About Us

Nerdin St. Rose is a strategic and results-driven marketing expert with over 25 years providing innovative and creative solutions to regional governments, large organizations and small private businesses across an array of sectors.  She is the owner of Bornewell Holdings Inc., a Saint Lucia based Marketing, Public Relations and Event Management firm.

Nerdin has managed and conceptualized several high profile international projects and events;  she was the Project Manager for several music festivals produced around the world including Africa, the Caribbean and India. She recently co-produced the 1^st annual White Nights in Saint Lucia event which has received overwhelming positive reviews. Nerdin is an authority on doing business in the Caribbean, having worked with and lived in several islands including the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Saint Lucia and the Turks & Caicos Islands.

Nerdin holds an MSc in Marketing Management from the University of Maryland, a BSc in Hospitality Management from Florida International University, a Master’s Certificate in Revenue Management from Cornell University and a Certificate in Festival Management from the University of Minnesota.

Kezia Preville is the founder of AdVizze Consulting Inc, a business development firm working within a network of consultants to assist clients in develop and achieve strategic goals. Previously, she worked in England as a Business Development Executive. Upon her return to Saint Lucia, she functioned as a Public Relations Officer and then Marketing Manager in the tourism and telecommunications sectors. She then served as the Country Manager for a regional security firm managing operations in Saint Lucia and as the Business Development Manager with responsibility for development in four islands for five years.

An avid Copywriter, Kezia is known for her writing skills providing speeches, articles and website content. She is currently a Contributor and the Editorial Assistant for the Business Focus Magazine. She is also the co-producer of the Enterprise Development Forum & Marketplace, a business development initiative designed to bring the national development discourse to an international platform. She passionately works on youth development projects, providing pro bono support and mentoring through her charity event Job Fair Expo.

Derek Lewis has been producing live events for more than 30 years. A Grammy Award Winning Sound Engineer, he is recognized as an innovative, pioneering and strategic planner. Derek worked with Viacom, as VP for BET Event Productions for 15 years, andhas produced many of the leading music festivals including the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, Anguilla Jazz Festival, Bermuda Jazz Festival, British Virgin Island Music Festival, Cayman Jazz Festival, DC Jazz Festival, Durban South Africa Jazz Festival, India Jazz& Heritage Festival, J&R Music World Jazz Festival, Ghana Jazz & Heritage Festival, Trinidad Pan Jazz Festival, Turks & Caicos Cultural Music Festival, Dominica World Creole Music Festival and the world renowned St. Lucia Jazz Festival which he produced for 23 years. BET Executive in Charge of Production and Post Audio Supervisor for Soul Train Awards andBET Experience in LA. He has worked on other projects including the Stevie Wonder and Friends United Nations Peace Concert, Marian Anderson 75^th Anniversary Commemorative Concert, Washington International Horse Show, Charlotte Jumper Classic Horse Show, Magic Johnson Foundation’s “Midsummer Nights Magic”, Global Rights Partners for Justice Gala, FUBU St. Martin Music Festival, and Coors Roots of the Rhythm tour. Live DVD’s for BeBeWinans live CD and DVD album (2003 Grammy Nomination), Randy Weston, Acoustic Alchemy, Melba Moore, Taj Mahal, EnVouge, Stephanie Mills, Babyface, Anthony Hamilton, Fantasia and Angie Stone.

Derek has toured with many of the world’s greatest entertainers and has also established and nurtured relationships with several artists including Ramsey Lewis, Wynton Marsalis, Doug E Fresh, George Benson, Jeffrey Osborne, Harry Belafonte, Earl Klugh to name a few.

A trustworthy technology entrepreneur and internet marketing expert widely-recognized as one of the leading pioneers in hospitality e-commerce and online reservation who always keeps his promises, Brian brings over 20 years of international hotel experience to his position as President, AppnosticWorX. He founded two successful Internet based Travel & Hospitality startups.

His first venture, Timeless Hospitality was acquired by TravelClick, one of the largest travel marketing and electronic reservations companies.In two years, Timeless Hospitality earned over $2 million in revenue. Open Hospitality, the next-level incarnation of his prior endeavor which Brian co-founded in 2004, earned over $10 million in revenue within 5 years of launch.Open Hospitality was recently acquired by Pegasus Solutions, the travel industry’s largest database of room rates and inventory for global hotels. Mr.Dass began his career managing multiple botique hotels in New York City for the HK Hotel Group.