲 Remote work gamble: Ditching 8-4 for remote was a risky move
🧠 Skill stagnation: Working outside his field meant falling behind
But Caribbean tech pros don’t have to pack up and leave to make it big.
Remote work unlocks a world of opportunities!
It puts their skills to use, boosts their pay, and fuels their career growth – from home.
Mark is now an AI-First Operations & Support Analyst at Learnwith.AI, a job he got on Crossover.
Global jobs like the ones on Crossover mean:
🌍 Global roles, no suitcase needed: Stay in paradise while doing what you love!
🎯 Perfect-fit roles: Land a job that matches - and levels up - your skills
💵 Big paydays: Earn what you deserve, far beyond the local limits
🚀 Climb the career ladder: Connect with global colleagues, boost your profile
In this episode, Mark and I hop into a Jeep and tour through the stunning island of Grenada, exploring the struggles local talent faces, the myths that keep them stuck, and why big companies keep flying in talent instead of giving locals a shot.
Then we unpack how his life has done a 180 since going remote.
Grenada may be famous for its breathtaking vistas and beaches, but it's also home to top-notch universities and a hidden pool of tech talent just waiting to shine on the global stage.
Thanks to remote work, Caribbean talent can thrive without leaving home.
The result? Stronger economies, a brain gain instead of a drain, and the freedom to work from paradise.
What’s not to love?
📽️ This Week on Destination Grenada:
☑️ Why Grenada’s top talent has to leave (while the best jobs go to outsiders)
☑️ How remote work let Mark crush it in tech (without leaving his island life)
☑️ Myths about Caribbean techies, busted! (how local talent stacks up globally)
☑️ The reality of underemployment in small islands (+what it means)
☑️ Mark’s #1 tip for remote success as a top 1% remote worker
This episode is a love letter to the life-changing impact of remote work.
Who says you can't have it all? In Grenada, you can work remotely by day, hit the beach by 5, and never have to trade paradise for a paycheck.
Clearly talent from the Caribbean can compete with the best without ever having to leave their pristine home.
Curious about what happens when you go remote?
Watch as we cruise around the island, exploring Grenada’s views, rich history, and what it really takes to build a tech career from this slice of paradise.
🔥 Enjoy!
To career breakthroughs,
Andrew
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