It’s truly rare to come across people like Richie Kelly. Stoic and resilient are the words that come to mind when I think about him. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Richie for approximately 7 years and at this point, I’ve worked with him twice in two separate roles at two very different companies. For the purpose of this recommendation, we’ll focus on the latter i.e. Trend Media. Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and mentor—but luckily for me, I did when I worked for Richie. In fact, I credit a lot of my own personal and professional development and confidence in my career as a result of his many teachings and challenges over the years. I had the pleasure of working with Richie for 3 years at Trend Media and this was no ordinary job. Richie was tasked with starting up Trend Media and I was part of his startup team. No startup is easy and Trend was no different with challenge after challenge being thrown our way as we rolled it out in 20+ markets. However, the rest is history and the proof is in the pudding as Trend Media continues to grow and expand with arguably the most talented digital team in the Caribbean while also now being the largest Digital publisher and ad network in the Caribbean. I was always in awe of Richie’s ability to command a room and get people on board with ideas—even people who were initially on completely different pages. We always joked on the team that he could ‘sell dreams’ or ‘sell ice to eskimos’. More importantly than always working hard though, would be Richie’s ability to encourage and remind his team to play hard and have fun as well. As a CEO he never forgot his place with making sure to integrate himself with everyone at every level in the company even as Trend ballooned in size. Richie would be an asset to any team. As a leader he earns my highest recommendation and any business would be lucky to have him as a Manager.

I worked with Richie from September 2015 to September 2017 during my time as COO for Trend Media Group. During that time, Richie was involved in establishing the roll out of a digital media business across the Caribbean, which included the launch of the Loop News platform across multiple markets and languages. This was without doubt a highly pressured environment for him as the expectation was to deliver results fast back into the business. Under his tenure Trend Media Group is now the Caribbean’s largest digital media company in the Caribbean. Personally, I found Richie's focus, drive and commitment to delivering real results for the business as outstanding. His ability to work as part of a passionate team, share his knowledge with his senior management team to help shape the direction of the business was exceptional. He is without doubt up there as one of the best leaders I have ever worked for.

I had the pleasure of working with Richie for 2 years at Trend Media to start a digital revolution in the Caribbean. Working with Richie was a pleasure – I have learnt alot about digital media, start-up companies and regional businesses from him and he has been kind and patient with me during my learning curve. Richie Kelly was clearly interested in helping me grow as an employee and valued my input on the business. Whenever I had questions or concerns, Richie responded quickly—and even followed up to ensure my issues were resolved. I was most impressed by Richie's uncanny ability to command a room and get buy-in to his ideas/vision. It’s rare to come across a boss like Richie with such passion, drive and vision for a company that makes all things seem attainable. To see his vision of Trend Media's creation and growth in the Caribbean materialize is nothing short of amazing. I recommend Richie Kelly highly as I know that his drive will only create amazing things!

It’s truly rare to come across people like Richie Kelly. Stoic and resilient are the words that come to mind when I think about him. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Richie for approximately 7 years and at this point, I’ve worked with him twice in two separate roles at two very different companies. For the purpose of this recommendation, we’ll focus on the latter i.e. Trend Media. Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and mentor—but luckily for me, I did when I worked for Richie. In fact, I credit a lot of my own personal and professional development and confidence in my career as a result of his many teachings and challenges over the years. I had the pleasure of working with Richie for 3 years at Trend Media and this was no ordinary job. Richie was tasked with starting up Trend Media and I was part of his startup team. No startup is easy and Trend was no different with challenge after challenge being thrown our way as we rolled it out in 20+ markets. However, the rest is history and the proof is in the pudding as Trend Media continues to grow and expand with arguably the most talented digital team in the Caribbean while also now being the largest Digital publisher and ad network in the Caribbean. I was always in awe of Richie’s ability to command a room and get people on board with ideas—even people who were initially on completely different pages. We always joked on the team that he could ‘sell dreams’ or ‘sell ice to eskimos’. More importantly than always working hard though, would be Richie’s ability to encourage and remind his team to play hard and have fun as well. As a CEO he never forgot his place with making sure to integrate himself with everyone at every level in the company even as Trend ballooned in size. Richie would be an asset to any team. As a leader he earns my highest recommendation and any business would be lucky to have him as a Manager.

I worked with Richie from September 2015 to September 2017 during my time as COO for Trend Media Group. During that time, Richie was involved in establishing the roll out of a digital media business across the Caribbean, which included the launch of the Loop News platform across multiple markets and languages. This was without doubt a highly pressured environment for him as the expectation was to deliver results fast back into the business. Under his tenure Trend Media Group is now the Caribbean’s largest digital media company in the Caribbean. Personally, I found Richie's focus, drive and commitment to delivering real results for the business as outstanding. His ability to work as part of a passionate team, share his knowledge with his senior management team to help shape the direction of the business was exceptional. He is without doubt up there as one of the best leaders I have ever worked for.

I had the pleasure of working with Richie for 2 years at Trend Media to start a digital revolution in the Caribbean. Working with Richie was a pleasure – I have learnt alot about digital media, start-up companies and regional businesses from him and he has been kind and patient with me during my learning curve. Richie Kelly was clearly interested in helping me grow as an employee and valued my input on the business. Whenever I had questions or concerns, Richie responded quickly—and even followed up to ensure my issues were resolved. I was most impressed by Richie's uncanny ability to command a room and get buy-in to his ideas/vision. It’s rare to come across a boss like Richie with such passion, drive and vision for a company that makes all things seem attainable. To see his vision of Trend Media's creation and growth in the Caribbean materialize is nothing short of amazing. I recommend Richie Kelly highly as I know that his drive will only create amazing things!

It’s truly rare to come across people like Richie Kelly. Stoic and resilient are the words that come to mind when I think about him. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Richie for approximately 7 years and at this point, I’ve worked with him twice in two separate roles at two very different companies. For the purpose of this recommendation, we’ll focus on the latter i.e. Trend Media. Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and mentor—but luckily for me, I did when I worked for Richie. In fact, I credit a lot of my own personal and professional development and confidence in my career as a result of his many teachings and challenges over the years. I had the pleasure of working with Richie for 3 years at Trend Media and this was no ordinary job. Richie was tasked with starting up Trend Media and I was part of his startup team. No startup is easy and Trend was no different with challenge after challenge being thrown our way as we rolled it out in 20+ markets. However, the rest is history and the proof is in the pudding as Trend Media continues to grow and expand with arguably the most talented digital team in the Caribbean while also now being the largest Digital publisher and ad network in the Caribbean. I was always in awe of Richie’s ability to command a room and get people on board with ideas—even people who were initially on completely different pages. We always joked on the team that he could ‘sell dreams’ or ‘sell ice to eskimos’. More importantly than always working hard though, would be Richie’s ability to encourage and remind his team to play hard and have fun as well. As a CEO he never forgot his place with making sure to integrate himself with everyone at every level in the company even as Trend ballooned in size. Richie would be an asset to any team. As a leader he earns my highest recommendation and any business would be lucky to have him as a Manager.

I worked with Richie from September 2015 to September 2017 during my time as COO for Trend Media Group. During that time, Richie was involved in establishing the roll out of a digital media business across the Caribbean, which included the launch of the Loop News platform across multiple markets and languages. This was without doubt a highly pressured environment for him as the expectation was to deliver results fast back into the business. Under his tenure Trend Media Group is now the Caribbean’s largest digital media company in the Caribbean. Personally, I found Richie's focus, drive and commitment to delivering real results for the business as outstanding. His ability to work as part of a passionate team, share his knowledge with his senior management team to help shape the direction of the business was exceptional. He is without doubt up there as one of the best leaders I have ever worked for.

I had the pleasure of working with Richie for 2 years at Trend Media to start a digital revolution in the Caribbean. Working with Richie was a pleasure – I have learnt alot about digital media, start-up companies and regional businesses from him and he has been kind and patient with me during my learning curve. Richie Kelly was clearly interested in helping me grow as an employee and valued my input on the business. Whenever I had questions or concerns, Richie responded quickly—and even followed up to ensure my issues were resolved. I was most impressed by Richie's uncanny ability to command a room and get buy-in to his ideas/vision. It’s rare to come across a boss like Richie with such passion, drive and vision for a company that makes all things seem attainable. To see his vision of Trend Media's creation and growth in the Caribbean materialize is nothing short of amazing. I recommend Richie Kelly highly as I know that his drive will only create amazing things!