About
Janine Edwards
Business Leader, Keynote Speaker, Mentor, Wife & Mother
A proven record of excellence
An energetic and savvy businesswoman with a wealth of expertise and experience in Tourism, Real Estate, Luxury Accommodations, Business Development and Marketing, Janine has an innate ability to connect people and create opportunities for win-win collaborations and business success in professional and commercial spaces.
As a Business Executive with the premier property development company Sunset Homes for over 25 years, she played a pivotal role in launching start-up operations and business frameworks for multiple tourism-hospitality projects on island. Janine continues to provide professional management leadership and oversight to the “2025 Best Small and Boutique Hotel in the Caribbean” Trip Advisor award-winning boutique hotel Tranquility Beach Anguilla on Meads Bay Beach and a number of SMEs and luxury vacation villas in Anguilla.
Founder and CEO of JanineConnects.com, Janine specializes in providing best practices guidance and consultancy to investors, developers, hospitality enterprises and SMEs. Janine pivots from a bedrock of hands-on practical business leadership in launching and operating multiple thriving businesses and leverages her large professional network and goodwill, to bring valuable insight and connectivity for business launches, project development and hospitality operations.
Janine is passionate about non-profit activism and giving back. She carves time and energy to curate and deliver Master Classes and mentor entrepreneurs, SMEs, non-profits, community organizations and individuals to help leverage them to accomplish their goals. A Chartered Corporate Director with a Masters of Business Administration from Toronto’s York University, she generously shares her time and talents with her community, and has served on multiple boards and committees on island and beyond. In 2021, she co-coordinated the island’s first international orchestra event and visit, welcoming the 40-member World Doctors Orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director Stefan Willich and featuring Grammy award-winning pianist and composer Emily Bear. Janine also serves as the voice and moderator for the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association’s weekly Radio Anguilla show, ‘Tourism is Key’. Janine is the Co-host and a core member of the local organising committee of The Anguilla Culinary Experience, the island’s only destination-wide culinary festival in Anguilla now into its fifth year.
Janine strives to add meaningful value and dynamic colour to her professional and community-building pursuits on her journey of life-long engaging and connecting.
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Trudy NixonI have had the true pleasure of working alongside Janine Edwards for nearly 20 years and hope to do so for 20 more, Janine never ceases to impress me with her creativity, intuition, ability to make things happen, cultural sensitivity and openness to the exchange of ideas – all in the pursuit of excellence. Janine is an outstanding communicator – in both the written and spoken word. She is generous with her experience and intellect and that is why she builds lasting, meaningful relationships. Janine is the first person you should call when you need thoughtful advice, powerful recommendations and motivating ideas.
Publisher, True Anguilla
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Jasmin Garraway
Over the years Janine Edwards has mastered the art of networking, communicating, negotiating and multitasking. I have observed closely as she conceived and successfully marshalled, numerous hospitality tourism, humanitarian and passion projects, that impacted both local and international audiences.
In 20xx she earned the title of (employer of the year.?) and has shared her business acumen widely. Janine’s patient and intuitive guidance has benefitted numerous mentees, who have excelled academically, become business owners, and are now enjoying successful careers.
She continues to innovate, to motivate, to strive for excellence and to positively impact the lives of many.
Business Associate,
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Sandra York-Gumbs
“Your light may be the gentle, quiet light, that radiates hope to others around you.” Those profound words were articulated in Janine’s stirring speech, delivered during the CLC’s 2018 Award Ceremony. They still resonate in my mind. These words speak to Janine’s personality. Regardless of the occasion; a business assignment, a fund raiser, an education forum, a community or tourism venture, assisting a friend or stranger, Janine’s calm contagious generosity, passion and remarkable sense of hope are magnetic. What a woman to have on your team! Thank you, Janine. Phenomenal woman!
Owner/CEO, Comprehensive Learning Center
A voice for change
Due to her leadership roles in various ventures in several industries, Janine is frequently asked to participate in interviews for a range of publications, including print, online, radio, podcasts, and social media.
In her role as a keynote speaker, she draws from her vast wealth of knowledge to share insights about how shifting mindsets can bring about improvements in lives and businesses. Her speaking engagements are always met with glowing testimonials from audiences motivated to change for the better.
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Working to inspire change
Janine Edwards BSc., MBA, C. Dir.
Janine Edwards is a dynamic business executive who plays a pivotal role the in for marketing and administration at Sunset Homes, Tranquility Beach Anguilla, and Spyglass Hill Villa. A Montserrat native, Janine studied Tourism Management at the University of the West Indies, which was followed by a MBA at York University, Toronto Canada.
Janine’s career spans decades in the tourism industry, where she specialized in product development, marketing, and luxury accommodations including, most recently, developing and launching a luxury boutique hotel. Her accomplishments encompass many different fields, including Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Hospitality Management, Public Relations, Public Speaking, and Journalism.
Janine’s non-profit career has been just as impressive, with significant contributions in the fields of youth, education, and vulnerable populations. In addition, she is a Chartered Corporate Director with experience serving on numerous boards, committees, and NGOs in Anguilla and the Caribbean related to tourism, education, and other community causes.
She currently hosts Tourism is Key, a weekly programme on Radio Anguilla – produced by the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association. In addition to highlighting local businesses and stakeholders, the show brings awareness to Tourism-related issues, with the intention of underlining the importance of Tourism to Anguilla.
Janine received several honours and accolades over the years in the realms of Business, Tourism and Community and continues to pursue a path of lifelong training and learning in exploring and developing varied personal and professional interests and talents.
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