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that this quality has helped her build strong
business relationships in Bermuda’s business
culture. Asked what advice she would give to
someone starting out in her industry, Monish
stresses the ability to accept constructive criticism from peers. “There are very few people
who actually set goals to see you fail,” she says.
STAR Jo-Rena Davis
Social skills and a positive attitude are two traits essential to client relations— a lesson that 25-year-old Jo-Rena
Davis has taken to heart younger than most
in her field. As sales and marketing coordina-
tor for the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, she
has launched headfirst into this high-energy
hospitality role at an early age, grateful for the
opportunity to work at what she describes as
her “favourite hotel.” Securing this position
so impressively young is a testament to Davis’s
talent, acknowledged early on at her previous
company, a London-based event manage-
ment company which had her deeply involved
in a complex programme with over 60,000
participants. “The [event management] role
gave me the opportunity to demonstrate in
practice what I had learned in theory,” she
says, describing the experience she gained in
an applied setting as essential to landing the
Fairmont job.
Davis’s advice to young people seeking a
career in public relations is blunt and succinct.
“Decide what it is you want to achieve and just
do it,” she says, highlighting the importance of
focus and a driven attitude. With her ultimate
dream to become director of sales at Fairmont
Monte Carlo, it’s clear she loves the company
she’s part of, and is working towards becom-
ing sales manager for the Fairmont Bermuda
Group as a short-term goal. Crediting her
sister as the person who motivated her to pur-
sue what she most enjoyed doing as a career,
Davis’s current inspirations are her colleagues:
“There is so much experience in our team, and
my peers make a conscious effort to pass it on.”
STAR Nakia Foggo
If anyone exemplifies Raleigh Internation- al’s success as a youth development char- ity, it’s 26-year-old Nakia Foggo, internal
auditor at the Argus Group. Having embarked
on a three-month expedition to Namibia with
From left: Jo-Rena Davis, Fairmont Hamilton Princess; Mathew McBeath, Elbow Beach Hotel; Carlita Lodge, Fairmont Southampton.
